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President
Kara Jacob, MA

Received her degree from SIUE in 2005. Currently works as a therapist at Hoyleton Children's Home with youth who are developmentally delayed and have behavior disorders.
Vice President
Kelley Brown, MA

Received her degree from SIUE in 2009. Currently works as a Children's Therapist and Art Therapist at Queen of Peace Center.
Secretary
Susie Dietz McGaughey, ATR, PLPC

Received her degree from SIUE in 2006. She is the art therapist at Edgewood Children's Center serving children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems. She also provides group art therapy programs for individuals with cancer and their families through the Wellness Community of St. Louis. Past experience includes hospice work and creative arts programming for refugee youth.
Treasurer
Jennifer Bruner, LPC, ATR-BC
Received her degree from SIUE in 1997. Currently works in private practice at Art For Your Brain, LLC focusing on Medical-hospitalization issues (cancer, asthma, gastrointestinal, physical, emotional, developmental disabilities, brain injuries),Trauma (PTSD, accident, abuse), Grief and Loss (separation, death, job loss), and Spectrum disorders (autism, asperger’s, PDD, ADHD).
Governmental Affairs Chair
Jane Seelig, LPC, ATR-BC, CPT-S

Currently works at Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, The Art and Play Therapy Center, LLC, and Webster University as an adjunct professor in the undergraduate Art Therapy Program.
Ethics Chair
Stephanie Whitney, LPC, ATR-BC

Received her degree from SIUE in 2004. Currently works as a therapist at McCallum Place with adults and adolescents with a variety of clinical issues, including eating disorders, body image, and trauma. Also works as an adjunct faculty member in the graduate Art Therapy Counseling Program at SIUE.
Programs Chair & ARTSY Co-Chair
Katie Bockleman-Sanders, LPC, ATR

Received her degree from SIUE in 2007. Currently works at the school on the campus of Evangelical Children's Home.
ARTSY Chair & Programs Co-Chair
Fabia D'Amore-Krug, ATR, LPC

Received her degree from SIUE in 2006. Currently works as an art therapist with the Alton School District #11.
Membership Chair
Julie Gant, LPC, ATR-BC
Received her degree from SIUE in 2005. Currently works as an art therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital on a referral basis to chronic and long-term patients including patients with cancer, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, and on dialysis.
Community Arts Chair
Bren Elfgen, MA, ATR-BC, PLPC

Currently works as a residential therapist at Edgewood Children's Center with adolescents with a variety of clinical issues, including, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Bi-Polar disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and trauma.
SATA/MATA Liaison
Michelle WIngo
The SATA /MATA Liaison is a student representative from SIUE’s Student Art Therapy Association (SATA). They assist in making sure that SATA is kept up to date on MATA happenings.

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