For Immediate Release
March 10, 2009

FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers
Director of Media Relations
404-656-4269

Actions Taken by the Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy at its March 6 Meeting

Macon, Ga.—The Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy met on Friday, March 6, 2009.

The Board approved the following applicants for licensure:

  • Adrienne R. Franklin, Statesboro
  • Katherine M. Shaffer, Sarasota, FL

The Board approved the following applicants for licensure by restoration:

  • Thara L. Hudson, Sanford, FL
  • Angela D. Matthiessen, Atlanta
  • Kelli D. Czaykowsky, Lawrenceville

The Board approved requests for certification of physical agent modality-occupational therapy from the following applicants:

  • Elizabeth S. Brown, Marietta
  • Brooke N. Buxton, Augusta
  • Elizabeth C. Gombos, Bethlehem
  • Yolanda Z. Wright, Evans
  • Paula D. Myers, Martinez
  • Shelly R. White, Chattanooga, TN
  • Elaine M. Jensen, Clayton

The Board approved requests for certification of physical agent modality-occupational therapy assistant from the following applicants:

  • Chandra G. Merritt, Tifton
  • Sharon S. Fakhori, Marietta

The Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy will hold its next meeting Friday, May 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards in Macon.