Elizabeth Rae Larson, MS, DHS
Western Region Representative

is in private practice as a sex therapist and educator and is a co-founder (1975) and the current director of Seattle Institute for Sex Therapy, Education and Research, a small non-profit organization committed to making affordable services available to women and men from a wide variety of sexual lifestyles. Dr. Larson holds a MS in Psychology and a Doctorate in Human Sexuality; she is a Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists. She is certified as a sexologist by the American College of Sexologists and as a sex therapist and sex educator by the American Board of Sexology. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington State and a certified Safe Sex Instructor/Advisor. She has presented continuing education in the United States and abroad, taught at Antioch and the University of Washington, and trained interns and general counselors. She is a coauthor of "Recovering from Rape: Healing Your Sexuality" (available at http://www.sextx.com/rape.html) and coauthor of Beyond Romance: A sexual enhancement curriculum for couples in long-term committed relationships (available by email from therapy@sextx.com).

Barbara Sayad, Ph.D.
Secretary

Barbara Sayad is a full-time faculty person at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she teaches human sexuality, women's health, marriage and family, and wellness with a focus on service learning. She holds a Ph.D. in Health & Human Behavior, an M.P.H. in Community Health Education, and a B.S. in Foods and Nutrition. Additionally, she along with her co-author Bill Yarber has written six editions of the human sexuality textbook Human Sexuality; Diversity in Contemporary America (McGraw-Hill). She has also co-authored the The Marriage and Family Experience (ITP) and has contributed to a number of other health-related texts, curricular guides, and publications. In addition to her nearly thirty years of teaching and mentoring in the university setting, Barbara has facilitated training programs, presented at professional organizations, and worked as a training and curriculum consultant in non-profit and proprietary organizations.

Hernando Chaves, Ph.D.
Student Involvement Chair

Dr. Hernando Chaves is a clinical sexologist in Beverly Hills, CA and a professor of human sexuality. He has earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego, and a Doctorate degree in Human Sexuality from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Dr. Chaves has presented lectures at universities, national and international conferences, and has made media appearances on television, radio, and the internet. He is currently the SSSS Professional Networking Committee Chairperson, Student Involvement Chairperson for the SSSS Western Region, and Conference Co-Chairperson for the 2011 SSSS Western Region Conference in San Francisco.

Christopher White, Ph.D.
Continuing Education Chair

Winston Wilde
President, 2010

Winston Wilde is a native Californian who grew up as a flower child during the sex revolution of the 1960's. He served as the SSSS-WR conference Registrar in 2002 and 2003, as WR Representative to the Board of Directors in 2006 through 2008, and has been an active member since 1995. Dr. Wilde is certified by AASECT as a Sex Educator, Sex Therapist, and Supervisor, and is in private practice in Beverly Hills. He was professor of Human Sexuality and Gender Studies at four campuses in the Los Angeles area for a decade, and now lectures to psychiatric residents at UCLA on the treatment of paraphilic patients. He was awarded a FSSS grant for his research into the sexualities of blind persons, and among his many publications is his book "Legacies of Love." Wilde currently serves as Advisory Committee Chair for the charitable Monette-Horwitz Trust.

Carol Ellison, Ph.D.
Past President, 2009
Past President, 2001

Carol Rinkleib Ellison, Ph.D., is a psychologist specializing in issues of sexuality and intimacy and a SSSS Fellow. Formerly an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCSF, she regularly teaches sexuality courses for nurses and mental health professionals. She is the author of Women's Sexualities. Generations of Women Share Intimate Secrets of Sexual Self-Acceptance, a chapter on intimacy-based sex therapy in New Directions in Sex Therapy, a chapter on facilitating orgasmic responsiveness in the Handbook of Clinical Sexuality for Mental Health Professionals, and a chapter on women's sexual problems and concerns in A New View of Women's Sexual Problems.

David S. Hall, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Past President, 2007

www.davidhallphd.com

• Publisher and Managing Editor, Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality. Founded the first online academic journal of human sexuality in 1998. [www.ejhs.org]
• Faculty, Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco
• Adjunct Professor, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
• Former Board Member, SSSS and FSSS
• Former Executive Director, Former President, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region
• Managed the regional office, chaired many regional conferences. Received the “Distinguished Service to SSSS” Award in 1998.
• Extensive teaching experience in aviation
• Full time faculty at University of Southern California, part time teaching at Arizona State University, International Center for Safety Education, International Center for Aviation Safety, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
• Many publications in sexology and aviation safety.

Olga Stable-Perez Cox, M.A.
Past President, 2005

Stella Resnick, Ph.D.
Past President, 2003

Janice Epp, Ph.D.
President-Elect
Past President, 2002
Past President, 1999

Janice Epp is a clinical sexologist and sex educator. Education: B.A., Antioch University; Ph.D., The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS). Recent professional experience: Professor, IASHS. Lecturer, Health Science, Skyline College. Clinical Professor and Dean of Dissertation Research, American Academy of Clinical Sexologists. Contributing Health Expert, www.MedHelp.org. Lifetime Fellow, American Academy of Clinical Sexology. Contributing Editor, Core Curriculum Precis, American Board of Sexology. Editorial Board, Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality (www.ejhs.org). Founding Member, Straights for Gay Rights, San Francisco, CA. For SSSS: Western Region (WR) Secretary, 1991-92; WR President 1998-99/2002-03; WR Representative, 1995-97; WR Conference Co-Chair, 1990/1993/1996; WR Program Co-Chair, 2005/2008; WR Awards Committee; Annual Meeting Program Committee, 1995-2007; Admissions Committee; Annual Meeting Policy Co-Chair, Recipient of Distinguished Service to SSSS Western Region Award, 2008.

Jack Morin, Ph.D.

Program Chair, 2010
Past President, 1998

Jack Morin, Ph.D. practices psychotherapy and sex therapy in San Francisco and San Mateo. His clinical work, combined with content analysis of peak erotic experiences and fantasies, lead to the publication of The Erotic Mind, an in-depth guide to what turns us on-and why. Anal Pleasure and Health: A Guide for men, Women and Couples has been continuously in print since 1981. The revised 4th Edition was published this spring. He's an adjunct professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies and associate professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. Podcasts of selected presentations and radio appearances, along with excerpts from his books, and an extensive list of print and online resources are available at www.jackmorin.com. Jack also has a passion for photography. Numerous galleries of his photos can be viewed at www.jackmorinphotography.com.

Charles Moser, Ph.D., M.D.
Past President, 1997

Charles Moser is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP). Currently, Dr. Moser is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Sexual Medicine at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and maintains a private practice focused on the Sexual Medicine (the sexual aspects of medical concerns and the medical aspects of sexual concerns). His complete CV can be accessed here.

Andrew Mattison, Ph.D.

Past President, 1995

Marilyn Fithian, Ph.D.

Past President, 1993

Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D.

Past President, 1991
Past President, 1990

Milton Diamond
Past President, 1987

Milton Diamond graduated from the City College of New York with a B.S. in biophysics in 1955 after which he spent three years in the Army as an engineering officer, stationed in Japan. On returning to the United States, he attended graduate school at University of Kansas from 1958–1962 and earned a Ph.D. in anatomy and psychology from that University. His first job was teaching at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine where he simultaneously completed two years toward an M.D., passing his Basic Medicine Boards and in 1967 he moved to Hawai'i to take up a post at the recently-established John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Diamond has been based at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, now at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, since 1967. He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology in 1971, and since 1985 he has been Director of the Pacific Center for Sex and Society within the School of Medicine. In 1999 Dr. Diamond was appointed as President of the International Academy of Sex Research and in 2001/02 as President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality