Co-Chairs
Kyle Walker, MHA, ATP is currently the VP – North Region with Reliable Medical, a multi-state
post-acute DME, Respiratory, and Complex Rehabilitation Technology Provider. Prior to his current role,
Kyle led business development and operations of Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation for VGM
Homelink. Kyle currently holds his ATP certificate, a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Iowa
State University, and his master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Purdue University.
Kyle volunteers his time with RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of
North America) on two boards; the Development Board, and Professional Standards Board (PSB) as the
Co-Chair, is on the Board of Directors with NCART (National Coalition for Assistive and Rehabilitation
Technology), and on the Board of Directors with his local non-profit WRAP (Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility
Program). He regularly reviews scientific papers in assistive technology and is an advisory board member
for the University of Pittsburgh’s Master of Rehabilitation Technology program.
Jason Kelln is a sales manager and an Assistive Technology Professional with PrairieHeart Mobility, a Saskatchewan-owned mobility products company. Having Entered the industry in Feb 1999 he has had a varied career from complex rehab with SCI, MS, ALS and Pediatrics. Jason has a true passion for the industry and has presented papers at CSMC and ISS.
Secretary
Douglas Rakoski is an assistant professor and manages the Therapeutic Technology Program at Loma Linda
University Medical Center. He has served as clinical specialist in assistive technology for the University
of Michigan Health System managing the Computer Assisted Therapy Program. Rakoski worked for six years at
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center where he specialized in spinal cord injury and performed
assistive technology evaluations at the Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology (CART).
Voting Member
Jenny Border, M.S. is a Digital Coordinator at Community Conscious Consulting based in Dayton, Ohio.
She helps facilitate and manage digital relationships and footprints for clients in the disability
community. Jenny received her MS in human factors psychology from Wright State University in 2011 with a
focus on bridging the gap between disability, assistive technology, and the contributing factors that
leads to maximal function and real time use of assistive technology in an individual's life. Jenny
is a passionate advocate for multi marginalized minorities in the disability community. Her current
advocacy is primarily with Disability Empowher Network, a non profit organization focused on empowering
young females with ALL disabilities to become strong, fearless leaders in society.
Voting Member
M. Claire Campbell, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP, is a licensed speech-language pathologist with over a decade
of practice in the pediatric sector. Claire is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing
Association, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, the
United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, the International Society for
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, the Tennessee Association for Assistive Technology, and the
Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. In addition to the ASHA
Certificate of Clinical Competence and RESNA Assistive Technology Professional certification, Claire is
a LAMP certified provider through the Center for AAC and Autism. She is the US lead for the ISAAC BUILD
committee aimed towards bringing AAC and communication access to additional countries around the world.
Claire has presented over 100 professional development courses in the area of AAC at the state,
national, and international level. She is currently engaged in research investigating caregiver
education and coaching practices as it relates to AAC use and abandonment. Her daily practice is focused
on children with a variety of diagnoses using AAC devices, with a particular interest in alternate
access technologies. In addition, she is the liaison to the Movement Disorders and multidisciplinary
Angelman Syndrome Clinics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Claire is a firm believer that every
child has potential to communicate and that family support is an integral part of the therapy
process.
Voting Member
Eric Grieb, OTR, ATP received his Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Colorado
State University in 1992. He has worked in the clinical subspecialty of Seating and Wheeled Mobility
for the last 28 years; both as an Occupational Therapist and as a supplier of Complex Rehabilitation
Technology. Over the span of his 19 year career with Numotion Eric has filled the roles of ATP,
Director of Clinical Education, Director of ATP Development Vice President of Sales and Vice
President of Commercial Development.
Voting Member
In August of 1993, Rob was paralyzed from the chest down as the result of a body surfing
injury. At 21 years old, he was confronted with major life questions and decisions. How do the
obstacles in my life affect me? Can I succeed in spite of personal limitations? What makes life
meaningful? Rob took these questions to heart and began his work to develop a full and
meaningful life.”
“You are responsible for your own life. The circumstances around you are things
that may or may not change, it’s your job to find the positive and relish
that.”
Since his injury, Rob has accomplished what he sees as “everyone’s
goals”. He went on to to complete his education with a Bachelors in Psychology from the
University of Pittsburgh, followed by a Masters from Duquesne University. Rob married “the
most wonderful woman in the world” and they have 16 year old triplets. (Everyone’s
goal might not be triplets, but the goal of marriage and having a family is pretty universal.)
Today he is working full time and shares his powerful message of positivity and maximizing your
abilities with audiences across the country as a motivational speaker.
“We all have goals, we all have obstacles, we need to assess which will win in each
of our lives. If you want to accomplish your goals, you’re going to have to deal with the
obstacles, but not be overcome by them.”
Voting Member
Mike Osborn, ATP, CRTS is the managing parnter at Alliance Rehab & Medical
Equipment LLC. Mike received his B.S. in Business Administration in 1991. He entered the
healthcare industry in 1994 working for a small DME, Home Medical Supply in Southeast
Missouri. Mike received his ATS (ATP) certification through RESNA in 1997 and obtained the
CRTS credential throught NRRTS in 2001. Mike continued to work in the Rehab Technology
Supplier role for Home Medical Supply through late 2006. Mike and his partners founded and
opened Alliance Rehab & Medical Equipment in 2006 and now have 5 locations servicing all
of Missouri and parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois. Mike has also been very
active with NRRTS for the past 20 years. He was a part of the NRRTS Board of Directors
filling mulitple positions including the Presidents role. Mike was awarded the Simon
Margolis Fellow Award in 2019. He has been apart of the Region D MAC committee as well as
sitting on the Christain County Developmental Disabilities SB40 Board of Directors. Mike has
been a proactive advoacate for the Complex Rehab Technology industry both on the Federal
level as well as the State level. Mike has a passion for the Complex Rehab Technology and
the many individuals that are impacted by CRT.
Voting Member
David is a seasoned Assistive Technology Specialist at Children’s
Specialized Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. With over 30 years of experience
in the field, David provides seating, positioning, and mobility solutions for patients
in the hospital’s acute inpatient rehabilitation unit through assessment and
application of off the shelf components through the design and construction of custom
systems.
Prior to working in the Assistive Technology Field, he worked in
technical theater and screen for organizations including Gateway Playhouse, Showman
Fabricators, The Roundabout Theater, and Macy’s Parade Studio. David worked on
such projects as building the sets for Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare”
and MTV’s “Remote Control.” In fact, he still participates
annually to set up and dismantle the floats for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade. David holds a Bachelor of English degree from Wagner College and served as
editor for the college’s literary magazine and built scenery for the college
theater.
David began working in the field of Assistive Technology in
1991 working with organizations such as The Matheny School and Special Hospital
and The Center for Rehabilitation Technology at Helen Hayes Hospital. In these
roles he provided seating and mobility for the residents and outpatients by
customizing seating products and by interfacing with augmentative communication
and computer access. He provided services for inpatient rehabilitation patients
and outpatient seating clinics as well as designing and fabricating custom
fixtures for research projects. David has also worked at Quantum Rehab as a
Project Manager in the development of new products and served as an RTS for
National Seating and Mobility serving clients in Eastern Pennsylvania and
Northern New Jersey.
David joined Fondacion Manos al la Ayuda for a
medical mission in Ecuador where he led a team assessing and setting up
seating and mobility systems for the students at two specialized schools.
David has also participated in an NYU medical mission to Haiti, providing
services at Ruth’s Home for Thrown Away Children and Wings of Hope in
Port-au-Prince. David is a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional
(1998), Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist (2003), and Seating and
Mobility Specialist (2012). He is a member of the RESNA ATSC Emergency Stair
Travel Devices Standards Committee. David co-authored the RESNA Position on
the Application of Wheelchairs, Seating Systems, and Secondary Supports for
Positioning vs Restraint. He has participated in item writing for the
original RET and SMS examinations, and participated in an item writing
workshop for a revision of the ATP examination. In his current role, David
calls Children’s Specialized Hospital “home”, where he is
part of a team serving the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and
outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special
health challenges. There, he has partnered with other hospitals within the
heath system on special projects to customize post-surgical equipment for
exceptional children. In his spare time, David can be found at the Blue
Mountain Antique Gas and Steam Engine Association cutting shingles on a
vintage Oliver shingle mill from 1896 or working in his barn shop or garden.
He lives in an early 19th century farmhouse in Lower Nazareth Township,
Pennsylvania with his wife, youngest daughter, a cocker spaniel, three
guinea fowl, and too many cats.
Voting Member
Marcia J. Scherer is a rehabilitation psychologist and founding President of the Institute for Matching Person & Technology She is also Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center where she received
both her Ph.D. and MPH degrees. She is a past member of the National Advisory Board on
Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institutes of Health, and is Editor of the
journal Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. She is Co-Editor of the
book series for CRC Press, Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series. Dr. Scherer is
Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Congress of Rehabilitation
Medicine, and the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North
America (RESNA). Dr. Scherer has authored, edited, or co-edited twelve book titles and
has published over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 55 published proceedings
papers, and 35 book chapters on disability and technology. Her research has been cited
7500 times by others. She has received numerous awards for her work in assistive
technology.
Voting Member
Michael is actively involved with pediatric and adult wheelchair clinics. He
has worked within the CRT industry for over 35 years. Michael specializes in
“passive & active” custom manual wheelchairs, powered mobility,
specialty drive controls, powered seating systems and custom molded seating. Michael is
inspired by the “team” approach when working with physicians and therapists
that will bring patients the "Best quality of life" while using custom
mobility equipment. Born and raised in Northwest Ohio, Michael applied for a new
opportunity to start as a wheelchair repair technician for one of the area’s
largest Oxygen – DME provider. Soon afterwards he knew what his career path would
be. Michael relied on his training in automotive repair and his love of mechanical
engineering and motorized devices to learn everything he could about wheelchairs!
Michael has attended several clinics within the last 15 years here in the Houston, Texas
Medical Center. Rehab facilities like TIRR - Memorial Hermann, Methodist, Baylor ALS,
Texas Children’s Hospital, Encompass and MD Anderson. Michael has had the honor to
be part of the rehab mobility team for a past U.S. President (GHWB “41”) and
for a U.S. House Representative. Michael volunteers with a local Houston based,
non-profit, Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project (RSVP) mobility equipment loan
closet. Michael is married to Dana, his bride of 37 years. They have 4 children,
currently 6 grandchildren and when he's able, loves road trips to Gulf Shores AL,
Astros baseball games and motorcycle riding in the "Hill Country" area of San
Antonio, TX.
Voting Member
Mark Schmeler is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair for Education
& Training in the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology at the
University of Pittsburgh. He is an Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology
Professional (ATP) serving as the Director of the Center for Assistive Technology at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His research is in the area large data
analytics to inform practice and policy related to wheelchair mobility and other
assistive technologies. Other research interests include the application of outcome
measures, telehealth, service delivery, product development, and product
testing.
Voting Member
Cassie Frost, M.S.Ed, ATP, is the creator and owner of Disruptive Teaching LLC.
She has worked to provide individualized support and inclusive environments for 18 years,
starting as a special education teacher and transitioning to provide assistive technology
services. She specializes in using assistive technology to help students and adults feel
empowered and connected to their school and home communities. Cassie serves on the Wisconsin
Assistive Technology Council and the WI DPI Assistive Technology Workgroup. She is the
Past-President of the Wisconsin Council for Exceptional Children, a RESNA-certified
Assistive Technology Professional, and an ISTE-certified educator. She presents at the
regional and national level, provides consultation and training around assistive technology
for state and local agencies, and enjoys working with others to find creative solutions and
ways for all individuals to succeed.