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Association departures and arrivals (April 19, 2013)

Van Deventer Maola Saddler Brilliant Burns Barnes to leave physical therapist groupJohn Barnes will step down as CEO of the $36M-revenue American Physical Therapy Association on July 13. Barnes joined APTA in 2007, having previously been deputy executive director of the American Academy of Dermatology. Barnes also was chief of staff for former Rep. Greg Ganske (R-Iowa) and special assistant to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). As a reason for his departure, APTA board president Paul Rockar said "based on a collaborative assessment of next steps for the organization, we believe that this is a time for a change in organizational leadership."John has been instrumental… Read More