AHTF Board of Directors

AHTF Financial / Board Operations Facts:

The American Hand Therapy Foundation, founded in 1989, has a 100% volunteer Board of Directors. This results in very low overhead used to operate the foundation and insures that a substantial percentage of donations goes directly to funding hand therapy research! AHTF Board members are not compensated for their service or reimbursed for travel expenses to the annual meeting.

 

  • All award and grant applications undergo a blinded review.
  • Board meetings are documented with detailed minutes.
  • AHTF has a conflict of interest policy for its board.
  • AHTF financials are reviewed annually by an independent auditor.
  • AHTF only funds qualified applications.
  • AHTF has built a reserve fund that yields enough interest income to fund a significant portion of its annual grants.

Current AHTF Board of Directors

Gary Solomon

Gary Solomon

MBA, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Chair

Dorit Aaron

Dorit Aaron

OTR, MA, CHT, FAOTA

Interim Vice-Chair

Gretchen L. Bachman

Gretchen L. Bachman

OTD, OTR/L, MBA/HCM, CEAS, CHT

Treasurer, Director of Finance

April C. Cowan

April C. Cowan

OTR, OTD, CHT

Director of Grants

Kirk Gober

Kirk Gober

OTR, DOT, CHT

Director of Fundraising

Alexandra Mackenzie

Alexandra Mackenzie

OTR/L, CHT

Secretary

Marisol Monasterio

Marisol Monasterio

OTR, MOT, CHT

Director of Communications

Caroline W. Stegink Jansen

Caroline W. Stegink Jansen

PT, PhD, CHT

Chair, Grant Review Committee; Education Division Interim Chair

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz

M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.O.S.

Board Member

Rebecca L. Ehretsman

Rebecca L. Ehretsman

PHD, OTR/L

Board Member

Barbara Winthrop

Barbara Winthrop

OTR, MA, CHT, FAOTA

Board Member

Marsha Lawrence

Marsha Lawrence

PT, DPT, CHT

Board Member

Advisory Board

Kenneth R. Flowers, PT, CHT

Greg Pitts, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Terri Skirven, OTR/L, CHT

Robert M. Szabo, MD MPH

Previous Board Members

 

Peter Amadio

Bobbi Amaker

Jane Bear-Lehman

Jeanine Beasley

Judy Bell-Krotoski

Donna Breger-Lee (Stanton)

Nancy Cannon

Carla Cleary

Karen Curtin

Michael Epstein

Mia Erickson

Jane Fedorczyk

Elaine Fess

Sharon Flinn

Sarah Goldman

Maureen Hardy

Jim King

Linda Klein

Karen Lauckhardt

Evelyn Mackin

Kim McVeigh

Mayuri Mody

Nash Naam

Dawn Simpson-Yunker

Robert Szabo

Bill Walsh

Katie Yancosek

Karol S. Young

GRANTS

Supporting novice or experienced researchers who are able to expand the scientific evidence, visibility, and quality of upper extremity and hand rehabilitation.

DONATIONS

Support our mission of promoting high impact clinical and fundamental upper extremity research. Your generosity makes a difference! Support your profession through a tax‑deductible gift today.