Elections

ABCT’s 2025 Election is now open.

Your Candidates

ABCT President-Elect (2025-26): The ABCT president is the official spokesperson of ABCT and presides over the board of directors and all governance activities. The President-Elect serves for one year prior to taking office as President.

Meet the Candidate:
Christopher Martell, Ph.D.

Representative-at-Large and liaison to Academic and Professional programs (2025-28): The 2025-28 Representative at Large will work closely with an appointed Coordinator to support and oversee the work of the following committees: International Associates; Academic Training & Educational Standards; Research Facilitation, Awards & Recognition; Self Help Book Recommendations; and Dissemination, Implementation, & Community Engagement committees.

Meet the Candidates:
Elissa Brown, Ph.D. | Brian Chu, Ph.D.

Please Note:

Full and Fellow members of ABCT may nominate, vote, and hold office. New Professional, Student, Postbaccalaureate, and Associate members may nominate and vote, but may not hold office.
Any  Full or Fellow members of the Association in good standing shall be eligible for nomination and election to any elective office.
Our current election system requires each nominee to have at least 10 nominations from current ABCT members, with those nominees with the top 3 nominations making it to the final slate for each elected office. Please review current election guidelines here for more information: ABCT Leadership & Elections Committee Policies and Procedures.
If a nomination is submitted by someone other than the candidate, the nominee must consent to be nominated.
No candidates may be considered for two positions at the same time.

2025 ELECTION TIMELINE

Oct 31, 2024: nominations open
Feb 3, 2025: nominations closed
Feb 28, 2025: names of candidates announced
April 1, 2025: voting opens
April 30, 2025: voting closes
May 15th, 2025: winners announced to membership