Beck & Melcher New NCTRC Board Members

I just received an announcement from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification titled "NCTRC Welcomes Two New Board Members."

The announcement read:

As a result of the recently conducted Board election, NCTRC is proud to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors. Dr. Teresa Beck, CTRS and Ms. Suzanne Melcher, CTRS will officially join the NCTRC Board in April 2009 and will each serve a three-year term from 2009-2012.

Teresa M. Beck, PhD., CTRS resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Teresa earned her BS degree in Recreation Administration with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation from Indiana University, a MS in Leisure Services with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation from Florida State University and her PhD in Higher Education Administration with a minor in Leisure Studies from the University of North Texas. She is currently Associate Professor and Director of Therapeutic Recreation and Health Professions Programs as well as the Faculty Director for Freshman Orientation at Grand Valley State University. More

Suzanne Melcher, MA, LRT /CTRS, LBMT resides in Clemmons, North Carolina. Suzanne earned her BS in Recreation and Leisure Services with an emphasis in Therapeutic Recreation from Radford University and her Master of Arts and Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She also has a Certificate in Therapeutic Massage from Forsyth Technical Community College.

I would like to add just a bit to the information on Teresa and Suzanne. First, I am proud that Teresa was a student of mine at Indiana University when she completed her B.S. degree. Susan works at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, on psych units. She has also been a member of the ATRA Board of Directors. It so happens that our daughter is on faculty in the Medical School at Wake Forest and I share the psych background and service to ATRA with Susan. Small world isn't it!