5 Advancing Occupational Therapy for Aging in Place Juleen Rodakowski, OTD, MS, OTR/L Transformative Change Agent for OT Mental Healthcare Sean Roush, OTD, OTR/L Advancing OT in Work and Community-Based Contexts Martha J. Sanders, PhD, MSOSH, OTR/L, CPE Knowledge Translation and Leadership in School-Based Practice Francine M. Seruya, PhD, OTR/L Advocacy, Organizational Leadership, and School-Based Practice Marjorie Vogeley, MGA, OTR/L Advancing OT Practice for Individuals Following TBI Steven Wheeler, PhD, OTR/L Exemplary Education and Research for Agricultural Workers Carla S. Wilhite, OTD, OTR/L Contributions to OT Education and Pediatrics Donna M. Adam Wooster, PhD, OTR/L, BCP AOTA Roster of Honor Sarah Tranum, MS, COTA/L Jamestown Community College Jamestown, New York Outstanding Educator and Advocate for OTA Leadership Sarah Tranum has been a proud Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for more than 20 years. She is the current Program Director for the Jamestown Community College OTA program in Western NY. Prior to this position she served as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for 17 years. Besides her Asso- ciate’s degree in Occupational Therapy, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in human services, a Master’s degree in adult education and a post Master’s certificate in teaching in the virtual classroom. One of her greatest accomplishments was finishing her first two degrees as a single mom. Her clinical experience includes school based, home health, and community integration for those with traumatic brain injuries. She is passionate about teaching and about the field of OT and takes every opportunity she can to educate people about Occupational Therapy. She is a leader in her job, where she serves in various roles, including the all-college Faculty Chair and Campus Governance Leader. Ms. Tranum values civic engagement and volunteers in various capacities. Currently, she is the Vice President of the local chapter of AMBUCS, she serves on the advisory board for the county Mental Health Association, and recently completed her term as the OTA representative for AOTA’s Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC). continued

6 Recognition of Achievement Award Martha J. Sanders, PhD, MSOSH, OTR/L, CPE Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut Dedicated Scholar, Selfless Servant, and Prominent Educator Martha J. Sanders has been a member of the Occupational Therapy Department at Quinnipiac University for over 25 years, making significant contributions to the occupational therapy knowledge base and education of OT students. She completed her doctoral studies in Health Services with a specialization in Com- munity Health, received an MS in Occupational Health and Safety, and MA in Occupational Therapy. She holds Board Certification in Professional Ergonomics and has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles across various disciplines. Dr. Sanders has consistently contributed to scholarship throughout her career beginning in the 1980s when she described the unique value of occupational therapy in pediatric rheumatology. Since then, she has explored risk factors for musculoskeletal disorder in dental hygiene, classroom-based physical activity and childhood fitness, occupation-based programming for novice older adult computer-users, and more recently, the use of home lighting to improve visual performance in older adults. Her doctoral work examined the impact of work on successful aging among older adults. She has contributed to more than 25 books, book chapters, and special interest section publications. She applies her passion for community-based practice by chairing the Quinnipiac University Ergonomics Committee and founding the first adapted soccer team (TOPSoccer) in her hometown. Outstanding Mentor Award Karen Jacobs, OT, EdD, OTR, CPE, FAOTA Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Boundless Enthusiasm to Educate, Innovate, Connect, Mentor Dr. Karen Jacobs is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, a Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the online post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program at Boston University (BU), College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. She has worked at BU for 36 years. Dr. Jacobs is a past president and vice president of AOTA. She has over 40 awards and honors including a 2005 Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Akureyri, Iceland the 2009 Award of Merit from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) the Award of Merit from AOTA in 2003 and the 2011 AOTA Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award. She is the founding edi- tor-in-chief of WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. As a dedicated clinician, educator, and researcher within occupational therapy for 40 years, Dr. Jacobs has not only demonstrated mentorship, but has shaped and defined the gold standard of mentorship of students and colleagues in practice, academia and research. Throughout her professional career, she has mentored hundreds of other occupational therapy practitioners to strengthen themselves and the profession in unanticipated ways. Her commitment to the development of others provides opportunities for all to advocate, teach, publish, and lead.