Executive and staff leaders
Meet AOTA's executive and staff leaders in the areas of Knowledge, Innovation & Engagement, and Finance & Operations.
Executive Director
Sherry Keramidas
PhD, FASAE, CAE
Chief Officer, Knowledge Division
Neil Harvison
PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
Chief Officer, Innovation & Engagement
Matthew Clark
MMC
Chief Officer, Finance & Operations
Tricia Hopkins
CPA
Vice President, Practice Engagement and Capacity Building
Varleisha D. Gibbs
PhD, OTD, OTR/L
Vice President, Practice Improvement
Deborah Lieberman
MHSA, OTR/L, FAOTA
Vice President, Federal Affairs
Heather Parsons
MSOT
Vice President, Education and Professional Development
Sabrina Salvant
EdD, MPH, OTR/L
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Sharmila Sandhu
JD
Vice President, Health Policy and State Affairs
Chuck Willmarth
CAE
Vice President, Strategic Communications and Marketing
Elizabeth Dooley
MS
Vice President, Knowledge & Data Science
Jeremy Furniss
OTD, OTR/L, BCG
Vice President, Meetings & Events
Frank E. Gainer
MHS, OTR/L, FAOTA, CMP, CAE
Vice President, Member Strategy & Engagement
Jay Haroon
MBA
Vice President, Controller Finance
Tracy Spatz
Vice President, Information Technology
Junhua Liu
MS, PMP