Richard Yep is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the organization's representative to the United Nations Non-Governmental Organization. He is dedicated to ethical leadership and supporting diversity and inclusion.

The American Counseling Association promotes the professional development of counselors, advocates for counselors, works to ensure that all who seek counseling receive ethical, culturally-inclusive treatment, and is the largest member organization of professional counselors in the world.