NYCCAT Board Update: 2.10.06

[Guest guest]

Hello to everyone.

Tonight the NYCCAT Board met so to follow is my ‘keeping

you up to date’ blurb!

A call for presenters for NYCCAT’s annual CAT

conference will be sent out soon to the e-group once we have secured a

conference space. Right now we are planning the conference for April 22

& 23 (Sat & Sun) in NYC so save the date! We also are planning a

Spring Swing & Silent Auction in May and will post when we firm up the

details.

As you know the LCAT process continues. For many who

applied the main hold up seems to be the comparative education review. Alan

and I plan to contact the powers that be to inquire about the approval process

and if there is anything we can do to provide information that would help in

confirming the required educational curriculum for approval. Alan also continues

to keep in close contact with the Joint Council, the State and our Lobbyist Jim

Carr. ANY updates we hear about will be posted on the e-group.

As I had mentioned to you in my first Board meeting review

email we continue to make positive changes to the NYCCAT Board. Recently

we added Executive positions to reflect typical organizational Boards. The

full list of Board members and titles are listed below. We are still

seeking a Corresponding Secretary so if you have any interest please contact me

directly for more information.

And last but CERTAINLY not least is our recent appeal for your

support via asking you to donate moolllaa to NYCCAT. After making our

first payment to the Joint Council and paying our day to day bills we for sure

need your support to keep NYCCAT going strong! As bold as I can be at

times and despite the stack of motivational books on my shelf I still am

challenged by asking people for money but after being on the NYCCAT Board for

about 6 years, knowing first hand how costly it is to achieve OUR professional

goals I feel compelled to ask for your support. As President of NYCCAT

and your colleague I can assure you on behalf of the NYCCAT Board that all

monies raised go directly to serving our CAT community. Ok now

here is my RALLY CRY! BUST OPEN THOSE PIGGY BANKS!!!! and even consider a

Chriss Berk move…I hit my mom and sister up for a donation too! My

friends are next on the list! How can I top off the RALLY CRY you

ask?? I hush up and let you know how to donate!

-If you received the donation letter please consider making a

donation of any amount that you can offer at this time.

-If you did not receive a letter and would like to make a

donation you can send it to NYCCAT, PO

Box 1012, NY, NY

10009 again donating

what you can offer at this time. If you already sent in your donation

THANK YOU!!!

Also, if you did not receive a donation letter and would like

to be in our database for future NYCCAT mailings please send the following

information directly to our Membership Chair, Yoko at yokotajimi@...

Name and credentials

CAT Modality

Address

Phone

Email

On behalf of the NYCCAT Board I send a since thanks for ALL

the contributions that you make to NYCCAT and our profession including

monetary, emails on the e-group, Licensure advocacy, promotion of our field and

most importantly the CAT work that you do.

Take Care,

Chriss

Chriss Berk, MA, ATR-BC, LPC President,

E-group Moderator, Art Therapy Representative

Christa

Kirby, MA, RDT Website

Designer, Drama Therapy Representative

Brandoff, MA Recording

Secretary, Art Therapy Representative

D. , MA, RDT Drama

Therapy Representative

Carpente, MA, CMT, NRMT Music

Therapy Representative

Tara

Christ, MA, DTR Student

Outreach Chair, Dance/Movement Therapy Representative

, MS, DTR Public

Relations Chair, Dance/Movement Therapy Representative

Gibson, M.Ed., CAGS Art

Therapy Representative

Lora

Heller, MS, MT-BC Website

Moderator, Music Therapy Representative

Alan

Pottinger, BFA,

MA, RDT Treasurer,

Liaison to Joint Council, Drama Therapy Representative

Schrape, MS, ATR Vice

President, Art Therapy Representative

Debbie Stone, MS, ADTR Dance/Movement

Therapy Representative

Yoko

Tajimi, MA, MT-BC Membership

Chair, Music Therapy Representative

, MPS, ATR Program

and Volunteer Chair, Art Therapy Representative