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Welcome to COMPASS – CMTA’s Young Adult Program!

Are you a young adult over the age of 19 living with CMT?  Welcome to COMPASS – CMTA’s Young Adult Program!

COMPASS is a community group that connects Young Adults living with CMT. We meet once per month online and have an ongoing Group Chat to create connections, support, and friendship. There is an amazing group of participants in COMPASS from across the country and around the world, so come join us!

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

JOIN THE CMTA COMPASS PROGRAM

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

February 23, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
March 30, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
April 27, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
May 25, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
June 29, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
July 27, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
August 31, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
September 28, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
October 26, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
November 30, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET
December 28, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. ET

This is a recurring virtual meeting. Please save this link to Join the CMTA COMPASS Monthly Meetings

Compass Steering Committee

Jonah Berger

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

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

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!