Regions
The Illinois Activity Professionals Association has representatives in six regions in the state of Illinois. Each region provides leadership and mentorship within the area which greatly assists individual activity professionals in the various care centers. The regional officers can be called upon to assist or provide information regarding IAPA programs or local associations in their area. Please see the map below and the links to the representatives throughout the state.
Region 1
Counties
Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will
Reps
Region Rep. Sherri Walton-Peterson (W) 630-355-3300) (H) 630-372-0563
Area Associations
Chicagoland Activity Professionals Association (CAPA), Fox River Activity Professionals Association (FRAPA)
Region 2
Counties
Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermilion, Woodford
Reps
Sarah McDaniel (W) 815-432-5476 (H) 815-432-5819
Area Associations
Decatur Area Activity Professionals Association (DAAPA), Corn Belt Activity Directors Association (CBADA), East Central Illinois Activity Social Association (ECIASA)
Region 3
Counties
Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Grundy, Henry, JoDavies, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
Area Associations
Long Term Care Professionals of Northern Illinois (LTCPNI), Ogle-Whiteside-Lee Activity Professionals Association (OWLAPA), Northern Illinois Activity Directors Association (NIADA), Illinois Valley Activity Directors Association (IVADA), Knox Warren Henderson Activity Professionals Association (KWHAPA), Therapeutic Activity Group (TAG)
Region 4
Counties
Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Logan, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Tazewell, Warren
Reps
Misty Smith (H) 217-529-1611
Christina Jones (H) 217-248-5334
Area Associations
Central Illinois Activity Therapists Association (CIATA), Spoon River Activity Association (SRAA), Springfield Local Activity Directors Association (SLADA), Between the Rivers Activity Gals (BRAG)
Region 5
Counties
Alex, Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, White, Williamson, Wayne
Reps
Region Rep. Brenda Hunt 618-544-3131
Area Associations
Southern Illinois Activity Therapists Association (SIATA), Southern Illinois Association of Activity Professionals (SIAAP)
Region 6
Counties
Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Randolph, St. Claire, Scott
Reps
Jody Baalman (W) 618-463-7789 (H) 618-604-4598
Area Associations
Madison County Activity Social Service Directors Association (MCASSDA), Mid Illinois Activity Directors Association (MIADA), Monroe Regional Activity Professionals Association (MRAPA)
