Board of Directors

PCFA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors:

2025–2026 Board
Bryson Lochte, MD
Alex Lin, MD,* President/Co-Webmaster/DPSS Co-Chair
Harrison Lyu, MD
J. Zeb Little, MD, PhD
Richard J. Metzner, MD,* President-Elect, Co-Webmaster
Sarah N. Mourra, MD, Mentoring Coordinator
Allen T. Pack, MD*
Joshua E. Pretsky, MD
Paul R. Puri, MD,* Secretary, CME Committee Chair
Wayne C. Sandler, MD,* Ph.D., VCFAAAC Representative
Maya Smolarek, MD, DPSS Co-Chair
Keerthan Somanath, MD
David E. Sones, MD*
Shirah Vollmer, MD*, Newsletter Editor
Lela DeGolia,* Executive Director

Bryan Chu, MD, Co-Chief of the Resident Psychotherapy Clinic
Afaf Moustafa, MD, Co-Chief of the Resident Psychotherapy Clinic
Laina Gagliardi, MD, Adult Co-Chief Resident
Jessica Haslam, MD, Adult Co-Chief Resident
Matt Llamas, MD, Adult Co-Chief Resident

Tiana Raphel MD, Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy Chief Fellow
Julia Girdler, MD, Child/Adolescent Co-Chief Fellow
David Sabio, MD, Child/Adolescent Co-Chief Fellow

*Denotes members serving on the Board's Executive Committee

The Board of Directors meets at 7:30 PM on the first Wednesday in March, June, September and December. The Executive Committee meets at 7:30 PM on the first Wednesday of the intervening months, except for certain holidays and the month of PCFA's annual meeting.