The American Restroom Association is a (501c3) tax exempt nonprofit organization. American Restroom Association was incorporated in the state of Maryland, USA in September 2004.
American Restroom Association Key Persons:
- Steven Soifer Ph.D.LGSW, Cofounder, BOD & Vice President ARA, Exec Dir International Paruresis Assoc Baltimore, MD
- Robert Brubaker, Cofounder, BOD & Program Mngr ARA, Founder Public Restroom Initiative, Alexandria VA
- David King, BOD & President ARA, pharmaceutical executive and Director International Paruresis Assoc San Diego CA
- Mary Coakley, BOD & Project Mngr, ARA - Project Mngr La Jolla Park Pilot Restroom Concept
- Kathryn H. Anthony, BOD ARA, Professor, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Cheryle Gartley, BOD ARA, President, Simon Foundation for Continence Chicago IL
- Roger Conradt, BOD ARA & Treasurer , CPA
- Tom Achatz: BOD ARA, President International Paruresis Association
- Jack Sim ARA-WTO Liaison, President World Toilet Organization, Singapore
- Carol McCleary - Project Manager ARA, Founder PHLUSH Portland OR
- Paul Rimel - ARA-ICC Liaison, Member VPMIA
- Jasmine Schmidt, Team ARA, Dir of Education, Simon Foundation for Continence Chicago IL
- Lori Adrienne Apfel, Team ARA, Assoc. AIA New York NY
- Tom Keating, Coordinator, Project CLEAN Atlanta GA
* BOD - Board of Directors
MISSION STATEMENT
The American Restroom Association advocates for the availability of clean, safe, well designed public restrooms(1).
Our scope of our mission includes:
- Restroom design and technology,
- Restroom availability and accessibility,
- Pertinent legislation and regulations, and
Documenting the problems faced by people who hesitate to travel or who avoid activities that put them out of range of proper toilet facilities.
Our goals are to
- Generate public relations campaigns that result in positive coverage by the press
- Address regulatory and legislative weakness
- Act as a health impact clearing house
- Survey and develop 'Municipal Friendliness Ratings'
- Communicate with other similar associations around the world
- Develop suggestions, brochures and suggested designs
- Serve as clearing house for companies and individuals promoting these products and designs
- Develop lines of communication with mall and building managers, architects, builders and other groups who
