The Executive Team is headed by our Executive Director, Susan Corrigan. Ms. Corrigan, a respected leader in the national/international non-profit sector for nearly three decades, has provided her proven organizational and resource development skills to assist nonprofit organizations improve performance, increase resources, and plan for sustained growth. Her expertise has proven effective worldwide in building organizations, programs, and relationships that achieve results.

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Michele Basham serves as our Director, Membership Information Programs. She is an accomplished membership and marketing specialist who has over 17 years of experience in the nonprofit community. She is responsible for the oversight and management of membership renewal, customer service programs, web design, and management of the information management system. Additionally, she works closely with several Committees. 

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Shari Bolouri serves as our Operations Manager. She has over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a program manager and an administrator.  Her extensive community involvement in the political sector and fundraising and events management is additional experience that she brings to the Executive Team.  Shari is responsible for the office operations and provides support to a number of American Art Therapy Association volunteer committees.

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Julia Connell, Communications Manager, possesses more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a researcher, project manager, grant writer, board liaison, and administrator. Julia is responsible for communications efforts and outreach to the media, Association membership, art therapy students, and the general public. She also supports the executive director in the development of funding partnerships and performs research related to the profession. Previously, Ms. Connell worked as a patent law clerk for eight years and is multi-lingual.

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Director, Development Member Benefits and Resources, Barbara Florence leads the membership development and benefits program and the resource development initiatives in concert with the Membership Committee and Executive Director. She brings more than 20 years experience in corporate relationship development leading to over $500 million dollars annually in member benefits for the 200,000 charity members of Gifts In Kind. Her training and communications skills honed at the United Way of America will be a valuable asset as the Association increases its membership base.

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Director, Public Policy, Angela Foehl, J.D., M.P.H., a seasoned public policy expert brings the regulatory, policy, legal and advocacy expertise required by the Association to impact issues affecting art therapists. Ms.Foehl gained her experience in policy and advocacy as Deputy Director, Regulatory Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association, and as Director, Private Health Plans Advocacy, for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. While at APA she handled all regulatory affairs for the association, monitored and analyzed federal agency rules and policies.  She wrote comments to more than 40 proposed federal rules affecting healthcare, insurance, Medicare/ Medicaid programs, reimbursement claims and appeals, and a wide variety of relevant issues.

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Mary Ann Kibler, Chief Financial Officer, brings over 25 years of banking, financial management and strategic planning experience from both the corporate and the non-profit world.  She has successfully implemented various accounting systems and streamlined financial and operational processes during her career, while maintaining the highest level of internal control.  In addition, she has initiated and managed fundraising programs for various non-profits.  Mary Ann graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland.  Mary Ann is also a licensed C.P.A.

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