Illinois Physical Therapy Association
Eastern District

Geographic confines
Cook County north of Highway 6 and east of Highway 53, DuPage County east of Highway 53,Arlington Heights, Elk Grove, Rolling Meadows, Des Plaines, Glencoe, Glenview, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, North Chicago, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka, Addison, Bartlett, Bellwood, Bensenville, Streamwood, Bloomingdale, Elmhurst, Forest Park, Franklin Park, Itasca, Lombard, Maywood, Westchester, Lake In the Hills, Medinah, Melrose Park, Hillside, Berkley, Stone Park, River Grove, Schiller Park, Villa Park, Wood Dale, Schaumburg, Evanston, Oak Park, River Forest, Berwyn, Blue Island, Calumet City, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Dolton, Glenwood, Harvey, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Hometown, Hickory Hills, Justice, Burbank, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Palos Hills, Worth, Summit Argo, Brookfield, Claredon Hills, Downer's Grove, Lisle (East of Route 53), Woodridge, Hinsdale, La Grange, Riverside, Western Springs, Westmont, Chicago, Amf Ohare, Elmwood Park, Niles and Evergreen Park.

District Leaders


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Chair
Krista Ferguson
Vice Chair
Dawn Brown
Secretary
Andrea Reineke
Treasurer
Ryan Perry
District Representative to APTA House of Delegates
Diane Merkt

Assembly Representatives (Term 2007-2008)

Nancy Allard, Erin Bastian, Matthew Boebel, Kristine Brandel, Maurine Coco, Christine Conroy, Julie Frances Cook, Diane Davis, Sonya Dick, Christopher Egizio, Christian Evans, Krista Ferguson, Jennifer Ford, Lisa Franck, Jennifer Gilbertson, Lou Ann Goldstein, Colleen Hicks, Alicia Hirscht, Sandy Hummel, Patricia Johnson, Steven Jovanovich, Stefanie Krantz, Don Kravets, Diane Merkt, Carol Miller, Katherine Mitchell, Dan O'Conner, Mariam Rafferty, Babette Sanders, Lisa Schwarz, Mark Sleeper, Laura Stalling, Christine Thompson, Cindy Weinstein, Linda Yasukawa

 

 

Alternates:

Catherine Kennedy, Dusty Ripplemeyer, Jay Lamble, Nancy Tow

PT District Assembly Representative: 2008-2009
Ellen "Mickey" Bonk
Pauline Brannigan
Dawn Brown
Davalyn Desimone Partain

Sonya Dick
Pauline Eppenstein
Aubrene Knott
Mieczyslawa Franczyk
Susan Harden
Kelly Hawthorne
Gail Huber
Khushboo Joshi
Catherine Kennedy

Aubrene Knott-Fiore  
Jay Lamble
Paula Landau
Kathy Martinez
Kathryn McDonald
Sarah McDonnell
Melissa Mendoza
Dawn Piech
Myra Ping
David Rahija
Andrea Reineke
Jill Solon
Nicole Spinos Motzny
Jaklyn Tufele
Lindsey Wagner
Karin Woods
Mary Ziomek

Miriam Rafferty  
PTA District Assembly Representative
Angela Wallace

Meetings and Events


Jan 16, 2008:    
Oakton Community College, DesPlaines
5:00pm – 6:00pm Board Meeting

6:00pm - 6:30pm Networking Eastern District Dialogue
6:30pm; Presentation: Elizabeth Russell PT, CLT-LANA Management of Lymphedema and An Indian Experience:

The Challenge of Treating Lymphatic Filariasis

EASTERN DISTRICT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

WHEN: Saturday, March 1st

9:30 - 10 AM:    Sign In and Networking
10 AM - Noon:  CE Presentation* on Evidence Based Practice by
David Scalzitti, PT, PhD, OCS
Associate Director of the APTA-Research,and Data,Information Resources
Creator of Hooked on Evidence
* CEU is worth 2.0 hours and is free to members and students, $50 for all other PT/PTAs
12 - 12:30 pm :   District Meeting
WHERE: Midwestern University
Alumni Hall Room 204
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Eastern District Meeting Reminder

 

WHEN:                       Saturday, March 1st, 2008

9:30 AM –10:00 AM   Sign-In

10:00 – Noon             CE Presentation by David Scalzitti, 
                                   Creator of Hooked on Evidence 
                                   (Free for Students and IPTA members. 
                                   $50 for non-members)

 12 – 12:30                 Eastern District Announcements

 WHERE:                      Midwestern University
                                   
555 31st Street
                                   
Downers Grove, IL 60515
                                   
Alumni Hall Room 204

Directions from the East

  • Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to I-88 west (toward Aurora )
  • Exist at Highland Ave
  • Turn left onto Highland Ave
  • Turn Left onto 31st Street
  • The campus is located on 31st Street between Highland Ave. and Meyers Rd. on the right side of 31st street.

Directions from the North or South

  • Take I-294 to I-88 west
  • Follow directions from the East

You will need to stop at the guard gate and let them know that you are attending the IPTA meeting.  Parking is free and plentiful in the west parking lot which is directly across from Alumni Hall. 

Colleagues of the IPTA Eastern District

Please join us for a pre-conference discussion on resolutions coming before the House of Delegates.

 

WHEN:                        Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

 

6:00-6:30 pm:               Hearty Appetizers (salad, pesto pasta salad, turkey and swiss wrap, chicken Caesar wrap, hotel California wrap, chips and pickles) cash bar and socialization (All members, new/prospective members and students welcome!  Dinner is on the District!)

 

6:30-8:00 pm:              District Delegate Diane Merkt PT for a pre-conference dialogue on resolutions coming before the House of Delegates at the annual APTA meeting.   

                                    *Drawing for 2 raffle prizes after the presentation*

 

8:00-9:00 pm:               Socialization/Networking.  There are three pool tables, foosball and shuffle board. Stay and enjoy we have the room until 9:30pm.

 

WHERE:    The Firehouse Grill

                    750 Chicago Ave.

                    Evanston 60202

                    847-733-1911

 

            http://www.sparetimechicago.com/fire_home.asp

 

Transportation:   The Firehouse Gill is located at the intersection of

                            Chicago and Kedzie in Evanston.  There is a small

                            free lot and street parking.

Public Transit:  Purple line (Evanston express during rush) to Main street. 

                          Walk one block south.  Also accessible via CTA bus #205 Chicago

 

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Your Eastern District Leadership Team:

Chairperson:  Krista Ferguson

Vice-Chairperson:  Dawn Brown

Secretary: Andrea Reineke

Treasurer:  Ryan Perry

Delegate:  Diane Merkt

Nominating Committee:  Christine Thompson

Nominating Committee:  Sarah McDonnell

Nominating Committee:  Stefanie Krantz

Programming Committee Chairpersons:  Aubrene Fiore

Public Relations Chairperson:  Kristine Brandel

Legislative Chairperson:  Chris Egizio

PTA Assembly Representative: Angela Wallace

Membership Chairperson: Miriam Rafferty