Article archive / February 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 2. Source pages: 4.
Effective January 23, Dr. Laura Choate, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), took over the role and duties of the Chair for the Licensed Professional Counselor State Board, announced at the recent board meeting. Dr. Laura Choate is also a Louisiana State University Associate Professor, author, National Board Certified Counselor, and a Board Approved Supervisor in Louisiana. She was the 2009- 2010 chair of the American Counseling Association Publications Committee. The board’s new Vice Chair is Dr. Kathy Steele. “Dr. Steele is the first Board Member who is also a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee to serve in the Vice-Chair position,” said Mary Alice Olsan, Executive Director for the board to the Times in a recent interview. “We’re thrilled she accepted the nomination.”
Dr. Kathy Steele is an LPC and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling and Director of Clinical Training at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans. She helps train counselors in Havana, Cuba for the Seminary and brings her bilingual and multi- cultural focus to her work.
Olsan also said that Mrs. Penny Millhollon will continue as Board Secretary. “Penny Millhollon was also the first member of the Board and MFTAC to serve in the Secretary position,” Olsan said. “She has served in this role for over a year now and thankfully, accepted the position again.” said Olsan. Ronald (“Ron”) Cathey, LPC- S, LMFT-S has also been appointed to the Board and to the MFTAC, Olsan said. Cathey will replace Mark Reynaud, LPC-S, LMFT-S, who stepped down last year.
Above: The Licensed Professional Counselor Board met in January and announced the new Chair Dr. Laura Choate and Vice Chair Dr. Kathy Steele. Left to right are Kathy Lammert, Dr. Ernie Couger, Dr. Laura Choate, and Dr. Kathy Steele (facing away.)
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