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for the book. To learn more, go to www.gina ogden.com/promo. Michael Plaut (Surf City, N.C.) has retired from his faculty position at the University of Maryland, after 35 years, and moved to coastal North Carolina, where he plans to open a parttime practice. Plaut is also continuing his research, writing, speaking and consulting on professional-client boundary issues. In August, Richard Sprott (Berkeley, Calif.) gave a presentation with several colleagues at the American Psychological Association's annual conference in Boston, Mass., about the need for more research on polyamory, swinging, BDSM and other forms of alternative sexualities not usually addressed. The AASECT board of directors approved Dennis Detweiler (Lawrence, Kan.) as the new Chair of the Sex Therapist Certification Committee. His committee members are: Sally Kope (Ypsilanti, Mich.) the outgoing chair, Christine Bertrand-Hyde (Chester Township, N.J.), and Sandra Jordan (Okemos, Mich.). The chair of the Sexuality Counseling Certification Committee continues to be Talli Rosenbaum (Bet Shemesh, Israel). Her committee includes the following members: Annette Owens (Charlottesville, Va.), Barbara Brandt (Upland, Calif.), Paul Rimassa (Hamilton Sq., N.J.), Elizabeth Calamidas (Pomona, N.J.), Evelyn Resh (Gt. Barrington, Mass.), Ralph Alterowitz (Potomac, Md.), and Mitch Tepper (Atlanta, Ga.). The new chair of the Sexuality Education Certification Committee is Cory Silverberg (Toronto, Canada). His committee members are: Erika Pluhar (Atlanta, Ga.) the outgoing chair, Sally Lehr (Atlanta, Ga.), Brian Zamboni (Minneapolis, Minn.), Jay Friedman (Seattle, Wash.), Jayne Flower (Richmond, Va.), Judith Steinhart (Cathedral Station, N.Y.), Karen Hicks (Bethlehem, Pa.), and Maggi Boyer (Doylestown, Pa.). The chair of the Supervisor Certification Committee continues to be Gretchen Fincke (West Bend, Wis.). Her committee members are Martha Barham (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Mary Valentich (Calgary, Canada). The chair of the Diplomate Certification Committee continues to be Daniel Watter (Parsippany, N.J.), and his committee members are Sandra Leiblum (Piscataway, N.J.) and Daniel Goldberg (Princeton, N.J.). The new chair of the Special Status Certification Committee (previously known as “Low-Doc.”) is President Elect Bill Finger (Mountain Home, Tenn.). His committee members are the chair of the Sexuality Counseling Certification Committee, Talli Rosenbaum (Bet Shemesh, Israel), the chair of the Sex Therapist Certification Committee, Dennis Detweiler (Lawrence, Kan.), and the chair of the Sexuality September 2008 Vol. 42, No. 9 | www.aasect.org Education Certification Committee, Cory Silverberg (Toronto, Canada). Peggy Kleinplatz (Ottawa, Canada) is an ex-officio member of all the above committees, as she is the chair of the Certification Steering Committee. Mary Jo Podgurski (Washington, Pa.) and Eric Marlowe Garrison (New York, N.Y.) were certified as AASECT Sexuality Counselors. Joseph Giuffre (New York, N.Y.), Joan Atwood (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Milva Nunez (Lake Worth, Fla.), and Debra Laino (Wilmington, Del.) were certified as Sexuality Educators. Christopher Allen (Portland, Ore.), Manuel Gomes (Lynnwood, Wash.), Jose Pando (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Chris Reynolds (Anchorage, Alaska), and John Mark Haney (Round Rock, Tex.) were certified as Sex Therapists. Matthew Kwai-sang Yau (Hong Kong, China), Christine Bertrand-Hyde (Chester Township, N.J.),, and William Martin (San Clemente, Calif.) were certified as AASECT Supervisors. We would like to bid a huge welcome to our newest and returning members: Charles Block (Palm Springs, Fla.), Charlayne Grenci (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), James Walker (Winter Park, Fla.), Brenda Singrossi (Windermere, Fla.), Candis Brown (Atlanta, Ga.), Tawn West (Fayetteville, Ga.), Janet Doucette (Brewster, Mass.), Anita Hoffer (Brookline, Mass.), Brian Jones (Stevensville, Md.), Alisha Barnes (Charlotte, N.C.), Judith Rowan (Exeter, N.H.), Larissa Seymour (Cliffside Park, N.J.), Ira Vinett (Millstone, N.J.), Rita Wanser (Morris Plains, N.J.), Barbara Bartuk (New York, N.Y.), Ariel Sheeger (Freeport, N.Y.), Rebecca Anthony (West Chester, Pa.), Shanna Tedeschi (Chester, Pa.), Yonat Klar (Allentown, Pa.), Kara Thomas (Richmond, Va.), Kay Frances Schepp (South Burlinton, Vt.), Jim Livingood (Japan), Martha Lee (Singapore), Anne Darden (Irondale, Ala.), Jason Thorne (Prairie Grove, Ariz.), Mulk Raj (North Aurora, Ill.), Roma Raj (North Aurora, Ill.), Ranada Dalton (Indianapolis, Ind.), Allison Daigle (Lake Charles, La.), Raven O’Rourke (New Orleans, La.), BethAnn Karmeisool (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Margaret Lowe (Muskegon, Mich.), Alysha Rooks (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Jeff Brown (Eagan, Minn.), Kristin Christiansen (St. Paul, Minn.), Todd Berntson (Apple Valley, Minn.), Rae Hoesing (Minneapolis, Minn.), Gwen Bailey (Gladstone, Mo.), Nicolle Harris (Cleveland, Ohio), Emily Yantis (Fairborn, Ohio), Mickey Brady (Houston, Tex.), Tiffany Garrett (Austin, Tex.), Kay Pool (Houston, Tex.), Allen Benrud (Madison, Wis.), Jan Butterbrodt (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jennifer Gunsaullus (San Diego, continued on page 14 Gina Ogden (Cambridge, Mass.) has published The Return of Desire, a follow-up to the Heart and Soul of Sex, giving the practical applications for clinicians and clients. 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