Welcome to CMTA Compass!
Are you 19-30 years old? Do you have CMT? Would you like to connect with others and help create an amazing community? Welcome to COMPASS! The new Young Adult Group from the CMTA.
To receive COMPASS updates, please fill out the registration form below. If you have questions about COMPASS, please contact Jonah Berger, National Youth Programs Manager at jonah@cmtausa.org
Compass Meeting Schedule
REGISTER FOR THE NOVEMBER CMTA COMPASS MEETING
Compass Steering Committee
Jonah Berger, National Youth Programs Manager and Compass Leader
DeWitt, Michigan
Jonah, who also serves as director of the CMTA’s Camp Footprint, lives in Dewitt, Michigan and helps coordinate the activities of Compass.
Katerina Ballsmith
Southern California
Katerina is in her early twenties and lives in Southern California. She is a senior in college and will soon graduate with a bachelor’s in Psychology. Some of her passions include dance and writing. Katerina was diagnosed at 18 with a rare form of CMT (CMTRIC). She wants to help young adults find community and connect with others, that understand the struggles this disability brings.
Julia Beron
Raleigh, North Carolina
When my time was up on the CMTA Youth Council, I knew I wasn’t finished. Here I was, at 22 years old, wondering how I could continue to stay deeply involved within a community that is so close to my heart. That was when it hit me, what about those who are navigating life in their 20s, some of us in the most stressful periods in our lives, especially with a disability. My hope for COMPASS is that young adults with CMT have an outlet and community supporting them in the same ways the Youth Council has supported me and so many other youth living with CMT!