Candidates for the 2016-2017 Election

                                                     The position descriptions

The President shall serve as the Western Region Student Representative to all national and professional organizations and shall preside at all meetings of WRAMTAS; shall oversee the university representatives; shall be responsible for submitting a report to the professional and student membership through the WRAMTA website two (2) times yearly; and shall serve on all committees as an ex-officio member. Sits on the Executive Committee.

The President-elect shall perform all duties of the President in case of resignation, disability, or absence of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions of the President. Sits on the Executive Committee. President elect shall be in charge of contacting University Representatives for monthly reports and other correspondence.

  • Colby Cumine, SPU- Junior
  • Laura Torgeson, USU- Junior
    • Laura J Torgeson Resume PDF
    • I am from Gilbert, Arizona and I have wanted to be a music therapist since I was a junior in high school. I started my music therapy education at Arizona State University where I learned many valuable lessons and met amazing therapists and students. I volunteered at Higher Octave Healing Music Therapy Clinic in Tempe and participated in the Rainbow Connection Integrated choir during my freshman year. After completing my first year of college, I decided to transfer to Utah State University, and moved to Logan, UT in 2014. The wonderful professors, supervisors, and students I have been able to work with at USU have impacted me in only positive ways. Field experience that I have in Logan includes a high school special education classroom and a preschool for children with hearing disabilities. The summer following my sophomore year I went on a music therapy study abroad trip to Thailand through the University of Kansas. There I worked with Thai clients in hospitals, rehab centers and an orphanage. I collaborated with Thai music therapy students at Mahidol University and studied with Dr. Dena Register and Dr. Russell Hilliard. Through this experience I received twenty-five clinical hours and they are hours I will never forget. This study abroad is what has shaped my perspective and philosophy of music therapy.
      Currently, I am a junior at Utah State University and would like the opportunity to serve as the President-elect, and later President, of WRAMTAS. I believe that my experiences and motivation to go above and beyond expectations will serve the association well. Music therapy is my passion and I would love to be more involved with the associations that help it flourish.

 

 

The Media Relations Coordinator serves as the program chairperson for regional conference during his or her term in office. This officer presides in the absence of the President and President-elect and succeeds to the presidency in the case of resignation or disability of the President and President-elect. The Media Relations Coordinator is also responsible for updating Facebook, the WRAMTAS website, and any other social media webpage related to WRAMTAS.

 

 

The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all business meetings of WRAMTAS and Executive Committee; shall keep reports made by Executive and Committee members; shall publish these minutes on the WRAMTAS webpage as well as make available these minutes to all officers through mail or email; and shall organize the completion of WRAMTAS publications. Sits on the Executive Committee.

 

 

 

The Treasurer shall pay all bills authorized by the Executive Committee: shall keep an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements; shall maintain original copies of official documents and forms; shall present a financial report on request by the President; and shall present a written statement to the Executive Committee and to the members annually. Sits on the Executive Committee.

  • Kathrine Lee, Marylhurst- Junior 
  • Abi Christian, USU- Junior
    • Abi Christian Resume PDF
    • Hello, fellow music therapy student! As the treasurer on your WRAMTAS Executive Board, I would love to create even more scholarship and fundraising opportunities to support the students of the western region. I have had experience in handling the funds of an organization by being the director of the Friends of the Elderly group through USU’s Val R. Christensen Service Center. With that position, I was given a small budget to work with to provide two intergenerational activities each week for the entire school year. This required much creativity with both planning activities and how to fund them, and due to my ability to reach out and use all the resources I had available, I finished the year with only spending half of my given budget. With these experiences, I plan on being as creative and resourceful as possible to make sure that everything I am doing is to support you as the student. When it comes to being an influence on the board, I will be a voice for increasing the relationship between each university so we can have better networking opportunities and be more aware of the way this profession is growing through each of us. Thank you for your time!

 

 

 

The Parliamentarian shall serve as chairperson of the committee of Constitution and Bylaws revision; shall be present at all WRAMTAS meetings to see the Robert’s Rules of Order are observed; shall publish the Constitutions and Bylaws on the WRAMTA website and WRAMTAS website immediately after the annual meeting asking for input for revisions during the coming year; and shall oversee all election procedures. Sits on the Executive Committee.

  • Mark Sarris, UOP- Senior
    • Mark Sarris Resume PDF
    • Hello Everyone,
      My name is Mark Sarris and I want to be your next parliamentarian. I feel like I am qualified for this position because I am familiar with writing by-laws and Roberts rules of order. I am familiar with these aspects because I am involved in two fraternities at the University of the Pacific, in which they both use Roberts rules of order.
      I also want to help improve WRAMTAS. I want to help connect the student board to the professional board, as well as connect to the national board. I want to make sure all students of the western region are more informed of what is happening on the regional level as well as the national level.
      Thank you for your time, and I hope you will vote for me!

 

  • Alyssa Robinson, USU- Junior
    • Alyssa Robinson Resume PDF
    • I am a junior at Utah State University. In the 2014-15 school year I was the Publicist for the USU Music Therapy Association. In a project for school I have been focusing on the use of social justice in music therapy. As parliamentarian I would focus on ensuring the rules are not only kept but reflect inclusiveness of all individuals in the organization. I want to ensure that the board and amtas are democratic in their approach. I also would love to hear any issues that we could address through changing the rule book. I think we have made a lot of progress in being inclusive towards all individuals and I would like to influence the board to be even more inclusive.

 

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