About the TCBA

The Tarot Certification Board of America is a non-profit organization which sets standards for amateur and professional tarot readers. Qualified individuals may be certified as Apprentices, Readers, Professional Readers, Consultants, Masters, Instructors and Grandmasters.

The Tarot Certification Board of America was created:

To establish accepted standards of ethics and excellence

To reassure the public of the legitimacy of certified practitioners and establish a Client Bill of Rights

Because, in some cases, certification is required by local laws in order to practice professionally

To afford personal satisfaction at having demonstrated knowledge and skill

To provide legitimate practitioners with a community of peers

The Tarot Certification Board of America Board of Directors is:

• Allan Curthoys, CTGM, President
• George Heisler, CTGM, Secretary/Treasurer/Vice President
• Timothy Lake, CTM,

&; Non-Board Postions include

• Michelle Perkins CTI, Executive Director

&; The Tarot Certification Board of America was formed on June 1, 2002 as a reorganization of the Tarot Certification Board.

The Association of Tarot Readers conferred certification on three Tarot Grandmasters and seven Tarot Masters on� June 11, 1964. The three Tarot Grandmasters were Dr. Juliet Ashley of Denver, Colorado, Hellen Rutherford (later Hellen Rutherford-Hayes) of Philadelphia, and Dr. Rhodonn Starrus of Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The seven Tarot Masters were Rita Baker, Allan Curthoys, Dianne Fullerton, John Gilbert, Roberta Harris, Betty McCloud Reeves, and Donna Ruiseco.

The Association of Tarot Readers merged with the Professional Readers Guild to form the American Tarot Association in early 1995. Starting on October 14, 1995 the ATA started certifying qualified persons to the ranks of Tarot Apprentice, Reader, Master, and Grandmaster. On June 24, 1996 the ATA conferred the rank of Grandmaster on six candidates including: Rita Baker, Allan Curthoys, Dianne Fullerton, John Gilbert, and Donna Ruiseco. On June 28, 1996 the ATA initiated certification for Tarot Teachers though the name of this rank was later changed to Tarot Instructor. The ATA set up the Clairvoyant Certification Board to handle tarot certifications effective June 27, 1997. The Clairvoyant Certification Board later changed its name to Tarot Certification Board and this corporation was dissolved on June 1, 2002. All the assets, tradenames, copyrights and proprietary properties of the TCB have been lawfully transferred to the TCBA which continues to serve those previously certified by the TCB or any of its predecessors. NOTE: This short history of the TCBA was written by Rita Baker on June 11, 1997 and updated by her on September 27, 2002 for further publication.� Most recent update edited by J. Rebecca Cougill on July 7, 2006 The Tarot Certification Board of America has completed their audit of the books of the defunct Tarot Certification Board and found everything to be in order.��The rports of the former Executive Director of the TCB are included on our website so you can compare them with the results of our audit.� Our audit concurs with the audit poerformed by the IRS prior to the dissolution of the TCB.