
Performing Arts SIG Officers
President
Annette Karim, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Azusa Pacific University
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702
neoluvsonlyme@aol.com or akarim@apu.edu
Term: 2017 - 2020
Vice President/Education Chair
Rosalinda Canizares, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS
Durham, NC
rcc4@duke.edu
Term: 2016 - 2019
Student Scholarship Committee Chair
Anna Saunders, PT, DPT
Pasadena, CA
annarosemary@gmail.com
Research Committee Chair
Sarah E. Edery-Altas, PT, DPT, OCS
South Orange, NJ 07079
Sarah.Edery-Altas@nyulangone.org
Membership Chair
Elizabeth Chesarek, PT, DPT
Decatur, GA
Echesarek@gmail.com
Nominating Committee Chair
Jessica Fulton, PT, DPT, EP-C
Cleveland, OH
jessicafultondpt@gmail.com
Members: Brooke Winder, Marisa Hentis
Public Relations Chair
Dawn Muci, DPT, MTC, MSPT
Foster City, CA
dawnd76@hotmail.com
Dancer Screen Chair:
Amanda Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS
Smyrna, GA 30082
mandydancePT@gmail.com
Fellowship Committee Chair
Laurel Abbruzzese, PT, EdD
Teaneck, NJ
La110@cumc.columbia.edu
Practice Committee Chair
Andrea Lasner, PT
Baltimore, MD
andrealasner@gmail.com
Outreach Committee Chair
Marissa Schaeffer, PT, DPT, CSCS
Brooklyn, NY
marissatschaeffer@gmail.com