PTE is seeking nominations for the roles of President and Treasurer to help lead the organization into the future. These key positions are vital for PTE’s success and growth. If you’ve been an active member for at least two years and are interested in contributing to PTE’s leadership, submit your nomination by Friday, December 13, 2024. Send completed forms to pte@aotf.org.

President  Nomination Form

Treasurer Nomination Form

Ann Cook, Ed.D., OTD, OTR/L, CPAM, has been a practicing occupational therapist since 2012. She earned her master's degree from Gannon University in 2012, her post-professional OTD from Chatham University in 2014, and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Duquesne University in 2021.

Ann has practiced primarily in acute care settings but has also practiced in inpatient rehabilitation, schools, outpatient pediatrics, and early intervention. Ann transitioned to working full-time in academia in 2015 but has maintained clinical practice on a PRN basis.

Ann served as a Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for an entry-level OTD program for six years and is currently the Program Director for Slippery Rock University’s entry-level OTD program in Pennsylvania. Ann’s research is primarily that of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and her research trajectory focus is on student self-efficacy.

As the secretary, Ann hopes to increase communication with current and alumni PTE members and promote the organization's amazing work!

Tracey Recigno has been an OT for almost 20 years, working in acute care, inpatient rehab, and now in the academic setting. She is the program director for Hawai`i Pacific University’s developing hybrid Doctor of Occupational Therapy program in Honolulu. While the program is located in Oahu, her primary residence is in South New Jersey, outside of Philadelphia. Her occupational roles include wife, mom, friend, daughter, animal lover, traveler, lifelong learner, and OT! Tracey earned her BS/MS in OT from Elizabethtown College in 2005, her OTD from Thomas Jefferson University in 2009, and most recently completed a PhD in Health Sciences at the University of South Dakota in 2022.  Her passion and the focus of her scholarly and service activities is leadership development in occupational therapy students and practitioners. She also has a strong interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning as it relates to critical thinking. As vice president, Tracey hopes to help reimagine the membership eligibility criteria to increase access and best support the mission, purpose, and ideals of Pi Theta Epsilon.

Dr. Jaimee Hegge, OTD, OTR/L, CKTP, has practiced as an occupational therapist since 2012 and has been a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor at Sacred Heart University since 2018. Dr. Hegge teaches and coordinates the adult and geriatric physical rehabilitation curriculum in the Graduate Occupational Therapy (OT) Program. She received her Master of Science in OT degree from Sacred Heart University in 2012 and her Post-Professional Doctoral degree from St. Catherine University in 2018.  Dr. Hegge’s area of clinical expertise is in adult and geriatric physical rehabilitation, with a focus on ergonomics, and pelvic floor dysfunction.