BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President: Nadia F. Paredes, MA, LMFT, ATR
Founder of Creative Studio and Professor of Continuing Education at the Anáhuac University in Mexico City
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President-Elect: Raquel Farrell-Kirk, MS, ATR-BC
Owner of Creative Energy Art Therapy.
Jacksonville, FL
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Treasurer: Marygrace Berberian, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, LCSW
Director of the Graduate Art Therapy Program at New York University
New York City, New York
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Secretary: Michael Galarraga, LPC, ATR-BC, CSAC, CSOTP
Owner of Intersection Therapy, LLC and Adjunct Professor at Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
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Director: 'Cori' Corinna Costello PhD, LCMHCS, LCPC, ATCS, ATR-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Student Support at Counseling at Northwestern Graduate Program
Huntersville, North Carolina
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Director: Melissa Hedlund Nelson, PhD
Adjunct Professor at Mount Mary University and Adler Graduate School, Teaching Assistant at the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, and Founder The Light of The Heart: A Community Art Therapy Project.
Aurora, IL
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Director: Kathryn Snyder, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor at The University of the Arts, Adjunct Faculty at Drexel University, and Director & Psychotherapist at Parent to Child and Therapy Associates
Philadelphia, PA
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Director: Kelly Burns, MA, LMHC, ATR-BC
Art Therapist, Nemours Children’s Hospital
Orlando, FL
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Director: Maria Kim, PhD, ATR-BC, LMFT
Teaching faculty, Antioch University
Seattle, WA
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Director: Rachel Mims, MS, ATR-BC, LPC-AT-S
Licensed Professional Counselor and Art Therapist, Deep in the Art of Texas Therapy
Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Veterans One Stop
Hillsboro, TX