Melanie Serpa has been a practicing OT for 32 year, with 20 years in hand therapy. She is the Director of Development at Armworks Hand Therapy in Portland, Oregon. Melanie has been educating OT students throughout her career, and in her current role, has established a hand therapy mentoring program to facilitate new therapist entry into the specialty. She is passionate about creating pathways for OT’s and OT students to move into the field of hand therapy to meet the demands of the future.