Sharifa Freightman, Ph.D. chairs the bylaws committee, and provides guidance related to the use of parliamentary procedure in Association governance. 

A Bay Area native, Sharifa earned a BA in sociology from Cal in 2001. She then went on to graduate studies in psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (Palo Alto University), and earned her PhD in clinical psychology. She is currently a licensed clinical psychologist. 

In her free time, Sharifa enjoys crafting.