Mary Beth Early, MS, OTR, has focused on the growth and development of occupational therapy assistants throughout her career. As an OTA educator, she has emphasized the unique skills and contributions of COTAs. She was able to maximize the abilities of both OTAs and OTs to recognize their responsibility to work together without duplicating roles or functions, and she authored 2 texts for OTA students. Her longstanding work as an educator at the LaGuardia Community College OTA program was recognized in 2016 when she received the institution’s Distinguished Service Award.