The Board of Directors speaks with one voice and is responsible for linkage with members (as owners), assurance of executive performance, and enactment of these written policies that define its vision and guide the organization:
The board convenes each February and October. Elected for not more than two three-year terms starting in October, directors are Professional members with RPT/S credentials, a demonstrated knowledge of the Policy Governance Model, and a temperament that advances group discussion and play therapy vision.
Jennifer Baggerly, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S
Director 10/09-10/12
Associate Professor of Counselor Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Susan Carter, PhD, LP, RPT-S
Director 10/07-10/10
Owner, Center for Change & Growth, Inc., Paw Paw, MI
Secretary
Mary Fry, LCPC, RPT-S
Director 10/07-10/10
Director, Play Therapy Certificate Program & Adjunct Instructor, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, KS
President
Bill Nordling, PhD, LP, RPT-S
Director 10/05-10/08, 10/08-10/11
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Institute for Psychological Sciences, Arlington, VA
President-Elect
Mary Anne Peabody, LCSW, RPT-S
Director 10/06-10/09, 10/09-10/12
School Social Worker, Regional School Unit #75, Brunswick, ME
Consultant, Children's Insttitute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Phyllis Post, PhD, LPC, RPT
10/09-10/12
Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy Program, and Director of the Multicultural Play Therapy Center, University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Patty Scanlon, LCSW, RPT-S
Director 10/08-10/11
Owner, PlayJourneys, Indianapolis, IN
Marilyn Snow, PhD, LPC, RPT-S
Director 10/08-10/11
Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Mississippi, University, MS
Past President
Daniel Sweeney, PhD, LPC, LMFT, RPT-S
Director 10/04-10/07, 10/07-10/10
Professor of Counseling & Director of Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies, George Fox University, Portland, OR
Executive Director & CEO
Bill Burns, CAE
Non-Voting Director 01/99 - Present
Association for Play Therapy, Fresno, CA
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