Founder and Board Member

Andrea Dunlop (she/her)

Andrea Dunlop was inspired to work on Munchausen by Proxy awareness after a member of her family was investigated for abuse, an event which changed the course of her life and inspired her 2019 novel We Came Here to Forget. While doing press for her book, she met Dr. Marc Feldman and later joined the APSAC’s MBP Committee.

Andrea is the host and creator of the hit true crime podcast about Munchausen by proxy, Nobody Should Believe Me, which has been downloaded more than five million times since its launch.

She is the author of two previous novels: Losing the Light (2016; Washington Square press), and She Regrets Nothing (2018; Atria/Simon&Schuster). Her books have been featured in Town & Country, Bustle, InStyle, US Weekly, Vanity Fair, People Magazine and elsewhere. She lives with her husband and daughter in Seattle, WA.

Learn more about Andrea here.

Board Member

Marc Feldman (he/him)

Dr. Feldman is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Feldman is an international expert in Factitious disorders including Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen by Proxy, as well as another form of medical deception known as Malingering. He is the author of five books and more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles, and has appeared as an expert in hundreds of media outlets throughout the world.

Learn more about Dr. Feldman and his other areas of expertise, including Malingering, Munchausen Syndrome, and Munchausen by Internet here.

Immediate Past President

Beatrice Yorker, JD, RN, MS (she/her)

Beatrice Yorker, JD, RN, MS is a Professor Emerita of Nursing, Criminal Justice and Criminalistics at California State University, Los Angeles. She is a child psychiatric nurse and an attorney who has published on Munchausen by Proxy child abuse and serial murder by healthcare providers. She held faculty positions at Emory University, Georgia State University and Morehouse School of Medicine and was the Director of the School of Nursing at San Francisco State University before serving as the Dean of Health and Human Services at CalStateLA for ten years. She currently consults, trains, and volunteers in areas of her expertise.

Vice President

Brent Rupnow

Brent is a father based in Southern California with personal experience navigating the family court and child welfare systems. Through that experience, he developed a commitment to walking alongside other parents facing similar challenges. He currently facilitates a peer support group for fathers experiencing parental alienation, and his approach emphasizes practical steps, documentation, emotional steadiness, and maintaining a consistent, low-pressure connection with one's children. He believes no parent should have to navigate these systems in isolation, and that shared experience is one of the most powerful forms of support.

President

Brian Fleming, CLU, CFP (he/him)

Brian is a financial advisor in Minnesota.  He is a facilitator for support groups for non-offending parents of Munchausen By Proxy victims.  Brian has presented at the APSAC Colloquium in 2023 and 2025 and other venues.  Brian has served as the President of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Minnesota and on the boards of other nonprofit organizations.

Board Member

Ari Gartin, Ph.D., LMHC, CFMHE (she/her)

Ari Gartin is a National Board Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator, licensed mental health counselor, author, educator, and forensic consultant specializing in Munchausen by Proxy, medical child abuse, and complex family systems.

With more than fifteen years of experience in behavioral health, Dr. Gartin has worked extensively in trauma treatment, child abuse assessment, forensic evaluation, and professional training. She is the Founder of Ariga Psychological and Forensic Services, LLC, where she provides consultation, forensic record reviews, expert witness services, and professional education to attorneys, healthcare professionals, child protection agencies, and mental health practitioners throughout the United States.

Dr. Gartin earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a forensic emphasis from Walden University and is recognized nationally for her work examining fabricated and induced illness. Her research focuses on improving professional awareness, diagnostic accuracy, and interdisciplinary responses to MBP and medical child abuse. She has lectured at universities, professional conferences, and training programs on topics related to child maltreatment, forensic mental health, and caregiver deception.

In addition to her clinical and forensic work, Dr. Gartin serves on the Board of Directors for Munchausen Support and is the creator of a Substack journal Investigation with Dr. Ari, where she writes about forensic psychology, criminal behavior, deception, medical child abuse, and high-profile cases through both clinical and investigative lenses.

She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), and the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE).

Board Member

Mary Sanders, Ph.D. (she/her)

Dr. Mary Sanders is a recently retired Clinical Professor at Stanford University Medical School's Department of Psychiatry. She served as chair of the National Committee on Munchausen by Proxy Abuse through APSAC: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and has written and presented nationally and internationally on Munchausen by Proxy abuse for the past 40 years. She has conducted forensic assessments and provided psychotherapy to both victims and abusers of Munchausen by Proxy. Dr. Sanders co-authored the national practice guidelines adopted and published by APSAC.

Board Member

Johanna Schwab (she/her)

Johanna Schwab is a survivor of Munchausen by Proxy abuse. She is passionate about standing up for the things she believes in, including educating the world about the truth of this form of abuse, and empowering folks to live the lives they want to live.

Contributor

Mike Weber

Mike Weber is an investigator with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s department in Fort Worth, TX and has investigated more than thirty cases of Medical Child Abuse. A 35-year law enforcement veteran with over a decade of investigating crimes against children, Mike Weber is a national expert in the investigation of Medical Child Abuse, better known as Munchausen by Proxy. Weber is a co-author of “Munchausen by Proxy; Clinical and Case Management Guidance” an article published in the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s journal, APSAC Advisor (March 2018), a peer reviewed publication. In that same issue of the Advisor, Weber also wrote a piece titled “Investigations of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another or Medical Child Abuse.” Michael Weber also authored “Investigating Medical Child Abuse,” which published in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (August 2018). Weber’s investigative work was endorsed by the editorial board of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Learn more about Mike’s work here.