ATRA SoCal : 2026 Session Description

Kristin Greenlee, MA, CTRS, completed her undergraduate from Slippery Rock University and graduated from University of Minnesota with a Masters of Arts in Infant and Early Childhood Education. Kristin works as part of a multidisciplinary team to promote leisure and recreation to help individuals meet their functional goals and increase their overall quality of life. Kristin’s primary care roles have included pulmonary, outpatient therapy services, and nephrology. Kristin currently serves as the acute care clinical leader for Therapeutic Recreation, working to continuously advance the field. Kristin is a member of the NCTRC Item Review Committee and the ATRA CPT code subcommittee. She has served on a multitude of conference committees, presented at national conferences, and holds a specialty certification in pediatrics through NCTRC.

MA, CTRS-BH

Valerie Lazzara Mould, MA, CTRS is a graduate of the University of Toledo with both a Bachelor of Science in Recreational Therapy (2007) and a Master’s of Art in Recreation Administration (2008), and has been a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist since January 2018. She received her specialization in Behavioral Health in June 2023. She began her career working in both inpatient physical rehabilitation and geriatric psychiatry and has worked with pediatric psychiatry since 2012. She is currently employed full-time at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. There, she serves as a therapist on the Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit and as the Evidence-Based Practice Coordinator for the behavioral health team (OT, SLP, TR) and inpatient acute TR teams. Additionally, Valerie is an instructor for SMART CEUs Hub and serves as the SMART CEUs Hub marketing manager. Valerie was a contributor to the 12 Steps to Sober Leisure Revised Edition workbook. She is a member and current treasurer of the Ohio Recreational Therapy Association where she also serves on two committees. Valerie received the Outstanding Professional award in 2021. She has given many presentations over the years on topics such as mindfulness, family leisure participation, behavioral health programming at NCH, marketing TR, behavioral activation, and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy. In her personal time, Valerie serves as a member of the American Heart Association Young Professionals Board and enjoys reading, photography, and spending time outdoors with family and friends.