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.  The CAC Handbook, CAC Policies and Procedures, Annual Chapter Report form, read minutes from previous All Chapter Calls, or peruse ATRA's Strategic Plan.


Officers

Chair

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

Chair-Elect

Audra Gibson, BS, CTRS
Director of Recreation and Social Integration
Community Residences, Inc
5013 Harford Lane
Burke, VA 22015
(240) 535-0518 (W)

Secretary

Sarah Conque
Graduate Student - University of Mississippi


 

Chapter Affiliate Representatives

By State

  Arizona                     

Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association (ASTRA)Connect with Facebook

Suzanne Prosser
(520) 869-6440 (c)
(602) 629-7003(w)

  Arkansas                

Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society (ATRS)

Dr. Cathi McMahan, Ph.D., CTRS
President Elect for ATRS
Arkansas Tech University
(479) 968-0885

  California                 

Bay Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (BATRA)Connect with Facebook

Sherri Heim, CTRS
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Recreation Therapy Service 11K
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-5000x2-27545 (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)Connect with Facebook

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

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it, contact the CAC Chair.

  Florida                    

Gold Coast Therapeutic Recreation Association (GCTRA) 

This is an inactive chapter. Please contact Barbara if you're interested in serving 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)

Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter!

  Idaho                      

Therapeutic Recreation Association of Idaho (TRAI)

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

  Illinois                 

Illinois Recreation Therapy Association (ILRTA)Connect with Facebook

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)Connect with Facebook

David Zapata
RTI President -Elect
Activity Therapist
River Bend Hospital
2900 North River Road
West Lafayette, IN  47906
(765) 463-2555x470 (W)


  Iowa                    

Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association (ITRA)

Allison Meinders, CTRS
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)

  Kansas               

Kansas City Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KCATRA)

Also Serving: Missouri

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  Kentucky               

Kentucky Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KATRA)

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  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)

Also Serving: District of Columbia

This is an inactive chapter. Please contact Pete if you're interested in serving CHARTA.

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) Connect with Facebook

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

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it, contact the CAC Chair.

  Michigan                

Michigan Therapeutic Recreation Association (MTRA) Connect with Facebook

Michelle Sommer

  Minnesota           

Minnesota Therapeutic Recreation Association (MTRA)

 Emily Buell, CTRS 
(952) 826-8415

 

  Missouri                 

Kansas City Area Therapeutic Recreation Association (KCATRA)

 Also Serving: Kansas 

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  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)

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  New Hampshire            

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association(NETRA)Connect with Facebook

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

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it, contact the CAC Chair.

  New Jersey               

New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania Association (NJEPA)Connect with Facebook

Also Serving: Eastern Pennsylvania

President
Anne Richard, MS, LRT, CTRS
335 Cobbs Mill Road
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(
856) 453-5101
 
Immediate Past President
Heather Burket, Ed.M., CTRS, CCLS
(609) 504-3112
 

  North Carolina               

North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association (NCRTA) Connect with Facebook

Carolyn Austin

  Ohio               

Cincinnati Dayton Area Recreation Therapy Association (CDARTA)Connect with Facebook

President
Christine Havach, CTRS

  Oklahoma               

Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

Laura Blundell, CTRS
St. Anthony Hospital
1000 N. Lee
Oklahoma Ciity OK 73102
(405) 272-6732
(405) 659-3754 (C)

Cathy Jordan
(405) 612-0962 (C)

  Oregon               

Pacific Northwest Therapeutic Recreation Association Connect with Facebook

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)

  Pennsylvania           

New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania Association (NJEPA)Connect with Facebook

Also Serving: New Jersey
 
President
Anne Richard, MS, LRT, CTRS
335 Cobbs Mill Road
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 453-5101
 
Immediate Past President
Heather Burket, Ed.M., CTRS, CCLS
(609) 504-3112

 

  Pennsylvania            

Western Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association (PATRA)

Courtney Gramlich, CTRS
Storm Harbor Equestrian Center
STRE
(724) 738-4015

  Rhode Island             

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association (NETRA)Connect with Facebook

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

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it, contact the CAC Chair.

  Tennessee            

Tennessee Recreation Therapy Association (TRTA)

Larry Brown
Senior Internship Coordinator
Labecca Enterprises, Inc.
221 Echodale Lane
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 577-7315

 

  Texas                    

Lone Star Therapeutic Recreation Association (LSTRA)

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  Texas                    

North Texas ATRA Chapter

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it may contact:

Dana R. Dempsey, MS, CTRS
dana.dempsey@tsrh.org
 

  Vermont               

New England Therapeutic Recreation Association (NETRA) Connect with Facebook

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

This chapter has dissolved. If you're interested in helping reorganize it, contact the CAC Chair.

  Virginia               

Virginia Therapeutic Recreation Association (VATRA)

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter.

  Washington           

Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association (WSTRA)Connect with Facebook

Cami Yount, CTRS

Patty Irvin, CTRS/R

  Washington, D.C.           

Chesapeake Area Recreational Therapy Association (CHARTA)

Also Serving: Maryland

This is an inactive chapter. Please contact Pete if you're interested in serving CHARTA.

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

  West Virginia           

West Virginia Therapeutic Recreation Association (WVTRA)

Brent Sturm
(304) 412-2916

  Wisconsin               

Wisconsin Therapeutic Recreation Association (WTRA)

This is an inactive chapter.  Please contact the CAC Chair.if you would like to be involved in reactivating the chapter. 

  Wyoming               

Northern Rockies Recreational Therapy Association (NRRTA)

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 

 

 

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