Missouri Occupational Therapy Association Events
MOTA FALL CONFERENCE will be held October 24 & 25, 2008.
Call for Presenters! Please
click here for form, or
contact Sheila Richardson at
sheilakayot@yahoo.com or
314-605-4553 for more information.
Please also contact Sheila Richardson to volunteer, suggest a speaker, or inquire about vendor
opportunities.
A Time to Serve!
Consider serving your professional organization today.
Nominations are now being taken for Secretary and Nominations Committee
member of MOTA.
If you would like to nominate an individual (or yourself) for either
position, please contact Ashlyn Cunningham at
acunningham@maryville.edu
or 314-529-9533 by April 25, 2008 for more details. Ballots will
be distributed to MOTA members in May.
Regional Events
St. Louis
Contact Heather Turek at
Hturek2001@yahoo.com for upcoming events.
Kansas City
Contact Kim Vemmer at
Kim.Vemmer@tmcmed.org for upcoming events.
Southeast Missouri
Contact Malinda Milam at
mkmilam2415@socket.net for upcoming events.
Southwest Missouri
Contact Lisa Blake at
blakelg@sbcglobal.net for upcoming events.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Students
MOTA is welcomes student delegates from any of Missouri's
Occupational Therapy programs. You are also welcome to join any
committee. Contact any committee member, or two of our current student
delegates Stephanie at
sstegman@maryville.edu or Karen at
dilferk@wustl.edu to learn more.
Pediatric Special Interest Group
The St. Louis OT/PT Coalition meets every other month to discuss
early childhood practice issues. Please contact Julie Westre Sommer for
more information:
sommerj@gw.kirkwood.k12.mo.us or (314)213-6136. You can also search
for stlotptcoaltion at yahoogroups.com
 AOTA
Representation
Our AOTA Rep, Julie Rosenfeld, is responsible for keeping Missouri
practitioners informed on what's happening nationally. She also casts
votes at the AOTA Representative Assembly meetings on behalf of Missouri
practitioners. She needs your feedback on issues that affect your
ability to practice. This dialogue will enable Julie to better represent
YOU.
Contact Julie at
Julier5161@sbcglobal.net or 314-577-8786 with your questions and
concerns.
Meetings and Committees
Board Meetings
Board Meetings are held quarterly. Meetings are always open to
members.
Next meeting is:
5:30-7PM on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
at St. Anthony's Hospital, board room
Committees
We need your input! We are looking for committee members to provide
ideas and feedback so that we can make your organization work for you.
Currently seeking members for the website, finance, publications,
ethics, and conference committees. No big time commitment necessary!
Publications
The Publications Committee creates our quarterly newsletter,
MOTAvations. Committee members are needed to write articles, provide
creative input, contact advertisers, and take the newsletter to the
printer. What do you want to read about in Missouri practice? Contact
Jaime Johnston at
jaim_msot@sbcglobal.net to join.
Website
Contact Jennifer at
website@motamo.net or (314)922-8316 to join the Website committee.
We especially need contributors for special interest articles. We love
suggestions and feedback -- what do you want to see on the site?
Finance
Contact Sue Kriegshauser at
skriegshauser13@msn.com to join. Seeking members to help make
decisions on how to invest and spend our resources. How do you want your
membership dollars spent?
MOTA Annual Conference
Contact Sheila Richardson at
sheilakayot@yahoo.com or
314-605-4553 to volunteer, suggest a speaker, or inquire about vendor
opportunities. The first planning meeting for this year's
conference will be held March 19, 2008 at 5PM at the St. Louis Bread
Company in Sunset Hills, at Watson and Lindbergh. Please join us!
Ethics committee
Chair Susan Davis is seeking 3 members to participate in an ethics
committee. Contact Susan at
sdavis@maryville.edu (314) 529-9517. |
