This month, NCHPAD adds two new information specialists to its team. Mitchell Carr and Elizabeth Moeykens will serve in this position at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) site.

Mitchell Carr, M.S. Ed has been working in the Health and Fitness field for 5 years, and has spent the last 4 years as Fitness Coordinator of the Helen M. Galvin Center for Health and Fitness at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He has also been engaged with research projects involving fitness and people with disabilities, as well as sports programs. He was coach of the disabled Powerlifting team at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago from 1999-2003 and is a certified United States Quad Rugby Official.

Elizabeth Moeykens received her B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Biology from Saint Mary?s College in May 2003 and plans to pursue a doctorate degree in physical therapy. She is currently a fitness instructor at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago?s Helen M. Galvin Center for Health and Fitness and previously has worked as an intern where she helped develop adaptive water skiing clinics and golf programs.