STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY  
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025, MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Psychology met on September 25, 2025, at 611 West Ottawa Street,  
Upper-Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Frances Brown, PsyD, LP, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:38 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Frances Brown, PsyD, LP, Chairperson  
Melissa Grey, PhD, Vice-Chairperson (arrived 9:44 a.m.)  
Gary Harper, PhD, MPH, Public Member  
Courtenay Morsi, PhD  
John Randle, Public Member  
Harper West, MA, LLP  
Charmeka Whitehead-Newton, PhD  
Members Absent: Brandell Adams, Public Member  
Staff Present:  
Weston MacIntosh, JD, Departmental Specialist, Boards and  
Committees Section  
Marshall Hooks, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by West, seconded by Harper, 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  
September 25, 2025  
Page 2 of 5  
MOTION by West, seconded by Harper, to approve the minutes from June 26, 2025  
as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
Proposal for Decision – Petition for Reinstatement  
Gabriel Aaron Hamburger, PhD  
Grey indicated she would abstain.  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by West, to discuss.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED.  
Discussion held.  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by Randle, to grant the department’s motion to strike.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Harper, Morsi, Randle, West, Whitehead-Newton,  
Brown  
Nays: None  
Abstain: Grey  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by West, seconded by Harper, to accept the Proposal for Decision and deny  
reinstatement.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Harper, Morsi, Randle, West, Whitehead-Newton,  
Brown  
Nays: None  
Recuse: Grey  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
September 25, 2025  
Page 3 of 5  
Approval of Practicum  
Lilach Barak  
MOTION by West, seconded by Randle, to approve the Request for Approval of  
Practicum.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: None  
Nays: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
MOTION FAILED  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by Grey, to deny the request for Approval of Practicum.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Miranda Gorges  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by Grey, to discuss.  
A voice vote was held.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Discussion was held.  
MOTION by West, seconded by Whitehead-Newton, to approve the Request for Approval  
of Practicum.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Lori Morrison  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by West, to deny the Request for Approval of Practicum.  
Discussion was held.  
Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
September 25, 2025  
Page 4 of 5  
A roll call vote followed:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
Nays: None  
Dannielle Norris  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by Morsi, to deny the Request for Approval of Practicum.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Ronnesha Smith-Burrell  
MOTION by West, seconded by Harper, to deny the Request for Approval of Practicum.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Rules Discussion  
MOTION by Harper, seconded by Grey, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Grey, Harper, Morsi, Randle, West,  
Whitehead-Newton, Brown  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
2026 Public Notice  
The board received the 2026 Public Notice.  
Chair Report  
No report.  
Department Update  
Michigan Board of Psychology  
Meeting Minutes  
September 25, 2025  
Page 5 of 5  
MacIntosh reminded members to check their state e-mail regularly.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Brown said that she will be attending the APA Commission on Accreditation (APA-CoA)  
to review master’s level accreditation.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting is December 18, 2025, 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 Grey, seconded by West, to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on __________________________.  
Prepared By:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
September 29, 2025  
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