2025 Annual Conference

Get Ready to Get mOTivated!

Join us for the NJOTA Annual Fall Conference
Sunday, November 16th, 2025
Atlantic City, NJ | Hosted by Stockton University
Conference Location 
John F. Scarpa Academic Center
3711 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
 The 2025 mOTivate Conference brings together students, practitioners, educators, and leaders for a full day of inspiration, education, and networking.This year's theme, “Get mOTivated,” is all about reigniting your passion for the OT profession, expanding your skills, and energizing your career path. Expect dynamic speakers, interactive workshops, cutting-edge research, and a celebration of the amazing work OTs do every day.
This year's Keynote Speaker is
Parking information:
You may park in the Hartford Avenue Lot or the Stockton Parking Garage for the standard parking rate. Payment is made through the Park Mobile App. A map of the area is available here: https://stockton.edu/parking/atlantic-city/general-public.html
Stockton Parking Garage Rates:
0-4 hours: $5
4-12 hours: $10
12-24 hours: $15
Hartford Avenue Lot Rates:
0-10 hours: $5
NJOTA has a room block at Resorts Casino Atlantic City

Reserve Your Room https://resortsac.book.pegsbe.com/promo?offerCode=VSCG25&hotel=ACYRSC 

Call In Instructions:
Reservations Number: 1.609.340.6760 (cutoff date is 11/10/25)
Group Code:VSCG25 (Guests Must give Group Code to agent to locate your group discounted rates)

 
Early Bird Registration ends 10/28

General Registration 

Student volunteer/speaker $40

Student $50

Speaker $100

Member OT $175

Non-Member OT $225

Student volunteer/speaker $40

Student $60

Speaker $125

Member OT $225

Non-Member OT $250
*If you need a Kosher meal, please register early or we cannot guarantee an appropriate meal.*
Register Today!

 

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Conference Speaker 

Our Keynote Speaker will be Susan Coll-Guedes

Susan Coll-Guedes is an artist, educator, and nationally recognized disability rights advocate. A recipient of the SPAN Advocacy Parent Champion Award, she became a public voice for change during a 297-day hospitalization at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she documented her fight to bring her son, Alex, home with proper supports instead of an institutional placement.
For over two decades, Susan has empowered hundreds of families navigating special education and the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities systems. She serves on the Board of the Atlantic Center for Independent Living, is a past president of the Art in Special Education Interest Group of the National Art Education Association, and is pursuing a Doctor of Education degree, researching Medicaid HCBS reform in New Jersey.