Illinois Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee

ILOTPAC’s president, Laura, with Representative Gable of the 18th District. They discussed strategies that will aide in elevating the OT Compact Act.

Pictured above: Representative Gable and Laura VanPuymbrouck

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ILOTPAC AND HOW YOU CAN BE MORE INVOLVED, CLICK THE LINK IN THE BIO.

Our clinicians out in the field once again meeting with members of the House of Representatives to discuss concerns with the OT Compact Act and to discuss OTP’s role in mental health and in schools.

OT’s Lisa Mahaffey and Laura Vanpuyumbrouck pictured in each photo alongside:
First slide: Nicole Grasse
Second Slide: Harry Benton
Third slide: Laura Faver Dias

PAC PALATES WAS A SUCCESS! Thank you so much to our cooking teacher for the night, Divya Sood! Thank you to all those who attended. It was a great night of good food, food discussion, and networking! See you all at the next one, tell next time.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ILOTPAC AND HOW YOU CAN BE MORE INVOLVED, CLICK THE LINK IN THE BIO.

Members of ILOTA at Don Hermon’s fundraiser at Fitzgerald Nightclub on October 11th. Such a good time was had!

First photo: Dalmina Arias, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Gail Fisher, and Jen Summers

Second photo: Jen Summers, Gail Fisher, Senator Mike Halpin, and Dalmina Arias

Members of ILOTA attended a fundraising event for Senator Ram Villivalem last month at Cary’s Lounge.

Left to Right; Lisa Mahaffey, OT, Brenda Koverman, OT, Senator Ram Villivalem, and Nosifat Sokoya, OT

Hey y’all! ILOTPAC is providing an opportunity for you to showcase your skills. We will be having a virtual event based around you! DM and find out more on how to participate!!

Throw Back Thursday ! This is a throwback to when some ILOTA members went to support Senate President Don Harmon play the guitar at the Night of Music 🎶🎶

Big and Festive night for a few of our ILOTA members at the political fundraiser at Formento’s to celebrate the tenacity and perseverance of four senators: Senator Laura M. Murphy, Senator Laura Fine, Senator Ann Gillespie, and Senator Julie Morrison. They have all worked hard to pass legislation that benefit women, children, the elderly and small businesses.
Also in attendance for the celebration was Governor Prtizker.

Megan Eads and Claudia Cirrincione with Senator Meg Loughran Cappel. They are both members of ILOTA and on behalf of ILOTPAC, they attended the Senator’s summer reception on June 9 at Will County Brewery. Senator Cappel is passionate about programs that promote the wellness of children and youth.

Left to right: Megan Eads, OTD, OTR/L, Senator Meg Loughran Cappel, and Claudia Cirrincione, OTD, OTR/L

Thank you to Representative Kim Elik and her team!

SWIPE….

ILOTPAC successfully sent 3 OT practitioners to an event in Alton, IL for Representative Amy Elik. They had a great time talking with Rep. Elik , who is familiar with OT and values our profession's client-centeredness to maximize independence and lower health care costs overall. She also acknowledged the value of telehealth service delivery to further service our clients.

ILOTA is the sponsoring organization for ILOTPAC.
ILOTPAC is the legal means for members to support individuals running for office who understand and will be a champion for the occupational therapy profession. To learn more, visit ILOTA.org/ILOTPAC

From left to right, Alyson Varble (COTA), Representative Elik, Debbie Witsken (OT), and McKenzie Dixon (OT)