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AOTA Open Positions 2025
The Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC) invites AOTA members to nominate themselves or a colleague for over 40 elected volunteer positions. To participate, complete the online nomination process starting September 23, 2024, through October 14, 2024, at 11:59 AM ET (just before noon).
Online voting will take place from Friday, January 31, 2025, at 11:59 AM ET (just before noon) until Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:59 AM ET (just before noon), with office terms beginning on July 1, 2024.
Open Positions
General Election
- Secretary
- Board Director (1) (2) One of which is to be an occupational therapy assistant (OTA)
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Accessibility and Belonging (DEIJAB) Chairperson
Time Commitment Average: 5 to 10 hours per week with two in-person meetings per year that require travel.
- Commission on Continuing Competence & Professional Development (CCCPD) Chairperson Elect
- Ethics Commission Chairperson Elect
- Volunteer Leadership Development Committee Chairperson
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Delegate
Time Commitment Average: 15 to 20 hours per month.
Special Interest Sections (SISs)
Special Interest Section
- Academic Education Special Interest Section (AESIS) Chairperson
- Productive Aging Special Interest Section (PASIS) Chairperson
- Rehabilitation & Disability Special Interest Section (RDSIS) Chairperson
- Home & Community Health Special Interest Section (HCHSIS) Chairperson 2-year term
- Mental Health Special Interest Section (MHSIS) Chairperson 2-year term
Time Commitment Average: 10-15 hours per month.
Organizational Advisors
- Occupational Therapy Assistants-Academic Leadership Council (OTA-ALC) Chairperson
- Occupational Therapy Academic Leadership Council (OT-ALC)
Time Commitment Average: 10 hours per month.
Representative Assembly Leadership Committee (RALC)
Time Commitment Average: 20 hours per month.
Representative to the Representative Assembly
Representative to the Representative Assembly
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York #1
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania #1
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Time Commitment Average: Expect 3 to 5 hours per week leading up to the fall, spring, and summer meetings, and 1-3 hours per week otherwise.
Assembly of Student Delegates (ASD)
Note: Only occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students are eligible to be nominated for ASD positions.
- ASD Chairperson
- ASD Communications Representative
- ASD Advocacy Representative
- ASD Student Representative to the Commission on Practice (COP)
- ASD Student Representative to the Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC)
Time Commitment Average: 4-5 hours per month.
As part of the qualification process for elected volunteer leadership, each eligible candidate will participate in a 30-minute Zoom interview with the VLDC interview panel. All qualified candidates must be available for an interview during either the week of November 4–18, 2024, or November 11–15, 2024.
Leadership within AOTA is essential in guiding our vision, values, and successes. The VLDC appreciates your interest in contributing to the Association and advancing the profession as a volunteer leader. For any questions, please email governance@aota.org.
The deadline for receiving nominations is October 14, 2024, by 11:59 AM ET (just before noon). All nomination materials must be submitted via the online platform by the deadline to be considered.
Rev. 9/2024