Continuing Education & Extracurricular Activities

Student Occupational Therapy Ambassadors Club
Ambassador Club Program | Current
Pacific University School of Occupational Therapy

OT Night In
Monthly Virtual Social Gathering | Current
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO)

2021 OTAO Annual Conference
Virtual Conference | October 2021
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO)

OT & EDI: An Initial Conversation
Live Virtual Workshop | August 3, 2021
Speakers: Uchendu Iwuanyanwu & Bridget Wells
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon

Aphasia Network
Aphasia Camp Northwest 2021
OT Student Volunteer | Virtual | June 2021 – July 2021

The Ramifications of Microaggressions
Live Virtual Workshop | June 7, 2021
Speakers: Jean Garcia & Sara Summers
Pacific University Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Their Eyes were and STILL are on the Prize: The Parallel of 50 years of DFM and America’s JEDI History
Life Virtual Lecture | April 29, 2021
UW DFM 50th Anniversary Speaker Series
Speaker: Daytheon Sturges, MPAS, PA-C, CAHIMS, CHES
University of Washington Department of Family Medicine

Occupational Science: How Did We Start?
Live Virtual Lecture | April 29, 2021
SSO:USA Lunch & Learn Series
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Zemke
Society for the Study of Occupation: USA

OTAO Advocacy Day 2021
Virtually-Held Legislative Meetings | Certificate of Attendance | April 26, 2021
Role: Participant (Constituent Speaker/Presenter; Observer); OTAO Representative
Purpose: To advocate for the passing of House Bill 3360, which would designate April 26 as Occupational Therapy Appreciation Day in the State of Oregon. As a constituent speaker/presenter, I was able to  represent OTAO and speak directly with my Oregon Senate representative, Michael Dembrow, to advocate for HB3360. I attended other meetings as an observer in further support of HB3360.
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO)
Meetings:

    • Senator Michael Dembrow
      Constituent; Speaker/Presenter
      Current Member of District 23
    • Senate Chamber Meeting
      Observer
    • Senate Healthcare Committee Meeting
      Observer
    • House Representative John Lively
      Speaker/Presenter; Observer
    • House Representative Rob Nosse
      Speaker/Presenter; Observer
      Previous Member of District 21
    • House Representative Karin Power
      Observer
    • House Representative Dan Rayfield
      Observer
    • House Chamber Meeting
      Observer

Northwest Rural Health Conference
Virtual Conference | March 22 & 25,  2021
Northwest Rural Health Conference

    • Complex Care Conversations (CCC) Palliative Care Workshop
      Live Virtual Workshop
      Tammy Newman Bhang DNP, ARNP, ACHPN; Juan Iregui MD, MA, FAAHPM, CORE HCG
    • Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Healthcare
      Live Virtual Presentation
      Paul Buckley, PhD, Fred Hutch
    • Evolving Rural Partnerships for Opioid Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: Resources and Discussion
      Live Virtual Presentation & Forum
      Michael McDonell, PhD, Washington State University; Elizabeth Weybright, PhD, Washington State University; Mark Duncan, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Laura Cooley, MA, Technology Transfer Specialist, Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NWATTC), ADAI, University of Washington; Kate Hampilos, ND, MS, Program Coordinator, Washington State University Center, Rural Opioid Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (CROP+TR); John Roll, PhD, Vice Dean for Research, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University; Richard K. Ries, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director of Addictions Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine; Cara Towle, RN MSN MA, Associated Director of Telepsychiatry and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
    • Heart of New Ulm
      Live Virtual Presentation
      Toby Freier, MBA, FACHE; President, New Ulm Medical Center (Allina Health)

Holding Onto Your Thread in Tangled Times: Transforming Healthcare by Recommitting to Your Core Values
Live Virtual Lecture | March 11, 2021
 Inaugural Farber Visiting Professorship Lectureship
Speaker: Gregg VandeKieft, MD, MA
University of Washington Department of Family Medicine

Addressing the Need to Engage in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Mentoring Programs
Live Virtual Lecture | February 25, 2021
Black History Month Keynote Address
Speaker: Dr. Moses Ikiugu, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
BROTHAS in OT [Black-Male Registered Occupational Therapy Healthcare-Professionals, Assistants, & Students]

Fixing Conflict
Live Virtual Workshop | Certificate of Attendance | February 23, 2021
Speaker: Chris Sheesley, MA
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon

White Allyship Through Self-Reflection
Live Virtual Workshop | January 27, 2021
Speaker: Alexis Braly James
Beaverton City Library

39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual Keynote & Awards
Live Virtual Lecture | January 18, 2021
Oregon State University: 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Speaker: Angela Davis
Oregon State University Foundation & Office of Institutional Diversity

AOTA + NBCOT StudentCon 2020
Virtual Conference | Certificate of Attendance | November 6, 2020
American Occupational Therapy Association

2020 OTAO Annual Conference
Virtual Conference | October 2020
Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon (OTAO)