Jan Hollenbeck Editor

Jan Hollenbeck, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA has practiced in public school and community pediatric settings for more than 30 years as both an occupational therapist and special education administrator. Dr. Hollenbeck has presented extensively at local, state, and national levels and shares her expertise in school practice, secondary transition, and leadership through professional development, consultation, and authoring. She is co-founder of the Partnership for Advancement of School Service-Providers (PASS), providing professional development and consultation in areas that inform and empower related service providers and facilitate the success of children in educational settings. Dr. Hollenbeck is the MAOT liaison to the MA Department of Education and first author of the Guidelines for Provision of Occupational Therapy in Massachusetts Schools. She served on the AOTA Early Intervention and Schools SIS Committee and co-facilitates the AOTA State Leaders in School Practice Community of Practice. Dr. Hollenbeck was named to the AOTA Roster of Fellows for "Innovative Practice, Inspired Leadership, and Impassioned Advocacy."

Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, FAOTA is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Landscape Architecture and is Principal of Amy Wagenfeld | Design. After many years of pediatric occupational therapy practice, and acknowledging her love of nature and design, she shifted her focus to collaborative therapeutic outdoor space design and program development. Her most meaningful design projects are those intended to improve the lives of children and the adults who love and care for them. Published widely and the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her work in occupational therapy and landscape architecture, Dr. Wagenfeld is the co-author of the newly released, Nature-Based Strategies for Allied Health Practitioners, co-author of the upcoming book, The Nature of Inclusive Play Space Design, and Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces.