Professional Service

• American Therapeutic Recreation Association. Role: Member. Task Force for Workforce Development. 01/22/2018 - 03/01/2019
• National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification. Role: Member . Recreational Therapy Licensing Advisory Board. 04/01/2012 - 05/01/2015
• Utah Recreation Therapy Association. Role: University of Utah Representative. Board Member. 01/2011 - 07/2016
• National Academy of Recreational Therapists. Role: Founding Member. Steering Committee. 12/2010 - present
• Utah Recreation Therapy Associaton. Role: Member. Legislative Committee, Utah State Licensing Subcommittee. 10/2010 - 10/2020
• Utah Recreational Therapy Association. Role: Chair, Task Force. Legislative Committee Task Force on Utah Practice Act 2012. 06/01/2010 - 06/01/2012
• Recreational Therapy Foundation. Role: Strategic Plan and Donations. One Year-Founding Board Member. 09/2009 - 12/30/2010
• American Therapeutic Recreation Association. Role: Member. Past President Advisory Counsil. 09/2007 - present

Internal Service

• Primary author of the Proposal for the Recreational Therapy Degree Program for the new Department of Occupational and Recreational Therapies with Chair Lorie Richards. Presented the proposal through the University process to the final presentation to the Board of Regents. Author, 06/01/2015 - 07/01/2016. College service.
• Restructuring Committee. member, 09/26/2014 - 02/13/2015. College service.
• General Education Curriculum Council. 01/16/2014 - 01/2016. University service.

Community Partnership

• Vista Treatment Centers, students, and internship placement. 01/2011 - 10/01/2020
• University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute Expressive Therapies. 07/2009 - 10/01/2020

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Recreational Therapy Award. American Therapeutic Recreation Association, 09/20/2021
• Outstanding Program Award for the Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis-Department of Parks, Recreation,and Tourism-University of Utah. Utah Recreational Therapy Association, 03/2016
• Distinguished Fellow Award. American Therapeutic Recreation Association, 09/2015
• Distinguished Service Award for a lifetime of commitment. Utah Recreation Therapy Association, 03/21/2014
• Fellow. National Academy of Recreational Therapists, 12/2010
• College of Heath, Distinguished Teaching Award. University of Utah, 04/2007

Affiliations

• National Academy of Recreational Therapist (NART), Distsinguished Fellow, 12/2010 - present
• American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA), Past President-Member, 09/1982 - present
• Utah Recreation Therapy Association (URTA), Past President-Member, 01/1974 - present