Council – ACOTE

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

Kristy Worrell, MHA, OTR/L, CLT (Secretary-Treasurer)
Outer Banks Health
Nags Head, NC

Jennifer Andaya-Lambinicio, OTR/L, EdM, ATP
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Fremont, CA

Cynthia Renee Ballentine, MSOT, OTR/L
St. Louis, MO

Emily Bubel, OTD, OTR/L
Saint Joseph’s University
Cherry Hill, NJ

Andrea Christner, OTD, OTR/L
Cognitive Health Solutions, LLC
Hanover, PA

Stacy Frauwirth, MS, OTR/L
Through the Looking Glass
Albany, CA

Kimberly Ganzevoort, COTAL, CBIS
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Laura Green, MOT, OTR/L
Kirkwood Community College
Hiawatha, IA

Kristin Haas, OTD, MOT, OTR/L
Quincy University
Omaha, NE

Chana Hiranaka, PhD, OTR/L
Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA

Ronald Hunt, DDS, MS (Public Member)
Suncity, AZ

Pamalyn Kearney, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Twylla Kirchen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Julie Mirabell, MS, OT/L
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH

Elaine Molaison, PhD, RD (Public Member)
Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Jennifer Moore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, CLA
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Fort Smith, AR

Rebecca Ozelie, DHS, OTR/L
Rush University
Chicago, IL

Tracey Recigno, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L
Hawaii Pacific University – Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

Kayla Riegel, OTD, OTR/L
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL

Earl J. Seaver, PhD (Public Member)
DeKalb, IL

Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Lauren Sponseller, PhD, OTD, MSOTR/L, MEd
Drexel University
Elkins Park, PA

Sheree Hilliard Talkington, OTR, OTD
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX

Dotti A. Thompson, MOT, OTR/L
Warrensville Heights, OH

Taryn Trawick, OTA, MBA
Amedisys
College Park, GA

Updated 8/2026