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• A North Carolina native and double Pirate, Rebecca Burnworth graduated from East Carolina University with a BS in Recreational Therapy and an MS in Recreation, Leisure, Facilities, and Tourism. Her career began at Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH), now known as Vidant Medical Center, where she specialized in psychiatry. Ms. Burnworth spent several years mentoring recreational therapy students through various practicums and internships in the behavioral health setting. As a faculty member in the Department of Recreation Sciences at ECU, she coordinates and supervises recreational therapy internships and teaches in the Recreation Sciences Department. Rebecca is committed to the RT profession and has served as a member of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association and is Past President of the North Carolina Recreation Therapy Association. She currently serves on the North Carolina Board Recreational Therapy Licensure Internship Committee, serves on the Quality Internship subcommittee for ATRA, and as Treasurer for the Southeast Recreational Therapy Symposium Board of Directors. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys outdoor activities on the Pamlico River with her husband, two stepsons, and their golden retrievers.