Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
The East Carolina University (ECU) Occupational Therapy programs have a chapter of the national organization Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD). The mission of the national organization, COTAD, is to “empower occupational therapy leaders to engage in practices that increase justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion; anti-racism and anti-oppression for a transformative occupational therapy profession.” This national organization envisions “a future in which occupational therapy is accessible, inclusive, and effective for all.” The ECU Occupational Therapy COTAD Chapter is a student-led group that “develops and promotes justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression within occupational therapy education programs and in the profession” as quoted from the role of the national organization.
Executive Board and Faculty Liaison
2023-2024 COTAD Executive Board from left to right: Shaila Kennedy, Tess Cairney, Charlotte Pete, Kelly Schumann, and Madisen Musgrove
COTAD Links