Meet AOTA's Board of Directors

The Board of Directors governs and guides the direction of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

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Alyson Stover
President

Alyson Stover

MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
2022—2025
Arameh Anvarizadeh
Vice President

Arameh Anvarizadeh

OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
2021—2024
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Secretary

Linda Struckmeyer

PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
2022—2025
Treasurer

Benjamin Gross

OTR/L
2023-2026
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Member

Brigitte C. Desport

DPS, OTR/L, BCP, ATP
2021—2024
Razan Hamed
Member

Razan Hamed

PhD, OTR/L
2023-2026
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Member

Amy Mahle

EdD, MHA, COTA/L, ROH
2022—2025
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Member

Vikram Pagpatan

EdD, OTRL, FAOTA, BCP, ATP, CLA
2022—2025
Victoria Garcia Wilburn
Member

Victoria Garcia Wilburn

DHSc, OTR, FAOTA
2021—2024
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Speaker, Representative Assembly

Michael Urban

MBA, OTD, OTR/L
2022—2025
Public Advisor

Daryl Risinger

Non-Voting Member
2024—2025
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Consumer Advisor

Timothy Pickering

Non-Voting Member
2022—2025
Debra Martins
Member

Debra Martins

MEd, OTRL, SCEM, ATP, CAPS, WELL, FAOTA
January, 2024–June, 2024
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AOTA Interim Executive Director

Charles Jeffers

Non-Voting Member