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The office of the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice is comprised of one full-time regulatory staff member and one part-time regulatory staff members. A Program Operations Administrator and Board Executive Director for the Board are shared with several other professions. You can contact the staff members via email by clicking on their email address below.

(Note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.)

STAFF AND RESPONSIBILITIES (E-mail Occupational Therapy Staff)

Allen Hall – Board Executive Director – Handles the administration of the Medical therapies/Psychology office and legislative and budget Issues. 245-4373

Anna Hart-King - Program Operations Administrator – Supervisor of OT staff. Answers all specific questions regarding laws and rules and licensure renewals, is available when other staff members are out of the office. 245-3482

Deborah Boutwell – Regulatory Specialist II – Handles all CE provider applications, agenda preparation, minutes, and license renewals.  245-4444 ext. 3478

Gregory Ramer – Regulatory Specialist II – Handles OT/OTA applications (alpha letters A-Z). 245-4444 ext. 2510

Katrina Adams – Regulatory Specialist II –Handles OT/OTA endorsement applications (alpha letters A-Z). 245-4444 ext. 3475

Pauline Walker - Staff Assistant - Handles Meeting Notices (850) 245-4444 ext. 3469

 

Client Services

  • Handles compliance tracking for disciplinary actions. Compliance Officer, Alison Williams (850) 245-4268 ext. 2645.
  • Handles requests for written licensure certifications/verifications ($25.00 fee). Marie Boyett (850) 245-4191 ext. 3773.
  • For more information visit the Licensure Certification website.

Licensure Services - Handles Account ID and Passwords and licensure status request.

Communic ation Services - Handles application and laws and rules mailout request (use our online Application and Information Request order form) address changes, name changes, application


BOARD MEMBER COMPOSITION

The board is comprised of seven members. There are four (4) licensed occupational therapists, one (1) occupational therapy assistant and two (2) consumer members. There is one (1) current OT vacancy and one (1)OT vacancy pending.

Zoraida Diezel, OTR
Laura A. Garcia, OTR
Shelley Isenberg Hickman, OTR
Lisa C. McIntosh, COTA
Rodney Phillip Scott – Consumer Member
Linda Shaub – Consumer Member

All correspondence and inquiries should be directed to the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice staff at 4052 Bald cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255. Since this Board serves as a “quasi-judicial” entity on licensure issues, contact with the members may cause the members to be recused from administrative proceedings. Staff will direct inquiries, when appropriate, to the full Board for review.

ATTENTION! Are you interested in serving on the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice? (pdf - 13kb)