Share Your Expertise, Shape the Future
Our volunteer partners and leaders enrich every function of AOTF. Throughout the year, we work with volunteers from all areas of occupational therapy, healthcare and the public to deliver the programs you have come to rely on. Through diverse and interesting committee and task force opportunities, dozens of volunteers donate their time and talent to advance occupational therapy research, education, and leadership.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Become a Committee Member
As of December 2025, the following committees have available openings: Audit Committee, Development Council, Finance Committee, Scholarship Selection, Scientific Advisory Council, and Volunteer Development & Nominating Committee. Two-year commitment preferred; one-year minimum.
Become a Reviewer, and/or Mentor
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The AOTF Education Scholarship Selection Committee is looking for reviewers, particularly clinicians, to read, review, and score applications for the AOTF Education Scholarships submitted each year. Most of the committee's work takes place from February to April. Interested? Contact David Robertson, Student Activities Manager, at scholarships@aotf.org and include your updated CV and availability.
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The AOTF Scientific Review Group is seeking reviewers to read, review, and score applications for AOTF grants, doctoral scholarships, postdoc fellowships, and other funding programs—an approximate two-month commitment, with periods between November and February and between February and May. Interested? Contact research@aotf.org with your updated CV and availability.
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The Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (STRIDE) Research Mentors create an individualized development plan that guides the mentee through a research experience during the funding award period—approximately an eight-month commitment, typically from August to March. Interested? Contact research@aotf.org with your updated CV and availability.
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OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, Associate Editor or Reviewer. Interested? Contact otjreditor@aotf.org with your CV and availability.
Become a Board of Trustees Member
Three-year minimum commitment with a new term officially beginning on January 1. Interested? Contact the Executive Assistant, Candy Cooley, at aotf@aotf.org, for more information on being considered for the following slate.
Join Our Community
Ready to make a difference? We welcome volunteers from all areas of occupational therapy and related healthcare disciplines—researchers, educators, practitioners, students, and community members. Your expertise and commitment help strengthen the profession and improve lives.
Submit VOLUNTEER Interest(s)
AOTF Standing Committees
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Audit Committee
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Awards & Recognition Committee
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Development Council
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Finance Committee
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Governance Committee
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Investment Committee
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Scholarship Selection Committee
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Scientific Advisory Council
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Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee
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Volunteer Development & Nominations Committee
2025 Volunteers Committee Members
Audit Committee
Cheryl Strickland (Chair)
Elizabeth Dixon
Heidi Horwitz
Erik Johnson
Awards and Recognition Committee
Karla Ausderau (Chair)
Megan Chang
Lauren Little
Rebecca Martin
Development Council
Aimee Piller (Chair)
Zesarae Bodie
Brent Braveman
Hazel Breland
Jewel Crasta
Clare Guiffrida
Beth Fields
Janet Falk-Kessler
Joanne Flanagan
Catherine Hoyt
Bonita Kraft
Marth Kirkland (Emeritus)
Ruth Ann Watkins (Emeritus)
Finance Committee
Anne Bryden (Chair)
Mariann Moran
Supawadee (Cindy) Lee
Gina L. D. Kubec
Governance Committee
Timothy Reistetter (Chair)
Tara Alexander
Felicia Chew
Dagny Fidler
Emily Kringle
Kathy Lyons
Investment Committee
Anne Bryden (Chair)
Janet Poole
Timothy Reistetter
Patricia Davies
Scholarship Selection Committee
Tracey Recigno (Co-Chair)
Mary Zadnik (Co-Chair)
Cindy Anderson
Amanda Balser
Pam Cabrejo
James Foster
Elizabeth Hebert
Donnamarie Krause
Beth O'Rourke
Antoinette Shaw
Jeanne Sheehan Corcoran
Heidi Horwitz
Sabina Khan
Christine Raber
Candace Alvey
Renee Hammen
Melba Custer
Meghan Doherty
Lara Collins Barros
Supawadee (Cindy) Lee
Jennifer Gunn
Tim Holly
Vidya Pingale
Wanda Mahoney
Heather E. Johnson
Ashley Stroud
Nancy Damrah
Teresa Green
Frank Gainer
Eileen Scanlon
Mary Littlejohn
Paul Michael Rodriguez
Scientific Advisory Council
Susan Magasi (Chair)
Evan Dean
Khalilah Johnson
Beth Pfeiffer
Shawn Roll
Emily Rothman
Patricia Davies (Ex-Officio)
Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee
Roger Ideishi (Chair)
Amber Armstead
Teal Benevides
Dominique Como
Nancy Damrah
Katherine Dimitropoulou
Marshae Franklin
Christine Helfrich
Douglene Jackson
Mary Khetani
Danbi Lee
Kerri Morgan
Jennifer Pitonyak
Volunteer Development and Nominations Committee
Janet Poole (Chair)
Andrew Persch
Susan Stark
Rachel Proffitt
Namrata Grampurohit
Suzanne Burns
Juleen Rodakowski
Academy of Research Nominations Review Committee
Patricia Davies (Chair)
Susan L. Garber
Anita Bundy
Grace Baranek
Yael Goverover
Ganesh Babulal
(As of September 2025)