SIP Leadership
Carolyn Lewis Attneave
Founder of the Society of Indian Psychologists
In Memoriam of SIP Founder
Carolyn Lewis Attneave
(1920 - 1992)
Carolyn Lewis Attneave was a pioneering American Indian psychologist whose work helped shape cross-cultural counseling, family therapy, and Indigenous mental health advocacy. A descendant of the Delaware Indian tribes, she dedicated her career to expanding mental health services for American Indian communities and strengthening culturally grounded approaches to psychology.
Her work included community mental health services, network therapy, Indigenous psychology, and academic leadership. She is remembered as a founder, scholar, teacher, and advocate whose legacy continues to influence the Society of Indian Psychologists
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SIP Presidents
Our current presidents are elected through an annual vote by SIP members, in which a simple majority vote among those voting wins the election. Together they work to promote and maintain SIP's mission and to have a good standing on all SIP affairs.
Past Presidents
Joseph P Gone (Aaniiih-Gros Ventre)
Iva GreyWolf (Anishinaabe/Assiniboine)
Robin LaDue (Cowlitz/Chinook)
Art Blume (Cherokee)
Carolyn Morris (Navajo)
Jacqueline Gray (Choctaw/Cherokee)
Mark Daniels (Winnebago/Navajo/Ute)
Daniel Foster (Cherokee)
Dolores Subia Bigfoot (Caddo)
Teresa LaFromboise (Miami)
Art Blue (Northern Dine)
Pam Bratcher Deters (Cherokee/Choctaw)
Doug McDonald (Oglala Lakota)
Gayle Morse (Mohawk)
Sandra Bennett Choney (Comanche)
Robert A. Ryan (Lakota)
Paul Dauphinias (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa)
John Peregoy (Flathead)
Rebecca Foster (Blackfeet)
Carolyn Barcus (Blackfeet)
Mary ClearingSky (Odawa)
Loye Ryan (Cheyenne River Sioux)
Candace Fleming (Cherokee/Oneida/Kickapoo)
John Chaney (Muscogee Creek)
Our SIP Officers Team.
Behind every successful organization is a dedicated team working tirelessly to make things happen. Our officers are the driving force behind the scenes—planning, organizing, and leading with passion and purpose. From strategic decisions to day-to-day operations, they ensure everything runs smoothly so our mission stays on track. Get to know the people who make it all possible.
Wanmdiwi Rose, PhD
SIP Secretary
Anna Fetter, PhD
SIP Membership Chair
Haley Shea, PhD
SIP Mentorship Chair
Annastacia Espinoza, GS
SIP Student Representative
Cerynn Desjarlais PhD
Chair of The SIP Honor's Committee
Ariel Vaughan, GS
SIP Student Representative