2023 Convention Program Committee

Jennifer Simpson, Co-Chair for Audiology

Kelly Farquharson, Co-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology

Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders

  • Erin Bush, Topic Chair
  • Karen Gallagher, Topic Chair
  • Halah Alateeq
  • Javad Anjum
  • Cindi (Hensley) Boylen
  • Kelly Brewer
  • Libby Dart
  • Alaina Davis
  • Natalie Douglas
  • Christy Fleck
  • Emilia Gorecki
  • Rebecca Greenhill
  • Kathy Hardin
  • Heather Harris Wright
  • Kelly Ingram
  • Kelly Knollman-Porter
  • Arianna LaCroix
  • André Lindsey
  • Kim McCullough
  • Jamila Minga
  • Heather Morrison
  • Rocio Norman
  • Katy O’Brien
  • Ileana Ratiu

Adult Swallowing

  • Georgia Malandraki, Topic Chair
  • Nicole Rogus-Pulia, Topic Chair
  • Rebecca Affoo
  • Kevin Renz Ambrocio
  • David Bayne
  • Ankita Bhutada
  • James Borders
  • Cara Donohue
  • Kendrea Garand
  • Kahla Graham
  • Kellyn Hall
  • Jordan Hazelwood
  • Jodi Hernandez
  • Corinne Jones
  • Rachael Kammer
  • Marta Kazandjian
  • Brittany Krekeler
  • Stevie Marvin
  • Robert Melchionna
  • Sonja Molfenter
  • Marilouise Nichols
  • Aidan Osborne
  • Jessica Pisegna
  • Raele Robison
  • Kelly Salmon
  • Allison Schaser
  • Jordanna Sevitz
  • Kailey Vitale
  • Janina Wilmskoetter
  • Theresa Yao

Audiology Implantables

  • Andrea Warner-Czyz, Topic Chair
  • Camille Dunn
  • Matt Fitzgerald
  • Erika Gagnon
  • Tina Grieco-Calub
  • Shannon Hamill
  • Grace Phelps
  • Kathryn Wiseman
  • Evita Woolsey

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

  • Michelle C.S. Therrien, Topic Chair
  • Amber Thiessen, Topic Chair
  • Andrea Barton-Hulsey
  • Lisa Beccera-Walker
  • Jamie Boster
  • Caitlin Calder
  • Jessica Caron
  • Sara Collins
  • Elena Dukhovny
  • Julia Fischer
  • Jessica Gormley
  • Michelle Gutmann
  • David Hajjar
  • Allison Havanec
  • Christine Holyfield
  • Rachel Johnson
  • Emily Laubscher
  • Georgina Lynch
  • Abygail Marx
  • Avinash Mishra
  • Nimisha Muttiah
  • Meghan O'Brien
  • Daryn Ofczarzak
  • Shannon Paige
  • Lauramarie Pope
  • Emily Quinn
  • Jessica Riccardi
  • Eric Sanders
  • Rachel Santiago
  • Alli Sauerwein
  • Amy Sonntag
  • Dawn Sowers
  • Jennifer Thistle
  • Nayda Torres Soto
  • Kristy Weissling

Business and Practice Management: SLP

  • Mary Lee Casper, Topic Chair
  • Amber B. Heape, Topic Chair
  • Jolene Barbutes
  • Lynne Brady Wagner
  • Jeanne Copeland
  • Shirlain Darby
  • Christine Lewis
  • Marie Martinez
  • Allison McGee
  • Leann Schouten
  • Michele Simler
  • Laura Verdun
  • Hailey Zehner

Considerations for Autistic Populations

  • Allison Bean, Topic Chair
  • Rhiannon Luyster, Topic Chair
  • Henry Angulo-Jimenez
  • Jonet Artis
  • Kristen Bottema-Beutel
  • Jenny Burton
  • Belinda Daughrity
  • Susan Ellis-Weismer
  • Jacob Feldman
  • Erinn Finke
  • Dayna Fisk
  • Teresa Girolamo
  • Karen Guerra
  • Sara Kover
  • Jennifer Kremkow
  • Amy Levin
  • Emily Lorang
  • Keysha Martinez-Torres
  • Amanda O’Brien
  • Twyla Perryman
  • Kami Rowland
  • Stella Shen
  • Aaron Shield
  • Vishakha Shukla
  • Suma Suswaram
  • Cara Tyson
  • Joseph Vera
  • Oliver Wendt
  • Matthew Zajic

Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders

  • Katelyn Kotlarek, Topic Chair
  • Kate Bunton
  • Imani Gilbert
  • Abigail Haenssler
  • David Jones
  • Sara Kinter
  • Kerry Mandulak
  • Kazlin Mason
  • Suki Miceli
  • Alison Scheer-Cohen
  • Jessica Williams

Dispensing, and Business and Practice Management: Audiology

  • Wayne A. Foster, Topic Chair
  • Chad Gladden, Topic Chair
  • Tessa Boesiger
  • Michele Gortemaker
  • Jason Thomas
  • Rachel Tomasek

Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural–Linguistic Diversity

  • Danai Kasambira Fannin, Topic Chair
  • AC Goldberg, Topic Chair
  • Mariam Abdelaziz
  • Joshuaa Allison Burbank
  • Amanda Byrd
  • Joanne Cazeau
  • Oneida Chi
  • Hsinhuei Chiou
  • Christopher Constantino
  • Derek Daniels
  • Valeria Gary
  • Brenda Gorman
  • Kyomi Gregory-Martin
  • Mark Guiberson
  • Tiffany Hines
  • Janice Jackson
  • La'Toria Jallah
  • Leslie Johnson
  • Ruchi Kapila 
  • Reem Khamis-Dakwar
  • Keisha Lindsay Nurse
  • Chennell Loudermill
  • Gary Martin
  • Mariah Morton-Jones
  • Raul Prezas
  • R.J. Risueño
  • Gregory Robinson
  • Karina Saechao
  • Ladan Ghazi Saidi
  • Danielle Scott
  • Andrea Toliver-Smith
  • Pei-Tzu Tsai
  • Rebecca von Duering
  • Karla Washington
  • Patricia Washington
  • Claire Wofford
  • Laura Wolford 
  • Iris Wong
  • Kit Yancey

Fluency

  • Anu Subramanian, Topic Chair
  • Bridget Walsh, Topic Chair
  • Kimberly Baurly
  • Michael Boyle
  • Ho Ming Chow
  • Emily Garnett
  • Hope Gerlach-Houck
  • Katelyn Gerwin
  • Samantha Ghali
  • Katie Gore
  • Amanda Hampton-Wray
  • Caryn Herring
  • Farzan Irani
  • Eric Jackson
  • Chelsea Johnson
  • Robin Jones
  • Jennifer Kleinow
  • Emily Lowther
  • Sam Moses
  • James Panico
  • Enjoli Richardson
  • Naomi Rodgers
  • Heather Salvo
  • Cara Singer
  • Seth Tichenor
  • Shanley Treleaven

Global Issues and Practices

  • Martine Elie, Topic Chair 
  • Ilias Papathanasiou, Topic Chair
  • Nadia Alobaid
  • Stacy Bastien-Renelique
  • Lily Cheng
  • Nahla Dashash
  • Fernanda Dreux Miranda Fernandes
  • Ianthe Dunn Murad
  • Helen Grech
  • Brooke Hallowell  
  • Jessica Jocelyn
  • Silvia Martinez
  • Taryn Micheal
  • Sulare Rose

Head and Neck Cancer Issues

  • Lisa Evangelista, Topic Chair
  • Vrushali Angadi
  • Carly Barbon
  • Liza Blumenfeld
  • Leia Chapman
  • Evelyn Cross
  • Cara Evans
  • Jessica Gregor
  • Kristen Linnemeyer-Risser
  • Christine Matthews
  • Lisa Myers
  • Gina Palma
  • Michelle Payne
  • Erik Steele
  • Jacqueline Tardif
  • Laurie Wennerholm

Health Literacy: Optimizing Outcomes

  • Jerrold Jackson, Topic Chair
  • Kimberly Ward, Topic Chair
  • Kathleen Cienkowski
  • Laura Coco
  • Laura DeThorne
  • Ebony Green
  • Kyle Greene-Pendelton
  • Stacey Lim
  • Erika Nair
  • Pamela Rowe
  • Amanda Stead
  • Kelli Watts
  • Erica Williams

Hearing, Balance, Tinnitus – Assessment and Intervention: Adults

  • Julie Honaker, Topic Chair
  • Alaina Bassett
  • Laura Campos
  • Connie Converse
  • Coral Dirks
  • Nicole Marrone
  • Salvatore Paporto
  • Kelly Pritchett
  • Cynthia Richburg
  • Lia Santiago

Hearing, Balance, Tinnitus – Assessment and Intervention: Pediatrics

  • Erin Donlin, Topic Chair
  • Jon Douglas
  • Lauren “Ashley” Grillis
  • Yoko Ishii
  • Violette Lavender
  • Brandon Roppel

Hearing, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Science

  • Crystal Pitts, Topic Chair
  • Megan Cherry
  • Rachel Fryatt
  • Kylie Hill
  • Sarah Joni
  • Jennifer Smart

Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals

  • Mary Beth Schmitt, Topic Chair
  • Sherine Tambyraja, Topic Chair
  • Mindy Bridges
  • Nick Brock
  • Marren Brooks
  • Jaumeiko Coleman
  • Ansley Davis
  • Richa Deshmukh
  • Emily Diehm
  • Brooke Findlay
  • Barbara Goodson
  • Min Kyung Han
  • Carrie Hutchins
  • Beth Kelley
  • Stacey Mathis
  • Carol Mesa
  • Adam Moore
  • Karen Nix
  • Morgan Oates
  • Stacey Palant
  • Carolyn Perry
  • Sonali Poudel
  • Amy Pratt
  • Chelsea Privette
  • Nola Radford
  • Poornima Ram
  • Kristen Victorino
  • Krystal Werfle
  • Cassondra Wilson

Language Disorders in Adults

  • Lauren Bislick, Topic Chair
  • Elizabeth B. Madden, Topic Chair
  • Brent Archer
  • Dallin Bailey
  • Tami Brancamp
  • Lisa Bunker
  • Nichol Castro
  • Christina del Toro
  • Susan Duncan
  • Charles Ellis
  • Amy Engelhoven
  • Jenna Griffin
  • Nelson Hernandez
  • Rebecca Hunting Pompon
  • Ryan Husak
  • Jeffrey Johnson
  • Melissa Johnson
  • Jaime Lee
  • Jiyeon Lee 
  • Jamie Mayer
  • Bijoyaa Mohapatra
  • Jodi Morgan
  • Jennifer Mozeiko
  • Kate Nealon
  • Ellen Nimmons
  • Jessica Obermeyer
  • Amy Rodriguez
  • JoAnn Silkes
  • Katie Strong 
  • Gretchen Szabo
  • Sofia Vallila Rohter 
  • Sarah Wallace
  • Reva Zimmerman

Language in Infants Through Preschoolers

  • Shari DeVeney, Topic Chair
  • Christina Pelatti, Topic Chair
  • Jennifer Adams Oppenheimer
  • Crystle Alonzo
  • Frances Burns
  • Elisabel Chang
  • Cynthia Core
  • Kathy Coufal
  • Karen Day
  • Abigail Delehanty
  • Cari Ebert
  • Theresa Estrem
  • Julie Feuerstein
  • Lauren Hastings
  • Michelle Ivey
  • Leslie Lopez
  • Alexandra Martin-Truesdell 
  • Danika Pfeiffer
  • Heather Ramsdell
  • Erin Redle Sizemore
  • Adrienne Rock
  • Debra Schober-Peterson
  • Jacqueline Towson
  • Jennifer Vannest
  • Cherina Williams

Leadership and Professional Issues

  • Theresa H. Rodgers, Topic Chair
  • Jessica Sullivan, Topic Chair
  • Arlene Carney
  • Lisa Chattler
  • Barbara Cone
  • Lizbeth Dooley-Zawacki
  • Kevante Drew
  • Tamara Freeman-Nichols
  • Tucker Gleason
  • Gabrielle Howard
  • Colleen LaPrell
  • Dorian Lee-Wilkerson
  • Robyn Martin
  • Patricia Mazzullo
  • Katrina Miller
  • Judith Page
  • Adele Raade 
  • Priscilla Randolph
  • Paul Rao
  • Gail Richard
  • Melissa Rivera
  • Laurie Sterling
  • Glenn Waguespack
  • C'Rai Weeden Shannon
  • Gwendolyn Wilson

Listening, Language and Speech in Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • Anita Vereb, Topic Chair
  • Krystal L. Werfel, Topic Chair
  • Sydney Bassard
  • Kristina Blaiser
  • Tina Childress
  • Becky Clem
  • Ellie Cooper
  • Samantha Gustafson
  • Emily Lund
  • Michelle Pho
  • Gabriella Reynolds
  • Blair Richlin
  • Sara Robinson
  • Kristen Secora
  • Carrie Spangler
  • Derek Stiles

Literacy Assessment and Intervention

  • Katy Cabbage, Topic Chair
  • Dana Algeo-Nichols
  • Alyssa Boucher
  • Ginger Collins
  • SallyAnn Giess
  • Victoria Henbest
  • Jennifer Keelor
  • Kimberly Murphy
  • Amy Peterson
  • Rachel Powell
  • Lee Robinson
  • Allyson Schaff
  • KaRynn Sheranian
  • Connie Summers
  • Amanda Watje
  • Jenny Zuk
  • Lyndsey Zurawski

Models of Academic and Clinical Education

  • Michael Bamdad, Topic Chair
  • Lindsey E. Jorgensen, Topic Chair
  • Laura Barrett
  • Pam Bowen Smith
  • Shelley Brundage
  • Debra L. Burnett
  • Cody Marie Busch
  • Stacie Carlson
  • JoAnne Cascia
  • Andy Clare
  • Erin Clinard
  • Emily Corbett
  • Samantha Dalessio
  • Nicole Day
  • Liz DeVelder
  • Lori-Ann Ferraro
  • Janita Gilliam
  • Shelly Grinde
  • Adrienne Hancock
  • Irene Jackson
  • Anne Janik Willis
  • David Jedlicka
  • Nikki Keeton
  • Sheri Lake
  • Elise Lindquist
  • Erin Lucatorto
  • Amanda Mahoney
  • Dawn Martin
  • Tedd Masiongale
  • Christi Masters
  • Ryan McCreery
  • Helga McCullough
  • Kevin McNamara
  • Juliana Miller
  • Tricia Montgomery
  • Elaine Mormer
  • Michelle Novak
  • Kristi Oeding
  • Irina Ostrovskaya
  • Emily Paris
  • Donna Pitts
  • Wilder Roberts
  • Ben Rubin
  • Caitlin Sapp
  • Jennifer Savinski Hatfield
  • Jess Schneider
  • Jennifer Schultz
  • Tammy Shilling
  • Kelli Snyder
  • Pamela Terrell
  • Judith Vander Woude
  • Heidi Verticchio
  • Mandy Williams
  • Colleen Worthington
  • Janice M. Wright

Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan

  • Kaitlin Lansford, Topic Chair
  • Defne Abur
  • Kristen Allison
  • Samantha Budge
  • Julie Case
  • Yi-Fang Chiu
  • Meghan Darling-White
  • Anna Gravelin
  • Allison Hilger
  • Elaine Kearney
  • Yunjung Kim
  • Megan MacPherson
  • Antje Mefferd
  • Gemma Moya-Galé
  • Annie Olmstead
  • Sona Patel
  • Hannah Rowe
  • Kristie Spencer
  • Kaila Stipancic
  • Thomas Tienkamp
  • Rene Utianski
  • Hasini Weerathunge
  • Camille Wynn

Neuroaudiology and Central Auditory Processing

  • Jeanane M. Ferre, Topic Chair
  • Adrian Aylor
  • Courtney Baker
  • Teri Bellis
  • Batoul Berri
  • Donna Geffner
  • Beula Magimairaj
  • Brie Noud
  • Vishakha Rawool
  • Aurora Weaver

Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing

  • Michelle Lynn Wood Dawson, Topic Chair
  • Rachel Arkenburg
  • Caroline Barnes
  • Nina Capone
  • Jennifer Casteaiux
  • Melissa Davis
  • Amy Delaney
  • Inez Esparaz
  • Louisa Ferrar
  • Erin Forward
  • Raquel Garcia
  • Amanda Graves
  • Emma Lu Justice
  • Kara Larson
  • Jeanne Marshall
  • Heather McGee
  • Jenny Reynolds
  • Megan Richmond
  • Panayiota Senekkis-Florent
  • Meg Simmone
  • Kelsey Thompson
  • Lindsay Turner
  • Anais Villaluna
  • Alyson Ware
  • Kristen West
  • Rose Zarnowski

Speech and Language Science

  • Yolanda Holt, Topic Chair
  • Benjamin Munson, Topic Chair
  • Allison Abel
  • Elizabeth Ancel
  • Jessica Berry
  • Ayoub Daliri
  • Francis Sayako Earle
  • Ishanti Gangopadhyay
  • Brandon Garivaldo
  • Vikas Grover
  • Thea Knowles
  • Dionna Latimer-Hearn
  • Susannah Levi
  • Margarethe McDonald
  • Meaghan McKenna
  • Victoria McKenna
  • Christina Mead
  • Paul Reed
  • Saryu Sharma
  • Navin Viswanathan

Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing

  • Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, Topic Chair
  • Lauren Bland
  • Klaire Brumbaugh
  • Lynn Flahive
  • Carol Koch
  • Itzel Matamoros
  • Mary Allison Moddy
  • Anne Reed
  • Elizabeth Roepke
  • Heather Leavy Rusiewicz
  • Janet Vuolo
  • Victoria Weiss
  • Haydée Fiszbein Wertzner

Supervision and Precepting

  • Melissa W. Edrich, Topic Chair
  • Jennifer P. Taylor, Topic Chair
  • Fadyeh Barakat
  • Cara Boester
  • Mark DeRuiter
  • Mary Sue Fino-Szumski
  • Myrna Forbes
  • Tammy Fredrickson
  • Kelly Gillespie
  • Anne Gritt
  • Akilah Heggs Lee
  • Chrystal Ingram Williams
  • Karen Jarvis
  • Lindsay Knobelauch
  • Lisa McDonald
  • Christie Needham
  • Wren Newman
  • Sondra Reynolds
  • Barbara Soloman
  • Justine Springs
  • Jodie Victor
  • Shelley Victor
  • Dawn Wetzel
  • Barbara Zucker

Telepractice

  • Melissa Jakubowitz, Topic Chair
  • Suzanne Kimball, Topic Chair
  • Traci Bean
  • Erin Benear
  • Diana Christiana
  • Daiquire Crumrine
  • Lesley Edwards Gaither
  • April Garrity
  • Tracy Grammar
  • Katie Keese
  • Mark Krum
  • Laura Lenkey
  • Joneen Lowman
  • Megann McGill
  • Sonia Mehta
  • Brianna Robertson
  • Tara Roehl
  • Shelby Taylor-Schroeder
  • Kathy Wheat
  • Lori Zitelli

Voice and Upper Airway Issues

  • Amanda I. Gillespie, Topic Chair
  • Michelle Ciucci
  • Elizabeth Erickson-DiRenzo
  • Desi Gutierrez
  • Liz Heller Murray
  • Leah Helou
  • Ramya Konnai
  • Samantha Kridgen
  • Katherine Marks
  • Geneva Mayne
  • Kathleen Nagle
  • Amanda Pericles
  • Brian Petty
  • Jane Reynolds
  • Douglas Roth
  • Kathryn Ruckart
  • Cara Sauder
  • Sarah Schneider
  • Lauren Timmons Sund
  • Brianna Williams
  • Emily Wilson
  • Barbara Wilson Arboleda
  • Aaron Ziegler

Local State/Host Representatives

  • Dayna Fisk
  • Jennifer Mackey

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