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American Art Therapy Association Quarterly Newsletter / Update

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  • American Art Therapy Association
  • Committee Directory
  • April 2009
  • A. Standing Committees
  • 1. Archives / Resource Library Committee
  • The Archives/Resource Library Committee is charged with the tasks of acquisition, preservation, and storage of documents pertaining to and consistent with the mission of the AATA. The Archives Committee will facilitate access to material for research and other approved use with demonstrated relationship and value toward the profession of art therapy and the goals of the AATA.
  • Committee Chair: Linney Wix, ATR
  • Address: 3500 Calle Del Ranchero, Albuquerque, NM 87106-1233
  • Email: lwix@unm.edu
  • Phone: 505-255-4858
  • Committee Members:
  • Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, ATR-BC
  • Address: Hidden Creek, Box 2112, Wimberley, TX 78676
  • Email: creatas@aol.com
  • Phone: 512-847-0371
  • Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1607 Rural Street, Emporia, KS 66801
  • Email: gaelynn@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 620-341-5809
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Irene Rosner David PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 330 E 33rd St, Apt 8A, NY 10016
  • Email: reendy@aol.com
  • Phone: 212-562-3671
  • 2. Art Committee
  • The Art Committee exists to clarify, support, and develop the role of art in art therapy relative to five areas: 1) professional identity; 2) professional issues; 3) organizational matters; 4) relationships with other individuals and organizations engaged in the use of art as therapeutic or healing agent; and 5) expansion of AATA membership through connections with artists, consumers, and others committed to art therapy. The committee’s efforts are geared toward an inclusive approach that acknowledges, values, and respects the board applications of an artistic perspective both within and outside our professional organization.
  • Committee Chair: Geoffrey Thompson, MFA, MA
  • Address: 359 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
  • Email: gathomp201@aol.com
  • Phone: 718-285-8256
  • Committee Members:
  • Robin Valicenti, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC
  • Address: 122 Trianon Lane, Villanova, PA 19085
  • Email: robinvalicenti@comcast.net
  • Phone: 610-291-8502
  • Deborah Behnke, ATR-BC
  • Address: 3639 W Wolfram, Chicago, IL 60618
  • Email: d.behnke@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 312-744-7617

  • Allison DeCamillis, ATR-BC
  • Address: 544 55th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35212
  • Email: Ali.DeCamillis@vsartsalabama.org
  • Phone: 205-212-7044

  • Amy Burkholder (Student Member)
  • Address: 1630 Waterbury, Waconia, MN 55387
  • Email: amyburkholder@mac.com
  • Phone: 612-616-0517

  • Deborah Simms, ATR-BC
  • Address: 301 Eccell Court, Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: Debbie@arts.ok.gov
  • Phone: 405-521-2931

  • Denise Malis, MFA, LMHC, ATR
  • Address: 46 Eustis Street, #2, Cambridge, MA 02140
  • Email: dmalis@lesley.edu
  • Phone: 617-497-7370

  • Barbara McIntyre, PhD., ATR, LPC
  • Address: 13450 S. High Point Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684
  • Email: artstx@freeway.net
  • Phone: 231-929-9427
  • Brian Myers, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2831 S. Delaware Ave. Unit B Milwaukee, WI 53207
  • Email: barttherapy@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 414-455-0877
  • Katherine Reed, ATR
  • Address: 1777 Spruce Street, Denver, CO 80220
  • Email: reed.katherine@tchden.org
  • Phone: 303-860-4360
  • Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, MFA, ATR
  • Address: Hidden Creek, Box 2112, Wimberley, TX 78676
  • Email: ccreatas@aol.com
  • Phone: 512-847-0371
  • Ellen Speert, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1905 Crest Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024
  • Email: ellen@artRETREATS.com
  • Phone: 760-436-3310
  • Lani Gerity Glanville
  • Address: 1663 Prospect Bay Road, Prospect, NS B37 2B3 Canada
  • Email: lanipuppetmaker@mac.com
  • Phone: 902-852-4016
  • Valerie Sereno, ATR-BC
  • Address: 20 E. 74th Street, 2E, New York, NY 10021
  • Email: vsereno@sva.edu
  • Phone: 212-592-2419
  • Nina Makhija, ATR-BC
  • Address: 113 N. Bread Street, #8b, Philadelphia, PA 19106
  • Email: nina.makhija@usa.net
  • Phone: 215-568-0860

  • Mary Donald, ATR-BC LPC
  • Address: 457 Schoolhouse Lane, Devon, PA 19333
  • Email: marydonald@verizon.net
  • Phone: 610-293-1441
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Randy Vick, ATR-BC
  • Address: 44 W Roberta St, Devon, IL 60439-6400
  • Email: rvick@saic.edu
  • Phone: 312-899-7480

  • 3. Art Therapy Journal
  • Lynn Kapitan, PhD, ATR-BC Editor
  • Address: MountMaryCollege, 2900 N Menomonee Pkwy, Milwaukee, WI 53222
  • Email: kapitanl@mtmary.edu
  • Phone: 414-258-4810 x448
  • Holly Feen-Calligan, ATR-BC, Associate Editor
  • Address: 228 Kerby Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3129
  • Email: hfeen@wayne.edu
  • Phone: 313-577-1823

  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Randy Vick, ATR-BC
  • Address: 44 W Roberta St, Devon, IL 60439-6400
  • Email: rvick@saic.edu
  • Phone: 312-899-7480
  • 4. Bylaws, Policy & Procedures Committee
  • The purpose of the Bylaws, Policy & Procedure Committee is to review these documents and monitor revisions in them to assure that they reflect the decisions made by the Board of Directors.
  • Committee Chair: Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1607 Rural Street, Emporia, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: gaelynn@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 620-341-5809
  • Committee Members:
  • Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008

  • Doris Arrington, ATR-BC
  • Address: 30 Knollcrest, Hillsborough, CA 94010
  • Email: daarrington@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 650-343-4994

  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1607 Rural Street, Emporia, KS 66801
  • Email: gaelynn@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 620-341-5809

  • 5. Conference Committee
  • The Conference Committee, through its planning and implementation of the Annual AATA Conferences, provides professional development opportunities for art therapy professionals, students, professional colleagues and members of the general public. Through conference courses, oral presentations, experiential workshops and interactive forums, participants can discuss current theories, explore new techniques, acquire or refine skills and, in general, increase their knowledge and understanding of the field of art therapy. Interactions with other professionals with similar interests afford attendees the opportunity to share experiences, build networks, and grow professionally. Emphasis is placed on the provision of education resources for the general public in order to heighten public awareness and participation, and advance the field of Art Therapy.
  • Committee Chair: Jane De Souza
  • Address: 84 Blueberry Drive, Brewster, NY 10509
  • Email: desouza31@comcast.net
  • Phone: 914-925-5290

  • Special Session Chair: Raquel Farrell-Kirk
  • Address: 18120 SW 3rd Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
  • Email: arthelps@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 305-620-1294 x2260

  • Program Chair: Gretchen Miller, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2069 Olive Avenue
  • Email: gretchenmiller@cox.net
  • Phone: 216-965-9757

  • Art Events Chair: Mercedes B. ter Maat, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC
  • Address: 2050 SE 18th Street, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33062
  • Email: mbtermaat@comcast.net
  • Phone: 954-547-8998

  • Local Arrangements: Charlotte Tarell
  • Address: 915 Shoal Creek Dr., Fairview, TX 75069
  • Email: ctarell@grandecom.net
  • Phone: 972-363-0654
  • Members’ Art Exhibition Chair: Pat Jirovetz, ATR-BC
  • Address: 719 W Gruenwald Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54901
  • Email: p.jirovetz@tds.net
  • Phone: 920-235-3751
  • Quick Draw Coordinator: Diana Gregory, Ph.D.
  • Address: 1149 Pea Ridge Road, Ballground, GA 30107
  • Email: dgregory@kennesaw.edu
  • Phone: 678-797-2138
  • Memorial Ceremony Coordinator: Janice Hoshino, Ph.D., ATR-BC
  • Address: 18619 NE 100th Ct. Redmond, WA 98052
  • Email: jhoshino@anticochsea.edu
  • Phone: 206-268-4818
  • Arts & Craft Marketplace Coordinator: Susan Boxer Kappel, MA, ATR-BC, CGP, LCAT
  • Address: 2056 Ellen Drive, Merrick, NY 11566
  • Email: mrskappel@aol.com
  • Phone: 516-378-6603

  • Conference Photographer: Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, Ph.D., ATR-BC
  • Address: 1607 Rural Street, Emporia, KS 66801
  • Email: gaelynn@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 620-341-5809

  • Video Film Festival Coordinator Pat Allen, ATR
  • 721 Ontario #206, Oak Park, IL 60302
  • Email: patallen8@comcast.net
  • Phone: 708-383-5355
  • Wendy Grassley, Staff Support
  • The Grassley Group
  • 409 Washington Street, Suite A
  • Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  • Toll-free: 866-619-5580, ext. 304
  • fax: 703-342-0411
  • Email: mgc@grassleygroup.com
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008

  • 6. Continuing Education Committee (CEC)
  • The Continuing Education Committee is charged with the reviewing of applications for AATA CEC approval. In addition, the Continuing Education Committee will be responsible for confirming that any approved continuing education program meets the current guidelines of the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB).
  • Chair: Ellen McAlevey, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1201 Highway 37 East, Toms River, NJ 08755-7018
  • Email: friedalevey@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 732-914-8890
  • Committee Members:
  • Karen Clark-Schock, Psy.D, ATR-BC, LPC
  • Address: 2255 Yellow Springs Rd. Malvern, PA 19355
  • Email: kcschock@aol.com
  • Phone: 610-296-9114

  • David Gussak, Ph.D, ATR-BC
  • Address: 376 River Plantation Rd. Crawfordville, FL 32327
  • Email: dgussak@mailer.fsu.edu
  • Phone: 850-645-5663

  • Sherry Lyons Stein, Ph.D, ATR-BC
  • Address: 6213 Ocean Front Walk, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
  • Email: sherry-renee@verizon.net
  • Phone: 310-306-2454

  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Barbara Parker-Bell, ATR-BC
  • Address: 117 Pequest, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
  • Email: parkerbell@es.marywood.edu
  • Phone: 570-585-1192

  • 7. Distance Learning Committee
  • The Distance Learning Committee’s purpose is to educate and serve members of AATA by: 1) Developing distance learning courses applicable to the field of Art Therapy; 2) Encouraging theoretical diversity in distance learning offerings; 3) Providing members’ opportunities to obtain continuing education credits through distance learning opportunities when location is a factor in obtaining such education.
  • Committee Chair: Rebecca Wilkinson MA ATR-BC
  • Address: 3912 Jenifer St NW, Washington, DC 20015-1950
  • Email: raw1717@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 240-460-7700

  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Ellen Horovitz, ATR-BC
  • Address: Nazareth College 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
  • Email: ehorivi4@naz.edu
  • Phone: 585-383-9036

  • 8. Education Committee
  • The Education Committee purpose is the serve the art therapy profession and general public by: 1) establishing and promoting standards for education; 2) supporting the development of educational programs and encouraging theoretical diversity among these programs; 3) fostering communication among educators; and 4) providing information to the public regarding educational standards and opportunities.
  • Committee Chair: Heidi Bardot, ATR-BC
  • Address: 5348 Cristfield Court, Fairfax, VA 22032
  • Email: hbardot@gwu.edu
  • Phone: 703-249-8266
  • Committee Members:
  • Gail Rule-Hoffman, ATR-BC
  • Address: Ursuline College 2550 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, OH44124
  • Email: grulehoffman@ursuline.edu
  • Phone: 216-831-6828

  • Patricia St. John, EdD, ATR-BC
  • Address: P.O. Box 2417 Amherst, MA 01004-2417
  • Email: pstjohn@cnr.edu
  • Phone: 413-253-7648

  • Laurel Thompson, ATR-BC
  • Address: 359 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11217
  • Email: lthompso@pratt.edu
  • Phone: 718-852-3965

  • Janice Havlena, ATR-BC
  • Address: Assoc. Professor of Art Therapy, Edgewood College Art Dept.,
  • 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, WI 53711
  • Email: jhavlena@edgewood.edu
  • Phone: 608-663-2308
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Barbara Parker-Bell, ATR-BC
  • Address: 117 Pequest, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
  • Email: parkerbell@es.marywood.edu
  • Phone: 570-585-1192

  • 9. Educational Program Approval Board (EPAB) Committee
  • The Education Program Approval Board’s purpose is to serve the art therapy profession and the general public by: 1) assuring high standards for education by reviewing program applications for compliance with Education Standards; 2) supporting diverse theory and methods among the programs; and 3) providing information to the public regarding education standards and the programs complying with these standards.
  • InterimCommittee Chair: Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT
  • Address: HC 77 Box 248, 28 Gusto Rd, Laguna, NM 87026
  • Email: josieamover@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 505-833-3034
  • Committee Members:
  • Michaela Kirby, ATR-BC
  • Address: 29 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
  • Email: mkirby@lesley.edu
  • Phone: 617-349-8433
  • Abby Calisch, PsyD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 5014 Pershing Street Dallas, Texas 75206
  • Email: abbycalisch@gmail.com
  • Phone: 214-824-3501

  • Deborah Schroder, ATR-BC, LPAT
  • Address: 2730 Calle Anna Jean, Apt. E, Santa Fe, NM 87507-5279
  • Email: dschroder@swc.edu
  • Phone: 505-660-4988
  • Donna Kaiser, Ph.D, LPC, LMFT, ATR-BC
  • Address: Director, Master of Arts in Art Therapy Program Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
  • Email: donna.h.kaiser@gmail.com
  • Phone: 202-246-7858
  • Diane Meros, MA, ATR-BC
  • Address: 365 E. Overlook Drive Eastlake, OH 44095
  • Email: dmeros@ursuline.edu
  • Phone: 440-951-3043
  • Sanie Andres
  • Address: 365 E. Overlook Drive, Eastlake, CA 93536
  • Email: sandres@pgi.edu
  • Phone: 818-654-1735

  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Barbara Parker-Bell, ATR-BC
  • Address: 117 Pequest, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
  • Email: parkerbell@es.marywood.edu
  • Phone: 570-585-1192
  • 10. Ethics Committee
  • The Ethics Committee is the committee charged to maintain, encourage, and enforce adherence to the Ethical Code and the Standards of Practice of the AATA, Inc.
  • Committee Chair: Elizabeth Stone Mathos, ATR-BC
  • Address: 102 Rue De L Eglise, Noyarey 38360, France
  • Email: estone@mageos.com
  • Phone: 01133-476-540312

  • Committee Members:
  • Janice Havlena, ATR-BC
  • Address: Assoc. Professor of Art Therapy, Edgewood College Art Dept.,
  • 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, WI 53711
  • Email: jhavlena@edgewood.edu
  • Phone: 608-663-2308
  • Larua Aube, ATR-BC, LPC
  • Address: 708 S. Foxridge Drive, Raymore, MO 64083
  • Email: mjalla1998@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 816-359-1885

  • Gladys Agell, Ph.D., ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 19 Hartley Rd, Barre Town, VT 05641
  • Email: gladysagell@verizon.net
  • Phone: 802-476-7634
  • Frances Kaplan, ATR-BC
  • Address: Marylhurst University, PO Box 261, 9436 Wilderness Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
  • Email: fkaplan@marylhurst.edu
  • Phone: 503-699-6332
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Judith Rubin, Ph.D. ATR-BC HLM
  • Address: 4720 Bayard Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: hrubin@pitt.edu
  • Phone: 412-681-6670 or 239-472-6539
  • 11. Finance Committee
  • The purpose of the Finance Committee is to provide responsible direction and recommendations in conjunction with the Executive Director that ensure the financial stability of AATA, both in the present and for the future.
  • Treasurer/Chair:
  • Christianne Strang, Ph.D. ATR-BC
  • 924 18th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294
  • Email: cstrang@uab.edu
  • Phone: 205-910-9936
  • Committee Members:
  • Heidi Bardot, ATR-BC
  • Address: 5348 Cristfield Court, Fairfax, VA 22032
  • Email: hbardot@gwu.edu
  • Phone: 703-249-8266

  • Pat Allen, ATR
  • 721 Ontario #206, Oak Park, IL 60302
  • Email: patallen8@comcast.net
  • Phone: 708-383-5355
  • Arnell Etherington, ATR-BC
  • PO BOX 370392, Montana, CA 94037
  • Email: arnellartl@aol.com
  • Phone: 650-576-3848

  • Judith Rubin, Ph.D. ATR-BC HLM
  • Address: 4720 Bayard Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: hrubin@pitt.edu
  • Phone: 412-681-6670 or 239-472-6539
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Christianne Strang, Ph.D. ATR-BC
  • 924 18th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294
  • Email: cstrang@uab.edu
  • Phone: 205-910-9936
  • 12. Governmental Affairs Committee
  • The Governmental Affairs Committee, through a network of regional representatives, monitors state and national legislation to ensure that the interests and objectives of the AATA are adequately represented at the federal state, and local levels of government. The committee supports and advocates for legislation and policies that establish nondiscriminatory standards and regulation for the practice and profession of art therapy.
  • Committee Chair: Sarah Kremer, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1820 Hillman Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002
  • Email: sarah.kremer@gmail.com
  • Phone: 650-274-5262
  • Committee Members:
  • Susan Sabini, ATR (Western States)
  • Address: 6850 S. Clarkson Street, Littleton, CO 80122
  • Email: susansabini@earthlink.net
  • Phone: 720-283-3227
  • Laura Greenstone, ATR-BC
  • Address: 86 Paddock Ct. Oceanport, NJ 07757
  • Email: lgreenstne@aol.com
  • Phone: 732-460-1973

  • Mary How, ATR (Southern States)
  • Address: 3900 Dubose Drive, Columbia, SC 29204
  • Email: maryhowsts@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 803-252-8393 x0105
  • Don Cutcher, ATR-BC (Eastern States)
  • Address: 144 Garston Court, Gahanna, OH 43230
  • Email: dcutcher1@aol.com
  • Phone: 614-475-4478

  • Paula Howie, ATR-BC
  • Address: 10607 Lockridge Drive, Silver Springs, MD 20901
  • Email: paulahowie@erols.com
  • Phone: 301-593-2392
  • Peg Dunn-Snow, PhD, ATR-BC, LPAT, LMHC
  • Address: 3312 SW 51st Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
  • Email: dr.pegdunnsnow@arttherapyforchildren.com
  • Phone: 954-983-5538
  • Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008

  • Jennifer Baldwin, ATR-BC (Central States)
  • Address: 7427 Venice Street, Falls Church, VA 22043-3216
  • Email: jbettinibaldwin@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 703-204-9820
  • Shannon Scott-Miller, ATR-BC
  • Address: 406 Illinois Drive, Tecumseh, MI 49286-7544
  • Email: smscott@umich.edu
  • Phone: 517-902-3831
  • Cathy Malchiodi, ATR-BC, LPCC, CPAT, HLM
  • Address: 2317 Saratoga Drive, Louisville, KY 40205
  • Email: cmalchiodi@insightbb.com
  • Phone: 502-451-8120
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Matthew Bernier
  • Address: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Po Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501
  • Email: berniemg@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-446-5895 x 5188
  • 14. Multicultural Committee
  • The Multicultural Committee works to increase the sensitivity, awareness, and insight of art therapists regarding people of all color and ethnicity. The purpose of the committee is to provide information, networking, and monitoring for all art therapists of diverse ethnic and racial heritage, and to facilitate racial and ethnic diversity with AATA’s membership.
  • Committee Chair: Stella Stepney, ATR-BC
  • Address: 6 Sylvan Knoll, Fairport, NY 14450
  • Email: stepney@frontiernet.net
  • Phone: 585-429-2711
  • Committee Members:
  • Charlotte Boston, ATR-BC
  • Address: 4003 Kathland Avenue, Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
  • Email: charlottebst@netscape.net
  • Phone: 301-217-5407
  • Tosha Davis, ATR
  • Address: 9202 Appleford Circle, #247 Owings Mills, MD 21117
  • Email: creativeladytld@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 410-902-6446
  • Cheryl Doby-Copeland, ATR-BC
  • Address: 3421 24th Street, NE Washington, DC 20018
  • Email: Cheryl.Copeland@dc.gov
  • Phone: 202-636-0039
  • Holly Feen-Calligan, ATR-BC
  • Address: 228 Kerby, Gross Pointe Farms, MI 48236
  • Email: hfeen@wayne.edu
  • Phone: 313-642-4355
  • Jordan Potash, ATR-BC
  • Address: A5/16th Flr., Kingston Building, Kingston Street, Causeway Bay,
  • Hong Kong
  • Email: jordan@jordanpotash.com
  • Phone: 202-276-6980
  • Jayashree George, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2326 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
  • Email: jgeorge@antiochsea.edu
  • Phone: 206-268-4813
  • Valencia Carroll, ATR-BC
  • Address: 8 Beehive Place, Apt. H Cockeysville, MD 21030
  • Email: valenciacarrol@wmconnect.com
  • Phone: 410-628-4848
  • Anna Riley Hiscox, ATR-BC
  • Address: 148 Seawall Court, Vallejo, CA 94951
  • Email: arhiscox@solanocounty.com
  • nummospirts@aol.com
  • Phone: 707-649-8565
  • Lisa Garlock, ATR-BC
  • Address: 326 Mississippi Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
  • Email: lraye@starpower.net
  • Phone: 301-891-0968
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Ellen Horovitz, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT, RYT
  • Address: Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618
  • Email: ehorovi4@naz.edu
  • Phone: 301-891-0968
  • 15. Membership Committee
  • Committee Chair: Laura Loumeau-May, ATR-BC
  • Address: 12 Roger Ct South, Ringwood, NJ 07456
  • Email: loumeaumay@caldwell.edu
  • Phone: 201-447-8000 x 7133
  • Committee Co-Chair: Mickie McGraw, ATR-BC
  • Address: 3436 Ormond Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
  • Email: mimaru79@aol.com
  • Phone: 216-791-9303
  • Committee Members:
  • Bobbi Stoll, ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 8020 Briar Summit Drive; Los Angeles, CA 90046
  • Email: bobbistoll@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 323-650-5934
  • Sandra Graves Alcorn, ATR
  • 206 W. Jefferson St., LaGrange, KY 40031
  • Email: SndrGra@aol.com
  • Phone: 502-667-1056
  • Stella Stepney, ATR-BC
  • Address: 6 Sylvan Knoll, Fairport, NY 14450
  • Email: stepney@frontiernet.net
  • Phone: 585-381-9827
  • Laura Salley, ATR-BC
  • Address: 55 Fairview Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052
  • Email: laurasalley@verizon.net
  • Phone: 973-324-2248
  • Joseph Jaworek, ATR-BC
  • Address: 11 North Road, Boonton, NJ 07005
  • Email: jjaworek@resiliencymatters.net
  • Phone: 973-476-6109
  • Barbara McIntyre, ATR-BC
  • Address:13450 S High Point Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
  • Email: artstx@freeway.net
  • Phone: 231-929-9427
  • [Subcommittee Members Include: Courtney Dietz, Laury Rappaport, Michaela Kirby, Jacky Martin, Amanda Alders, Lani Gerity, Geri Hurlbut, Pamela Hayes, Toshiko Kobayashi, Erika Vinson,Trini Selman, Arlene Diaz and more yet TBN. Consultants: Dana Elmendorf and Gretchen Miller]
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Judy Rubin, PhD. ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 4720 Bayard Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: hrubin@pitt.edu
  • Phone: 412-681-6670 or 239-472-6539
  • 16. Nominating Committee
  • The Nominating Committee is responsible for presenting to the membership the most qualified slate of candidates for election. The committee will operate in a non-partisan manner considering service to the organization and qualifications specific to the position for which professional member is nominated.
  • Committee Chair: Susan Ainlay-Anand, ATR-BC
  • Address: 251 Highland Meadow Rd. Flora, MS 39071-9513
  • Email: Smainlay@aol.com
  • Phone: 601-879-8111
  • Committee Members:
  • Holly Feen-Calligan, ATR-BC
  • Address: 228 Kerby Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3129
  • Email: hfeen@wayne.edu
  • Phone: 313-577-1823
  • Frances Anderson, ATR-BC
  • Address: 8 44th Ave, Isle of Palms, SC 29451-2605
  • Email: feiop8@gmail.com
  • Phone: 843-886-8514
  • Paulie Howie, ATR-BC
  • Address: 10607 Lockridge Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20901
  • Email: paulahowie@erols.com
  • Phone: 240-505-3836
  • Deborah Sharpe, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1261 Marin Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806
  • Email: dasweb@mail.com
  • Phone: 415-668-1000 x 4265
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Judy Rubin, PhD. ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 4720 Bayard Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: hrubin@pitt.edu
  • Phone: 412-681-6670 or 239-472-6539
  • 17. Research Committee
  • It is the purpose of the AATA Research Committee to encourage, support and promote a broad base of research that is grounded in diverse methodologies. It is also the committee’s purpose to inform the AATA community of the importance and need for ethical research. The Research Committee serves the are therapy profession and general public by: 1) establishing and promoting standards for art therapy research; 2) supporting excellence in art therapy research by soliciting and rewarding professional and student research; and 4) providing information to the general public regarding research in the field.
  • Committee Chair: Donna Kaiser
  • Conference Research Roundtable Coordinator: Sarah Deaver, ATR-BC
  • Address: 234 North Blake Road, Norfolk, VA 23505
  • Email: deaversp@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-423-6331
  • Committee Members:
  • Penelope Orr, ATR-BC
  • Address: PO Box 915, Monticello, FL 32345
  • Email: porr@fsu.edu
  • Phone: 850-997-2573
  • Patricia St. John, ATR-BC
  • Address: P.O. Box 2417, Amherst, MA 01004
  • Email: pstjohn@cnr.edu
  • Phone: 914-654-5280
  • Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: Route 1, Box 215 E, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
  • Email: lgantt@tramatherapy.us
  • Phone: 304-291-2912
  • Elizabeth Holt, ATR-BC
  • Address: 3910 Homestead Road, Lanexa, VA 23089-5646
  • Email: esholt@aol.com
  • Phone: 757-565-0106
  • Anne Mills, ATR-BC
  • Address: P.O. Box 9853, Alexandria, VA 22304
  • Email: amills.gwu.edu
  • Phone: 703-914-1078
  • Linda Chapman, MA, ATR-BC, RPT-S
  • Address: 10151 East Road, Redwood Valley, CA 95470
  • Email: arttherapy@pacific.net
  • Phone: 707-485-5060
  • Donna Kaiser, Ph.D, LPC, LMFT, ATR-BC
  • Address: Director, Master of Arts in Art Therapy Program Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
  • Email: donna.h.kaiser@gmail.com
  • Phone: 202-246-7858
  • Kate Collie, MFA, PhD, ATR
  • Address: Arts in Medicine Program Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Ave.,Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, CANADA
  • Email: Kate.collie@stanford.edu
  • Phone: 780-989-5960
  • Suzanne Lister, ATR-BC
  • Address: 10 Wilmot Street, Kingston, ON K7L 4V1, CANADA
  • Email: s_lister@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 514-848-2424 X4799
  • Tricia Teneycke, LMHC, ATR-BC
  • Address: c/o WSPH, 2600 SW Holden Street, Seattle, WA 98126
  • Email: triciat@highlinementalhealth.org
  • Phone: 206-933-7205
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Matthew Bernier
  • Address: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Po Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501
  • Email: berniemg@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-446-5895 x 5188
  • 18. Strategic Planning Committee
  • The Strategic Planning Committee is responsible for developing a five-year plan for the organization. At any given time, a five-year plan should be on file in the AATA National Office and revised annually and approved by the Board of Directors. Planning should be focused on a vision for the future of the profession and a realistic view of art therapy’s role under current conditions and legislation.
  • Committee Chair: Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008
  • Committee Members:
  • Erica Maxion Curtis, ATR-BC, MFT
  • Address: 6455 ColdwaterCanyon, Valley Glen, CA91606
  • Email: emaxion@thehelpgroup.org
  • Phone: 310-751-1120
  • Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1607 Rural Street, Emporia, KS 66801
  • Email: gaelynn@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 620-341-5809
  • Peg Dunn-Snow, PhD, ATR-BC, LPAT, LMHC
  • Address: 3312 SW 51st Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
  • Email: dr.pegdunnsnow@arttherapyforchildren.com
  • Phone: 954-983-5538
  • Yasmine Awais, ATR-BC, LCAT
  • Address: 768 Hewitt Place, Bronx, NY 10455
  • Email: awaisatrbc@gmail.com
  • Phone: 917-645-4819
  • Savneet Talwar, MA, ATR-BC
  • Address: 332 Lincoln Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912
  • Email: savneett@gmail.com
  • Phone: 301-920-2224
  • Christine Hazelett, ATR
  • Address: 1226 Elmwood Ave. #3W Evanston, IL 60202
  • Email: christine.hazelett@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 847-254-4550
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008
  • 19. Technology Committee
  • Committee Chair: Brian Austin
  • Address: 7440 Somerset, New York, NY 10282
  • Email: briandavidaustin@gmail.com
  • Phone: 646-621-4212
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Ellen Horovitz, ATR-BC
  • Address: Nazareth College 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
  • Email: ehorivi4@naz.edu
  • Phone: 585-383-9036
  • 20. Efficacy Study Funding Committee
  • The Efficacy Study Funding Committee will work with members of the AATA Research Committee to provide needed research in the field by finding funding sources for national efficacy studies in art therapy.
  • Co-Chair: Paula Howie, ATR-BC, LPC
  • Address: 10607 Lockridge Drive, Silver Springs, MD 20901
  • Email: paulahowie@erols.com
  • Phone: 301-593-2392
  • Co-Chair: Donna Kaiser, Ph.D, LPC, LMFT, ATR-BC
  • Address: Director, Master of Arts in Art Therapy Program Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
  • Email: donna.h.kaiser@gmail.com
  • Phone: 202-246-7858
  • Committee Members:
  • Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: Route 1, Box 215 E, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
  • Email: lgantt@tramatherapy.us
  • Phone: 304-291-2912
  • Frances Anderson
  • Address: 8 44th Avenue, Isle Of The Palms, SC 29451-2605
  • Email: feander17@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 843-886-8514
  • Doris Arrington, ATR-BC
  • Address: 30 Knollcrest, Hillsborough, CA 94010
  • Email: Daarrington@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 650-343-4994
  • Linda Chapman, ATR-BC
  • Address: 10151 East Rd, CA 95470
  • Email: redwood@itsa.ucsf.edu
  • Phone: 707-485-0105
  • Erica Maxion Curtis, ATR-BC, MFT
  • Address: 6455 ColdwaterCanyon, Valley Glen, CA91606
  • Email: emaxion@thehelpgroup.org
  • Phone: 310-751-1120
  • Sarah Deaver, ATR-BC
  • Address: 234 North Blake Road, Norfolk, VA 23505
  • Email: deaversp@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-423-6331
  • Sarah Kremer, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1820 Hillman Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002
  • Email: sarah.kremer@gmail.com
  • Phone: 650-274-5262
  • Patricia St. John, ATR-BC
  • Address: P.O. Box 2417, Amherst, MA 01004
  • Email: pstjohn@cnr.edu
  • Phone: 914-654-5280
  • Louis Tinnin
  • Address: Rte 1 Box 215 E, Lake Of Woods, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
  • Email: trauma@access.mountain.net
  • Phone: 304-291-2912
  • Ex Officio: Peg Dunn-Snow, PhD, ATR-BC, LPAT, LMHC
  • Address: 3312 SW 51st Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
  • Email: dr.pegdunnsnow@arttherapyforchildren.com
  • Phone: 954-983-5538
  • 21. Professional Practice Committee
  • The Committee on Professional Practice is charged with the task of assessing, gathering and sharing information regarding aspects of the professional practice of art therapy. The committee will develop and review written materials that clarify and describe the professional practice of art therapy. Information developed or reviewed will reflect a wide diversity of approaches and populations within the practice of art therapy. The committee will offer resources to practicing art therapists and those interested in the professional practice of art therapy.
  • Committee Chair: Elizabeth Warson, ATR-BC
  • Address: Eastern VA. Med School Graduate Art Therapy Program, P.O. Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501
  • Email: warsonea@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-446-5895 x0710
  • Committee Members:
  • Cathy Malchiodi, ATR-BC, LPCC, CPAT, HLM
  • Address: 2317 Saratoga Drive, Louisville, KY 40205
  • Email: cmalchiodi@insightbb.com
  • Phone: 502-451-8120
  • Board of Directors Liaison:
  • Judith Rubin, Ph.D. ATR-BC HLM
  • Address: 4720 Bayard Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • Email: hrubin@pitt.edu
  • Phone: 412-681-6670 or 239-472-6539
  • SPECIAL COMMITTEES
  • AD HOC COMMITTTEES 2009
  • 1. Ad Hoc CACREP Committee
  • This ad hoc committee will review the new CACREP standards for counseling programs to determine if art therapy training programs would benefit in applying for CACREP standards.
  • Committee Chair: Patricia Gussie Klorer, ATR-BC
  • Address: 7440 Somerset Avenue, St Louis, MO 63105
  • Email: pklorer@siue.edu
  • Phone: 314-721-5199
  • Committee Members:
  • Marie Wilson, ATR-BC, CSAT, LPC
  • Address: 5824 Keith Lane, Emmaus, PA 18049
  • Email: schwilson@aol.com
  • Phone: 973-618-3511’
  • Holly Feen-Calligan, ATR-BC, Associate Editor
  • Address: 228 Kerby Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3129
  • Email: hfeen@wayne.edu
  • Phone: 313-577-1823
  • Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT
  • Address: HC 77 Box 248, 28 Gusto Rd, Laguna, NM 87026
  • Email: josieamover@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 505-833-3034
  • Cathy Malchiodi, ATR-BC, LPCC, CPAT, HLM
  • Address: 2317 Saratoga Drive, Louisville, KY 40205
  • Email: cmalchiodi@insightbb.com
  • Phone: 502-451-8120
  • Board Liaison: Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008
  • 3. Ad Hoc Newsletter
  • Committee Chair: Deb Mickelsen, ATR
  • Address: 1113 Echo Cir, Racine, WI 53406
  • Email: rmickelsen@wi.rr.com
  • Phone: 262-637-3972
  • 4. Ad Hoc Committee for Legislative Issues
  • Committee Chair: Linda Gantt, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: Route 1, Box 215 E, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525
  • Email: lgantt@tramatherapy.us
  • Phone: 304-291-2912
  • Committee Members:
  • Laura Greenstone, ATR-BC
  • Address: 86 Paddock Ct, Oceanport, NJ 07757
  • Email: lauragreenstone@gmail.com
  • Phone: 732-208-3638
  • Joan Phillips, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2717 Meadowbrook Dr., Norman, OK 73072
  • Email: jparttx@aol.com
  • Phone: 405-364-2008
  • Matthew Bernier
  • Address: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Po Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501
  • Email: berniemg@evms.edu
  • Phone: 757-446-5895 x 5188
  • Sarah Kremer, ATR-BC
  • Address: 1820 Hillman Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002
  • Email: sarah.kremer@gmail.com
  • Phone: 650-274-5262
  • 5. Ad Hoc Governance Committee
  • Committee Chair: Anne Mills, ATR-BC
  • Address: P.O. Box 9853, Alexandria, VA 22304
  • Email: amills.gwu.edu
  • Phone: 703-914-1078
  • Members: TBD
  • OTHER SPECIAL COMMITTTEES
  • 1. Audit Committee
  • Committee Chair:
  • Randy Vick, ATR-BC
  • Address: 44 W Roberta St, Devon, IL 60439-6400
  • Email: rvick@saic.edu
  • Phone: 312-899-7480
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  • Board Liaison:
  • Randy Vick, ATR-BC
  • Address: 44 W Roberta St, Devon, IL 60439-6400
  • Email: rvick@saic.edu
  • Phone: 312-899-7480
  • 2. Honors Committee
  • The purpose of the AATA Honors Committee is to serve the membership of AATA by soliciting nominations from the membership for the following awards: 1) Honorary Life Membership; 2) Distinguished Service Award; 3) Art Therapy Clinician Award; 4) Other Awards (recognizing meritorious contributions to the field of art therapy).
  • Committee Chair: Marcia L. Rosal, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 315B Eppes Psychology Building, Department of Art Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1232
  • Email: mrosal@fsu.edu
  • Phone: 850-644-2926
  • Committee Members:
  • Harriet Wadeson, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 1511 Lincoln Street, Evanston, IL 60201
  • Email: wadeson@uic.edu
  • Phone: 847-866-7734
  • Jordan Potash, ATR-BC
  • Address: A5/16th Flr., Kingston Building, Kingston Street, Causeway Bay,
  • Hong Kong
  • Email: jordan@jordanpotash.com
  • Phone: 202-276-6980
  • Frances E. Anderson, Ed.D., ATR-BC, HLM
  • Address: 8 44th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451
  • Email: feiop8@gmail.com
  • Phone: 843-886-8514
  • Janis Hoshino, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 18619 NE 100th Ct., Redmond, WA 98052
  • Email: jhoshino@antiochseattle.edu
  • Phone: 206-268-4818
  • Video Sub-Committee
  • The Video/Film Sub-Committee select and award recipients for the Jim Consoli Video / Film Award at the annual AATA National Conference.
  • Sub-Committee Chair: Brian Austin briandavidaustin@gmail.com
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Irene Rosner David PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 330 E 33rd St, Apt 8A, NY 10016
  • Email: reendy@aol.com
  • Phone: 212-562-3671
  • Video Sub-Committee
  • The Video/Film Sub-Committee selects recipients for the Jim Consoli Video / Film Award at the annual AATA National Conference.
  • Committee Members:
  • Ellen Horovitz, ATR-BC
  • Address: Nazareth College 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
  • Email: ehorivi4@naz.edu
  • Phone: 585-383-9036
  • Andrea Tree
  • Address: 1001 Wilson Blvd. Apt 1208L, Arlington, VA 22209
  • Email: deatree2@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 571-278-7950
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Irene Rosner David PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 330 E 33rd St, Apt 8A, NY 10016
  • Email: reendy@aol.com
  • Phone: 212-562-3671
  • 3. Scholarship Committee
  • It is the purpose of the Scholarships Committee to serve as the body which administers, in conjunction with the Treasurer, the scholarship funds and selects the most appropriate candidates to receive those available awards. Further, they aim to increase the amounts in these funds with a view to enlarge the value of the scholarships awarded.
  • Committee Chair: Doris Arrington, ATR-BC
  • Address: 30 Knollcrest, Hillsborough, CA 94010
  • Email: Daarrington@sbcglobal.net
  • Phone: 650-343-4994
  • Committee Members:
  • Colleen Paul, ATR-BC
  • Address: 842 Towne St., Sonoma, CA 95476
  • Email: Tomatina@aol.com
  • Phone: 707-938-1658
  • Charles Anderson, ATR-BC
  • Address: 2127 Se 35th. Topeka, KS 66605
  • Email: canderson0023@gmail.com
  • Phone: 785-640-6482
  • Pamela Hayes ATR-BC
  • Address: 4046 Towhee Dr., Calabasa, CA 91302
  • Email: Hayesarttherapy@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 401-556-8605
  • Deborah Farber ATR
  • Address: 10 Abington Ave., Ardsley, NY 10502
  • Email: dfarber@Schoolfvisualarts.edu
  • dfarber@sva,edu
  • Phone: 914-693-0229
  • Betty Hartzell, ATR-BC
  • Address: 220 W Evergreen Ave Apt B 31., Philadelphia, PA 19118
  • Email: eah38@drexel.edu
  • Phone: 215-762-3767
  • Board of Directors Liaison: Irene Rosner David PhD, ATR-BC
  • Address: 330 E 33rd St, Apt 8A, NY 10016
  • Email: reendy@aol.com
  • Phone: 212-562-3671
  • OTHER ASSOCIATED BOARDS
  • ATCB President
  • Terry Towne, ATR-BC
  • Address: 7137 Sherman Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
  • Email: terrytowne@aol.com
  • Phone: 760-361-3101
  • AATA Appointed Members to the ATCB Board:
  • Nina Denninger, ATR-BC
  • Address: Seton Hill University Box 467 F, Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601
  • Email: denninger@setonhill.edu
  • Phone: 724-277-2137
  • Penelope Orr, ATR-BC
  • Address: PO Box 915, Monticello, FL 32345-0915
  • Email: porr@mailer.fsu.edu
  • Phone: 850-997-2573
  • NCCATA Chairperson
  • Laura Greenstone, ATR-BC
  • Address: 86 Paddock Ct. Oceanport, NJ 07757
  • Email: lgreenstne@aol.com
  • Phone: 732-460-1973
  • Past President’s Advisory Board Chair
  • Marcia Rosal is the Chair this year ( 2009)
  • Address:
  • Email:
  • Phone: