Current Officers

Elected Offices:

President:

Jami West, OTD, OTR/L

jamilwest@gmail.com

Vice President:

Chris Oholendt, OTR/L, MHSA

ckoholendt@uams.edu

Secretary:

Amy Goddard, OTR/L

amy.goddard@ade.arkansas.gov

Treasurer:

Amanda Mohler, OTD. OTR/L

amohler@astate.edu

Appointed Offices:

Legislative Chair:

Medicaid:

Angela Traweek OTR/L

traweeka@fccare.org

Medicare:

Pamela Lewis-Kipkulei OTR/L

Plewis@astate.edu

Social Media:

School Based Practice Chair:

Amy Goddard, OTR/L

amy.goddard@ade.arkansas.gov

Legislation:

Taylor Riddle

email:  riddlear1@gmail.com

Past President:

Sonja Deshon-Buchana, OTR/L, CPAM

District Chairs:
In an effort to feel more connected, we need input and representation from all areas of Arkansas. . A district chair will be the person in that designated area to help answer questions and report concerns.  This individual would attend quarterly board meetings to report back as to the dynamics and information shared within their respective district.   They would  assist with district meetings for his/her area.
If you are interested in serving as a District Chair in your area or helping with events in your area, send us an email to president@arota.org with "District Chair" and what section in the subject line.

South Arkansas

 William "Billy" Hatridge OTR/L 

 Phone:  903-278-4255

 w.r.hatridge@gmail.com 

Northwest Arkansas

Melissa Foster, MS, OTR/L

melissarosefoster@yahoo.com

Eastern Arkansas

Amber Billingsley OTR/L 

Phone:  1-870-768-5092

abillingsley_ot@ymail.com

Northeast Arkansas

 Andrea Brown, MSOT, OTR/L

Phone:  1-870-680-4221

anbrown@astate.edu

Committees:

Conference: OPEN

Ethics: 

Dr. Christine Wright/ Chair. 

cwright@astate.edu

1-870-972-2274

 Social Media Assist : OPEN

 

AOTA Representative/*Selected by The American Occupational Therapy Association, AOTA

Cindy L. Meyer

South Arkansas Community College

e-mail: cmeyer@southark.edu

 

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