Javier Aquino brings years of experience to S-3 as a former Director of Operations for the State Leadership Office within the American Psychological Association (APA), where he worked with the State Leadership Office and Practice Leadership Conference.
He coordinated governance activities and program initiatives for the Committee of State Leaders on the Task Force for Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance. He also worked as the Program Director of APA’s Legal and Regulatory Affairs, which included collaborating with internal staff and liaising with government officials to promote APA’s legislative and regulatory agenda.
Throughout his time with APA, he concurrently worked as a mediator and translator in the DC Superior Court’s Program for Agreement and Cooperation in Contested Custody Cases. Javier holds a master’s degree in pharmacology and is a native of Puerto Rico.