Michelle Wilson, OTS

Enhancing Communities through Individual Empowerment

5 Top Strengths
1. Harmony: seek agreement
2. Empathy: sense others' feelings
3. Futuristic: inspired by the future
4. Developer: cultivate potential in others
5. Arranger: organized and flexible

My Logo
The mission statement of my brand is, "To serve and
empower individuals and their families through
community engagement in the greater Seattle area." I
believe that individuals need to build ongoing,
permanent relationships with the community that they
dwell through community engagement. In my logo,
two tea mugs represent a cohesive, positive bond.
The tea mug initially filled with plain hot water
represents the beginning of my educational journey.
Adding a tea bag signifies continued added
knowledge. Acting as a boarder, my top five strengths
are listed, representing my knowledge evaporating
into the communities I engage in. Spreading
awareness and knowledge to my surrounding
community is necessary. My professional goal is to
use my expertise and skill set to impact my
community in a positive way.

Authentic Leadership Approach

This leadership approach emphasizes building honest and harmonious relationships and
values input from both parties. As a future leader in the health care profession who
embodies relationship building traits, I feel this leadership style best aligns with my values
and morals. I strongly believe that by building relationships on trust and support, individual
and team performance will blossom. Although this leadership approach focuses on
relationship rather than structure, lack of structure may weaken overall group dynamic.

Leadership Plan
Year 1: I will attend both the WOTA and AOTA annual conferences to enhance my
knowledge as a new occupational therapy graduate.
Year 5: I will hold a position in WOTA and present at the annual WOTA mini-conference
on community based health, wellness, and prevention programs.
Year 10: I will develop and implement a community-based program specializing in health,
wellness, and prevention on the Cowlitz Indian Reservation in SE Washington.

Leadership Artifacts

Seattle Gift of Good

Seattle Gift of Good is a group of

individuals dedicated to giving back their
time and commitment to make a positive
difference in the Seattle community. This
is done by participating in monthly service
opportunities for those in need.

WOTA
Minicon
2015

I attended WOTA Minicon in 2015. In

services attended included: OT for Sleep
and Pain; Pain and Occupation; Visual
Dysfunction and TBI for OT's. It is
important to participate in my state
organization in order to continuously
educate myself on evidence-based
interventions and network with
practitioners in my community.