Committee

Meet the Local Organizing Committee

Laurent Chazelas

Chair of the ISPA Conference 2026, Lyon

School Psychologist in the French Riviera
Lecturer at the Department for Education and the Catholic University.

President of the National School Psychology Association (2015-2025)

Céline Bouet

School psychologist since 1999 in Catholic Education in France, in Maine et Loire for the last 12 years.
Member of the ANPEC, National Association of Psychologist in Catholic Education, since 2019 and co-president since 2021.
Member of ISPA since 2022.

English proficiency is still somewhat limited and needs significant improvement.

Mélaine Descamps-Bal

School Psychologist

Lecturer at University of Paris, France

ISPA representative to UNESCO

Nathalie Gilmant

School Psychologist

Member of ISPA (since Basel, 2019)

Member of AFPEN,
Head of the International Committee

Lecturer and Internship tutor at University of Lille, France

French, fluent English, basic German and only a few words in Spanish

Odile Vetter

School psychologist for 30 years

Member of Ispa since 2017.

Member of Afpen since 1995 and administrator since 1997

Stéphanie Mauplot

School Psychologist since 20 years for Students between 2 and 12 years old
Member of ISPA since 2024
Member of AFPEN since 2007
Departmental delegate (Loiret 45, France) of AFPEN since 2023

Speak French, fluent German, little English, and some words Turkish and Italian.

Véronique Le Mézec

ISPA past president 2025-2027
Co-chair of ISPA Affiliates Committee
past president of AFPEN French National association of psychologists working in public schools
member of the LOC Lyon 2026 & Dinan 2021 France
Work and live in Brittany
Speaks french and english and some other languages words

Audrey Bechet

School psychologist since 2011 in private Education in Lyon.

Member of the ANPEC, National Association of Psychologist in Catholic Education, since 2011, administrator since 2014 and ISPA delegate since 2016.

Speak english but not fluently !

Nicolas Baltenneck

Nicolas Baltenneck, Ph.D., is the Scientific Chair for ISPA 2026. He is an Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology and has served as a clinical psychologist for the French Defence Central Health Service for 20 years. His research focuses on disability, perception, and emotional regulation. A significant portion of his work is dedicated to school bullying, specifically understanding its psychological mechanisms and developing effective clinical intervention strategies for children and adolescents.