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
Karen W. Kershenstein, PhD (Public Member)
KWK Enterprises
Fairfax Station, VA
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
Renee Ortega, PhD, COTA/L
Gowanus Treehouse
Brooklyn, NY
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
