Member Bios
Brief Bio Highlighting Leadership and Professional Engagement
Please summarize your professional accomplishments using a bulleted format under the following headings. The total word count should be 300 words or less. See the section titled Member Bios for examples. If accepted into the Society, this bio will be included in online and print media about O.T. Leaders & Legacies Society Members.
Name and Optional Contact Information
Training and Advanced Certifications
Area(s) of Expertise
Awards and Honors
Leadership Accomplishments and Passions (List up to 10)
Member Bios
Rebecca Austill-Clausen, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Susan Bachner, MA, OTR, FAOTA, SCEM, CAPS, CEAC
Minakshi Bapat, MS, OTR/L, C/NDT
Karen Frank Barney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Esther Bell, MA, OTR, FAOTA; view Esther's oral history interview here
Teresa L. Black, OTA, ROH; view Teri's oral history interview here
Adele Breen-Franklin, OTD, JD, OTR/L
Moira P. Bushell, OTD, MEd, OTR/L, BCP
Joanne C. Cassidy, OTD, MEd, OTR/L, FAOTA
Renee Causey-Upton, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, FAOTA
Ann Chapleau, DHS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Charles Christiansen, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Charles' oral history interview here
Jeffrey L. Crabtree, OTD, MS, FAOTA
Jeanenne Dallas, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA
Janet DeLany, PhD, FAOTA; view Janet's oral history interview here
Denise K. Donica, DHSc, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA
Kathryn Melin Eberhardt, MAEd, COTA/L, ROH; view Kathryn's oral history interview here
Kate Eglseder, ScD, OTR/L, CLT
Sharon J. Elliott, DHS, GCG, OTR/L, FAOTA
Janet Falk-Kessler, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Janet's oral history interview here
Rita Fleming-Castaldy, OTR, PhD, FAOTA
Gloria Frolek Clark, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA
Thomas Fisher, PhD, OT, CCM, FAOTA; view Thom's oral history interview here
Sowmya Ganesh, DOT, MS, OTR/L, SIPT, CTP
Susan L. Garber, M.A., O.T.R., F.A.O.T.A., F.A.C.R.M.; view Susan's oral history interview here
Bryan Gee, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, BCP
Yolanda Griffiths, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Yolanda's oral history interview here
Kristine Haertl, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Cindy Hahn, MA, MOT, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CBIS
Beverly Horowitz, PhD, LMSW, OTR/L, FAOTA, FGSA
Jackie Hurt, M.A., B.S., COTA/L.
Satoru Izutsu, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Janet Jedlicka, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
André Johnson, COTA/L, BHS; view André's oral history interview here
Robin A. Jones, MPA, COTA/L, ROH; view Robin's oral history interview here
Judith (Judy) Parker Kent, OTD, EdS, MS/OTR/L, FAOTA
Ellen L. Kolodner, MSS, OTR, FAOTA; view Ellen's oral history interview here
Heather Kuhaneck, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Lisa Kurtz, M.Ed., OTR/L, FAOTA
Lela A. Williams Llorens, Ph.D., OTR/RET., FAOTA, Professor Emerita
Dianna Lunsford, OTD M.Ed. OTR/L CHT
Varleisha D. (Gibbs) Lyons, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, ASDCS
Amy J. Mahle, MHA, COTA/L, ROH
Rivka Molinsky, PhD, ADAC, OTR/L
Sheri Montgomery, EdD, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Patricia Nagaishi, PhD, MA, OTR/L
Vikram Pagpatan, OTR/L, ATP, CLA, BCP
Michael Pizzi, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Michael's oral history interview here
Patricia Precin, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Kathlyn Reed, PhD, OTR, MLIS, FAOTA; view Kitty's oral history interview here
Judith Rogers, OTR/L; view Judi's oral history interview here
Ruth L. Schemm, Ed.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Winifred Schultz-Krohn PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA
Anne Hiller Scott, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Anne's oral history interview here
Camille Skubik-Peplaski, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Franklin Stein, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; view Frank's oral history interview here
Mary Ellen Stoykov, PhD, OTR/L
Allison Sullivan, OT, DOT, OTR
Pam Toto, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA; view Pam's oral history interview here
Tracy Van Oss, DHSc, MPH, OTR/L, SCEM, CHES, FAOTA
Wendy Wachter-Schutz, OTD, MS, OTR/L
Ruth Ann Watkins, MBA, OTR, FAOTA
Wayne L. Winistorfer, MPA, OTR, FAOTA
Arthur Yeager, OTR/L; view Art's oral history interview here