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Counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain

District Chair
Georgette Ireland, OTR/L
Fax 440-842-6484
ireland@oota.org


Cleveland District hosted its first Annual OOTA Workshop on March 15th. Six CEUs were offered via the following presentations: Robin Chilton, OTR/L, MBA, Cultural Diversity in the OT Clinic; Monica Robinson, MS, OTR/L, Unraveling the Mysteries of Reimbursement--A Reimbursement Primer; Mary Arnold, MA, OTR/L, Ethics, Decoding the Code. We had 54 attendees. Seventeen OTA students from Cuyahoga Community College were also present to hear the introduction and updates on State and District activities from Marc Schaffer and Georgette Ireland. Six OTAs and eight OTs signed up as new members or renewed memberships. The Cleveland District gratefully thanks our wonderful speakers for sharing their knowledge with us all.

Our Annual Awards Presentation/Dinner is set for June 4th. Cleveland District members will receive information regarding categories of awards and criteria for nominating individuals to be recognized at this event. Look for this information scheduled to be mailed March 31st. Put on your "thinking caps". The Cleveland District has many people worthy of recognition for their contributions to the Occupational Therapy profession. This is the time to honor these individuals. Information will also be sent regarding the scholarships the Cleveland District awards each year. More information on the June 4th presentation to come.

The next Cleveland District Board meeting is scheduled for May 6th at St. Vincent's Charity Hospital at 6 p.m. Board members will vote at that time on the nominations received.

This is our Cleveland Board:

Chairperson - Georgette Ireland
Vice Chairs - Diane Hail
Secretary - Nancy Calafato
Treasurer - Linda Weiss-duChossois
Membership - Michelle Tomasheski
Nominating/AdHoc - Nancy Calafato
COTA Liaisons - Sr. Regina Fierman and Carolyn Behm
Public Relations/Historian - Nancy Calafato and Georgette Ireland
Third Party Reimbursement - Lucy Treadway
Ways and Means - Diane Hail
Scholarship/AdHoc - Regina Skillern

Member Support Groups:
Mental Health - Nancy Calafato and Deena Baenen
Older Adults - Pam Hill and Susan Vassel
Pediatrics - Mary Schmitz
Rehabiliation Services - Michelle Tomasheski and Linda Imondi