Board & Committees

BOARD

Director at Large – Central Region
Ryan Cotton, PT, DHS, Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (2:2020)

Director at Large – North Region
Bryan Bourcier, PT, DPT, ATC, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (2021)

Director at Large – South Region
Nate Nevin, PT, DPT (3:2021)

New Professional
Jessica Baker, PT, DPT (2020)

PTA Caucus Representative
Rochelle Hawkins, PTA (2:2021)

Alternate PTA Caucus Representative
*Not on BOD
Elizabeth Coons, PTA (2:2020)

COMMITTEES

Awards
Sean Bagbey, PTA, ATC, Chair
Blair Frye, PT, MSPT
Patty Balbach, PT
Alicia Nichols, PT, DPT
Jessica Prothero, PT, MS

Bylaws
Sean Bagbey, PTA, ATC, Chair
Rick Reuss, PT
Jerry Smith, PT, ATC, MBA

Conference
Ryan Wood, PT, DPT, MHA, Chair
Sean Bagbey, PTA, ATC
Elizabeth Coons, PTA
Blair Frye, PT, MSPT
Nate Nevin, PT, DPT

Continuing Education Review
Donna Peterson, PTA, MSEd, Chair
Peter Altenburger, PT, PhD
Frank Bates, PT, DPT, MBA

Ethics
Paul Young, PT, Chair
Carol Krueger-Brophy, PT
Valerie Strunk, PT 

Finance/Audit
Lauren Deike, PT, DPT (C)
Carrie Yarger, PT, MS (NC)
Sean Collins, PT (NE)
Natalie Myers, PT (NW)
Kay Stevens, PT, MSPT, MBA (SE)
Jenny Schu, PT (SW)

Legislation – Federal
Blair Frye, PT, MSPT 

Legislation – State
Chair, VACANT
Peter Altenburger, PT, PhD
Deanna Hayes, PT, DPT, MS
Paul Lonnemann, PT, DPT
Valerie Strunk, PT, DPT

Ad Hoc
Steve Beebe, Chapter Lobbyist
Emily Slaven, PT, PhD, President

Membership
Chris Gales, PT, DPT (2021)
Gail Altekruse, PT, DPT, MBA
Frank Bates, PT, DPT, MBA
Bill Claussen, PT
Elizabeth Coons, PTA

Nominating
Dolly Phadke, PT, Chair (2020)
Rochelle Hawkins, PTA (2021)
David Jackson, PTA (2022)

PAC
Brad Shupe, PT
Kevin Herald, PT

Practice & Payment

Andrea Lausch, PT, DPT, Practice & Payment Specialist
Shane Sommers, PT, MS
Sean Bagbey, PTA, ATC
David Dinn, PT, MS
Holly Zent, PTA

Public Relations
John Kiesel, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Dustine Chase, PT
Kevin Sanborn, PT, DPT
Jacob York, SPT

Service
Sarah Keenan, PT, Co-Chair
Hannah Enochs, PT, DPT, Co-Chair

DELEGATES

Gail Altekruse, PT, DPT, MBA (2021)
Blair Frye, PT, MSPT, Chief (2021)
Rick Reuss, PT (2020)
Emily Slaven, PT, PhD (2020)
Jerry Smith, PT, ATC, MBA (2020)
William Staples, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy (2020)
Alicia Taylor, PT (2021)

Alternate Delegate
Nate Nevin, PT, DPT (2020)

DISTRICT CHAIRS

Central
Josh Vice, PT, DPT, ATC, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy

NC District
Brock Haut, PT

NE District
Alyssa Keys, PT, DPT 

NW District
Dimple Singh, PT, DPT

SE District
Andrea Ammerman, PT, DPT

SW District
Katie Whetstone, PT, DPT

SIG CHAIRS

New Professional
Carly Sullivan, PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Orthopaedic & Manual Therapy SIG
Lina Avendano, PT, DPT, MHS, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

Pediatric SIG
Stasia Tapley, PT, DPT

Student SIG
Kate Lindemann, SPT

Student Core Ambassador
Morgan Benjamin, SPT

Executive Director
Suzie Callan, IOM
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