Official Twitter account of the Utah Occupational Therapy Association (UOTA). Non-profit, member-driven organization to support occupational therapy in UT.
The 2026 UOTA Annual Conference is calling...to remind you to submit your proposal for a speaking presentation or poster before August 31st, 2026. Your future self will thank you. πScan the QR code or click on the link to submit: https://t.co/y2hbZRTbY4
#uotaconference2026#UOTA
We hope you're having a great summer! Consider this your friendly reminder that the 2026 UOTA Annual Conference call for papers is live and open until 8/31/26. Proposals for speaking presentations and posters are welcome. https://t.co/e2veKPnuGZ #uotaconference2026#UOTA
Congratulations to recent OT & OTA graduates! Now's your chance to present your work to your colleagues at the 2026 UOTA Annual Conference. Submissions for speaking and poster presentations are welcome until 8/31/26. Send in your proposal today! #UOTA
Kudos to Rhonda Roth, who was elected to serve as Utah's representative to AOTA's Representative Assembly for a 3-year term (2026-2029). Thanks for your work to protect and advocate for OT practice in Utah! π«Ά Logo credit: AOTA. #utahoccupationaltherapy#UOTA#utahotassociation
Many thanks to Meena Iyer, who just finished her term as the Utah representative to the AOTA Representative Assembly! Thanks for keeping us well-informed about things happening at the national level, and for taking Utah questions and concerns back to AOTA. π #UOTA
Scan the QR code or click on the link to submit today!
π: Conference date: 11/7/2026
β: All proposals for speaking presentations (from OT practitioners and students) and posters (from OT practitioners) are due by August 31st, 2026.
#UOTAconference2026#UOTA#UtahOTassociation
She's back...we are happy to announce Lynn Farley will begin a 1-year term as our UOTA President-Elect on 7/1/2026! πLynn is excited to serve as President-Elect and collaborate with practitioners statewide to advocate for and advance OT in Utah. #UOTA#utahotassociation
Please give a warm welcome to Robyn Thompson, who will be taking over as the UOTA Vice President on 7/1/2026. π«Ά We're glad to have you join the UOTA Executive Board, Robyn! #UOTA#utahotassociation
Next up is Natalie Miner, OTR/L, who will take over as the new UOTA Member-at-Large on 7/1/2026. Please welcome Natalie to the UOTA Executive Board! π#UOTA#utahotassociation
Welcome to Jean Carlson, COTA/L, who will take over as UOTA Treasurer on 7/1/2026. She is excited for the opportunity to give back to the OT profession she has always loved. Welcome to UOTA leadership, Jean! #UOTA#utahotassociation
New grads: As you transition into becoming an official OT practitioner and your UOTA renewal comes up, don't forget to take advantage of discounted rates for your first year of UOTA professional membership. Scan the QR code for more details! #UOTA#utahotassociation
Our UOTA Annual Conference gets bigger and better every year, and we have outgoing UOTA Vice President Lynn Farley to thank for this! Her term as vice president ends on 6/30/26, but good news is, she's not going far...π#UOTA#utahotassociation
The Member-at-Large position represents the interests of UOTA members in Utah to the Executive Board, and we want to say THANK YOU to Lyndsay Fait for doing just that! With her term ending on 6/30/2026, we want to recognize all of her hard work with our organization. π
We don't get very far at UOTA without a steady, reliable, and dedicated treasurer, and Savannah Stone Kunz has been all of those things (and more!) for the past 4 years while serving as the UOTA Treasurer. Her term ends on 6/30/2026, so please help us tell her THANK YOU!π#UOTA
π₯Drumroll please...as we announce Shauni Snow, COTA/L, and Nick Sidwell, OTR/L, as the winners of the 2026 UOTA OT/OTA Partnership Award! They were nominated for demonstrating βmutual mentorship,β professionalism, and genuine care for their clinic.
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πHere's a shout out for UOTA member Aarone Cefalo, the 2026 Award of Excellence in Practice winner! Aarone's nominator commented on his ideal blend of clinical dedication & forward-thinking leadership. Congrats, Aarone, on a well-deserved honor! π #2026UOTAawards
You know someone's made an impact when they are nominated for an award by multiple OT practitioners across the state of Utah! πππ Congratulations to UOTA member Beth Cardell on receiving the 2026 Eunice Chen Mentorship Award. #2026UOTAawards
Congratulations to UOTA member Meena Iyer on receiving the 2026 Bonnie Held Award of Service! Meena was recognized for serving on multiple UOTA & AOTA committees, and for repping Utah in the AOTA Representative Assembly. Thanks for all you've done, Meena! #2026UOTAawards
One final reminder for the 2026 UOTA Spring Business Meeting coming up TOMORROW (Saturday, May 16th, 2026) from 10:00-11:30am. Join in-person or on Zoom: https://t.co/uk4yWJR1KG