Our volunteer partners and leaders enhance every aspect of AOTF. Throughout the year, we collaborate with volunteers from various sectors of occupational therapy and related disciplines as well as community partners to provide the programs you rely on.
Through a range of diverse and engaging volunteer opportunities, supporters contribute their time and skills by serving on AOTF committees, review groups, and special task forces.
Become a Committee Volunteer:
Complete the online Volunteer Interest Form to submit your interest!
As of August 2025, the following committees have available openings: Audit Committee, Development Council, Finance Committee, Scientific Advisory Council, and Volunteer Development & Nominating Committee.
Submit your interest in becoming a Committee Member, Reviewer, and/or Mentor:
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Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (STRIDE) Research Mentor
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AOTF Scholarship Selection Committee has openings for reviewers (especially clinicians!) to read, review, and score applications submitted for AOTF Scholarships. The bulk of active committee work typically takes place between January-March annually. Interested? Contact David Robertson at scholarships@aotf.org with your updated CV.
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AOTF Scientific Review Group has openings for reviewers for grants, doctoral scholarships, post doc. fellowships and other funding programs. Please contact research@aotf.org with your updated CV to express your interest in volunteering.
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OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, Associate Editor or Reviewer. Contact otjreditor@aotf.org.
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AOTF Standing Committees
Academy of Research Nominations Review Committee
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Audit Committee
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Awards & Recognition Committee
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Development Committee
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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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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)