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2026-2027 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.
President
Samia Rafeedie, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS, FAOTA
Vice President
Kersten Laughlin, OTD, OTR/L
2026-2027 Regional Directors/Board of Directors
Region 1 Director
Erica V. Herrera, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Region 2 Director
Jhennylyn (Jhenny) Rivera-Villano, OTD, OTR/L
Region 2 Director-Elect
Fushia Crooms, MOT, OTR/L, CPFT
Region 3 Director
Graham Teaford, OTD, OTR/L, SCLV
Region 4 Director
Grace Perry, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR
Region 5 Director
Amber Bennett, OTD, OTR/L
2026-2027 Committee Chairs
Chair
Advocacy & Government Affairs
Lea Le, MS, OTR/L
Chair
Advocacy & Government Affairs
Jeff Steckler, OTD, OTR/L
Chair
Awards Committee
Swati Shah, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Bylaws and Policy & Procedures
Kate Hayner, EdD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Bylaws and Policy & Procedures
Jerilyn (Gigi) Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Co-Chair
Communications
Sharareh (Sherry) Younesi, COTA/L
Co-Chair
Communications
OPEN
Chair
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Occupational Justice
Michelle Arakaki, OTD, OTR/L
Chair
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Occupational Justice
Ayobamibo (Bambi) Olujumu, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Membership
Jesus Diaz, OTD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Membership
Rhonda Windham, OTD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Practice, Ethics, & Reimbursement
Janis Yue, OTD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Practice, Ethics, & Reimbursement
OPEN
Co-Chair
Professional Development & Leadership
Danny Pavlovich, OTD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Professional Development & Leadership
Sara Wallace, OTD, OTR/L
Co-Chair
Student Leadership
Rachelle Murphy, DHSc, OTR/L, DipACLM
Co-Chair
Student Leadership
OPEN
Chair
2028 WROTSS
Emily Ochi, OTD, OTR/L
Ad Hoc Committee for Nominations
Lisa Semro, OTD, OTR/L
Chair
OTAC-PAC
Position Open
Co-Chair
Subcomittee Committee for 2026 Conference
Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA
Co-Chair
Subcomittee Committee for 2026 Conference
Joseph Juse, OTD, OTR/L