Pediatric Physical Therapy  
 
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Section Leadership
 
Board of Directors:

Persons filling the elected office of President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer provide leadership for the Section on Pediatrics. For a complete leadership roster, please contact the Executive Office

 
Executive Committee
 
President
Sheree York, PT, MS, PCS
Sheree.york@chsys.org

Vice President
Peg Mohr, PT, PhD
pegmohr@medicine.nodak.edu

Secretary
Sally Westcott McCoy, PT, PhD
westcotts@comcast.net

Treasurer
Cynthia Miles, PT, MEd, PCS
bike4ever@verizon.net

Regional Directors
 
Persons elected as Regional Directors complete the Board of Directors and serve as Board Liaisons for the State Representatives
 

Region I - Western
(AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA)
Sandra Gail Bellamy, PT, PCS
bellyache4@sbcglobal.net

Click here for your state representative


Region II - Northcentral
(CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WY)
Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD
maryjane.rapport@ucdenver.edu

Click here for your state representative


Region III - Great Lakes
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Kathy Martin, PT, DHS
kmartin@uindy.edu

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Region IV - Northeastern
(CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT)
Lori Glumac, PT, DSc, PCS
lglumac@caiu.org

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Region V - Southeastern
(DC, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
Rachel Brady, PT, DPT, MS
rab9@georgetown.edu

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Region VI - Southern
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, PR, TN)
Tom Schlitt, PT, DPT, PCS (2010 int)
trschlit@ci.maryville.tn.us

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Region VII - Southcentral
(AR, AZ, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Donna Ingram, PT, PCS
dipiedpt@vvm.com

Click here for your state representative


 
Committee Chairs
 
The following committees seek to ensure that the goals for the Section are achieved.
 

Bylaws
Janet Downey, PT, MPT, PCS (2006-2009+)*
jldjtd3@netperson.net


Education
Joe Schreiber, PT, PhD, PCS
jschreiber@chatham.edu

Communications
Margo Orlin, PT, PhD, PCS
margo.n.orlin@drexel.edu


Membership
Jennifer Wissinger, PT, DPT, PCS (2008-11) Chair
jennifer.wissinger@hotmail.com


Federal Affairs
Sheryl Low, PT, PCS (2008-11)*
sheryl.low@csun.edu

Nominating and Elections
Priscilla Osborne, PT, MS, PCS (3rd year) Chair
priscilla.osborne@tch.harvard.edu


Program
Connie Blow, PT
cblow@att.net

Practice
Lynn Jeffries, PT, PhD, PCS (2010-13) Chair
lmjeffries@lunet.edu


Public Relations
Donna Bowers, PT, MPH, PCS (2010-13) Chair
bowersd@sacredheart.edu
Research
Irene McEwen, PT, PhD, FAPTA
irene-mcewen@ouhsc.edu

Payment & Policy
Judy Lindsay, PT (2010-13) Chair
Lindsay619@comcast.net


Reimbursement
Jeanine Colburn, PT, MS, PCS
jgcolburn@comcast.net

 
Publications Editors
 

Pediatric Physical Therapy Journal Editor
Ann VanSant, PhD, PT
215/ 204-3208 W
ann.vansant@temple.edu

Section Newsletter Editors
Carol Chambers, PT PCS Carol.chambers@tsrh.org  

Joyce Maring, PT, EdD hspjxm@gwumc.edu


 
Special Interest Groups
 
The following SIGs represent specific, special-interest areas within the Section.
 

Pediatrics Sports-Fitness SIG
Danielle Cheung, PT, PCS (2010-13) Chair
PO Box 4564
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
626/ 375-2374 W
Pt.danielle@gmail.com


Neonatology SIG
Stacey Dusing, PT, PhD, scdusing@vcu.edu
Marie Reilly, PT, PhD, reillyma@med.unc.edu
School-based PT SIG
Marcie Kaminker, PT, DPT, MS, PCS
Mkkaminker@aol.com 

Early Intervention SIG
Elisa Kennedy, PT, PhD, PCS
ekennedy@usouthal.edu 

Adolescents & Adults with Developmental Disabilities SIG
Lorraine Sylvester, PT, MS (2010-13) Chair
332 Emelyn St
Norman, OK 73071-5055
405/ 325-8951 W
Lorraine-sylvester@ouhsc.edu


Hospital-based Physical Therapy SIG
Colleen Coulter-O’Berry, PT, MS, PCS (2009-12) Chair
Colleen.o'berry@choa.org



 
Section Delegate
 
The Section Delegate represents the Section on Pediatrics in the APTA House of Representatives.
(To find out more about how the APTA House works, go to this link)
 

Toby Long, PT, PhD
202/ 687-8742 W
longt@georgetown.edu

 
Specialty Council
 
The Specialty Council Representative represents the Section on Pediatrics on the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
(ABPTS) (To find out more about how ABPTS works, go to this link)
 

Eric Pelletier, PT, DPT, PCS
esppt@verizon.net
pelletiere@email.chop.edu
215/ 590-6966 W

 
APTA Board Liaison
 
The APTA Board Liaison represents the Section on Pediatrics on the APTA Board of Directors.
(To find out more about how the APTA Board works, go to this link)
 

Kathy Mairella
kathymairella@apta.org

 

Student Assembly Liaison

Amanda Richards, SPT
Aptasa_secretary@hotmail.com

 

Executive Office

Cynthia Sliwa
Section on Pediatrics, APTA
PO Box 327
Alexandria, VA 22313
800/ 999-2782, ext 3254 W
703/ 706-8575 Fax
cindysliwa@apta.org
pediatrics@apta.org