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
Kelli Ott, OTD, OTR/L (Vice-Chairperson)
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Sherry Kolodziejczak, MS, OTR/L, C/NDT, PAMC, FWECP (Secretary-Treasurer)
Crestwood Medical Center
Huntsville, Alabama
ACOTE Members
Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Harriett Bynum, MS, OTR/L
Retired Program Director
Oakdale, PA
Elizabeth A. Cada, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Higher Education Administrator)
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Velvet Hewett, MPA, OT/L
UC San Diego Health
La Jolla, California
Alex Jawharjian, PharmD, MPH, MBA, FACHE (Public Member)
California Rehabilitation Institute
Los Angeles, California
Jennifer Kaldenberg, DrPH, MSA, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA
Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation Services (Sargent College)
Boston, MA
Karen W. Kershenstein, PhD (Public Member)
KWK Enterprises
Fairfax Station, VA
Vanna Lombardi, DHA, MHA, OTR/L
St. Michael Medical Center
Silverdale, Washington
Sabrina Mathews, MS, OTR/L
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, California
Julie Mirabell, MS, OT/L
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, Ohio
Sarah Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Renee Ortega, PhD, COTA/L
Gowanus Treehouse
Brooklyn, New York
Debra Ouellette, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, BCPR
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Pomona, California
Rebecca Ozelie, DHS, OTR/L, BCPR
Rush University
Chicago, Illinois
Sheri Purdy, OTR/L, CLT, CCM
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital
Salem, New Hampshire
Earl “Gip” Seaver, PhD (Public Member)
DeKalb, Illinois
Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, MSOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Kimberly T. Solondz, MS, OTR/L
Institute on Development & Disability
Portland, Oregon
Sheree Hilliard Talkington, OTR, OTD
Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas
Dotti Thompson, MOT, OTR/L
University Hospitals
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Kristy Worrell, MHA, OTR/L, CLT
Vidant Chowan Hospital
Edenton, North Carolina
Updated 1/20/23
