About Us

The American College of Counselors, Inc. (ACC), chartered in April, 1984 is a capstone, inter-disciplinary collegial organization composed of counselors, marriage and family therapists, pastoral counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals.

The mission of the ACC is to strengthen individuals, marriages, and family relationships through the counseling process, while adhering to high ethical standards.

The ACC is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization with oversight provided by a Board of Governors.  ACC promotes competent counseling by certifying those who meet high standards of education, supervision, and experience.

ACC Board of Governors, 2009-10

Chair of the Board
William Martin Sloane, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
417 West South Street
Carlisle PA 17013-2829
(717) 249-1069
sloane@doctor.com or wmsloane@widener.edu

President
Raymond Bazemore Croskey, D.P.M.
Delano Village Apartments 8-N
630 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York NY 10037-1253
(212) 281-6908 or (718) 828-3186
rbcroskey@yahoo.com

Vice President
Roger Mack Pumphrey, D.Min.
7327 West Center Street
Post Office Box 100410
Milwaukee WI 53210-0410
414) 476-2600; Fax (414) 476-2651
reachclinic@hotmail.com or reachstmartins@hotmail.com

Secretary
Alda Moore, Ed.D.
2024 Arkansas Valley Drive, Suite 306
Little Rock AR 72212-4173
(501) 223-3332
draldam@yahoo.com

Treasurer
Paul Frederick Wohlfeil, Ed.D., DACC
412 Notch Lane, Suite 6
Branson West MO 65737-8891
(417) 338-4343 or 337-4323
pablitolobo@aol.com or pablitolobo@pocketmail.com

Editor
Walter C. Farrell, Jr., Ph.D.
19202 Stone Brook
Chapel Hill NC 27517-8349
(919) 960-9284
farrellw@kenan-flagler.unc.edu

Past President
Christopher Lee Smith, M.Div., FACC
2332 University Ave., Apt. 1N
Bronx NY 10468-6250
(212) 569-0906 or(646) 337-6111
smith@4mentalhealth.us

Board Member
Charles George Fry, Ph.D.
158 West Union Street
Circlevile OH 43113-1965
(740) 474-8445
gfry@winebrenner.edu

Board Member
Queenie Wooten, B.A.
148 Cozine Avenue, Apt. 1C
Brooklyn NY 11207-8437
(718) 485-1049

Advisory Committee

Editor
Robert M. Davis, Ed.D., DACC, FACC
5809 North Dearborn Street
Indianapolis IN 46220-5407

Associate Editor & Past President
C. Renée Rust-Yarmuth, D.Min., DACC, FACC
10320 Overoaks Court
Louisville KY 40291-4090

Founding Fellow
Patrick J. Curran, Ph.D.
2193 Frontier Drive
Las Cruces NM 88011-9005
(505) 521-7340

Committee Member
Ellen E. Mangum, M.S., FACC
7719 Geist Estates Court
(317) 823-0958
emangum@surfmk.com

Committee Member
Mary E. Oetjen, M.S., FACC
12634 Gunnison Drive
Indianapolis IN 46136-6347
(317) 826-3168
HandMOetjen@aol.com

Committee Member
Donald G. Sukosky, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
41 Willow Green Lane
Glastonbury CT 06033-2275
(860) 633-6447

Some Significant ACC Others

Member
Thomas C. Abel, D.Min., DACC, FACC
10328 Cinquefoil Avenue
Baton Rouge LA 70816-8119
(225) 927-9024
tomtata@gmail.com

Resident Agent & Past President
Robert William Hotes, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
824 South Park Avenue
Springfield IL 62704-2334
(217) 698-7668
dbldoc@sbcglobal.net

Resident Agent
Diane Grych, Ed.S.
208 North 2nd Street
Princeton WV 24740-3356
(304) 425-3444, 320-6564; Fax (304) 384-5398
edigrych@frontiernet.net

Resident Agent
Larry Lee Shaver, Ph.D.
8555 Grand Boulevard
Merrillville IN 46410-6709
(219) 942-3476, 688-8555; Fax (219) 947-3475
bishoplls2@aol.com

Founding Fellow
Donald S. Carter, Ph.D.
1302 Stamford Way
Reston VA 22094
(703) 471-1247

Founding Fellow & Chair Emeritus
Hirsch Lazaar Silverman, Ph.D., DACC
123 Gregory Avenue
West Orange NJ 07052-4740
(973) 731-1137

Member
Joseph P. Cangemi, Ed.D., DACC, FACC
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green KY 42101
(502) 842-3436

Member
William P. Frost, Ph.D., FACC
Post Office Box 922
Dayton OH 45409-0922
(937) 229-4320

Member
George A. Gonzalez, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
Post Office Box 5807
Brownsville TX 78523-5807
(210) 399-8929

Member
Richard A. Griffin, Ed.D.
571 South Carolina Park
Conroe TX 77302-3027
RAGriffin@msn.com

Member
Michael H. Jacobson, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
1840 North Oak Park Avenue
Chicago IL 60607-3314
(773) 804-0944

Member
Dovid Chaim Ofstein, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
1570 West 64th Street, Suite A
Indianapolis IN 46260-4492
(317) 259-8017; Fax (317) 257-2256

Member
Donald Pazaratz, Ed.D., FACC
789 Hortop Street
Oshawa ON LIG 4N8, Canada
(905) 723-6972

Member
C. Jeffrey Sandoz, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
115-C Girard Hall, University of Louisiana
Lafayette LA 70504-3091
(337) 482-1010
drjsandoz@hotmail.com

Member
Ralph W. Spears, M.Div.
44 North Woodside Avenue
Indianapolis IN 46219-5040
(317) 356-8295
RevRalphS@juno.com

Member
Nancy A. Vitello, M.S.
115 North College Avenue, Suite 113
Bloomington IN 47404-3933
(812) 331-0520

Member
Sharon T. Wilburn, Ph.D., DACC, FACC
2034 Cherokee Drive
Neptune Beach FL 32266
(904) 632-9595