Current Joint Accreditation Committee Members

The Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC) of the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP) is responsible to:

• make recommendations regarding the accreditation status of occupational therapist assistant and physiotherapist assistant education programs;
• review and make recommendations for revisions to OTA & PTA EAP accreditation standards; and
• review and make recommendations for revisions to OTA & PTA EAP Policies & Procedures

The JAC recommendations are forwarded to the Board of Directors of Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC) and the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) for approval.

The current JAC members are:

PEAC	Mark Hall, Chair	PT
PEAC	Christine Smerdon	PT
CAOT	Stefany Kawka, Chair Delegate	OT
CAOT	Megha Sharma	OT
COPEC, Educator	Tracy Dignum	PT
COPEC, Educator	Sean Murphy	OT
COPEC, Educator	Siri Marken	OT
Private, Educator	Not appointed at this time
Recent Graduate	Not appointed at this time
Additional	Sandra Lamb	OTA/PTA
Additional	Debra Cooper	OTA/PTA
Public	Elise Guest