History of OSD - Ties to the Past Eyes on the Future
Howard Jackson, MA *** 2006-2015
Rachel Ciporen, EdD ** 2006-2015
Rachel Ciporen, EdD *** 2015-Current
Edith McCullough Fresh, Ph.D. ** 2015-Current
** GIC OSD ISC Board
*** Gestalt Center OSD Board
GIC Board Chairpersons
George Ritz, Ph.D. * 1957
Bill J. Barkley, Ph.D. * 1957-1959
Ann Rehor, Ph.D. * 1959-1960
Edwin C. Nevis, Ph.D. * 1961-1971
William S. Warner, Ph.D. * ^^ 1971-1972
Cynthia Qudegans Harris, MD * 1973-1974
John D. Carter, Ph.D. ^ 1974-1981
Herb Shepard, Ph.D. * 1981-1983
Frances L. Harris,MSSA 1983-1984
Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Ph.D. 1985-1987
Donna L. Cummings, MBA 1987-1991
Elaine Kepner, Ph.D. * 1991-1994
Gwen Gibbs Wade, Ph.D. 1994-1996
Carl Haefling, M.Ed. 1996-1997
J. Rick Day, Ph.D., PsyD, MBA 1996-1999
Charles Bates, Ph.D. * 1999-2002
Mark Warren, Ph.D. 2002
Howard Jackson, MA 2003-2005
Bob Gordon, co-chair 2005-2006
Edith McCullough Fresh, Ph.D., co-chair 2005-2006
* are deceased
^ Creation of GIC OSD Center
^^ Public OSD Workshops Offered
Marcella Benson-Quazienna, Ph.D. 2012
Veronica Hopper Carter, Ph.D. 2012
Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Ph.D. 2004
John D. Carter, Ph.D. *2000
Isadore From *
Laura Perls, D.Sc *
Erving Polster, Ph.D. *
Miriam Polster, Ph.D. *
Marjorie B. Creelman, Ph.D. *
William S. Warner, Ph.D. *
Rainette Eden Fantz, Ph.D. *
Cynthia Oudejans Harris, MD *
Elaine Kepner, Ph.D. *
Sonia March Nevis, Ph.D. *
Edwin C. Nevis, Ph.D. *
Joseph Zinker, Ph.D. *
* GIC Board Designated
Charles Bates
Marcella Benson-Quaziena
Kammer Boyle
William Bradshaw
Michael Brazzel
John D. Carter
Veronica Hopper Carter
Kaye Craft
Bill Dunbar
Duncan Galloway
Carl Haefling
Laura Heinrich
Joyce Hirsch
Eileen Hogan
Katherine Huston
Howard Jackson
Barry Johnson
Anthony Joseph
George Kovach
Peter Krumbs
David Lee Lerner
Rosemarie Paini
Gary Saltus
Cynthia Savage
Ron Sepielli
Johnnie Smith
Helen Spector
Al Templeton
Willa Thomas
Dana Wilcox
Carol Wishcamper
Andrew Woods
Ulf Zwedberg
Lynne Kweder 1985-1994
Jean Appleby 1995-1998
Veronica Hopper Carter 1998
Jackie Fox 1998-2000
John D. Carter 2000-2006
1953-54 Participants: Marrie Creelman, Rennie Fantz, Irv Polster, Elaine Kepner, Bill Warner
1956-65 VARIOUS DESIGNATIONS: FELLOWS, ASSOCIATES, CANDIDATES, MEMBERS
Marrie Creelman, Rennie Fantz, Irv Polster, Elaine Kepner, Ed Nevis, Sonia Nevis, Miriam Poster, Joseph Zinker, Cynthia Harris, Bill Warner, Isabel Fredericson
1970
Training faculty: Irv Polster, Marrie Creelman, Miriam Polster, Rennie Fantz, Sonia Nevis, Joseph Zinker, Cynthia Harris, Ed Nevis, Bill Warner
Educators Faculty: Mary Ward, Elaine Hammond, Janet Leon, Isabel Fredericson
Professional Staff Designation
1971 Professional Staff: Irv Polster, Marrie Creelman, Miriam Polster, Rennie Fantz, Sonia Nevis, Joseph Zinker, Cynthia Harris, Ed Nevis, Bill Warner
Newly Designated in 1971: C. Wesley Jackson, Jr., Sylvia Evans, Frances Baker, Elaine Hammond, Julian Leon, Mary Ward
1972 Isabel Fredericson, Tom Cutolo, Leonard Hirsch
1973 Carolyn Lukensmeyer
1977 John Carter
1979 Jean Berggren
1981 Claire Stratford, Jeff Voorhees, Mwalimu Imara, Les Wyman
1982 Jody Niinita Telfair, Patrick White
1985 Stephanie Backman, Frances Harris, Irene Hazelton, James Kepner, Lynne Kweder, Gwen Wade
1988
Professional Staff: M. Frances Baldwin, J. Rick Day, Mary Ann Huckabay, Shirley Meeker
Associate Staff: Philip Belzunce, Barbara Fields, Lalei Gutierrez, Jonno Hanafin, Veronica Hopper Carter, Daniel Jones, Marsha Fields, Mary Ann Kraus, Dorothy Siminovitch
1990
Associate: Jay Brinegar, Michael Clemmens, Tim LeBar, Benjamin G. Danis
1993
Professional: Philip Belzunce, Barbara Fields, Lalei Gutierrez, Jonno Hanafin, Veronica Hopper Carter, Daniel Jones, Marsha Fields, Mary Ann Kraus, Dorothy Siminovitch
Associate: Nancy Wadsworth, Ernesto Poza, Jacquie McLemore
1994
Professional: Jay Brinegar, Michael Clemmens, Mark McConville, Gordon Wheeler
Associate: Charles Bates, Donna Berwald, Ollie Malone, Mary Ann Rainey, Barbara Thomas
1997
Professional: Charles Bates, Jacquie McLemore, Mary Ann Rainey, Barbara Thomas, Nancy Wadsworth
Associate: Debra Dunkle, Jackie Lowe Stevenson, Denise Tervo, Mark Warren, Victoria Winbush
1998
Professional: Joseph Melnick
Associate: Karen Fleming
1999
Associate: Rick Maurer, Karen Moran, Mark Newton, Celia Young
2000
Professional: Donna Berwald, Debra Dunkle, Karen Fleming, Brenda Jones, Jackie Lowe Stevenson, Rick Maurer, Karen Moran, Mark Newton, Marlene Moss Blumenthal, Denise Tervo, Mark J. Warren, Victoria Winbush, Celia Young
Associate: Marcella Benson-Quaziena, Donna Cummings, Cathe Carlson, Will Heindel, Frances Johnston, Kay King, Robert Kolodny, Jo Neal, Herb Stevenson
2002
Professional: Marcella Benson-Quaziena, Frances Johnston, Kay King, Herb Stevenson
2016
Professional: Rachel Ciporen, Duncan Coombe, Tanya Faude-Koivisto, George Freeman, Carolyn Lejuste, Monika Moss-Gransberry, Sally Parker, Mauricio Puerto, Linda Robson, Isabel Wong