WANTED: SIP’s Fellow to the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) -Deadline: Feb 2, 2026

A. BENEFITS FOR FELLOWS

• Connect with colleagues with a shared sense of purpose and calling

• Work closely with the President of Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP) and gain a greater understanding of the inner workings and processes of SIP

• Develop a Project with the President that directly supports the mission and goals of SIP

• Meet with Presidents of the Racial Ethnic Psychological Associations – American Arab, Middle Eastern and North African Psychological Association, Asian American Psychological Association, Association of Black Psychologists, National Latinx Psychological Association, Society of Indian Psychologists, the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race – Division 45 of APA and the Society of Counseling Psychology – Division 17 of APA

• Receive small-group trainings with established leaders in the field

• Participate in multiracial/multiethnic coalition building, promoting inter-organizational collaborations across racial ethnic psychological leadership

• Receive coaching and mentoring opportunities to nurture your ongoing leadership development with SIP and beyond

• Develop culturally grounded leadership skills

• Gain organizational insights and build professional networks in order to seek progressively complex positions of leadership

B. COMMITMENTS

• Attend an in-person leadership retreat on April 24-26th, 2026 in Newport Beach, CA

• Foster and cultivate relationships and coalitions with your Fellows Cohort

• Attend two monthly meetings for the next year: a) Fellows Cohort and b) LDI Training Meetings

• Participate in Presidential Residency with SIP leadership

o Shadow the president at all appropriate SIP functions and meetings

o Develop and/or lead a presidential project or initiative that benefits SIP

Interested: https://theldi.org

Or contact SIP Representative: Dr. Royleen J. Ross, royleenjross@gmail.com