Board of Directors

MTABC believes in quality leadership in our board of directors and committee members. Board members serve a two-year term and have their MTA credential.

The board consists of executive positions and Directors of Professional Services, External Relations and Advocacy and Government Regulations.

 

 

MTABC Board:
President: president@mtabc.com Laura MacLeod, MA, NICU-MT, MTA
President-Elect presidentelect@mtabc.com Andrea Matchullis, BMT, MTA
Past President pastpresident@mtabc.com Susan Summers, PhD, AVPT, MTA
Secretary: secretary@mtabc.com Olivia Nussey, MTA
Treasurer: treasurer@mtabc.com Carolyn Neapole, AVPT, SEP, MTA
Director of Professional Services: professionalservices@mtabc.com Julia Walmsley, BCRMT, BMus, BMT, MTA, MT-BC
Director of Advocacy and Government Regulations: advocacy@mtabc.com Susan Summers, PhD, AVPT, MTA
Directors of External Relations: externalrelations@mtabc.com Sheila Lee, MA, MTA, FAMI, RCC

Advocacy and Government Regulations Committee:

Autism initiative chair: autismchair@mtabc.com Calista Switzer, MTA
Autism Initiative Committee: Esther Thane, MTA

Jacqueline Cheung, MTA

Jorden Liteplo, MTA

Micaela Pirritano, MTARuth Francis-Lyster, MT-BC, MTA

Advocacy task force members: Julia Adam, MTA

Julie Grannary, MTA

Shannon Carr Perkins, MA, MTA

Lizzy Walsh, MTA

Interior Advocacy Committee Kayla Turnbull, MTA

Judith Rietveld, MTA

Janine Carscadden

FACTBC Representatives Susan Summers, PhD, AVPT, MTA

Kevin Kirkland, PhD, MTA, FAMI

External Relations Committee:

Public Relations Chair: publicrelations@mtabc.com Jemma Sprusten, MTA
Public Relations Committee: Vacant
Advertising: Vacant
Social media Chair: Katherine Deane, MTA

Professional Services Committee:

New Grads Committee: Kristen Shin, MTA

Janelle Miller, MTA

Deven Miles, BMT

Micaela Pirritano, MTA

Susan Summers, PhD, AVPT, MTA

Alexina Davis, MTA

Ethics Chair: ethics@mtabc.com Kirsten Davis, MA, MTA
CE Workshops Committee: ceworkshops@mtabc.com Cailey Dye, MTA

Natalie Kimpton, MTA

Aimee Murdoch, MTA

Janelle Miller, MTA

Photographer/videographer Katherine Lim, MTA
Conference Chair: conference@mtabc.com Janelle Miller, MTA
Conference Committee: Cara Troje, MTA

Josh Denny-Keys, MTA

Kira Hickerson, MTA

Stacey Ewasko

Membership Chair: membership@mtabc.com

 

Nadia Petriw, MTA
Membership Renewals: info@mtabc.com Peter Schroeder
Drumbeat Editor: drumbeat@mtabc.com Darby Meszaros,MTA
Drumbeat Publisher: publisher@mtabc.com Iris Wong, MTA
Website Liaison: webliaison@mtabc.com Nicole Broughton, MTA
Administrative Assistant: info@mtabc.com Peter Schroeder
Regional representatives: valleyregrep@mtabc.com Fraser Valley: Sheila Harry, MTA
vanislandregrep@mtabc.com Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands: Maryann Burrows, MTA
interiorregrep@mtabc.com Interior, Kamloops, Shuswap/Okanagan: Kayla Turnbull, MTA
Webmaster: webmaster@mtabc.com Susan Friesen and Dana Alberts, eVision Media

Leadership Philosophy

As leaders in MTABC, we are committed to the mission, objectives and goals of MTABC and adhere to the following values and principles:

Excellence and striving for continuous quality in everything we do.

Communication:
A clear, appropriate, timely and open exchange of ideas, feelings, expectations, information, and engage in active listening.

Empowerment:
The authority, accountability and responsibility for decision-making.

Teamwork:
An effective, efficient, creative process used to achieve a common goal in an atmosphere of trust, support and respect.

Growth:
Positive personal and organizational change achieved through creatively, risk-taking and learning.