Dr. Gail Stocks, OTD, CAPS, ECHM

Dr. Gail Stocks is the founder and principal of EZ Way To Stay in Montclair, NJ and was selected as the current NAHB Educator of the Year. She has taught the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Certified Aging in Place (CAPS) courses since they first were available in the virtual platform. She earned her doctorate in OT from Touro University where she is currently an adjunct Professor. She received her Executive Certificate in Home Modification from the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Gail is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association with a designation in Home Modifications, the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy with a designation in pediatrics, and the Home Modification Occupational Therapy Alliance. She has been a volunteer for Rebuilding Together and AARP (Lead NJ Presenter for HomeFit and member of their Speakers Bureau). Gail has created a home study course about home modifications available at HomeCEU and has been published in the June 2019 issue of Occupational Therapy Practice Magazine. She is a guest lecturer in the occupational therapy departments of several universities and is a national home modification consultant and speaker.