|
Dear Members,
I hope everyone is enjoying the first signs of Spring! Not too much from an update
perspective as I sent you all some updates from CSM. The National APTA slate has been set by nominating committee for national positions. I encourage you to take a look. If you have any specific questions that you would like us to ask, please let us know. The Northeast Caucus will be combining efforts again this year to interview the candidates, we set the bar last year by doing it collaboratively to decrease the burden on candidates and on the delegations.
I would like to also recognize our collaborative efforts with our other states. MA and CT
Neurology SIGs are doing their first combined event. We have been working over the past few
years to elevate the SIGs by trying to share resources across state lines and create a smaller
network of individuals within our management group. We are excited to pilot it with the Neuro
SIG and hopefully collaborate with others shortly thereafter. Special thanks to the Neuro SIGs
leadership in making this happen.
Friday March 17th will be the grand return of Irish Coffee hosted by our Lobbying team.
Myself and Vic Vaughan will be there to drink some coffee and reconnect with some legislators.
If you have ongoing communications with our representatives, let them know that we will be
there and to come say hello. We continue to keep an eye on potential bills and have ongoing
conversations within our committee and board of directors on initiatives that would benefit from
our support. Please let us know if there are any efforts that would be meaningful for your
communities and our profession. You can keep an eye on the bills by going to the CT general
assembly website.
April will soon be upon us, which means our first of our two major non-dues fundraiser
events will be occurring. Owens Recovery Science will once again be here on April 22nd. For
more information and to register, check out our website. Please keep the date for the golf
tournament on your calendar, June 27th, and if you have any raffle prizes, competition ideas, or
sponsorships, please let us know! Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there.
I do want to ask for some assistance from membership. We are looking to get some
feedback and engagement from our PTA colleagues, member or non-members. If you have a
PTA working for your group, or are a PTA yourself, please reach out to me. We would really like
your input.
Lastly, we are looking to update our bylaws per some of the changes that came out of
the house of delegates, but also, in recognition that it has been a few years since they have
been updated. We have a task force that is starting to meet, if you are interested, or have some
recommendations please let us know! There may also be some student sponsorship
opportunities for this summer’s leadership Congress. So if there are some students that you
would like to recognize and grow as leaders, please connect with someone on the board.
As always, I appreciate your attention, your feedback and value your membership within
our amazing community and association. If you need anything, reach out any time.
Sincerely,
Stefanie Bourassa President, APTA CT
| 
