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FROM THE iNRRTS OFFICE
NEW INRRTS PRESIDENT SHARES FIRST MESSAGE
Written by: JASON KELLN, ATP, CRTS®
Thank you.
I want and need to send a huge thank you to Carey Britton.
For the last two years Britton was able to oversee the 30th anniversary of iNRRTS and, for only the third time, a new executive director. Britton saw growth in two foreign countries, which will help to put iNRRTS on the international stage.
There are many thank yous needed in this article; Britton, of course, thanked people like Gerry Dickerson and Elaine Stewart, who inspired and mentored him into the role he undertook in 2022 and did an amazing job.
By way of introduction, my name is Jason Kelln. I was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1999, I started my career in Complex Rehab Technology. Two and half years ago, my partners and I bought the company I started at in 1999.
I joined RESNA in 2005 and have been proud to be one of the few Canadians who have the Assistive Technology Professional certification. When I first called iNRRTS about becoming a CRTS® they said, “We've never had a phone call from Canada.” It was better for my company, clients and the medical professionals, to be the best I could be at what I do. I was drawn to iNRRTS because of the people I met, the welcoming nature, and, as many people have said before, the top-notch education provided. As my journey in iNRRTS continued, I was happy to serve on the board and help guide an organization I was proud of as a Registrant.
As the first international president of iNRRTS, I am humbled, honored and extremely excited for this new role. Clearly this could not have happened without the mentors who are well-known to people, the amazing engaging personalities of Gerry Dickerson, Weesie Walker, Mike Osborn, Andrea Madsen, Bill Noelting, Amy Odom and Kathy Fisher, many people within my company and the people within the industry I interact with such as Mike Longo, Steve Cranna, Linda Norton and Judy Rowley.
All the things we do in our public-facing lives are supported by our families; for me, it’s my amazing wife, Lia, and our children, Kai and Avery. Without their support I would not be able to do or to serve as I have.
I am excited iNRRTS is on the precipice of expansion internationally, bringing together more countries with more people who are like-minded who want to prove their professionalism, a code of ethics and their skills in the CRT field.
The certificate program is another milestone in the amazing history of iNRRTS. When I look back and read about the founder, Simon Margolis, I am saddened I never had the opportunity to meet him. But as I said before, when you see the people he inspired and their passion for this industry, you can tell the type of person he was and what he wanted to do for people requiring CRT. He would be happy with where we are and where we are going.
There are many constants in the CRT industry — none of them are defined by border or location.
We are all extremely busy, inundated with emails, phone calls and the duty to provide the best we can to our clients. In the hustle and bustle of this world, we still find time to take part in the education offered by iNRRTS through webinars and CEU Article Reviews. If we're lucky, we attend in-person seating conferences where not only do we expand our education, but we meet other like-minded in the industry and see them face to face or have the chance to break bread, share ideas and thoughts as we continue the passion this already great organization started.
My goal as president is to see growth in our numbers, top-quality education continue and new initiatives such as the certificate program take root and take flight. If you want to contact me at any time in the next couple of years, please do so; my contact information is at the bottom.
CONTACT THE AUTHOR
Jason may be reached at JASON@PHMOBILITY.COM
