Attitude, Authenticity, and Action: Building Capacity

I am honored and humbled to stand before you as the 29th president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). It has been 9 months since July 1, 2013, when I assumed this role, and I am so proud to be able to share the incredible accomplishments our association has made in the past year. I also want to recognize the talents and support shared by the AOTA Board of Directors and the AOTA Staff Senior Leadership Team. Their contributions to the team spirit under which we operate fully characterize the essence of heartfelt leadership and compassionate care that I spoke about last year (Stoffel, 2013). I truly believe that we are committed to a core set of values around having a can-do attitude, demonstrating authentic respect, and acting to support our profession not only today but for many generations to come. We are continually building our capacity...