About PATA

Mission Statement

The Potomac Art Therapy Association (PATA) was created in 1975 to increase contact and communication among art therapists in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Since its inception, PATA has grown to include a variety of mental health professionals and has expanded services to its membership and the community. Its purposes are:

to provide a resource for information about art therapy, as well as a referral service to the general public.
to provide a forum for ongoing exchange of information among local art therapists.
to promote professional growth by offering a quarterly newsletter, seminars, and workshops.
to support graduate education in art therapy with a scholarship fund.
to represent the interests of area art therapists in legislative affairs at the local, state, and national levels.
to maintain membership referrals.

PATA is an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association.

Board Members

President: President: Amy Tatsumi, MA, ATR-BC
President Elect: VACANT
Secretary: Dorothy Dvorachek, MA,
Treasurer: Phillip Pradier MA
Chapter Delegate: Diana Sabados, MA, ATR-BC

Committee Chairs

Scholarships: Heidi Bardot MA, ATR-BC
Publications, Newsletter, Blog: Gioia Chilton MA, ATR-BC
Governmental Affairs: Megan Robb MA, ATR-BC
Membership: Lisa Garlock, MA, ATR-BC
Programs: VACANT
Webmaster: Huyen MacMichael, MA, ATR
E-Group: Amy Tatsumi, MA, ATR-BC
Research: VACANT
Ethics: Kimberly Hanrahan-Havern, MA, ATR-BC
Public Information: Diana Sabados, MA, ATR-BC
Student Representative: Kim Ottinger