CAABA Steering Committee
HADAS PADE, PSY.D.
President
Contact: hadaspade1@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
Director, Wright Institute Assessment Services, Berkeley
Past President Assessment Psychology Section Division 12 (August 2023-August 2025)
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
Member, Therapeutic Assessment Institute
CHRISTY HOBZA, PSY.D.
Membership Manager
Contact: drhobza@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
Independent Practice, Alameda, CA
Clinical Supervisor, Alameda Family Services
Past Associate Professor, ASPP at Argosy University
Past Director, Argosy Assessment and Intervention Clinic
Adjunct Faculty at NYU and CSPP at Alliant International University
Member, Society For Personality Assessment
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Alameda County Psychological Association
Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
LEIGHKO TOYOSHIMA YAP, PSY.D.
Forum Organizer, Co-Lead
Contact: dr.leighkotoyoshimayap@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
Independent Practice, Oakland, CA
Past Assistant Professor, ASPP at Argosy University
Past Assistant Director, Argosy Assessment and Intervention Clinic
Past Assessment Director, Ann Martin Center
Member, Society For Personality Assessment
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
SHARON WITKIN, PH.D.
Events Facilitator
Professional Affiliations:
Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley
Advisor, Thrive Testing
Past Executive and Clinical Director at Clearwater Counseling and Assessment Services
Member, Society For Personality Assessment
DALE SIPERSTEIN, PH.D.
Steering Committee Member
Contact: dsiperstein@wi.edu
Professional Affiliations:
Faculty at The Wright Institute
ABPP in Forensic Psychology
Independent Practice, Pleasanton and Oakland, CA
Past Director of Psychological Testing, Ann Martin Center
BARBARA PETERSON, PH.D.
Secretary
Contact: bpetersonphd@astound.net
Professional Affiliations:
Adjunct Faculty, The Wright Institute
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Psychiatry, California Pacific Medical Center
Independent Practice, Walnut Creek, CA
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
Member, Contra Costa Psychological Association
Member, California Psychological Association
Member, American Psychological Association
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KINSHASA BENNETT, PH.D.
Steering Committee Member
Contact: kbennett@wi.edu
Professional Affiliations:
Full-time Faculty, The Wright Institute
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
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SARAH BHARIER, PSY.D.
Steering Committee Member
Contact: sbharierpsyd@gmail.com
Professional Affiliations:
Adjunct Faculty, The Wright Institute
Part-time Lecturer, Chapman University
Clinical Supervisor, Alameda Family Services
Independent Practice, Oakland, CA
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
Member, Therapeutic Assessment Institute
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ARWIN COTAS-GIRARD,PSY.D.
Treasurer
Contact: drarwin@goodayspsych.com
Professional Affiliations:
Independent Practice, Walnut Creek, CA
Head of Clinical at Kismet Health
Adjunct Faculty, The Wright Institute
Member, Society For Personality Assessment
Member, Therapeutic Assessment Institute
Member, Asian American Psychological Association
Member, Contra Costa Psychological Association
MATTHEW BAITY, PH.D.
Steering Committee Member
Contact: mbaity@alliant.edu
Professional Affiliations:
Program Director at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco
Member, Society For Personality Assessment
Member, American Psychological Association
BRUCE SMITH, PH.D.
In Memoriam
Steering Committee Member
Professional Affiliations:
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Past President, International Society for Rorschach and Projective Methods
Former President and current Public Affairs Director, Society for Personality Assessment
President, Society for Personality Assessment Foundation
Private Practice of Clinical and Forensic Psychology