Candidate position statements for the 2022 AOTA Elections

Click below to see positions and candidates.

Then to read a candidate’s position statement, click on the candidate’s name.

General Elections

All members of AOTA are eligible to vote in these races. Required quorum for General Election races is 100.

Board Director

Vote for up to two.
Amy J. Mahle
MHA, COTA/L, ROH
Vikram Pagpatan
MS, OTRL, ATP, CAS, BCTS, EdDc
Samantha Shea Lemoins
BHS, COTA/L

Secretary

Vote for no more than one.
Linda R. Struckmeyer
PhD, OTR/L

Ethics Commission (EC) Chairperson-Elect

Vote for no more than one.
Leslie E. Bennett
OTD, OTR/L

Commission on Continuing Competence and Professional Development (CCCPD) Chairperson-Elect

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Chairperson, Commission on Practice

Vote for no more than one.
Meredith Gronski
OTD, OTR/L
Elizabeth 'Liz' Griffin Lannigan
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Special Interest Section Council (SISC) Chairperson-Elect

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC) Chairperson

Vote for no more than one.
Moira P. Bushell
OTD, MEd, OTR/L, BCP
Pam Stephenson
OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA

World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Alternate Delegate

Vote for no more than one.
Douglene Jackson
PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP
Gavin Jenkins
PhD, OTR/L, ATP
Stephen B. Kern
PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Daniel Park
OTD, OTR/L, MSW, Med

Academic Education Special Interest (AESIS)

Only members of each SIS are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum for General Election races is 100.

Chairperson, Academic Education SIS (AESIS)

Vote for no more than one.
Tammy Divens
MEd, OTD, OTR/L
Megan Edwards Collins
PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CAPS, CFPS

Productive Aging Special Interest (PASIS)

Only members of each SIS are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum for General Election races is 100.

Chairperson, Productive Aging SIS (PASIS)

Vote for no more than one.
Amanda Scott
OTD, OTR, BCG, CADDCT-CDP, CLT

Rehabilitation and Disability Special Interest (RDSIS)

Only members of each SIS are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum for General Election races is 100.

Chairperson, Rehabilitation and Disability SIS (RDSIS)

Vote for no more than one.
Ellen Collins
OTD, OTR/L
Peggy L. Galdini
CHT, OTD
Brocha Stern
PhD, OTR, CHT

Representative Assembly Leadership Committee (RALC)

Only RA members are eligible to vote. Required quorum is 36 ballots cast.

Speaker

Vote for no more than one.
Michael Urban
OTD, MBA, MS, OTR/L, CEAS, LSVT BIG

Representatives for the RA - Arkansas

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Arkansas

No nominations received*
This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Connecticut

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Connecticut

Vote for no more than one.
Joan Sauvigne-Kirsch
EdD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Delaware

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Delaware

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Florida

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Florida

Vote for no more than one.
Soya Jones
MOT, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Idaho

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Idaho

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Illinois

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Illinois

Vote for no more than one.
Maud Makoni
OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Lauren Stone Kelly
OTD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Indiana

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Indiana

Vote for no more than one.
Christine Kroll
OTD, MS, OTR, FAOTA

Representatives for the RA - Iowa

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Iowa

Vote for no more than one.
Rachel Allen-McHugh
OTD, OTR/L, RYT, CEIM

Representatives for the RA - Kentucky

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Kentucky

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Louisiana

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Louisiana

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Maine

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Maine

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Maryland

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Maryland

Vote for no more than one.
Kenneth Matthews
MOT, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Massachusetts

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Massachusetts

Vote for no more than one.
Temor 'Tay' Amin-Arsala
MS, OTR/L, RYT-200

Representatives for the RA - Michigan

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Michigan

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Minnesota

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Minnesota

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Missouri

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Missouri

Vote for no more than one.
Rachel Proffitt
OTD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Nebraska

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Nebraska

Vote for no more than one.
Whitney Rubin
OTD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Nevada

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Nevada

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - New Hampshire

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, New Hampshire

Vote for no more than one.
Heidi Robertson
OTD, OTR/L, CNS

Representatives for the RA - New Mexico

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, New Mexico

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - New York #1

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, New York #1

Vote for no more than one.
Becky Bernhardt
OTD, OTR/L, C/NDT
Sean Getty
OTD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - North Carolina

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, North Carolina

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - North Dakota

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, North Dakota

Vote for no more than one.
Sclinda Janssen
PhD, OTR/L, CLA

Representatives for the RA - Ohio

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Ohio

Vote for no more than one.
Rhonda Davis-Cheshire
OTD, MOT, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Oklahoma

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Oklahoma

Vote for no more than one.
Ciera Whitmore
OTR/L, COS-C

Representatives for the RA - Pennsylvania #1

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Pennsylvania #1

Vote for no more than one.
Miranda Virone
OTD, MS, OTR/L, CTP
Sheila Wilson
OTR/L, OTD, ATP, CAPS

Representatives for the RA - Rhode Island

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Rhode Island

Vote for no more than one.
Shannon Strate
OTD, OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - South Carolina

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, South Carolina

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - South Dakota

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, South Dakota

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Tennessee

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Tennessee

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Representatives for the RA - Texas #1

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Texas #1

Vote for no more than one.
Anna Haertling Clearman
OTR, MOT, CLT
Lynda Jennings
OTR

Representatives for the RA - Utah

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Utah

Vote for no more than one.
Taelor Coyle
MOTR/L, BCP

Representatives for the RA - Vermont

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Vermont

Vote for no more than one.
Elizabeth 'Ela' Dupont
MBA, OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, COS-C

Representatives for the RA - Washington

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Washington

Vote for no more than one.
Mary Spores
OTR/L

Representatives for the RA - Wyoming

Only voting members of the designated state are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

Representative Assembly, Wyoming

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

Organizational Advisors - ASAP

Only ASAP members are eligible to vote. Required quorum is 28 ballots cast.

Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP) Chairperson

Vote for no more than one.
Robin V. Clearman
OTR, CLT
David McGuire
OTR/L

Affiliated State Association Presidents (ASAP) Secretary

Vote for no more than one.
Jessica J. Bolduc
DrOT, MSOTR/L, FAOTA

Organizational Advisors - AFWC-ALC

Only AFWC-ALC members are eligible to vote. Only one vote per educational program is allowable. Required quorum is 276 ballots cast.

Academic Fieldwork Coordinators—Academic Leadership Council (AFWC—ALC) Chairperson

Vote for no more than one.
Lisa Bagby
OTD, OTR/L, MHA
Rebecca L. Simon
EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD)

Only student members of AOTA are eligible to vote in these elections. Required quorum is 100 ballots cast.

ASD OT Vice Chairperson

Vote for no more than one.
Luis Filgueira
OTS
Sharaya Hill
OTS

ASD OTA Vice Chairperson

No nominations received*
*This position will be included in the Call for Appointed Positions in March 2022.

ASD Representative to the Commission on Education (COE)

Vote for no more than one.
Alexandra Bruce
OTS
Alexis DuBose
OTS
Abigail Pilecki
OTS
Alisha Woodside
OTS

Student Representative to the Representative Assembly (RA)

Vote for no more than one.
Madelyn Yoo
OTS