The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) is a volunteer committee comprised of educators, practitioners, and public members.
ACOTE Officers
Lynn Kilburg, DHSc, MBA, OTR/L (Chairperson)
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa
Sarah Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Vice-Chairperson)
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Sherry Kolodziejczak, MS, OTR/L (Secretary-Treasurer)
Crestwood Medical Center
Huntsville, Alabama
ACOTE Members
Cynthia Renee Ballentine, MSOT, OTR/L
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
St. Louis, MO
Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Harriett S. Bynum, MS, OTR/L
Oakdale, PA
Elizabeth A. Cada, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Governers State University
University Parkway, IL
Andrea Christner, OTD, OTR/L
Cognitive Health Solutions, LLC
Hanover, PA
Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Hawaii Pacific University – College of Health and Society
Honolulu, HI
Kari DeFreest, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Juneau, AK
Kimberly Ganzevoort, COTAL, CBIS
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Laura Green, MOT, OTR/L
Kirkwood Community College
Hiawatha, IA
Jennifer Kaldenberg, OT, DrPH, MSA, OTR, SCLV, FAOTA
Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation
Boston, MA
Sabrina Mathews, MS, OTR/L
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA
Julie Mirabell, MS, OT/L
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, OH
Elaine Molaison, PhD, RD (Public Member)
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Rebecca Ozelie, DHS, OTR/L
Rush University
Chicago, IL
Earl J. Seaver, PhD (Public Member)
DeKalb, IL
Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
Kimberly T. Solondz, MS, OTR/L
Institute on Development & Disability
Portland, OR
Crystal Stephens, OTR/L, BCP
AdventHealth
Orlando, FL
Sheree Hilliard Talkington, OTR, OTD
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Dotti A. Thompson, MOT, OTR/L
University Hospitals
Warrensville Heights, OH
Kristy Worrell, MHA, OTR/L, CLT
Outer Banks Health
Nags Head, NC
Updated 9/1/2023
