Presenter: Kimberly Soults, OTR/L
Bio: Kimberly is a neurodivergent occupational therapist with a passion for neurodiversity-affirming care. Kimberly received her doctorate from Creighton University where she completed a doctoral capstone on identifying best practices for neurodiversity-affirming care and disseminating this information to a diverse audience including educators, therapists, pediatricians, and others working with neurodivergent clients. Kimberly has a background as a professional ballet dancer and over a decade experience as an adaptive yoga teacher, which led to an interest in neuroscience and the mind-body connection’s role in trauma and mental health. Kimberly is also passionate about patient rights, policy, and legislation that affects our practice and clients.
Session: A Primer on Neurodiversity-Affirming Care - Friday 10 to 12PM in the Main Event Room

She moved to Colorado to complete her level II fieldwork. She trained in Denver at a subacute rehabilitation facility and an inclusive preschool. Her first job as a licensed practitioner was in acute care in Frisco at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center.

In 2023 Lindsey earned her post-professional OTD at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a concentration in aging. She lives in Craig and loves working with older and elderly adults at Casey’s Pond in Steamboat Springs. Her favorite occupations include quilting and skiing.
Session: The Occupation of Sewing: A Timeless, Tech-Free Therapeutic Activity - Friday 10 to 12PM in the Craft Room

Bio:  Originally from Syracuse, NY, Kit and their family made the move to Colorado last year to be closer to the mountains that they love to explore and photograph. Kit is a Library Media Specialist in the Poudre School District and was a Librarian in the Syracuse City School district for 11 years prior to that where they also ran the Adventures Education Program for the Expeditionary Learning Middle School. In that role they had the distinct pleasure of taking students on adventures where they got to step outside their comfort zones to go camping, hiking, and complete ropes courses. One of Kit’s proudest accomplishments was making sure that these experiences were accessible to all students. Over the past few years Kit has delved into photography as a way to continue to engage with the outdoors and nature while dealing with chronic illnesses and limited mobility and is always looking for ways to share that passion with others. 

Kit is a 2012 Graduate of Syracuse University (SU) with their Masters in Library and Information Science: School Media and has a Certificate of Advanced Study from SU in Cultural Heritage Preservation (2017) and a Certificate of Advanced Study from Montana State University in Native American Studies (2020). Their goal is to always fuel curiosity in themselves and others and help people find the adventure in the everyday. 

• The FUNdamentals of Group Treatment: How to Design, Implement and Adapt Occupation-based Groups - Friday 11:15 to 12:15 in the Back of Main
• Homeward Bound: OT's Role in Assessing and Overcoming Barriers to Home Safety - Saturday 11:15-12:15PM in the Craft Room
  

A travel OT position brought Amanda to the ski slopes and a subacute rehab setting in Colorado, where she found her professional home. Since joining UCHealth in 2011, she has held multiple roles, including Senior OT, Specialist OT, Rehab Service Lead, and now Supervisor. Clinically, she is passionate about working with patients recovering from trauma, neurological conditions, and complex post-surgical cases, including burn injuries.

Committed to advancing acute care rehabilitation, Amanda focuses on measuring outcomes and promoting value-based rehabilitation and health equity. She values collaboration with academic research partners to drive meaningful improvements in patient care. One of AOTA's board-certified occupational therapists in Colorado, she has also held leadership positions at both the state and national levels. In 2022, she received the highest OT honor in Colorado for her leadership, clinical excellence, and contributions to research.
Session:  Value Based Rehab: Elevating Occupational Therapy's Impact in Acute Care - Friday 1 to 2PM in Front of Main

Bio: Kerry Spencer is currently working in an outpatient pediatric hospital based setting, specializing in feeding and swallowing. In addition to extensive training in feeding and swallowing, she also has training and education in perinatal mental health and lactation. Kerry has worked in a variety of settings including outpatient, school-based therapy, early intervention, acute care and maternal mental health.
Session: The Occupational Therapist's Role in Evaluation, Treatment, and Management of Dysphagia in the Pediatric Client in an Outpatient or Rural Setting - Friday 3:15 to 4:15PM in the Front of Main

Session: Loose Parts, Risky Play, and Sensory Integration: OT in Outdoor Spaces - Saturday 10 to 12PM 

Bio: After graduating with a BSc in Occupational Therapy in Switzerland, I moved to the US and received my MA in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. With over a decade of experience in different settings specializing in pediatric and geriatric Occupational Therapy, I opened my own private mobile practice Bloom2Function in 2024 in Montrose. Most of my clients and their families live in rural areas and live off the land. Working on building my own homestead, I learned a lot about my clients daily life struggles to try and provide for themselves and their family all year long.
Session: Homesteading with a Disability - Saturday 10 to 12PM

Bio: Jill Groskreutz is an occupational therapist who has volunteered as the Colorado Ambassador with NBCOT for four years. When she is not volunteering with NBCOT, she works as an occupational therapist for UCHealth, specializing in oncology rehabilitation and lymphedema therapy.
Session: NBCOT® National Certification Exam: Information You Need to Know - Saturday 10 to 11AM in the Craft Room

• Alison Herman, DHSc, MPH, OTR/L  
• Julie Silver Seidle, PhD, OTR/L
• Suzanne Holm, OTD, OTR, BCPR
• Jennifer L. Geitner, MOT, OTR/L 
• Ashley Fecht, OTD, OTR/L, BCP 
• Caroline Stertz, MS, OTR/L 
• Rachel Eisfelder, MOT, OTR/L 

The goals of the COTFCC Consortium are to:

• Mentor and support professional development for Academic Fieldwork Coordinators and Capstone Coordinators
• Support and validate ways to problem solve and share strategies for excellence in fieldwork and capstone education
• Education and exploration of non-traditional sites and alternatives for fieldwork and capstone education
• Facilitate best practice in fieldwork and capstone education
• Prepare others for the role of being fieldwork educators, capstone mentors, and sites

Bio: Angela K. Wibben, MM, MT-BC, (she/her/hers), has been a board-certified music therapist since 2013 after completing her Masters of Music, in Music Therapy, from Colorado State University. She has been practicing within adult and pediatric medical settings throughout her professional career and has experience as an integral member of hospital interdisciplinary teams for palliative care, pediatric/adult oncology, neurosciences, ICU settings, and general medical/surgical units. She has earned specialization in hospice and palliative care music therapy (HPC-MT), neurologic music therapy (NMT), NICU and medical music therapy (NICU-MT), the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery in Music (GIM III), as well as therapeutic drumming facilitation. Angela is a classically trained percussionist, loves adventuring with her two little boys, and her guilty pleasure song is “Africa” by Toto.
Session: Stop... Collaborate and Listen!: Integrating Music into Occupational Therapy Practice - Saturday 1-3PM in the Main Event Room

Presenter: Carla Sue Wilhite, PPOTD, OTR/L
Bio: Occupational therapy professional for 28 years with expertise in education, innovation, physical disabilities practice, assistive technology, home modifications, and perturbing the profession. Session: Ecology of Occupation: Practice Applications - Saturday 1 to 3PM

Presenter: Michelle LeRoy
Co-presenter: Colton Sayers, OTD, OTR/L, CNS.
Bio: Dr. Michelle LeRoy has worked as a practitioner, administrator, business owner and an educator. Her focus has been pediatrics through most of her career and currently is an assistant professor at Colorado State University. In the past few years her research has focused on OT supporting the transgender community and on supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. Michelle is currently the co-director for the OT LGBTQIA2S+ Fellowship and the RA for Colorado. She is committed toward helping our profession be diverse, equitable, inclusive and to have justice for all, including practitioners, students, and faculty in the OT profession.
Session: Integrating Occupational Therapy in Primary Care for LGBTQIA2S+ Communities: Enhancing Well-Being and Inclusive Practices - Saturday 3:15 to 4:15PM in the Craft Room

Co-presenter: Lisa Fyffe, PhD, OTR/L
Bio: Monica Callahan earned her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Colorado State University (CSU) in May 2025. Monica is a 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher and a 95-hour Certified Children’s Yoga Teacher. She is passionate about integrating Eastern and Western healing modalities into her work as a therapist. Monica has multiple fieldwork experiences in a variety of settings including a Day Center for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Inpatient Psychiatry, School-Based Occupational Therapy, and an Outpatient Hand Clinic. Monica completed her Level IIB Fieldwork and Capstone at the Early Childhood Center at CSU. Working alongside preschool teachers and drawing upon her extensive yoga background, Monica created a yoga toolkit that empowers teachers to integrate yoga into their classrooms to promote self-regulation for both teachers and students.
Session: Occupational Therapy Collaborating with Preschool Teachers to Integrate a Yoga Toolkit for Self-Regulation in the Classroom - Saturday 3:15 to 4:15 on the Yoga Lawn