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OPTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Tonya Apke PT PT DPT
President
David Wessells PT PT MPT MHA Vice President
Greg Kline PT PT DPT
EdD MBA Treasurer
Shannon Simpson PTA Secretary
Jane Keehan PT PhD Director I Michelle Losurdo PT PT DPT
Director II
Kim Doolittle-Koran PT PT DPT
Director III
ASSOCIATION STAFF
Victoria Gresh CAE Executive Director Patti Geary
Director of of Professional Development
Mack Calhoun
Marketing & Communications Manager
Vicky Humphrey PT MS CE
Reviewer
Jessica Lewis PT PT DPT
CE
Reviewer
Amanda Sines Legislative Agent
Berni Willis Payment Policy Specialist
The The Ohio Physical Therapy Association magazine is is published biannually by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association Inc 1085 Beecher Crossing North Suite B B Gahanna OH 43230-4563 All materials or or ads should be submitted to to the the ACCESS Editor in in care of of the the OPTA office: 1085 Beecher Crossing North Suite B B Gahanna OH 43230-4563 614-855-4109
Email: opt@ohiopt org
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Copyright Notice: The The Ohio Physical Therapy Association magazine is copyright ©2021 by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association Inc All rights reserved All advertisements are accepted on the basis of conformance with the the ethical standards of the the American Physical Therapy Association The The Association does not verify representations made in advertisements and should not be deemed to have endorsed any advertisers President’s Message Tonya Apke PT PT DPT
COURAGE TO CONTINUE
Winston Churchill once said “Success is is not not final failure is is not not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts ” Where 2020 tested our our our resolve our our our patience and our our our ability to pivot I feel like 2021 is is testing our ability to be resilient stay optimistic and have the courage to continue on on At OPTA we continue to to seek opportunities to to keep moving our profession forward to address
the most important issues of our time OPTA leaders met in in June to to brainstorm priorities for this year and narrowed down to these: promoting our new mentoring program
for students (more info soon!) expanding our our education options related to resources for alternate payment sources exploring reimbursement initiatives legislatively and highlighting innovative or unique practices from our members in Ohio through our Outside the Boundaries series These initiatives align with our strategic goals of:
1 RECRUIT MENTOR AND AND RETAIN MEMBERS AND AND LEADERS 2 ADVOCATE
FOR HEALTH AND GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES THAT ADVANCE PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE As of of July 1 we said goodbye to some of of our board members and welcomed our newly elected board I’d like to thank Christine Schulte who served two terms as vice president Her passion for the profession and legislative/ policy issues is is infectious! Dawn Bookshar completed her second term as secretary She has been so dependable and brought her perspective from SNF and management to her role which was such an asset to our board! Deb Riczo completed her term as director II
She has been a a a a strong advocate for the PTA and and is definitely a a a a a creative and and innovative thinker! We greatly appreciate all of you and your
service to OPTA!
We also welcome three new OPTA board members: David Wessells will serve as vice president Shannon Simpson as secretary and Michelle Losurdo as director II
I’m looking forward to working with you you and welcome you you to the OPTA leadership team!
You may have seen some emails and social media posts about an ad hoc committee we are forming We’re calling it the Historical Committee and we are looking for some volunteers! If you have been a a a member for a a a while and/or have an an interest in in our history please consider this opportunity to help us put together some historical documents and pictures to to tell the OPTA story and create a a a process to celebrate OPTA on an an annual basis Please reach out to to Victoria if you are interested!
Finally as as we move through the last half of this APTA Centennial year the focus will be on the “100 days of service” initiative Please stay tuned for details and if you have ideas let us know! We have a a few more surprises to acknowledge this great APTA milestone!
I hope to to see you soon as we return to to in-person events this year! Take care!
For more information contact Tonya at:
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