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Officers
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Chair:
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Judi
Jenkins
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Vice Chair:
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Sophie Rydin |
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Secretary:
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Karla Sternberg |
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Treasurer:
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Eileen
Garza |
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Council on Development/Public Relations:
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Pam Lathem
Andrea Dulworth |
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Council on Education:
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Sally
Woodward |
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Council on Membership Services:
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Cheryl Cleary |
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Council on Standards and Practice:
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Joanne Ripple
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Council on Legislative and Political Affairs:
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Jackie Lawrence
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OTA Representative:
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Leslie Lang
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Members-At-Large:
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Open
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Student Representative (UTMB):
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Nicole Holland
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Student Representative (HCC):
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Amy Vu
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Representative (TWU): |
Ashley Player |
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Liaisons
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Beaumont Liaison:
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Open
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East Texas Group Liaison:
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Len Sobel
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Katy Group Liaison:
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Julie Harth
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Upcoming District Meetings
All regular district meetings will be held the third Wednesday
of the month. Networking begins at 6:30 p.m., with the meetings starting
at 6:45 pm. A light meal will be provided at GCED meetings. For information
about GCED meetings, contact Judi Jenkins at 713-441-2675 (work).
Receive type I or type II CE credits at all district and cluster
group meetings. All meetings are free to TOTA members, $20 for
OTR and COTA non-members and $10.00 for student non-members. TOTA
membership applications are available at meetings.
Interested in hosting a cluster group MegaMeeting? Contact Eileen
Garza at 281-356-7559 for details and watch for a training opportunity
at Mountain Central Conference 2009!
| Date: |
July 28, 2010 |
| Time: |
8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
| Topic: |
Motivating CLients for Successful Therapy Outcomes |
| Speaker: |
Gretchen Stone, PhD, OTR, FAOTA |
| Location: |
Sammons Preston-Patterson Medical Branch
5373 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston TX 77041 |
| Cost: |
$120.00 for members
$255.00 for non-member OTs
$225.00 for non-member OTAs |
| Sponsor: |
Sammons Preston-Patterson Medical Branch
Lunch will be provided |
| Register: |
Download the Registration Form (pdf) |
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| Date: |
August 18, 2010 |
| Topic: |
The Use of Obsolete and Outdated Tests |
| Speaker: |
Kathlyn L. Reed, PhD, OTR, MLIS |
| Sponsor: |
PMC Health Products Inc.
7100 Regency Square Blvd Ste 130
Houston, TX 77036
Contact: Phyllis Charles/ President
ph (713) 532-4680
fax (832) 327-7472 |
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| Date: |
September 15, 2010 |
| Topic: |
Updates on Rehab Technologies For Stroke |
| Speaker: |
Barbara Doucet, PhD, OTR |
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| Date: |
October 20, 2010 |
| Topic: |
TBA |
| Speaker: |
Jean Polichino |
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| Date: |
November 5-7, 2010
Mountain Central Conference, Sugar Land! |
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| Date: |
January 19, 2011 |
| Topic: |
Cancer Related Fatigue and It's Impact on ADL |
| Speaker: |
Vivianne Yang, OT and Annissa Hill, OT |
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| Date: |
February 16, 2011 |
| Topic: |
What's New in Prosthetics |
| Speaker: |
Robert Schiff, CPO, LPO, MBA |
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| Date: |
March 16, 2011 |
| Topic: |
Legislative Update - AOTA Issues |
| Speaker: |
TBA |
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| Date: |
April 20, 2011 |
| Topic: |
The 2nd Annual TWU Student Evidence Based Practice Research Presentations |
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| Date: |
May 15, 2011
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| Topic: |
Pediatric Oncology |
| Speaker: |
Lindsay Mingle, OTR, MS, C/NDT |
Receive type
I or type II CE credits at all district and cluster group meetings.
All meetings are free to TOTA members, $20 for OTR and COTA non-members
and $10.00 for student non-members. TOTA membership applications
are available at meetings.
For general information TOTA or district meetings, contact district
chair Judi
Jenkins.
If you are a member of TOTA and would like to be added to the
Gulf Coast East District email tree for updates regarding continuing
education, job postings, etc., please send an email from the address
you would like added to District Chair Judi
Jenkins.
Emergency Numbers
Gulf Coast East District Meetings
The following numbers are provided to the members of Gulf Coast East District in the event that the evening of a scheduled meeting is accompanied by severe weather or some other emergency.
| Judi Jenkins |
Chair |
jajenkins923@sbcglobal.net |
| Cheryl Cleary |
Membership |
(713) 873-3808 W |
| Eileen Garza |
Treasurer |
(713) 805-5147 C
(281) 356-7559 H |
| Karla
Seifert |
Secretary |
713-441-1059 W |
If the weather is inclement, we will make a determination by 4:00 PM whether to cancel the meeting or not. If there are weather warnings (severe storms, flash flood, tornado, hurricane, etc) chances are high that we will cancel the meeting. Please call before driving to Shriner’s.
Save On Travel With Megameetings
Gulf Coast East District Meetings are also broadcast at outlying locations throughout the state via Megameeting. Cut your travel while receiving quality continuing education credits and participating in the activities of TOTA. Check the GCED schedule for location details. Starting in August there will be megameeting sites in Houston, Clearlake, Galveston, Tomball, Kingwood, and El Paso.
See Also:
Alamo-South District
Capital-Centex District
Great Plains-West District
Rio Grande District
Trinity-North District
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