Knoxville, TN. -- Rick Bowers and Bill Dupes, employees in the Publications Department of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA), have been promoted to editor and senior editor, respectively.

After beginning his ACA career as associate editor in 2000, Bowers was promoted to senior editor in 2003 and to editor in February 2005.

In his new position, Bowers is responsible for coordinating the writing, editing, photography, graphic design and printing of the award-winning bimonthly magazine inMotion and the award-winning First Step – A Guide for Adapting to Limb Loss. He is also responsible for various other ACA publications, including ACA’s multicultural publication Connections, Military inStep, Senior Step, and Expectations, a resource guide for parents of children and teens with limb differences.

Bowers earned a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Dupes came on board with the ACA in 2002 as an information specialist in the National Limb Loss Information Center and was promoted to associate editor in 2003 and to senior editor in February 2005.

The bulk of his professional experience has been in technical writing and editing environmental studies for the Air Force. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Founded in 1986, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The mission of the ACA is to reach out to people with limb loss and to empower them through education, support and advocacy. With a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 1997, the ACA established the National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC), the nation's most comprehensive source of information for people with limb differences. For more information, visit www.amputee-coalition.org or call the ACA toll-free at 888/AMP-KNOW.