Recreational Therapy Licensure

Commission Details

Board Website 
Board Website
Long Name 
North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board
Department 
Independent
Governor Appointments 
4
Total Board Positions 
8
Cite Name 
N.C. Gen. Stat.
Cite Number 
§ 90C-23
Ethics 
Yes
Term Length 
3 Years
Purpose 
Board duties are to review credentials of therapeutic recreation professionals who practice in North Carolina and use titles Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (TRS) or Therapeutic Recreation Assistant (TRA). The board has eight members, each serving a three-year term. The governor appoints three members.

Current Members


Member Name 
Appointment Date 
Term End Date 
Term Type 
Requirements 
Cari Sipe Owens 2/25/20196/30/2024LimitedPracticing Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Brent L. Hawkins 7/1/20236/30/2026LimitedTherapeutic Recreation Specialist Engaged In Training
Amy Walker Albritton 11/29/20216/30/2025LimitedTherapeutic Recreation Assistant
Augustus Garland Parker IV 11/29/20216/30/2024LimitedPhysician (licensed per Article 1 of Chapter 90)


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