Contact Us
The CA Outreach Challenge is managed by the CPTA Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) – Community Service Committee.
For information regarding the CA Outreach Challenge please contact us at: caoutreachchallenge@gmail.com
CPTA SSIG – Community Service Committee:
Committee Chair: Carla Baxter
San Diego State University ℅ 2018
Favorite volunteer experience: Spending time with the kiddo’s in Tijuana while volunteering for Jornada. It’s such a rewarding experience and I gain so much every single time I visit.
Hobbies: Cooking, swimming, walking/hiking with my dog, spending time with my husband and family, going to coffee shops and farmers markets! 🙂
Favorite sport: I don’t follow sports much, but I’ll occasionally watch soccer and baseball with my friends and family
Favorite food: Everything – I love sushi, Mexican food, cheese, and sweets!!
Communication Liaison: Emily Carper
San Diego State University ℅ 2019
Twitter: @emmmcarp
Favorite volunteer experience: Aztec Dance Marathon – an overnight fundraiser for Rady Children’s Hospital at SDSU. It is incredible to see students from all over campus come together and raise funds and awareness for such a fun and meaningful cause! I’ve also loved being a coach for Girls on the Run, a nonprofit that instills confidence and a love for running in girls.
Hobbies: I love hiking, exploring new places, running, eating brownies, drinking coffee, playing sports, and spending time with friends and family doing all of the above!
Favorite sport: Basketball! #goAztecs #goLakers
Favorite food: It’s a tie between fudge, brownies, and ice cream… no I don’t have a sweet tooth…
Outreach Liaison: Ariana Middleman
San Diego Sate University ℅ 2019
Twitter: @arianajordanSPT
Favorite volunteer experience: I was really inspired by last year’s Life Rolls On and I can’t wait to go again and experience it out in the water instead of as a land volunteer.
Hobbies: Yoga, working out, dancing, hiking, walking, exploring new restaurants and coffee shops, brunch, going to the beach
Favorite sport: Dancing!
Favorite food: Avocado or sushi!
Outreach Liaison: David Tang
University of Southern California ℅ 2019
Favorite volunteer experience: Had the opportunity to volunteer over the weekend at Gabriel House in Ensenada, Mexico. It is a center for children with disabilities who have either been abandoned, orphaned, or families unable to take care of them. It was an eye opening experience to be able to help these children who otherwise don’t have the opportunity that us as Americans typically have with medical services. The children were a delight to work with and their smiles at the end of the day was worth it.
Hobbies: Hiking and exploring new eats
Favorite sport: Football (go SD/LA Chargers!) and tennis
Favorite food: Tough choice – pizza or sushi
Webmaster: Megan Romero
San Diego State University ℅ 2018
Twitter: @megan_romero777
Favorite volunteer experience: Adaptive Sled Hockey San Diego Ducks Day Clinic – learning to play sled hockey, meeting the players, and helping kids who had never played get out on the ice! It was a blast hanging out with those kids for a day!
Hobbies: hiking, running, camping & going to the beach, concerts
Favorite sport: Softball & Basketball
Favorite food: mashed potatoes
Webmaster: Kari Ayoob
University of Southern California ℅ 2019
Favorite volunteer experience: Fit Families, a lovely health and wellness program for families in East Los Angeles! We get to work one on one with participants every Saturday morning during the school year, and work towards their nutrition and exercise goals. I’ve met some incredibly motivated people and getting to see their smiling faces every week is rad!
Hobbies: Exploring Southern California hills and DTLA, hittin the south bay beaches, hanging with great pals and my dog!
Favorite sport: love to swim, love to watch Trojan football and Lakers basketball.
Favorite food: impossible to choose
Founder of the CA Outreach Challenge
Gail Bachman, PT, DPT – San Diego State University, Class of 2015
“I started this volunteer competition as a way to recognize the amazing work SPT/SPTAs were doing throughout California. I also wanted to find a fun way to encourage students who were new to volunteering to get involved in their community. I was amazed with the response in our first year and was truly touched with all the student’s stories from their time volunteering. I am very proud to be in profession with such caring and amazing individuals, high fives all around!”
Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns: bachman.gail@gmail.com
Check out the CPTA!
This student run project is graciously sponsored by the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). The CPTA represents more than 7,300 physical therapists and physical therapist assistants statewide. As the third largest Physical Therapy association in the world, the California Physical Therapy Association is the only voice for the physical therapy profession in the state of California.
Check out what the CPTA has to offer you by visiting their website: www.ccapta.org