Executive and staff leaders

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

Sherry Keramidas
Executive Director

Sherry Keramidas

PhD, FASAE, CAE
Neil Harvison
Chief Officer, Knowledge Division

Neil Harvison

PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Matt Clark
Chief Officer, Innovation & Engagement

Matthew Clark

MMC
Tricia Hopkins
Chief Officer, Finance & Operations

Tricia Hopkins

CPA
Varleisha Gibbs
Vice President, Practice Engagement and Capacity Building

Varleisha D. Gibbs

PhD, OTD, OTR/L
Deborah Lieberman
Vice President, Practice Improvement

Deborah Lieberman

MHSA, OTR/L, FAOTA
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
Elizabeth Dooley
Vice President, Strategic Communications and Marketing

Elizabeth Dooley

MS
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
Jay Haroon
Vice President, Member Strategy & Engagement

Jay Haroon

MBA
Tracy Spatz
Vice President, Controller Finance

Tracy Spatz

Junhua Liu
Vice President, Information Technology

Junhua Liu

MS, PMP