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AATH Orient Express Helping New Members “Get on Board” AATH for the Ride of Your Lives! Deb “Hugs” Price. AATH Orient Express. Welcome New Members! And Welcome “Conference First-Timers”. AATH Orient Express. Don’t Know Much About History? Who - Alison Crane, RN When – 1987
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AATH Orient Express Helping New Members “Get on Board” AATH for the Ride of Your Lives! Deb “Hugs” Price
AATH Orient Express Welcome New Members! And Welcome “Conference First-Timers”
AATH Orient Express Don’t Know Much About History? • Who - Alison Crane, RN • When – 1987 • Why – To give audiences easier access to evidenced-based humor research
AATH Orient Express Don’t Know Much About History? • 1996 - The AATH Web site was launched http://www.aath.org • 2001 – AATH renamed to reflect • International membership • Theoretical and “applied” aspects of therapeutic humor integration
AATH Orient Express Our Mission To Serve As The Community Of Professionals Who Study, Practice & Promote Healthy Humor & Laughter.
AATH Orient Express What AATH is to All of Us! Our home for humor and laughter professionals! 6
AATH Orient ExpressWhat AATH Offers You! Networking Opportunities Interest Groups • Business • Education • Training, Speaking & Authorship • Health, Nursing, Wellness • Seniors & Aging • Education • Grief & Spirituality
AATH Orient ExpressWhat AATH Offers You! Online Networking Opportunities • Member Directory • Interest Group Listserv Deb Hart coordinates the ListServs gruhart@pdnt.com
AATH Orient ExpressWhat AATH Offers You! Networking Through Committees, Publications and Programs • Membership • “Jest Friends” • Teleforum conference calls • Humor Connection • Ezine
AATH Orient Express What AATH Offers You! “In Person” Networking Opportunities • Local Events • One-on-One meetings in your area • Yearly Conference
AATH Orient Express What AATH Offers You! • More Opportunities • Speaking • Publishing • Marketing • Scholarships
AATH Orient Express What AATH Offers You! Best Benefit of All… Shared Learning and Laughter
AATH Orient Express Introducing “Who’s Who” of AATH AATH President Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE
AATH Orient Express “Who’s Who” of AATH Immediate Past President Lenny Dave
AATH Orient Express “Who’s Who” of AATH President Elect Chip Lutz
AATH Orient Express Introducing “Who’s Who” of AATH • Merletta Roberts Secretary • Adrienne Edmonson Treasurer
Chip Lutz Billy Strean Patty Vanderpool Katrina Everhart Christine Rowe (Retiring) Lenny Dave Allen Klein (Retiring) Deb Gauldin (Incoming) Jeffrey Briar (Incoming) Mary Kay Morrison AATH Orient ExpressBoard Members
AATH Orient Express Mary Kay Morrison and the ♫ Supreme Membership Team ♫
Dru Bookout Mary Garvey Deb Gauldin Deb Hart Nick Hoesl January Jones Deb Price Enid Schwartz Suzanne Tracy (Sister Sue) Candy Waters AATH Orient ExpressMembership Team
AATH Orient Express A HUGE “Thank You” to Platinum Sponsor Cancer Treatment Centers of America
AATH Orient Express Quick Walk Through the AATH Web Site …
AATH Orient Express Your AATH Home Office is happy to hear from you! Jerry Packer/ Maria Lagunas AATH 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 888-747-AATH (2284) 949-715-4681 949-715-6931 fax jerry.packer@aath.org www.aath.org
AATH Orient Express Now Let’s Hear From You! Got Questions? Need Answers? Want a Friend? Need a Hug? We Are Glad to Have You Onboard AATH!