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Treasurer: Jee Young Suk
Jee Young Suk, MA, LGPC, LGPAT, received her Master in Art Therapy from the George Washington University in 2013 and completed undergraduate Pre-Art Therapy program in Emporia State University in 2008. Currently Jee Young works as a mental health project coordinator of the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, providing individuals of all ages including children, adolescent, adult, and seniors with art therapy and counseling services. She has provided individual and group art therapy services for children, adolescents, and adults in medical, inpatient psychiatric, group home-based studio, inpatient psychiatric research/treatment, community-based clinic settings. |
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Licensure Committee Chair: Jordan S. Potash
Jordan S. Potash, PhD, ATR-BC, REAT, LCPAT (MD), LCAT (NY) is a registered, board certified and licensed art therapist, as well as, a registered expressive arts therapist. He has worked with clients of all ages in schools, clinics, and community art studios in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Jordan is primarily interested in the applications of art and art therapy in community development and social change, with an emphasis on reducing stigma, confronting discrimination and promoting cross-cultural relationships. Jordan has published on a variety of topics that include multiculturalism, social change, burnout prevention, ethics and medical humanities. He is also co-editor of Art therapy in Asia: To the bone or wrapped in silk (2012, Jessica Kingsley), the first book to systematically document indigenous, adapted and integrated art therapy theories and practices across Asia. Within the American Art Therapy Association, Jordan has served as chairperson of the Ethics Committee and Multicultural Committee, as well as, Book Review Editor for Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. |
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Membership Chair: Jane Woo
Jane Woo, MA, ATR-BC is a board certified art therapist in the DC Metro area. She received her BA at The University of Georgia and her MA at The George Washington University. Her past experience includes providing art therapy services for adolescent / young adults in their homes and within the community, psychiatric hospital and partial hospitalization treatment programs, and a geriatric center. She currently works at Tracy's Kids at Children's National Health Systems. Tracy's Kids is a non-profit organization that helps address the emotional needs of pediatric oncology / hematology patients and their families. Her favorite art mediums are cut paper, bookmaking, pen and watercolor, and oil painting. |
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Programming Chair: Marcie Katcher
Marcie Katcher has a B.A. in Art Education, K-12 from University of Miami, Florida; Masters of Creative Arts Therapy from Hofstra University, N.Y. with MFA studies at Pratt, Brooklyn, N.Y. and a degree in Web Design from Parsons School of Art & Design in Manhattan. She has a special interest in digital technologies and creative expression. She worked at Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults where her research showed art therapy can lowered blood pressure and increase positive affect in deaf blind individuals. Her experience includes work with children with autism, the elderly and those experiencing trauma or mental illness. She developed creativity workshops for government leaders and scientists as well as media training workshops using the arts. She is new to Washington D.C. and founded Power Art LLC, producers of well being workshops in mindfulness, creativity, healing and diversity using the arts. She also works with private clients. If you are an art therapist, mental health professional or professional artist wanting to present a workshop idea for the Potomac Art Therapy Association please email her at PowerArt.LLC@gmail.com. |
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Marketing and Communications Committee Co-Chair: Beth Kim, MA, ATR
Beth Kim, MA, ATR-BC is a Board Certified Art Therapist. She received a BA in Organizational Administration with a concentration in Events Management from George Mason University. She completed a Master of Arts in Art Therapy from George Washington University. Beth has experience working as an art therapist with children and adults of all ages in hospitals, retirement communities, residential treatment centers and public mental health settings in New York City, DC and VA. Beth currently practices Art Therapy at a Northern Virginia non-profit, providing therapeutic services for geriatric individuals with memory loss, cognitive impairments and physical disabilities. |
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Research Chair: Gioia Chilton
Gioia Chilton, PhD, ATR-BC is an art therapist, artist, and art-based researcher. She has serves as adjunct faculty for several universities and has been a leader in the field of art therapy as a registered and board certified art therapist for 20 years. In 2010, she co-founded Creative Wellbeing Workshops, LLC, where she provides continuing education training using art and happiness strategies to alleviate burnout and stress (www.CreativewWellbeingWorkshops.com). Author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, she recently co-authored a chapter on arts-based research for the Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research. |
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Website Manager: Adele Stuckey, MA, LPC, ATR-BC
Adele is a board certified art therapist and counselor practicing in Alexandria, Virginia. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Savannah, Georgia and relocated to Virginia to attend GW's Art Therapy master's program. Adele has provided art therapy services for several years in psychiatric hospital settings, school settings, and most recently in her private practice as the founder of Alexandria Art Therapy, LLC. In addition to providing art therapy and counseling, she enjoys teaching creative arts workshops including the Zentangle Method, a meditative drawing practice. |
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PATA Scholarship Chair: Janet Minichiello
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