Executive and staff leaders

Meet AOTA's executive and staff leaders in the areas of Knowledge, Innovation & Engagement, and Finance & Operations.

Charles Jeffers headshot
Interim Executive Director

Charles Jeffers

Neil Harvison
Chief Officer, Knowledge Division

Neil Harvison

PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Varleisha Gibbs
Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, ACCESS, and Belonging (DEIJAB)

Varleisha D. (Gibbs) Lyons

PhD, OTD, OTR/L, ASDCS, FAOTA
Julie Malloy
Vice President, Practice

Julie Malloy

OTD, MOT, OTR/L, PMP, CPHQ, FNAP
Heather Parsons
Vice President, Federal Affairs

Heather Parsons

MSOT
Sabrina Salvant
Vice President, Education and Professional Development

Sabrina Salvant

EdD, MPH, OTR/L
Sharmila Sandhu
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Sharmila Sandhu

JD
Chuck Wilmarth
Vice President, Health Policy and State Affairs

Chuck Willmarth

CAE
Jeremy Furniss
Vice President, Knowledge & Data Science

Jeremy Furniss

OTD, OTR/L, BCG
Frank Gainer
Vice President, Meetings & Events

Frank E. Gainer

MHS, OTR/L, FAOTA, CMP, CAE
Tracy Spatz
Vice President, Controller Finance

Tracy Spatz

Junhua Liu
Vice President, Information Technology

Junhua Liu

MS, PMP
Rebecca Argabrite Grove
Vice President, Strategic Governance and Professional Ethics

Rebecca Argabrite Grove

MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, CRP