APTA Geriatrics House of Delegates Report to Membership

2024 APTA House of Delegates Motion Tracker for APTA Geriatrics members.pdf (119.5 KB)

I wanted to let our membership be aware of the work we are doing preparing for the APTA House of Delegates on July 21 & 22. We have a discussion group made up of APTA Geriatrics and APTA Home Health delegates and other interested members, who have been meeting twice a month since March discussing concepts and proposed motions (RCs) and will continue discussing National Leadership Candidates from August to November 7 when we will vote virtually.

APTA Geriatrics Members:
Beth Black, PT; Chief Delegate (NM)
Amy Hamel Smith, PTA, Delegate, PTA Council Rep (AL)
Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA; Alternate Delegate, President of APTA Geriatrics (DE)
Gretchen Jackson,PT, DPT; member, 2023 Geri Alternate Delegate, Current TN delegate (TN)
Nicole Thompson, PT, DPT; member (FL)
Faith Majors-Culp, SPT, APTA Geriatrics Student Council rep (MD)
James_Gosney Jr., SPTA (VA)
Morgan Brinning, SPT (IA)

Home Health Academy members:
Eva Norman, Chief (FL)
Rachel Botkin, Delegate (OH)
Phil Goldsmith, Alternate Delegate & HHA Pres (MD)
Silke Mildenberger, PTA Council Rep (AZ)

I am attaching a file on the 24 motions (RCs) to be discussed when we meet on site, including the 10 motions we have co-sponsored. Please let us know if you have any questions or want to provide us input relating to these motions.

Beth Black, PT, Chief Delegate: BBlackPT@gmail.com

Amy Hamel Smith, PTA, Delegate asmithhamel@restoretherapy.com

Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA, Alternate Delegate ciolek@comcast.net

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APTA National Leadership elections are coming up quickly, Nov. 7th. Please provide your APTA Geriatrics delegates comments on the following candidates:
2024 APTA Slate of Candidates

President (one to be elected)
Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD
Roger Allan Herr, PT, MPA
Kip Schick, PT, DPT, MBA

Vice President (one to be elected)
Skye Donovan, PT, PhD, Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist

Director (three to be elected)
Jennifer Jeffrey Bell, PT, ScD
Stefanie Bourassa PT, DPT
Jamie Dyson PT, DPT
Eric Joseph Folmar, PT, DPT Board-Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Jeff Jankowski, PT, DPT, ATC
Kim Nixon-Cave, PT, PhD, MS, FAPTA
Tim Vidale, PT, DPT, MBA

Nominating Committee (one to be elected)
Monique Junette Caruth, PT, DPT
Tarang K. Jain, PT, DPT, PhD

Beth Black, APTA Geriatrics Chief Delegate at bblackpt@gmail.com