NEWS Staff Update
As APT membership continues to grow, so does the APT Staff! In order to meet the needs of our now more than 7,100 members, APT welcomes Veronica Martinez and Yasmin Holt as the newest members to join our team.
Veronica graduated from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) with a BA in Communicative Disorders (Speech Pathology Option),
where she Veronica Martinez
now brings her strong clerical skills to APT as the newest Clerical Assistant, supporting membership, processing
Veronica received a very special Mother’s Day gift earlier this year - a new baby girl! She is now a proud mother of two, with a four-year-old son and a baby girl who will be six months old this November.
Yasmin Holt
Yasmin also graduated from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) with a BA in Psychology. During her time at Fresno State, Yasmin volunteered with the Peer Ambassadors of Wellness at the Student Health and Counseling Center, where she became an advocate for mental health and presented on a variety of topics,
included anxiety, stress, and depression. She settled in Fresno after moving frequently in her youth due to her dad’s military service. (Thank you for Fresno State’s Social Work Master’s program to reach her goal of working with children from military families. As the new Credentialing Program Assistant, Yasmin will be assisting the credentialing department with various upcoming projects!
Membership Campaign
APT congratulates the 2019 Membership Campaign winners, Nicole Bartlett, MA, LPC-S (LA), Kathryn Clayton, MA, LPC, RPT-S (MO), and Kimberly Mossman, MSW, EdS, LICSW, RPT-S (MA). These three lucky APT members referred one or more new members during the annual Membership Campaign (March 1 – June 30, 2019) and were entered into a random drawing to win one of following prizes:
• Bose speaker ($100 value) • Nespresso machine ($175 value)
• $250 Amazon gift card Thank you to all the APT members who did their part in growing the play therapy community by referring new members!
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APT to exhibit at AAP in New Orleans, LA
Leadership Academy Enrollment Deadline for 2020 class
2020 Annual Conference Proposal Deadline
Awards of Excellence Nominations Due
Board of Director Candidate Questionnaires Due
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Conference volunteer applications due
APT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
APT installed a new phone system in July, giving the APT staff a new set of extensions. As always, we welcome your call!
Veronica Martinez ..........559-298-3400 x 304 Melissa Villegas ............559-298-3400 x 305 Esther Gomez ..............559-298-3400 x 306 Megan Dawes ..............559-298-3400 x 308 Yasmin Holt ...............559-298-3400 x 309 Alex Jarrell ................559-298-3400 x 310 Claudia Vega ...............559-298-3400 x 312 Diane Leon ................559-298-3400 x 314 Kathy Lebby ...............559-298-3400 x 315
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