ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor
Meredith Goins
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Title:
ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor
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Meredith Goins
Date:
4/7/2005
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April 7, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
Contact: Meredith P. Goins
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
<Email Address Redacted>
ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor
Knoxville, TN. -- Rick Bowers and Bill Dupes, employees in the
Publications Department of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), have
been promoted to editor and senior editor, respectively.
After beginning his ACA career as associate editor in 2000, Bowers was
promoted to senior editor in 2003 and to editor in February 2005.
In his new position, Bowers is responsible for coordinating the writing,
editing, photography, graphic design and printing of the award-winning
bimonthly magazine inMotion and the award-winning First Step - A Guide
for Adapting to Limb Loss. He is also responsible for various other ACA
publications, including ACA's multicultural publication Connections,
Military inStep, Senior Step, and Expectations, a resource guide for
parents of children and teens with limb differences.
Bowers earned a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Dupes came on board with the ACA in 2002 as an information specialist in
the National Limb Loss Information Center and was promoted to associate
editor in 2003 and to senior editor in February 2005.
The bulk of his professional experience has been in technical writing
and editing environmental studies for the Air Force. He received his
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is a member of the Society of Professional
Journalists.
Founded in 1986, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national
501(c) (3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The mission of the ACA is to reach out to people with limb loss and to
empower them through education, support and advocacy. With a grant from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 1997, the ACA
established the National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC), the
nation's most comprehensive source of information for people with limb
differences. For more information, visit www.amputee-coalition.org
< <URL Redacted>> or call the ACA toll-free at
888/AMP-KNOW.
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Meredith P. Goins, MS
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
Amputee Coalition of America
900 East Hill Ave., Ste. 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
(888)AMP-KNOW ext. 8135
Fax: (865) 524-3122
<Email Address Redacted>
<URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>>
This E-mail and any attachments contain privileged and confidential
information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be aware
that any dissemination or copying of this E-mail is prohibited. If you
have received this E-mail in error, please notify us immediately by
returning it to the sender and deleting this copy from your system.
Thank you for your cooperation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
Contact: Meredith P. Goins
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
<Email Address Redacted>
ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor
Knoxville, TN. -- Rick Bowers and Bill Dupes, employees in the
Publications Department of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), have
been promoted to editor and senior editor, respectively.
After beginning his ACA career as associate editor in 2000, Bowers was
promoted to senior editor in 2003 and to editor in February 2005.
In his new position, Bowers is responsible for coordinating the writing,
editing, photography, graphic design and printing of the award-winning
bimonthly magazine inMotion and the award-winning First Step - A Guide
for Adapting to Limb Loss. He is also responsible for various other ACA
publications, including ACA's multicultural publication Connections,
Military inStep, Senior Step, and Expectations, a resource guide for
parents of children and teens with limb differences.
Bowers earned a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Dupes came on board with the ACA in 2002 as an information specialist in
the National Limb Loss Information Center and was promoted to associate
editor in 2003 and to senior editor in February 2005.
The bulk of his professional experience has been in technical writing
and editing environmental studies for the Air Force. He received his
Bachelor's Degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is a member of the Society of Professional
Journalists.
Founded in 1986, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national
501(c) (3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The mission of the ACA is to reach out to people with limb loss and to
empower them through education, support and advocacy. With a grant from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 1997, the ACA
established the National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC), the
nation's most comprehensive source of information for people with limb
differences. For more information, visit www.amputee-coalition.org
< <URL Redacted>> or call the ACA toll-free at
888/AMP-KNOW.
###
Meredith P. Goins, MS
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
Amputee Coalition of America
900 East Hill Ave., Ste. 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
(888)AMP-KNOW ext. 8135
Fax: (865) 524-3122
<Email Address Redacted>
<URL Redacted> < <URL Redacted>>
This E-mail and any attachments contain privileged and confidential
information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or
agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, be aware
that any dissemination or copying of this E-mail is prohibited. If you
have received this E-mail in error, please notify us immediately by
returning it to the sender and deleting this copy from your system.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Citation
Meredith Goins, “ACA Names New Editor and Senior Editor,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224636.
