Susan Corrigan

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.

Michele Basham

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

Shari Bolouri

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.

Julie Clark

Julie Clark, our Director of Public Policy, is an attorney with over 20 years of government affairs experience at the local, state and federal levels, having provided leadership on mental health, health care, disability, and employment policy for nonprofits and the federal government. She has published numerous online and print resources, and is an experienced trainer on legal and policy issues related to mental health, health insurance, and benefits and services for children and adults with disabilities. During her career she has been an effective and accomplished advocate and project manager, with a strong commitment to collaboration, diversity, and grassroots participation in all aspects of policy work.

Julia Connell

Julia Connell serves as our Communications Manager. Bio will be posted soon.

Barbara Florence

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.

Larry Guillemette

Larry Guillemette, recently hired as our Director of Meetings and Events, has over 24 years of experience in the fields of meeting and special event management.  Prior to joining us, he was the principal in a meeting and event management consulting firm.  In that position, he organized and executed major events including international conferences and trade shows, product launches and spectacular black-tie fund raising events.  Previously, he worked for a luxury travel company and has traveled extensively throughout the USA and internationally.  Earlier in his career, Larry worked for several prominent non-profits organizations which specialize in experiential civic education, political journalism and architecture.  Early in his professional career, Larry was involved in national politics, and served on the staff of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and on the fund raising staff of the Governor of his home state of New Jersey.

Donald Marshall

The Chief Financial Officer, Donald K. Marshall, CPA, CGFM, CFE, is the Audit & Accounting Department Director in the firm of Dembo, Jones, Healy, Pennington & Marshall (DJHPM, Inc) and oversees the financial management of the organization.

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