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2023-2024 Officers/Board of Directors

If you would like to contact members of the OTAC Board of Directors, please send an email to the OTAC office and your email will be forwarded to the appropriate Board member. If you wish your message to be forwarded to a specific Board member, such as president, treasurer, etc., please include that in your message salutation.

Bryant Edwards

President
Bryant Edwards, OTD, MA, OTR/L, BCP, MPH

Samia Rafeedie

President-Elect
Samia Rafeedie, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS

Heather Javaherian

Vice President
Heather Javaherian, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Lauren Lopez

Secretary
Lauren Lopez, OTD, OTR/L

Alison George

Treasurer
Alison George, MS, OTR/L

Candace Chatman

Treasurer-Elect
Candace Chatman, OTD, OTR/L

Karen Polastri

Executive Director
Karen C. Polastri, IOM

2023-2024 Regional Directors/Board of Directors

Renee Makin

Region 1 Director
Renee Boivin Makin, OTD, OTR/L

Kersten Laughlin

Region 1 Director-Elect
Kersten Laughlin, OTD, OTR/L

Bianca Callier

Region 2 Director
Bianca Callier, OTD, OTR/L

Hiral Khatri

Region 3 Director
Hiral Khatri, OTD, OTR/L

Cesar Arada

Region 3 Director-Elect
Cesar Arada, OTD, OTR/L

Danny Pavlovich

Region 4 Director
Danny Pavlovich, OTR/L

Veronica (Rhanee) Rodrigue

Region 4 Director-Elect
Veronica (Rhanee) Rodriguez, OTR/L, CSRS, CBIS

Nirali Maru

Region 5 Director
Nirali, Maru, OTR/L, CAS

2023-2024 Committee Chairs

Carlin Daley Reaume

Chair
Advocacy & Government Affairs

Carlin Daley Reaume, OTD, OTR/L, MAEd, PMH-C

Jackie Meagher

Chair
Bylaws and Policy & Procedures
Jackie Meagher, OTR/L

Karen Park

Co-Chair
Communications

Karen Park, OTD, OTR/L, CLE

Sharareh (Sherry) Younesi

Co-Chair
Communications

Sharareh (Sherry) Younesi, COTA/L

Karrie Kingsley

Co-Chair
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Occupational Justice

Karrie Kingsley, OTD, OTR/L

Michelle Arakaki

Co-Chair
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Occupational Justice

Michelle Arakaki, OTD, OTR/L

Jhennylyn Rivera

Co-Chair
Membership

Jhennylyn Rivera, MOT, OTR/L

Gigi Smith

Co-Chair
Practice, Ethics, & Reimbursement

Jerilyn (Gigi) Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Creig Smith

Co-Chair
Practice, Ethics, & Reimbursement

Creig Smith, OTD, OTR/L

Sherry Hite

Co-Chair
Professional Development & Leadership

Sherry Hite, MOT, OTR/L

Lisa Hiestand

Co-Chair
Professional Development & Leadership

Lisa Hiestand, OTD, OTR/L

Winifred Schultz-Krohn

Co-Chair
Subcomittee Committee for 2023 Conference

Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA

Joseph Juse

Co-Chair
Subcomittee Committee for 2023 Conference

Joseph Juse, OTD, OTR/L

Rob Russow
Co-Chair
Student Leadership
Rob Russow, OTD, OTR/L

Jessica Padilla

Co-Chair
Student Leadership

Jessica Padilla, COTA/L

Erin Schwier

Chair
Ad Hoc Committee for Awards
Erin Schwier, EdD,OTD, OTR/L

Jessica De Brun

Chair
Ad Hoc Committee for Nominations

Jessica De Brun, OTD, MOT, OTR/L

Sarah Bream

Chair
OTAC-PAC

Sarah Bream, OTD, OTR/L