Professional Development & Standards
Program Manager:
Julie Stonis (julie.stonis@gmail.com)
The Professional Development Area includes the following branches:
Conference
Chair: Julie Stonis
julie.stonis@gmail.com
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Conference Chairperson has the following responsibilities as a member of the Professional Development program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Implement conference planning procedures as specified in the CSSP Policy and Procedures Manual.

Courage to Risk
Chair: Lois Christiansen
drloischristiansen@gmail.com
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Courage to Risk Liaison has the following responsibilities as a member of the Professional Development program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Attend monthly meetings with other organizational sponsors.
- Select the CSSP sponsored speaker and make all arrangements regarding topic, travel, etc.
- Recruit and make arrangements for conference volunteers.
- Assist with “stuffing packets” and arrange for other volunteers.
- Write an article regarding the conference for the CSSP newsletter.
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS
Chair: Kristen Arnold
karnold@greeleyschools.org
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Professional Relations Chairperson has the following responsibilities as a member of the Professional Development program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Create a written document outlining the opportunities and process for nominating and electing CSSP’s officers.
- Provide the above document to the Publications Chairperson for inclusion in newsletter prior to elections.
- Select committee members to assist in carrying out the necessary tasks of the committee.
- Announce nomination procedures at the annual conference, publish them in the newsletter immediately preceding the nominations/elections deadlines, list them on the association website and email members.
- Collect statements created by the candidates related to their qualifications and backgrounds.
- Work with the Publications chairperson to coordinate the dissemination of information about the candidate if publication deadlines coincide with nomination and election deadlines.
- A secured online voting system will be designated as the primary system with direct mail serving as an alternative ballot mode should conditions necessitate.
- Open ballots with the president-elect (or appointee) after the deadline.
- Call candidates directly to inform them of election results prior to informing the Council/membership
- Present the proposed slate of officers to the Executive Council via email.
- Announce the results of elections to the membership via listserv and website.
- Coordinate all activities related to the Declaration of School Psychology Week.
- Solicit nominations for and facilitate selection of Colorado School Psychologist of the Year and other awards presented by CSSP.
- Coordinate submission of School Psychologist of Year candidate paperwork for NASP School Psychologist of the Year.
- Work with conference committee regarding public relations information and/or items to be distributed at conference as well as the presentation of the School Psychologist of the Year award.
CDE Representative
Krista Klabo
Klabo_K@cde.state.co.us>
Roles and Responsibilities:
The CDE representative has the following responsibilities as a member of the Professional Standards program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Communicate with the CSSP Executive Council and members regarding issues at the state department that would be of interest and concern to the CSSP leadership to promote a proactive approach to school psychology in the state of Colorado.
- Write an article for each CSSP newsletter.
- Discuss ethical issues related to the practice of school psychology and state legal mandates with the University Trainers.
- Discuss current state and federal legal issues as well as proposed changes with the Legislative Committee & GPR Chairs.
- Serve on CSSP ad hoc committees as appointed by the President.
- Volunteer to assist with activities at the annual conference as stipulated through contact with the Conference chairperson.

Student Representatives
DU:
Charlsey Coyle: charlsey.coyle@du.edu
Krista Zenk: krista.zenk@du.edu
UNC:
Ashley Coburn: cobu0511@bears.unco.edu
Nancy Potter: pott2246@bears.unco.edu
UCD:
Colleen McDonough: colleen.mcdonough@ucdenver.edu
Mackenzie Swart: mackenzie.swart@ucdenver.edu
Roles and Responsibilities: Student Representatives have the following responsibilities as members of the Professional Development program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Act as a liaison between students in their training program and CSSP for the purpose of receiving support, identifying issues and integrating into the profession of school psychology.
- Bring forward issues, concerns, and questions identified by students in their program to the board.
- Assist as a volunteer at CSSP’s fall conference.
- Serve on the scholarship silent auction team which is chaired by the Student/New Practitioner Representative, and work as support staff for all areas needed for the auction (raffle tickets, set up, etc.).

university Trainers
DU:
TBD
UNC:
Jacque Anderson: jacqueline.anderson@unco.edu
UCD:
Franci Crepeau-Hobson: franci.crepeau-hobson@ucdenver.edu
Roles and Responsibilities:
University Trainers have the following responsibilities as members of the Professional Standards program area:
- Attend and participate in their program area and board meetings.
- Act as a liaison between CSSP and Colorado training programs in order to strengthen collaborative efforts with regard to professional standards and development opportunities for school psychologists.
- Identify and discuss research and training needs that could be fulfilled in collaboration with CSSP.
- Create and maintain a list (with contact information including email addresses) of all trainers in their school psychology training programs.
- Provide above list to Technology Chairperson and/or webmaster for creation of a listserv.
- Address issues raised by members via the website and forwarded by the Technology chair as appropriate.
- Responsible for defining ethical standards and for responding promptly and completely to all ethical informal inquiries.
- Collaborate with Legislative and CDE representatives on ethical issues as they arise.
- Consult with NASP Delegate and NASP Ethics chairperson as needed.
- In the event that an ethical complaint is received, a referral to the appropriate licensure body will be made (e.g. CDE, DORA).
- Volunteer to assist with activities at the annual conference as stipulated through contact with the Conference chairperson.