STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY  
MARCH 24, 2022, MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Psychology met on March 24, 2022, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-  
Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Weston MacIntosh, JD, Acting Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Byron Douglas, PhD  
Mindy Fernandes, Public Member  
Melissa Grey, PhD  
Charmeka Whitehead-Newton, PhD  
Harper West, MA, LLP  
Members Absent: Frances Brown, PsyD, LP, Chairperson  
Gary Harper, PhD, MPH, Public Member, Vice-Chairperson  
Para Knight, Public Member  
Mindy Bradish-Orta, Public Member  
Staff Present:  
Weston MacIntosh, JD Departmental Specialist, Boards and  
Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Jennifer Shaltry, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Fernandes, seconded by West, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
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Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
March 24, 2022  
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MOTION by West, seconded by Fernandes, to approve the minutes from December 16,  
2021, with the following corrections:  
Page 3 first paragraph correct “for” to “about”.  
Page 3 second paragraph change “and” to “an”.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
HPRP Annual Report  
MacIntosh presented the HPRP Executive Summary: October 1, 2020, through  
September 30, 2021.  
Alternate Supervision Request – LayToya Lambeth  
MOTION by Fernandes, seconded by Douglas, to approve the Alternate Supervision  
Request.  
A roll call vote followed:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas: Douglas, Fernandes, Grey, West, Whitehead-Newton  
Nays: None  
Petition for Approval of a Post Degree Practicum – Brad Wylie  
MOTION by Fernandes, seconded by West, to table the Petition for Approval of a Post  
Degree Practicum.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Douglas, Fernandes, Grey, West, Whitehead-Newton  
Nays: None  
Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
March 24, 2022  
Page 3 of 4  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master Resolution  
MacIntosh presented the Board with the Master Resolution.  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by Fernandes, seconded by West, to approve the Master Resolution.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Douglas, Fernandes, Grey, West, Whitehead-Newton  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Rules Discussion  
MacIntosh informed the Board that the latest version of the rules were promulgated in  
December.  
MacIntosh asked the Board to vote to open the rules to begin the rule review and revision  
process again.  
A roll call vote followed:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas: Douglas, Fernandes, Grey, West, Whitehead-Newton  
Nays: None  
Chair Report  
No Report  
Department Update  
MacIntosh announced that the Department will hold a new Board member training on  
August 15, 2022. All members are welcome to attend.  
MacIntosh informed the Board that Debra Gagliardi is no longer the Director of the Bureau  
of Professional Licensing and that Amy Gumbrecht had been named Acting Director of  
the Bureau of Professional Licensing.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
March 24, 2022  
Page 4 of 4  
Dr. Demetrius E. Ford, representing the National Association of Black Psychologists  
stated he would like to have the association become an approved continuing education  
provider.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting is June 23, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. in the Ottawa  
Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Conference Room 4, Upper-Level Conference Center,  
Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Fernandes, seconded by West, to adjourn the meeting at 9:57 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on __________________________.  
Prepared By:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
March 28, 2022  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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