Jan Hollenbeck

OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Dr. Jan Hollenbeck has practiced in public school settings for more than 30 years as both an occupational therapist and special education administrator. Dr. Hollenbeck has presented extensively at local, state, and national levels sharing her expertise in school practice, secondary transition, and leadership. She is an active contributor as author and editor to professional publications on best practices including peer-reviewed journals, articles, chapters, and textbooks. Dr. Hollenbeck is the MAOT liaison to the MA Department of Education and first author of the Guidelines for Provision of Occupational Therapy in Massachusetts Schools. She served on the AOTA Early Intervention and Schools SIS Committee and co-facilitates the AOTA State Leaders in School Practice Community of Practice.Dr. Hollenbeck was named to the AOTA Roster of Fellows for “Innovative Practice, Inspired Leadership, and Impassioned Advocacy”.

Sharon A. Ray

ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Dr. Sharon A. Ray is an occupational therapist with over 40 years of pediatric experience, primarily in the public school setting. She is currently the director of the PhD and MS programs in Rehabilitation Science and is an occupational therapy faculty member at the University at Buffalo. Her scholarship and publications involve aligning school practice to policy and she teaches basic and advanced courses in school-based practice. She is a co-author of the Guidelines for Provision of Occupational Therapy in Massachusetts Schools. She participates in the AOTA State Leaders in School Practice Community of Practice and the NYSOTA School Special Interest Group. Dr. Ray was named to the AOTA Roster of Fellows for “Consummate Practitioner-Scholar, Tenacious Advocate, Empowering Mentor”.