USC Chan at OTAC Conference

2025 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
November 6-9, 2025
Hilton Pasadena Hotel

More than 70 faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan presented at the 2025 Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC), including keynote addresses from faculty member Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07 and from alumna Kathryn Sorensen MA ’06, OTD ’16. Congratulations to the eight Trojans who won annual awards this year — Fight On!

2025 Award Recipients

Luella Grangaard Political Action Award
Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09; and Rena Katrikh MA ’09

Occupational Therapy Practice Award
Don Gordon MA ’94, PhD ’02

Outstanding Student Award
Trinity Mecham OTD ’28

Lifetime Achievement Award
Terri Nishimura MA ’85

Susan J. Harris OT Entrepreneur Award
Barb Phillips OTD ’11

Spirit Award
Jhenny Rivera OTD ’25

Vision Award
Rebecca Cunningham MA ’15, OTD ’16

Keynote Presenters

Saturday, Nov. 8, at 5:45 p.m.
Align with Your WHY: Courage as a Critical Link to Cultivating Connection, Fostering Community, and Empowering Collective Action
Arameh Anvarizadeh

Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 a.m.
Refueling Your Purpose: Reactivate the WHY That Got You Here
Kathryn Sorensen

President’s Mix ‘N Mingle

Saturday, Nov. 8, at 6:15 p.m.
Hosted by OTAC President Samia Rafeedie MA ’05, OTD ’06

Trojan Family Reception

Date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Pasadena (168 S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena)

2025 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Leila Abu-Lashin | Suzanne Afuso-Sugano | Melina Allahverdian | Arameh Anvarizadeh | Yousef Babish | Sahana Baker-Malone | Amber Bennett | Talitha Black | Ashley Bonzell | Talia Bornstein | Erin Bussell | Megan Chang | Jasmine Chapman | Candace Chatman | Eddie Chu | Rebecca Cunningham | Jayson Davies | Celso Delgado, Jr. | Nora Dixon | Shanpin Fanchiang | Kayla Gan | Stephani Gharehptian | Jasmin Gonzalez | Don Gordon | Kimberly Grenawitzke | Sharon Han | Kiley Hanish | Caroline Hardin | Hanalynn Hunt | Tracy Jalaba | Jennifer Jones | Rena Katrikh | Leah King | Karrie Kingsley | Heather Kitching | Michelle Laforteza | Miri Lee | Ingrid Leu | Anna Lynch | Deanna Mannarelli | Marissa Marchioni | Mary McGregor | Erin McIntyre | Jenna Mele | Tessa Milman | Annette V. Morales | Lauren Newhouse | Kaitlin O’Hara | Javi Enrique Orellana | Elizabeth Pauly | Mark Petersen | Sarah Putt | Samia Rafeedie | Nandita Raman | Kary Rappaport | Carlin Reaume | Guy Reavis | Clarissa Saunders-Newton | Michaela Scanlon | Emma Schiewe | Apple Sepulveda | Lindsey Shomer | Winny Soenaryo | Min Ji Song | Kathryn Sorensen | Susan Stouffer | Jaynee Taguchi Meyer | Lisa Test | Marilyn Thompson | Allyson Tong | Cecilia Tran | Bari Turetzky | Christine Turnbull | Vicky Vu | Katie Weschsler | Rhonda Windham | Lora Woo | Janis Yue

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2024 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
November 7-10, 2024
Hilton Pasadena Hotel

More than 70 faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan presented at the 2024 Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC). Congratulations, Trojans!

2024 Award Recipients

Sharon Cermak
Award of Excellence

Kiley Hanish MA ’02, OTD ’11
OTAC Media Award

Joseph Juse ’90
Janice Matsutsuyu Outstanding Service Award

Erin McIntyre ’08, MA ’09, OTD ’10
Award of Appreciation

Deborah Pitts PhD ’12
OTAC President’s Award for advocacy related to California-licensed occupational therapists receiving official classifications as Licensed Mental Health Professionals and Licensed Practitioners of the Healing Arts

Julie Bissell MA ’79, OTD ’12; Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06; Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09; Carlin Daley Reaume MA ’06, OTD ’07; Lauren Lopez MA ’17, OTD ’18; Rena Katrikh MA ’09; and Cherylin Lew ’09, MA ’00, OTD ’08
OTAC President’s Award for advocacy related to California State Assembly Bill 2725 to allow OTs and PTs to pursue an administrative credential for leadership positions within California’s public school systems

Trojan Family Reception

Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Pasadena (168 S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena)

2024 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Alexandra Arguelles OTD ’25 | Jennifer Bashar OTD ’16 | Tracy Becerra-Culqui ’05 | Amber Bennett MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Christy Billock MA ’98, PhD ’05 | Courtney Boitano MA ’07, OTD ’08 | Sarah Bream MA ’96, OTD ’09 | Brett Buford MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Erin Bussell MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Alejandro Campos Robledo MA ’23, OTD ’24 | Sharon Cermak, Faculty | Candace Chatman OTD ’20 | Eddie Chu MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Dejaney Clark MA ’23, OTD ’24 | Danielle Cooper MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Gabriel Cravens MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Jayson Davies ’11, MA ’12 | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’99 | Lorelei Woerner Eisner ’93 | Shan-Pin “Cynthia” Fanchiang MA ’88, PhD ’99 | Alexandra Feldman MA ’21, OTD ’23 | Jasmin Gonzalez MA ’23, OTD ’24 | Don Gordon MA ’94, PhD ’02 | Christal Haynes MA ’22, OTD ’23 | Judy Hopkins ’95, OTD ’15 | Lucy Hosoda MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Melanie Inouye MA ’22, OTD ’23 | Lynn Kim Jeong MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Jennifer Jones MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Joe Juse ’90 | Rena Katrikh MA ’09 | Karrie Kingsley MA ’01, OTD ’07 | Heather Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10 | Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Roger Yu-Chieh Lo MA ’24 | Anna Lynch MA ’22, OTD ’23 | Deanna Mannarelli OTD ’21 | Marissa Marchioni MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Jenna Mele MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Erin McIntyre ’08, MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Marisa Hernandez Moore MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Annie Baltazar Mori MA ’00, OTD ’03 | Uyen Nguyen MA ’03, OTD ’04 | Donna Ozawa MA ’15 | Natalie Palencia OTD ’25 | Paul Penoliar ’00 | Briana Pollard ’03, MA ’07, OTD ’08 | Amy Prasad MA ’17, OTD ’24 | Sarah Putt MA ’09 | Samia Rafeedie MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Carlin Reaume MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Jhennylyn Rivera OTD ’25 | Aja Roley MA ’12 | Raquel Saunders OTD ’20 | Clarissa Saunders-Newton PhD ’11 | Aviril “Apple” Sepulveda OTD ’17 | Emma Schiewe MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Andrea Sherman MA ’12, OTD ’13 | Winny Soenaryo MA ’05, OTD ’18 | Min Ji Song MA ’22, OTD ’23 | Amanda Speights, Faculty | Lawrence Stevenson OTD ’22 | Karen Tapper MA ’23, OTD ’24 | Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09 | Sonia Trejo MA ’08, OTD ’20 | Lacey Tygenhof MA ’13 | Samantha Valasek MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Joan Vartanian, Faculty | Leah Willover MA ’23, OTD ’24 | Rhonda Windham MA ’12, OTD ’13 | Phoebe Yam MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Amy Zhao MA ’19, OTD ’20

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2023 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
November 9-12, 2023
Hilton Pasadena Hotel

More than 80 faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan presented and/or spoke at the 2023 Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC). Congratulations, Trojans!

2023 OTAC Annual Award Recipients

Carlin Daley Reaume MA ’06, OTD ’07
Award of Appreciation

Heather J. Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10
Janice Matsutsuyu Outstanding Service Award

Zoe Mailloux ’77, MA ’81, OTD ’12
Occupational Therapy Practice Award

Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14
OT/OTA Partnership Award

Stephanie Moon MA ’17, OTD ’18
Spirit of Occupational Therapy Award

Jayson Davies ’11, MA ’12
Susan J. Harris OT Entrepreneur Award

Adj. Clinical Instructor Lisa Deshaies
California Foundation for Occupational Therapy’s 2023 Symposium Honored Lecturer

2023 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Aimee Aguillon | Melina Allahverdian | Steve Barbour | Cynthia Barron | Erna Imperatore Blanche | Courtney Boitano | Primo Bonilla | Aaron Bonsall | Ashley Bonzell | Meredith Bowen | Sarah Bream | Erin Bussell | Candace Chatman | Eddie Chu | Samantha Coelho | Alison Cogan | Gabe Cravens | Rebecca Cunningham | Jayson Davies | Lisa Deshaies | Nora Dixon | Bryant Edwards | Shan-Pin Fanchiang | Lydia Kristine Frey | Marna Ghiglieri | Savannah Gluck | Don Gordon | Gabrielle Granados | Linsey Grunes | Juliana Gutierrez | Christal Haynes | Hanalynn Hunt | Antonietta Iannaccone | Tracy Jalaba | Jessica Jeong | Lynn Kim Jeong | Polly Kellner | Dominique Kiefer | Karrie Kingsley | Jenna Kobara | Stefanie Kuizon | Suzanne Lai | Mary Lawlor | Merry Lee | Colin Lenington | Ingrid Leu | Lauren Lopez | Marissa Marchioni | Erin McIntyre | Jenna Mele | Elena Meng | Marielly Mitchell | Bonnie Nakasuji | Tritney Nguyen | Marilyn Noriega | Karen Park | Kristy Payne | Paul Penoliar | Myka Persson | Christine Peters | Teresa Pham | Allison Phillips | Roberta Pineda | Michelle Plevack | Sarah Putt | Samia Rafeedie | Carlin Daley Reaume | Trevor San Antonio | Jennifer Sato | Erin Schwier | Winny Soenaryo | Lawrence Stevenson | Svitlana Stremousova | Joan Surfus | Lisa Test | Marilyn Thompson | Sonia Trejo | Lacey Tygenhof | Kati Wechsler | Jamie Wilcox | Trisha Willie | Ella Wilson | Bill Wong | Amy Zhao

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2022 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
October 27-30, 2022
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan — including more than 40 speakers and presenters — were well represented at the 2022 Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC).

Trojan Family Reception

Friday, Oct. 28
7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara (Terra Courtyard)

2022 OTAC Annual Award Recipients

Erna Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98
Lifetime Achievement Award

Teresa Pham MA ’22, OTD ’23
Outstanding Student Award

Karen L. Park MA ’02, OTD ’13
OTAC Media Award

Christy Billock MA ’98, PhD ’05
California Foundation for Occupational Therapy 2022 Honored Lecturer

2022 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Melina Allahverdian MA ’19, OTD ’20, Faculty | Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07, Faculty | Amber Bennett MA ’13, OTD ’14, Faculty | Erna Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98, Faculty | Brett Buford MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Erin Bussell MA ’19, OTD ’20, Faculty | Emily Campi MA ’20, PhD ’24 | Daphne Carcedo MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Samantha Coelho MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Lisa Deshaies, Faculty | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’99 | Don Gordon MA ’94, PhD ’02, Faculty | Christine Haworth ’08, MA ’09 | Serena Hobson MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Judy Hopkins ’95, OTD ’15 | Tracy Jalaba MA ’14, OTD ’15, Faculty | Jenna Kobara MA ’13, OTD ’19, Faculty | Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Marissa Marchioni MA ’16, OTD ’17, Faculty | Erin McIntyre ’08, MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Rashelle Nagata ’15, MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Kristin Nxumalo MA ’14, OTD ’15 | Kaitlin O’Hara MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Karen L. Park MA ’02, OTD ’13 | Terry Peralta-Catipon MA ’98, PhD ’04 | Loree Pham PhD ’25 | Teresa Pham MA ’22, OTD ’23 | Allison Phillips OTD ’19, Faculty | Roberta Pineda, Faculty | Briana Pollard ’03, MA ’07, OTD ’08 | Carlin Reaume MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Chantelle Rice Collins ’07, MA ’08, OTD ’09, Faculty | Lizeth Rivera MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Trevor San Antonio MA ’20, OTD ’21, Faculty | Emma Schiewe MA ’20, OTD ’21, Faculty | Allie Schmiesing MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09 | Marilyn Thompson MA ’20, OTD ’21, Faculty | Christine Turnbull MA’16, OTD’17, Faculty | Samantha Valasek MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Amy Su-Min Yeu MA ’21, OTD ’22

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2021 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
October 21-24, 2021
Virtual Event

The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan — including over 50 speakers and presenters — were well represented at the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC).

2021 OTAC Annual Award Recipients

Lauren Lopez MA ’17, OTD ‘18
Political Action Award

Bill Wong MA ’11, OTD ’13
Media Award

Ana Verran MA ’83, Faculty
OT Practice Award

2021 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Jazminne Orozco Arteaga MA ’11, OTD ’12 | Jennifer Bashar OTD ’16 | Tracy Becerra-Culqui ’05 | Christy Billock MA ’98, PhD ’05 | Erna Imperatore Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98, Faculty | Erwin Borja MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Zipporah Brown OTD ’18 | Allison Chu ’99, MA ’01, OTD ’11, Faculty | Laura Cox MA ’17, OTD ’18, Faculty | Gabriel Carcedo Cravens MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Rebecca Cunningham MA ’15, OT ’16, Faculty | Talent Dang MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Jayson Davies ’11, MA ’12 | Shain Davis MA ’12, OTD ’13 | Celso Delgado Jr. MA ’05, OTD ’10, Faculty | Lisa Deshaies, Faculty | Nora Dixon MA ’20, OTD ’22 | Heidi Dombish, Faculty | Lindsey Edgell MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Shan-Pin Fanchiang MA ’88, PhD ’99 | Ashley Halle MA ’11, OTD ’12, Faculty | Caroline Hardin MA ’18, OTD ’19, Faculty | Christine Haworth ’08, MA ’09 | Lauren Heflin MA ’11 | Antonietta Iannaccone MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Kayla Johari MA ’21, OTD ’22 | Kelcie Kadowaki MA ’17, OTD ’18, Faculty | Heather Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10 | Jenna Kobara MA ’13, OTD ’19, Faculty | Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Lauren Lopez MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Marissa Marchioni MA ’16, OTD ’17, Faculty | Jacqueline Martin MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Kristin McConnell MA ’20, OTD ’22 | Erin McIntyre ’08, MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Jenna Mele MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Jaynee Meyer MA ’99, OTD ’06 | Julie Miller MA ’07 | Tessa Milman MA ’08, OTD ’09, Faculty | Pat Nagaishia MA ’80 | Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08, Faculty | Karen Park MA ’02, OTD ’13 | Samia Rafeedie MA ’05, OTD ’06, Faculty | Malia Sako MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Emma Schiewe MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Erin Schwier MA ’02, OTD ’03 | Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09 | Justin Tran MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Samantha Valasek MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Eileen Wang MA ’08 | Jamie Wilcox MA ’13, OTD ’14, Faculty | Rhonda Windham MA ’12, OTD ’13 | Bill Wong MA ’11, OTD ’13 | Mariko Yamazaki-Sanchez MA ’10, OTD ’11 | Elizabeth Zepeda MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Amy Zhao MA ’19, OTD ’20

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2020 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
October 8-11, 2020
Virtual Event

The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan — including 2 award winners and 40 speakers and presenters — were well represented at the 2020 Virtual Annual Conference of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC).

2020 OTAC Annual Award Recipients

Christy Billock MA ’98, PhD ’05
Award of Excellence

Maria Cristina Jiménez MA ’20
Outstanding Student Award

2020 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Yasi Amanat MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Arameh Anvarizadeh ’05, MA ’06, OTD ’07, Faculty | Amber Bennett MA ’13, OTD ’14, Faculty | Zipporah Brown OTD ’18 | Colleen Carroll MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Jennifer Chan MA ’18, OTD ’19, Faculty | Megan Chang MA ’01, PhD ’09 | Ellie Clark MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Jayson Davies ’11, MA ’12 | Lynette DeFrancia MA ’02 | Celso Delgado Jr. MA ’05, OTD ’10, Faculty | Cheyenne Dixon MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Bianca Doherty OTD ’17 | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Jenna Freeman MA ’21 | Amers Goff MA ’13 | Thu Hoang ’18, MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Serena Hobson MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Lucy Hosoda MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Esther Jahng MA ’20 | Kayla Johari MA ’21 | Kelcie Kadowaki MA ’17, OTD ’18, Faculty | Carnie Lewis ’17, MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Tabitha Lin MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Lauren Lopez MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Stacey Morikawa MA ’11, OTD ’12, Faculty | Pat Nagaishia MA ’80 | Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08, Faculty | Phuong Nguyen MA ’10, OTD ’11, Faculty | Karen Ni ’14, MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Marilyn Noriega MA ’95 | Daniel Padilla Vega MA ’20, OTD ’21 | Jessica Pedersen ’18, MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Gary Petersen MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Samia Rafeedie MA ’05, OTD ’06, Faculty | Chelsea Rivera MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Linsey Smith MA ’08, OTD ’15, Faculty | Heather Thomas MA ’98 | Samantha Valasek MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Yushi Wang ’18, MA ’19, OTD ’20

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2019 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
October 17-20, 2019
Pasadena, CA

The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan were well represented at the 2019 Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) Annual Conference. With more than 110 Trojan speakers/presenters and a Saturday evening Trojan Family Reception, this year’s conference was another great one!

2019 OTAC Speakers and Presenters

Melina Allahverdian MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Asha Asher MA ’91 | Michal Atkins MA ’89 | Ranier Barrett MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Michele Berro MA ’88 | Christy Billock MA ’98, PhD ’05 | Julie Bissell MA ’79, OTD ’12 | Erna Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98 | Sarah Bream MA ’96, OTD ’09 | Erin Bussell MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Emily Campi MA ’20, PhD ’24 | Jennifer Chan MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Wesley Ellen Chen MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Eddie Chu MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Cynthia Cooper MA ’81 | Catherine Crowley OTD ’07 | Karen Crum MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Kaitlyn Cruz MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Rebecca Cunningham MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Akemi Davies MA ’05 | Celso Delgado Jr. MA ’05, OTD ’10 | Lisa Deshaies, Faculty | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Shan-Pin Fanchiang MA ’88, PhD ’99 | Judith Freeman ’67, MA ’87 | Taly Galor MA ’17 | Heather Gates MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Danielle Gies MA ’19 | Fides Faith Goh ’12, MA ’13 | Margaret Goodfellow MA ’21 | Don Gordon MA ’94, PhD ’02 | Gabrielle Granados ’16, MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Caroline Hardin MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Grace Ho MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Judy Hopkins ’95, OTD ’15 | Tracy Jalaba MA ’14, OTD ’15 | Jennifer Jones MA ’06, OTD ’07 | Katie Jordan MA ’03, OTD ’04 | Joyce Jung ’96, MA ’04 | Kelcie Kadowaki MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Bryan Kang MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Alisa Kim MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Jennifer Kim MA ’14 | Lynn Kim MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Sarah Kim MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Kendra King MA ’13 | Karrie Kingsley MA ’01, OTD ’07 | Heather Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10 | Jenna Kobara MA ’13, OTD ’19 | Elissa Lee MA ’19 | Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Amanda Levy MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Carnie Lewis ’17, MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Linda Liang OTD ’18 | Tabitha Lin MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Megan Linderman ’17, MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Danielle Lombardi MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Marissa Marchioni MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Cynthia McCullough MA ’19 | Jackie McIntosh MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Erin McIntyre ’08, MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Jenna Mele MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Krystal Messer, Librarian | Julie Miller MA ’07 | Tessa Milman MA ’08, OTD ’09 | Kellie Miyashima MA ’20 | Jodie Murakami MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Rashelle Nagata ’15, MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08 | Evan Nicholas MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Marilyn Noriega MA ’95 | Kristin Nxumalo MA ’14, OTD ’15 | Erin O’Donnell MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Jean Pacifico-Banta MA ’00, OTD ’06 | Karen Park MA ’02, OTD ’13 | Kristy Payne MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Terry Peralta-Catipon MA ’98, PhD ’04 | Christine Peters, Historian | Shawn Phipps ’97, BOC Member | Bobbi Pineda, Faculty | Deborah Pitts PhD ’12 | Jessica Richman MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Jamie Sakamoto MA ’02 | E. Malia Sako MA ’18, OTD ’19 | David Saldana MA ’19, OTD ’20 | Clarissa Saunders-Newton PhD ’11 | Allie Schmiesing MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Aviril (Apple) Sepulveda OTD ’17 | Connie Suh MA ’16 | Melody Taban ’15 | Ashley Tarango MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Teresa Teng MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09 | Heather Thomas MA ’98 | Cecilia Tran MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Sonia Trejo MA ’08, OTD ’20 | Joseph Christian Ungco MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Amanda Vanni, USC Staff | Rani Waterman MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Julie Werner ’07, MA ’08, PhD ’13 | Jamieson Wilcox MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Joi Willis MA ’19 | Ellen Wleklinski Collins ’14, MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Lorelei Woerner ’93 | Phoebe Yam MA ’18, OTD ’19 | E. Mariko Yamazaki-Sanchez MA ’10, OTD ’11 | Stephanie Yang MA ’07 | Amy Yeh MA ’20 | Bahar Youdai MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Elizabeth Zepeda MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Amy Zhao MA ’19, OTD ’20

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2018 OTAC Annual Conference & Expo
October 25-28, 2018
Pasadena, CA

The faculty, staff, students and alumni of USC Chan were well represented at the 2018 Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) Annual Conference, hosted October 25–28 in Pasadena. With three alumni award winners, more than 90 Trojan speakers/presenters and a Saturday evening Trojan Family Reception, this conference was another great one!

2018 OTAC Award Recipients

Monica Becerril MA ’96
OT Practice Award

Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06
Janice Matsutsuyu Outstanding Service Award

Jerry Jordan ’14, MA ’15, OTD ’16
Luella Grangaard Political Action Award

2018 OTAC Speakers/Presenters

Madison Aguirre MA ’14 | Asha Asher MA ’91 | Esther Bae MA ’10, OTD ’19 | Grace Baranek, Faculty | Miki Bernal MA ’76 | Michele Berro MA ’88 | Julie Bissell MA ’79, OTD ’12 | Erwin Borja MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Amy Brown MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Sharon Cermak, Faculty | Megan Chang MA ’01, PhD ’09 | Vivian Chang MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Grace Cho MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Jessica Choi MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Connie Chu MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Laura Cox MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Rebecca Cunningham MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Ronald Dallatorre MA ’16, OTD ’18 | Akemi Davies MA ’05 | Jayson Davies ’11, MA ’12 | Celso Delgado Jr. MA ’05, OTD ’10, Faculty | Lisa Deshaies, Faculty | Leah Stein Duker MA ’06, PhD ’13, Postdoc ’15, Faculty | Bryant Edwards MA ’05, OTD ’06 | Shan-Pin Fanchiang MA ’88, PhD ’99 | Laura Ferrari MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Lucía Floríndez PhD ’19 | Judith Freeman ’67, MA ’87 | Kimberly Goldstein ’16,  MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Don Gordon MA ’94, PhD ’02, Faculty | Caitlin Chaney Greene MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Juliana Gutierrez MA ’07, OTD ’18 | Ashley Halle MA ’11, OTD ’12, Faculty | Lauren Hastings MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Grace Ho MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Jennifer Hong MA ’18 | Judy Hopkins ’95, OTD ’15 | Breanna Howell MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Benedict Hwangbo OTD ’18 | Antonietta Iannaccone MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Erna Blanche MA ’88, PhD ’98, Faculty | Tracy Jalaba MA ’14, OTD ’15, Faculty | Amy Jensen MA ’13 | Katie Jordan MA ’03, OTD ’04, Faculty | Kelcie Kadowaki MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Rena Katrikh MA ’09 | Lynn Kim MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Maggie King ’16, MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Heather Kitching MA ’02, OTD ’10 | Elissa Lee MA ’19 | Gyeom Bi Lee MA ’18 | Ingrid Leu MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Aimee Levine Dickman ’05, MA ’06 | Cherylin Lew ’09, MA ’00, OTD ’08 | Tabitha Lin MA ’19 | Natalie Loera MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Lauren Lopez MA ’17, OTD ’19 | Zoe Mailloux ’77, MA ’81, OTD ’12 | Marissa Marchioni MA ’16, OTD ’17, Faculty | Jenna Mele MA ’09, OTD ’10 | Zari Morales MA ’18 | Rashelle Nagata ’15, MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Bonnie Nakasuji ’74, MA ’94, OTD ’08 | Alexis Nalbach MA ’19 | Karen Ni ’14, MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Kristin Nxumalo MA ’14, OTD ’15, Faculty | Erin O’Donnell MA ’13, OTD ’14 | Jean Pacifico-Banta MA ’00, OTD ’06 | Daniel Park MA ’09, OTD ’10, Faculty | Paul Penoliar ’00 | Samia Rafeedie MA ’05, OTD ’06, Faculty | Ken Radomski MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Lindsey Reeves MA ’14, OTD ’15, Faculty | Chantelle Rice Collins ’07, MA ’08, OTD ’09, Faculty | Aja Roley MA ’12 | Malia Sako MA ’18, OTD ’19 | David Saldana MA ’19 | Emily Schulze MA ’16, OTD ’17, Faculty | Creig Smith MA ’19 | Linsey Smith MA ’08, OTD ’15, Faculty | Esther Suh MA ’04 | Tracy Tang MA ’18 | Lisa Test MA ’89, OTD ’09 | Heather Thomas MA ’98 | Kendall Tillman MA ’18 | Cecilia Tran MA ’17, OTD ’18 | Alison Ulie MA ’18 | Ashley Uyeshiro Simon MA ’10, OTD ’11, Faculty | Samantha Valasek MA ’15, OTD ’16, Faculty | Rani Waterman MA ’16, OTD ’17 | Andrea Weller MA ’18 | Ellen Wleklinski Collins ’14, MA ’15, OTD ’16 | Lora Woo ’83, OTD ’10 | Elizabeth Zepeda MA ’18, OTD ’19 | Jesse Zhao MA ’19

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.