Board Directors

Treasurer

Lori Budman, M.S.S., L.C.S.W., C.P., P.A.T.

Lori Budman has been collaborating in interdisciplinary teams from a 25-year previous career in pharmaceutical research. After completing a 3-year Gestalt Therapy training program, Lori was drawn to psychodrama to expand her creativity as a Gestalt therapist and found a philosophy and methodology to live and work by in psychodrama. After becoming a CP and a PAT during the pandemic, she served as the co-chair of the 81st ASGPP conference (2023) at Fordham University. She also served on the ASGPP membership committee and has presented at ASGPP conferences in person and online. She is currently in private practice outside of Philadelphia offering clinical services and training workshops. In addition, she is an active member of the Delaware Valley Psychodrama Collective (DVPC).

Secretary

Fredilyn Sison, J.D., C.P.

Fredilyn Sison, a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law, is a co-author of the book, Trial in Action: The Persuasive Power of Psychodrama.  She was awarded the Collaborators’ Award by ASGPP with her two co-authors. A public defender at heart, she represents indigent people accused of federal crimes in the Western District of North Carolina. She loves training lawyers on advocacy and communication skills. Improv and psychodrama are her passion and would like to help increase the numbers of people doing one or both. She lives in Asheville where she often encounters bears in her backyard even though she lives in the city.

Ananta Chauhan, T.E.P.

I have worked with women, children and youth and their parents and teachers for over 25 years, taking a culturally sensitive and client centered approach. I believe that healthy balanced relationships with one another and oneself are essential to human happiness, and enhanced self-esteem empowers us to face life’s challenges. Together we can discover your strengths and find creative ways for you to lead a more fulfilling life. I use action experiential methods to enliven professional and personal life experiences and facilitate mindful, joyous living for all.

I co-create an environment of safety, care and trust, in which my clients can explore their issues and gain insights and clarity on creative healing ways to move past hurts and traumas. I work collaboratively with my young clients and their families to find meaningful shifts in everyday interactions to help augment the work done during a session.

I bring multicultural life experiences of transitions across countries and decades of research and knowledge base focused on Atypical Development, Difference & Dis/abilities. I welcome people from diverse backgrounds & abilities. My objective is to help create inclusive contexts within which everyone can feel safe and confident to learn, explore, & flourish.

Louise Lipman L.C.S.W.-R., C.G.P., T.E.P.

Louise has been involved in the Psychodrama Community for 40 years. She served on the Executive Council of the ASGPP as Secretary, President-elect, President and chaired 6 conferences. Louise received the Innovators Award for the 12 Step Psychodrama Model, the Hannah Weiner Award for service to the ASGPP and the J.L. Moreno Award for 30 years of dedication to the field. She has a private practice in NYC, where she also teaches and trains therapists to be Psychodramatists. She also teaches Psychodrama to lawyers.

“I felt honored to previously serve on the ABE and would love to return. At heart I am a Psychodrama nerd. Psychodrama has been pivotal to my professional and personal life. I want to give back. I have been a Psychodrama Trainer for over 30 years. Coaching students for CP and TEP exams has given me an understanding of the preparation, anxiety and hard work that goes into this process. I bring that experience to help in the development of the exam. I want it to be inclusive: noting different training methods, diverse cultures and the various disciplines we come from, while maintaining high standards.”

Siyat Ulon, M.D., T.E.P.

Siyat Ulon, a trained psychiatrist and anthropologist, has researched the effectiveness and the empathy of psychodrama. He offers psychodrama training in his private clinic and a national medical center, and has introduced psychodrama in the countryside since 2007. As a co-founder of the Formosa Institute of Psychodrama, he collaborates with colleagues in creating diverse psychodynamic perspectives and transcultural training.

Jasmin Jimenez, M.B.A., M.A.

Hey, I am Jasmín Jimenez. I started my professional career with City Year, an education nonprofit, before pursuing a dual degree MBA and MA in Art Business. Since then, I have continued to build my skills in people-focused roles in the creative, corporate, and technology sectors. My recent experiences as a Product Designer for Colibri Counseling and Invisible Strengths have allowed me to focus on projects that make an impact by understanding user needs and utilizing this knowledge to create efficient processes and better experiences. As the incoming Executive Director, I am excited to use design thinking in collaborating with the Board to support members.