At AGPA Connect 2024, incoming American Group Psychotherapy Association President Dr. Lorraine Wodiska will deliver her Presidential Address titled “This Is Your Pilot Speaking. Buckle Your Seatbelts: We Expect Turbulence Ahead” on March 1, 2024. Her address, part of the Anne and Ramon Alonso Presidential Plenary, will reflect on AGPA’s seven-decade history by interweaving societal events, her personal journey, and AGPA’s responsive leadership. Dr. Wodiska, a long-time practitioner and educator known for pioneering Ethical Canine Assisted Psychotherapy and her work on Polyvagal Theory, will explore how group therapy can address public mental health needs during turbulent times, resonating with the conference’s central theme of fostering engagement through group work.