Coalition Representatives
NCCATA is run by 3 board members as well as a representative from each of the member organizations.
Board Members
Amy Furman, MM, MT-BC
Chair
Amy is a Past President of the American Music Therapy Association. She has worked in a variety of settings collaborating with other creative arts therapists and related service providers.
She has written articles for professional journals, music therapy monographs and book chapters. A regular presenter both nationally and internationally, her specialties include individuals with ASD, English Learners, and inclusion/mainstreaming in the school setting.
Dr. Margaret Carlock, ATR-BC, ATCS
Secretary, Chair Elect
Margaret is a registered, board-certified art therapist and certified art therapy supervisor. Margaret has worked extensively with individuals and groups of all ages, engaged in program development and graduate education.
Through her practice, Chroma SoulArts, Margaret offers virtual and in-person creative arts community groups and retreats and provides consultation and presentations globally. She is a clinical faculty member at Prescott College, coordinating the Expressive Arts Therapy Post Master’s Certificate Program.
Karen Knappenberger
Treasurer
Karen is a Registered Drama Therapist and Board Certified Trainer in private practice. She has previously served as the Treasurer for the North American Drama Therapy Association and as a member for the Drama Therapy Fund.
Association Representatives
Nadia Paredes
American Art Therapy Association
Nadia Paredes is the current President of the American Art Therapy Association. She is a Registered Art Therapist, Licensed Martial and Family Therapist and Intuition Painting® Facilitator. She founded Nadia Paredes – Creative Studio, a bilingual resource for Mental Health prevention, unblocking Creativity and authentic self-expression.
Her offerings include mindfulness based programs using embodied arts, art journaling for personal wellness and international speaking engagements. She hosts an Instagram, TikTok and Podcast in Spanish called Revolución Creativa, where she shares information about using art as a Mental Health practice. Nadia is also an Art Therapy supervisor and adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University.
Marcia B. Leventhal, PhD, CMA, BC-DMT
American Dance Therapy Association
Marcia B. Leventhal, PhD, CMA, BC-DMT holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is former Associate Professor and founding Director of the NYU Graduate Dance Movement Therapy Program and multiple international programs.
A former professional dancer, actor, choreographer and Director having performed in numerous film, theater and television productions both throughout Europe and the USA. Clinical practice have included Special Populations of children and adolescents , Frail Elderly, Juvenile offenders, and incarcerated male inmates the Unhoused and Veteran populations. She maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California.
Angela M. Snell, M.S.Ed, MT-BC
American Music Therapy Association
Angie is a school music therapist and educational consultant from Monroe, Michigan. She specializes in music therapy services in least restrictive environments, assessment, and special education law.
Angie is an experienced change agent with additional graduate degrees in Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration. She has served in local, state, regional, and national leadership roles, including AMTA Speaker of the Assembly, and past president of the Great Lakes Region of AMTA and Michigan Music Therapists.
Adam D-F. Stevens, MA, RDT
North American Drama Therapy Association
Adam D-F. Stevens (they | them), MA, RDT, is a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) who works with queer, POC, and neurodivergent youth in transforming their loss, grief and trauma into unapologetic, abundant joy and empowerment.
Adam serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Creative Arts Therapy/Applied Theatre Programs at Antioch University in Seattle, and CUNY and Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. They are the Artistic Director for NYU’s Collideoscope Repertory Theatre Company, CRTC. Adam is a board member for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, NACG where much of their work includes bringing a multicultural, social justice, and creative lens to bereavement work. Adam’s superpowers are rooted in the fantastical forces of creativity and love
Laura Santner, LCSW, PTR-CM, CCATP
National Association for Poetry Therapy
Laura is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, a Registered Poetry Therapist, and a Certified Mentor in Poetry Therapy. Ms. Santner has been involved with the National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT) on various committees and board roles since 2006 and currently serves as President.
Ms. Santner is also a New York Regional Representative for Poetry Therapy. Ms. Santner can be found in several publications and has presented on Poetry Therapy to spread awareness and provide education, in addition to facilitating numerous workshops and groups to promote growth and healing.