Kansas OCCUPATIONAL therapy ASSOCIATION 

Brian Mills, MOTR/L, IFE, CEAS, CHT
President
bmills@kumc.edu

President Elect

Open position

Melissa Smith, OTR/L
Vice-President
otonwheels@cox.net

DeVona Roble
Secretary
dkroble58@gmail.com

Lynette Hofer, COTA/L, B.S., A.S
Treasurer
lynette.hofer@encompasshealth.com

Heather Wright COTA/L, CLT
Governmental Affairs & Reimbursement Officer
heather.parkin@gmail.com

Bethany Beckman Carrillo 
Great Plains District Co-Officer
bludwikosky@gmail.com

Sara Hawkins 
Great Plains District Co-Officer
sarajeanhawkins@gmail.com

Jennifer Sodergren
Capital District  Co-Officer weluvjhox@gmail.com

Ashleigh Heldstab, MOT, OTR/L
Greater Kansas City District Co-Officer
aheldstab@outlook.com

Dolly Wood
Greater Kansas City District Co-Officer
dwood@kumc.edu

Katie Tipton, COTA/L
Southern District Co-Officer
krtipton@gmail.com

Aubrey Mentis 
Southern District Co-Officer
acmjr@sbcglobal.net

Elected Non-Voting Members

Kara Rogers, MOTR/L, BSEd, ACE
Immediate Past President
kara.rogers11@gmail.com

Appointed Non-Voting Members

Nancy Dahlinger, MSEd., OTR/L
CE Peer Review Officer
DahlingerN@newmanu.edu

Amy Adamson, OTR/L
Education Officer
amyadamsonot@gmail.com

Theresa Bukaty-Chop, MS, OTR/L
Membership Officer
theresa.chop@gmail.com