Public ethics sanctions by the Ethics Commission or Appeal Panel are publicized as outlined in the Enforcement Procedures for the AOTA 2020 Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Read about the five types of sanctions below.
Questions? Please contact AOTA’s Ethics Program at ethics@aota.org.
Revocation is permanent denial of Association membership.
Subrata Mahanta, OT
Revocation of membership, effective July 13, 2007
Violation of Principles 2A, 5A, 5E, 6C, 6D of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and Guideline 9.1 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Michael Juzwa, OT
Revocation of membership, effective July 18, 2007
Violation of Principles 2A, 5A, 5E, 6C, 6D of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and Guideline 9.1 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Sarah Jordan Plotycia, OT
Revocation of membership, effective July 24, 2007
Violation of Principles 2A and 2B of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005).
Michael Edward Clark, OTA
Revocation of membership, effective August 24, 2008
Violation of Principles 4A, 4B, 4F, 6A, 6C, 6E, 7B of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005).
Jessica J. Jacobson
Revocation of membership, effective March 3, 2009
Violation of Principle 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and the Core Values of Justice, Dignity, and Prudence.
Valerie Dejean, OT
Revocation of membership, effective August 24, 2009
Violation of Principles 2A, 4A, 4F, 5 of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005).
Lori Standard Cooper, OT
Revocation of membership, effective November 2, 2009
Violations of Principle 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and Guidelines 1.9, 2.8, 3.2 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Janis Keeton, OT
Revocation of membership, effective November 5, 2009
Violation of Principle 7 of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2000) and Guidelines 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Jacquita Lovelace, OT
Revocation of membership, effective March 23, 2010
Violation of Principles 5 and 6 of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005).
Susan Lynn Cox, OT
Revocation of membership, effective January 4, 2011
Violation of Principles 5, 5E, 6, 6A, 6C, 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and Guidelines 1.8 and 2.8 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Bernice Brown, OTA
Revocation of membership, effective July 11, 2011
Violation of Principles 2A, 5E, 6C, 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2005) and Guideline 9.1 of the Guidelines to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
Cecilia Fierro, OTR, OTD
Revocation of membership, effective October 31, 2014
Violation of Principles 6B and 7A of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Bryan J. Wodaski, OTR/L
Revocation of membership, effective December 15, 2014
Violation of Principles 1B, 1E, 1F, 2J, 3G, 3H, 5G, 5O, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Kay M. Behnke, OT
Revocation of membership, effective February 23, 2015
Violation of Principles 2 E, 2J; 3B; 4E; 5G; 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Richard R. Brown, OT/L
Revocation of membership, effective March 23, 2015
Violation of Principles 2A, 2C, 2D, 2J of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Carol Sue Habell, OT
Revocation of membership, effective August 10, 2015
Violation of Principles 5, 5O, 6B, 6C, 6D of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Linda Faye Walton, OTA
Revocation of membership, effective April 13, 2016
Violation of Principles 6, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010).
Samantha Jo Rogers, OT
Revocation of membership, effective March 19, 2019
Violation of Principle 6L of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Aaron Weber, OT
Revocation of membership, effective June 16, 2020
Violation of Principles 2C, 2D, 6L of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Linda Jaghlassian, OTA
Revocation of membership, effective June 16, 2020
Violation of Principles 2C, 2F, 5B, 6B, 6L of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Maria del Pilar Saa, OTD, OTR/L
Revocation of membership, effective July 20, 2021
Violation of Principles 2F and 2G of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Stephen Page, OT
Revocation of membership, effective April 24, 2023
Violation of Principles 6F, 6L of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Christine Lynn Dawson, OT
Revocation of membership, effective July 27, 2023
Violation of Standards 1F, 1G, and 2M of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2020).
Jose Wagas, OT
Revocation of membership, effective August 13, 2024
Violation of Standards 3A of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2020).
Catherine Risigo Wickline, M.S., OTR/L
Revocation of membership, effective August 13, 2024
Violation of Principles 4M, 4N, 6E of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Suspension is removal of Association membership and eligibility to obtain or renew membership for a specified period of time.
Rebecca Dean, OT
Indefinite suspension of membership, effective February 19, 2019
Violation of Principle 4 of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Maria Chabai, OT
Indefinite suspension of membership, effective July 20, 2021
Violation of Principles 6K and 6L of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2015).
Probation of membership is continued Association membership that is conditional, depending on fulfillment of specified terms. Failure to meet terms will subject an individual to any of the disciplinary actions or sanctions. Terms may include but are not limited to:
No probations at this time.
Censure is a formal expression of disapproval that is publicly reported.
Bill Wong, OT
Censure, effective February 10, 2023
Violation of Standards 1B and 6D of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (2020).