Skip to main

50 Ambassadors Represent NBCOT Across the Nation

The ambassadors provide you, the OT community, with the opportunity to ask questions and send suggestions directly to NBCOT.

Having our OTR® and COTA® ambassadors support their national certification board is a proud moment for NBCOT. With many states returning to in-person meetings, our ambassadors are now able to represent NBCOT at events that our staff are unable to attend. The ambassadors provide you, the OT community, with the opportunity to ask questions and send suggestions directly to us. They also assist with environmental scanning to keep us updated on issues affecting occupational therapy practice.

Earlier this year, we added our 50th ambassador to the program. If you see one of the ambassadors listed below at your state event, please take the time to talk with them, as they are excited to learn from you.

Chris Eidson
OTR
Alabama
M. Celeste Tydingco
OTR
Alaska
Christopher Trujillo
OTR
Arizona
Kyle Jones
OTR
Arkansas
Adley Chan
OTR
California
Amber Sand
COTA
Colorado
Elaine Adams
OTR
Connecticut
Wendy Mears
OTR
Delaware
Roxanne Arneaud
OTR
D.C.
Shirish Lala
OTR
Florida
Missy Thurlow
OTR
Georgia
Mel Henderson
OTR
Idaho
Catherine Killian
OTR
Illinois
Shikina Walton
OTR
Indiana
Nicci Kuhl
OTR
Iowa
Dale Lynn
OTR
Kentucky
Amy Yarbrough
OTR
Louisiana
Mary Anderson
OTR
Maine
Vanessa Hughes
COTA
Maryland
Laurie Cecchi
OTR
Massachusetts
Rex Crosby
OTR
Michigan
Deborah Voydetich
Deborah Voydetich
OTR
Minnesota
Scott Cockroft
OTR
Mississippi
Cheryl Strickland
OTR
Missouri
Cortney Leverentz
OTR
Montana
Melissa Kimmerling
OTR
Nebraska
Robyn Otty
OTR
Nevada
Wendi Guillette
OTR
New Hampshire
Denise Crowley
OTR
New Jersey
Karen Mestas
OTR
New Mexico
Chris Alterio
OTR
New York
Taz Kang
OTR
North Caroline
Brad Sibla
COTA
North Dakota
Miranda Tippie
OTR
Ohio
Kari Garza
OTR
Oklahoma
Paul Zulak
OTR
Oregon
Jodi Schreiber
OTR
Pennsylvania
Rebecca Klockars
OTR
Rhode Island
Janine Turner
OTR
South Carolina
Maria Klamm
OTR
South Dakota
Elise Foust
COTA
Tennessee
Karthik Mani
OTR
Texas
Beth Cardell
OTR
Utah
Kristie Kapusta
OTR
Vermont
Heidi Hull
OTR
Virginia
Greg Wintz
OTR
Washington
Mary Beth Laughery
OTR
West Virginia
Wayne Winistorfer
OTR
Wisconsin
Melissa Cunningham
OTR
Wyoming