Jane Koomar

Jane Audry Koomar (1954 – February 24, 2013) was an American scholar, educator, occupational therapist, developmental psychologist and author. She co-founded OTA–Watertown, an occupational therapy-focused organization, in 1983. Today, now known as OTA The Koomar Center, it is the world's largest organization of its kind.

She was president of both OTA–Watertown and its related endeavor, the SPIRAL Foundation.

Koomar also had over twenty works published, including Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration.

Early life and education Koomar was born in Lakewood, Ohio, to Michael and Audry Koomar.

In her teenage years, she started a daycare-style babysitting service for families in her neighborhood.

She also studied under Anna Jean Ayres

Career Early in her career as a therapist, Koomar, who was a fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Sarah Sawyer became the new clinical director of the company.

Personal life Koomar married John Lafarriere, with whom she had a son and a daughter. The family lived in Bedford, Massachusetts.