Tara Ruppert is from Omaha, NE, has been an occupational therapist since 2000, and a CHT since 2008. Early in her career, she worked in outpatient pediatric practice then moved into adult outpatient practice until 2015 when she moved into teaching in the OT program at the College of Saint Mary. After completing a post-professional OTD in 2017, she joined Children’s Hospital and Medical Center for PRN clinical practice in addition to teaching.