Chapter Affiliate's Council

The leaders below are ATRA members focused on professional innovation at the local level. If there is not a chapter in your area, please contact the CAC chair-elect. The CAC has provided planning guidelines for those interested in starting a new chapter. We also offer the CAC Policies and Procedures.

Officers

Chair-Elect

Mike Sutherland, M.Ed., CTRS
Miami Valley Hospital
4NW-RIO
One Wyoming St
Dayton, OH 45409
(937) 208-3093

Secretary

Beth Eastman, CTRS
Rehabilitation Program Manager
Montana State Hospital
PO Box 300
300 Garnet Way
Warm Springs, MT 59759
(406) 693-7145

Chapter Affiliate Representatives

By State

Arizona

Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association (ASTRA)

Beth A. Dietrich Ed.D, CTRS
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 277-5551 ext 7250 (w)

Arkansas

Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society (ATRS)

Diann Smith, CTRS
CAVHS
2200 Fort Roots Dr (118/NLR)
North Little Rock, AR 72114
501-257-3271

California

Bay Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (BATRA)

Sherri Heim, CTRS
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Recreation Therapy Service 11K
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-5000 x66176 (w)

California

San Diego Therapeutic Recreation (SDRTA)

Stacy Staab, CTRS
750 Whiting Ct. #8
San Diego, CA 92109-6935

Connecticut

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association (NETRA)

Also Serving: New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont

Rebecca Taylor, CTRS/L

Florida

Gold Coast Therapeutic Recreation Association (GCTRA)

Barbara L. Parker, CTRS
Chief, Therapeutic Recreation 11G/RT
PO Box 5005
Bay Pines VAHCS
(727) 398-9364

Georgia

Georgia Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (GATRA)

Contact the CAC President if you'd like to volunteer!

Idaho

Therapeutic Recreation Association of Idaho (TRAID)

Janell Greenwood
208-496-4708
Instructor, BYU-Idaho
Rexburg, ID 83460

Illinois

Illinois Recreation Therapy Association (ILRTA)

Debbie Tiger, MS, CTRS

ILRTA President-Elect

Special Therapies Coordinator

Cunningham Children's Home

1301 N. Cunningham Ave

Urbana, IL 61802

217-367-3728

Indiana

Recreation Therapists of Indiana, Inc. (RTI)

Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Ph.D., CTRS
Indiana University
1025 E. 7th Street, HPER 133
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-3093

Iowa

Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association (ITRA)

Allison Meinders, CTRS
president@iowatra.org
305 O Ave.
Vinton, IA 52349
(319) 269-6228 (c)

Doug Boleyn
Genesis Medical Center
1227 E Rusholme Street
Davenport, IA 52803
(563) 421-1441 (w)
boleynd@genesishealth.com

Kansas

Kansas City Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KCATRA)

Also Serving: Missouri

Inactive Chapter

Contact the CAC President if you'd like to volunteer!

Kentucky

Kentucky Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KATRA)

Cliff Burnham
South Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital (SKY)
1300 Campbell Lane
Bowling Green, KY 42104
(270) 782-6900 x217 (w)

Louisiana

Pelican Chapter

Lorena Berry-Pete
Terrebonne General Medical Center
Health and Rehabilitation Unit
8166 Main Street
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 873-3561 (w)
(985) 872-5246 (h)

Louisiana

Louisiana-Magnolia Chapter

Also Serving: Mississippi

Mary D. Gladney
609 Watts Cir
Minden, LA 71055
(318) 675-7839 (w)
(318) 377-7935

Maryland

Chesapeake Area Recreational Therapy Association (CHARTA)

Inactive Chapter - Please contact if interested n reactivating

Also Serving: District of Columbia

Pete McGunigle, CTRS
9914 Postwick Rd
Ellicott City, MD
(410) 938-3758

Mississippi

Louisiana-Magnolia Chapter

Also Serving: Louisiana

Mary D. Gladney
609 Watts Cir
Minden, LA 71055
(318) 675-7839 (w)
(318) 377-7935

New Hampshire

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association (NETRA)

Also Serving:Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont

Rebecca Taylor, CTRS/L

Michigan

Michigan Therapeutic Recreation Association (MTRA)

Jenny Baweja, CTRS
235 Wealthy SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 242-0443
tr_mtra@yahoo.com

Minnesota

Minnesota Therapeutic Recreation Association (MTRA)

Stephanie Kohl
Recreation Service Manger
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres
10730 36th Place North
Plymouth, MN 55441
(952) 401-4873 (w)

Missouri

Kansas City Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KCATRA, Kansas, Missouri)

Inactive Chapter

Contact the CAC President if you'd like to volunteer!

Montana

Northern Rockies Recreational Therapy Association (NRRTA)

Also Serving: Wyoming

Kelli Jones - WY contact
High Five Recreation Consulting, LLC
P.O. Box 63
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 690-0571

Mike Schnoor - MT contact
(406) 373-5493

Nebraska

Nebraska Association for Recreational Therapists(NART)

Inactive Chapter

Contact the CAC President if you'd like to volunteer!

New Hampshire

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association(NETRA)

Also Serving: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont

Rebecca Taylor, CTRS/L

New Jersey

New Jersey/Eastern PA Chapter

President
Erin Moore, CTRS
(215) 913-1684

President-Elect
Heather Burket, Ed.M., CTRS, CCLS
(609) 504-3112

North Carolina

North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association (NCRTA)

Carolyn Austin

Ohio

Cincinnati Dayton Area Recreation Therapy Association (CDARTA)

Angela Goldschmidt, CTRS
President
Brookville Retirement Community
12100 Reed Hartman Highway
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513) 377-7060 (w)

Oklahoma

Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

Laura Blundell, CTRS
St. Anthony Hospital
1000 N. Lee
Oklahoma Ciity OK 73102
405-272-6732
405659-3754 (c)

Cathy Jordan
405-612-0962 (c)

Oregon

Pacific Northwest Therapeutic Recreation Association

Shelly Severson, CTRS
President
Recreation Therapist
Oregon State Hospital
2600 Center Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2682
(503) 945-9838 (c)

Michael S. Ratliff, CTRS
Immediate Past-President
Director of Therapeutic Recreation
Oregon State Hospital
2600 Center Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-2682
(503) 945-2967 (c)
(317) 514-1793 (h)