2024 Convention Program Committee

Jerrold Jackson, Co-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology

Kimberly Ward, Co-Chair for Audiology

Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders
  • Alaina S. Davis, Topic Chair
  • Michele "Shelly" Simler, Topic Chair
  • Candice Adams-Mitchell
  • Javad Anjum
  • Jolene Barbutes
  • Angela Brown
  • Dana Bryant
  • Jessica Copperman
  • Libby Dart
  • Natalie Douglas
  • Christy Fleck
  • Renee Garrett
  • Valeria Gary
  • Rebecca Greenhill
  • Heather Harris Wright
  • Melissa Johnson
  • Ashwini Kanade
  • Amy Kemp
  • Kelly Knollman-Porter
  • Arianna LaCroix
  • André Lindsey
  • Kim McCullough
  • Sonia Mehta
  • Peter A. Meulenbroek
  • Lisa Milliken
  • Jamila Minga
  • Joanne Mizii Wisely
  • Deepa Mysore Srikant
  • Rocio Norman
  • Kelly Ann Peña
  • Ashleigh Pristas
  • Adria Thompson
  • Victoria Tilton-Bolowsky
  • Rose Vargo
  • Malathy Venkatesh
Adult Swallowing: Normal and Disordered
  • Marilouise E. Nichols, Topic Chair
  • Kelli A. Uitenham, Topic Chair
  • Evan Chambers
  • Vonda Criswell
  • Candice Devlin
  • Valarie Gerrald
  • Kellyn Hall
  • Cheria Hay
  • Shannon Jacobson
  • Peter Johnson
  • Brynn Jones-Rastelli
  • LaTeka Kegler- Taylor
  • Yoomi Kim
  • Ashley Lopez
  • Tamra Lowry
  • Yvette Mccoy
  • Caeleigh McGuire
  • Lindsay Meacham
  • Courtney Moore
  • Meghan Niemeyer
  • Rory O'Bryan
  • Aaron Padilla
  • Nicole Rogus-Pulia
  • Allison Schaser
  • Heather Starmer
  • Rinki Varindani Desai
  • Brigitta Walker
  • Dawn Wetzel
Audiology Implantables
  • Erika B. Gagnon, Topic Chair
  • Rachel Barr
  • Camille Dunn
  • Jemila Fairley
  • Diane Martinez
  • Samantha Morgan
  • Andrea Overton
  • Julia Reid
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Christina Royster, Topic Chair
  • Michelle Therrien, Topic Chair
  • Ivonne Aguirre-Hernandez
  • Karla Armendariz
  • Andrea Barton-Hulsey
  • Amanda Blackwell
  • Stephanie Boron
  • Jamie Boster
  • Ruby Braxton
  • Savanna Brittlebank
  • Jessica Caron
  • Brianna Coltellino
  • Shakila Dada
  • Stephanie Ekis
  • Dorothy Gaspard- St. Cyr
  • Jessica Gormley
  • David Hajjar
  • Marleah Herman-Umpleby
  • Christine Holyfield
  • Rachel Johnson
  • Dawn Madsen
  • Abygail Marx
  • Nimisha Muttiah
  • Shannon Paige
  • Alma Partida
  • Kevin Pitt
  • Lauramarie Pope
  • Emily Quinn
  • Marci Revelli
  • Mariana Simpson-Walker
  • Amy Sonntag
  • Angela Standridge
  • Amber Thiessen
  • Jen Thistle
  • Kerstin Tönsing
  • Elizabeth Uduehi
  • Candace van der Stelt
  • Sarah Wallace
  • Kristy Weissling
  • Tonya Williams-Walker
Business and Practice Management: Speech-Language Pathology
  • Ebony Green, Topic Chair
  • Amber Heape, Topic Chair
  • Jena Castro-Casbon
  • Jeanne Copeland
  • Marley Costin
  • Angelyn Franks
  • Calonda Henry
  • K. Todd Houston
  • Ashley Marshall
  • Tabia Pope
  • Niqueka Sims
  • Kayla Thurston
  • Jan Ward
  • Shamia White
Considerations for Autistic Populations
  • D'Jaris Coles-White, Topic Chair
  • Kyle Greene-Pendelton, Topic Chair
  • Joshuaa Allison-Burbank
  • Alejandro Brice
  • Lindsay Butler
  • Ivan Campos
  • Rebecca Canale
  • Hillary Crow
  • David Dean
  • Harmony Donald
  • Rachel Dorsey
  • Danai Fannin
  • Caroline Gaddy 
  • Teresa Girolamo
  • Shontaye Glover Jones 
  • Megan Gross
  • Emily Harvey
  • Brittani Hightower
  • Stephanie Izzi
  • Aimee Klemp 
  • Sara Kover
  • Amanda Pericles
  • Maria Resendiz
  • Julie Roberts
  • Siva Priya Santhanam
  • Lue (Stella) Shen
  • Audra Sterling
  • Suma Suswaram
  • Alyana Townsend 
  • Joseph W. Vera
  • Maxine Woodhouse
  • Alyssa Zisk
Counseling, Trauma-Informed, and Contextualized Care
  • Yvette D. Hyter, Topic Chair
  • JJ Whicker, Topic Chair
  • Rachel Archambault
  • Linda Carozza
  • Christopher Constantino
  • Bethany Davis
  • Michelle D'Mello
  • Lauren Hastings
  • Kevin Kock
  • Sarah Kolber
  • Alex Meibos
  • Brianna Miluk
  • Allison Plumb
  • Betty Yu
Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders
  • Katelyn Kotlarek, Topic Chair
  • Lauren Beckett
  • Kate Bunton
  • Lori Cochran
  • Katie Dillon
  • Sara Kinter
  • Sue Ann Lee
  • Kazlin Mason
  • Jennifer Maybee
  • Anna Meehan
  • Sarah Ruth
  • Taylor Snodgrass
  • Chelsea Sommer
  • Samantha Washington
  • Natalie Wombacher
  • David Zajac
Dispensing, and Business and Practice Management: Audiology
  • Tessa Boesiger, Topic Chair
  • Henry Botzum
  • Alexandra Carmichael
  • Rachel Lingnau
  • Nikki Plummer
  • Erika Shakespeare
Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural-Linguistic Diversity
  • Brandi L. Newkirk-Turner, Topic Chair
  • Raul F. Prezas, Topic Chair
  • Stefanie Becerril
  • Jessica Berry
  • Johanna Boult
  • Janet L. Bradshaw
  • Jordyn R. Carroll
  • Izreal L. Cary
  • George R. Castle
  • Maya R. Clark
  • Laura Coco
  • Stephanie S. Currie
  • Dawn C. Ellis
  • Chelsie Esek
  • Melanie Evans
  • Audrey Farrugia
  • Alicia Fleming Hamilton
  • Karla Garcia
  • Brittney Goodman Pettis
  • Brenda Gorman
  • Adrienne Hancock
  • Aaron Hardy-Smith
  • RaMonda Horton
  • Terrylynn Jenkins
  • Rebecca Jimenez
  • Valerie E. Johnson
  • Claudia Johnson
  • Yolanda D. Keller-Bell
  • Reem Khamis Dakwar
  • Richard R. Lemoncello
  • Adam T. Lloyd
  • Chenell Loudermill
  • Nidhi Mahendra
  • Marie Martinez
  • Tedd Masiongale
  • Jairus-Joaquin Matthews
  • Lekeitha R. Morris
  • Najla Muhammad
  • Carlos Pérez Valle
  • Whitney Denae’ Perkins
  • Marsha Pinto
  • Chelsea Michelle Privette
  • Barbara D. Rivera
  • Katherine Scarlett
  • Roszina Danielle Scott
  • Keyara Stone
  • Pumpki Lei Su
  • Jesica Rene Sykes
  • Andrea Toliver-Smith
  • Seijra Toogood
  • Steven P. Vertz
  • Karla Washington
  • Jennifer E. Wiles
  • Darin K. Woolpert
Global Issues and Practices
  • Martine Elie, Topic Chair
  • Sulare Rose, Topic Chair
  • Fauzia Abdalla
  • Eman M. Al-Sahoud
  • Evangeline Begay
  • Safiya Ferryman
  • Dorian Lee-Wilkerson
  • Taryn Malcolm
  • Kirsten Schraeyen
  • Kimberly Chisomo Selemani
  • Kimberly Springer Walker
  • Eliza Akua Thompson
  • Alejandra Ullauri
  • Miguelina Zapata
Head and Neck Cancer Issues
  • Lisa Evangelista, Topic Chair
  • Brooke Bielman
  • Leia Chapman
  • Jeff Edwards
  • Suzanne King
  • Lauren Ottenstein
  • Gina Palma
  • Jan Pryor
  • Will Schmidt
  • Duane Trahan
  • Daniel Weinstein
  • Laurie Wennerholm
Health Literacy: Optimizing Outcomes
  • Kathy Cienkowski, Topic Chair
  • Pamela Rowe, Topic Chair
  • Kendra Allison
  • Samuel Atcherson
  • Paul Farrell
  • Jennifer Gilligan
  • Jennifer M. Hatfield
  • Stacey Lim
  • Erika Nair
  • Hua Ou
  • Karina Saechao
  • Jasmine Simmons
Hearing, Balance, Tinnitus – Assessment and Intervention: Adult
  • Lee Helen Weeks, Topic Chair
  • Uzma Akhtar
  • David Alexander
  • Meisam Arjmandi
  • Lauren Costello
  • Julia Drouin
  • Katharine Fitzharris
  • Summer Heard
  • Nicole Jiam
  • Tiffany Langham
  • Elizabeth Palmer
  • Donna Pitts
  • Vanessa Rentschler
  • Lipika Sarangi
  • Jing Shen
  • Kevin Sitek
Hearing, Balance, Tinnitus – Assessment and Intervention: Pediatric
  • Erin Donlin, Topic Chair
  • Hillary Carlson
  • Yoko Ishii
  • Jordan McNair
  • Erin Plyler
  • Maheisha Ravendra
  • Brandon Roppel
  • Keena Seward
  • Courtney Turner
Hearing, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Science
  • Charles E. Bishop, Topic Chair
  • Mary Frances Johnson, Topic Chair
  • Megan Cherry
  • Pablo Galicia
  • Amanda Heath
  • Julie Honaker
  • Kristal Riska
Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals
  • Marie Ireland, Topic Chair
  • Amy LeBert, Topic Chair
  • Tracy Ball
  • Rebecca Bawayan
  • Ashley Bourque Meaux
  • Jeremy D. Braun
  • Natasha Carby-Joseph
  • Lisa Chattler
  • Jaumeiko Coleman
  • Matt Cuddington
  • Ansley Davis
  • Savanah DePew
  • Richa Deshmukh
  • Brooke Findley
  • Perry Flynn
  • Charlette M. Green
  • Kyomi Gregory-Martin
  • K. Terese Grimmett
  • Tashima Haley
  • Shannon Hall-Mills
  • Tiffany Hines
  • Patti L. Howard
  • Carrie Hutchins
  • Zambrian Johnson
  • Kristin Kirkley
  • Michelle Lenhart
  • Stacey Mathis
  • Jyutika Mehta
  • Dawn Merth-Johnson
  • Carol Mesa
  • Sein (Sally) Min
  • Christina Mockridge
  • Kimberly Murza
  • Garrett Nathan
  • Brooke Nealy
  • Stacey Pavelko
  • Amy Peterson
  • Sonja Pruitt-Lord
  • Rachel Ritter
  • Rebecca Rodriguez-Wilson
  • Kamela (Kami) Rowland
  • Jennifer Schultz
  • Komal Sidhu
  • Shion Simms
  • Lesley Sylvan
  • Catherine Thompson
  • Francine Wenhardt
Language Disorders in Adults
  • Katrina E. Miller, Topic Chair
  • Rachel Powell, Topic Chair
  • Lydia Allison
  • Amanda Jordan Byrd
  • Alva Cooper Cook
  • Natalie Covington
  • Ellen S. Duncan
  • Charles Ellis
  • Yolanda Fields-Witherspoon
  • Hannah Griffey
  • Tiffany C. Gurley Nettles
  • Magaret A. Homer
  • Tammy L. Hopper
  • La'Toria Jallah
  • Stacie Jude
  • Tracy Love-Geffen
  • Carolyn Mayo
  • James Brett McCardel
  • Bijoyya Mohapatra
  • Catherine Off
  • Adele S. Raade
  • Nicole Robinson
  • Thomas W. Sather
  • Meghan C. Savage
  • Maura Silverman
  • Jasmyn Speller
  • Katie Strong
  • Lollie Vaughn-Robinson
  • Reva M. Zimmerman
Language in Infants Through Preschoolers
  • Shari DeVeney, Topic Chair
  • Janita Gilliam, Topic Chair
  • Rebecca Alper
  • Marie Bloem
  • Frances Burns
  • Kendall Cain
  • Li-Rong Cheng
  • Cynthia Core
  • Abigail Delehanty
  • Felicia Farrington
  • Kristin Faulkner
  • Samantha Ghali
  • Alejandro Granados Vargas
  • Kailey Hinz
  • Krista Honig
  • Kathryn Horvath
  • Katie Markvicka
  • Arnold Olszewski
  • Christina Pelatti
  • Twyla Perryman
  • Danika Pfeiffer
  • Lauren Prather
  • Sharlene Pryer
  • Mollie Romano
  • Juliana Ronderos
  • Fidelia Schnarr
  • Debra Schober-Peterson
  • Geralyn Timler
  • Nayda Torres Soto
  • Christy Wynn Molad
Leadership and Professional Issues
  • Lou Malerba, Topic Chair
  • Jessica Sullivan, Topic Chair
  • Kelly Ball
  • Lisa Brodjieski
  • Arynn Byrd
  • Lizbeth Dooley-Zawacki
  • Kevante Drew
  • Debra Dwight
  • Tamara Freeman-Nichols
  • Amy Hogue
  • Gabrielle Howard
  • Jessica Jocelyn
  • Charles Lennell
  • Julie Malone
  • Robin Martin
  • Julie Martinez Verhoff
  • Valerie Matlock
  • Patricia Mazzullo
  • Nancy McMahon
  • Joan Mele-McCarthy
  • Joseph Montano
  • Cornetta Mosley
  • Giselle Núñez
  • Brittney Prince
  • Nicole Raia
  • Judy Rudebusch
  • Bonnie Singer
  • Laurie Sterling
  • Cara Tyson
  • Gwendolyn Wilson
Listening, Language, and Speech in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Derek Stiles, Topic Chair
  • Krystal L. Werfel, Topic Chair
  • Jamy Claire Archer
  • Sydney Bassard
  • Page Beukelman
  • Sneha Bharadwaj
  • Jen Bidelman
  • Nicole Chow
  • Sarah Crow
  • Diane Lillo-Martin
  • Emily Lund
  • Ashley Malley
  • Sumaira Mushtaq
  • Amberkiah Pomeroy
  • Jane Puhlman
  • Kathleen (Kathi) Riley
  • Meredith Spratford
Literacy Assessment and Intervention
  • Katy Cabbage, Topic Chair
  • Dana Algeo-Nichols
  • Alyssa Boucher
  • Danielle Brimo
  • Ginger Collins
  • Amanda Dahl
  • SallyAnn Giess
  • Jennifer Keelor
  • Amanda Kulka
  • Rochel Lazewnik
  • Stephen MacCormack
  • Brittany Martin
  • Mary Allison Moody
  • Kimberly Murphy
  • Abbie Olszewski
  • Heather Ramsdell
  • Anne Reed
  • R.J. Riseuno
  • Lee Robinson
  • Katie Squires
  • Connie Summer
  • Ann Marie Trumbo
  • Jennifer Zuk
Models of Academic and Clinical Education
  • Lindsey Jorgensen, Topic Chair
  • Amanda Stead, Topic Chair
  • Susan Alimonti
  • Lauren Bland
  • Pam Bowen Smith
  • Aleah S. Brock
  • Cody Marie Busch
  • Stacie Carlson
  • Kristina A. Curro
  • Liz DeVelder
  • Kelli Evans
  • Lori-Ann Ferraro
  • Shelly Grinde
  • Chasse Guerrera
  • Irene Jackson
  • David Jedlicka
  • Vanessa Johnston
  • Roha Kaipa
  • AnnMarie Knight
  • Elise M. Lindquist
  • Kerry Mandulak
  • Kenyan L. Martin
  • Mary Beth Mason
  • Ryan McCreery
  • Helga McCullough
  • Kevin McNamara
  • Juliana Miller
  • Elaine Mormer
  • Michelle Novak
  • Kristi Oeding
  • Eun Jin Paek
  • Emily Paris
  • Laura Richardson
  • Allyson Schaff
  • Jess Schneider
  • Erin Redle Sizemore
  • Rebecca Summy
  • Pamela Terrell
  • Jordan Tinsley
  • Heidi Verticchio
  • Kristen M. West
  • Karen Whisenhunt Saar
  • Mandy Williams
  • Sami Wong
  • Colleen Worthington
  • Janice Wright
  • Lauren Wright-Jones
Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan
  • Meghan Darling-White, Topic Chair
  • Supraja Anand
  • Molly Beiting
  • Liziane Bouvier
  • Julie Case
  • Younghwa Michelle Chang
  • Anna Coy
  • Abby Haenssler
  • Kyung Hae Hwang
  • Adam Jacks
  • Karim Johari
  • Robin Karlin
  • Thea Knowles
  • Zoe Kriegel
  • Helen Long
  • Gemma Moya-Galé
  • Kate Nealon
  • Kelly Richardson
  • Laura Roberts
  • Jennifer Soriano
  • Caroline Spencer
  • Kaila Stipancic
  • Rene Utianski
  • Emily Wang
  • Camille Wynn
Neuroaudiology and Central Auditory Processing
  • Vishakha W. Rawool, Topic Chair
  • Gabriel Anne Bargen
  • Donna Geffner
  • Melissa Papesh
  • Maureen Shader
  • Sangam Veeranna
  • Thomas Zalewski
Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
  • Michelle Dawson, Topic Chair
  • Rachel Arkenburg
  • Laura Brooks
  • Jennifer Casteix
  • Erin Clinard
  • Barbara Coven-Ellis
  • Melissa Davis
  • Amy Delaney
  • Mary Dooher
  • Inez Esparaz
  • Louis Ferrara
  • Erin Forward
  • Raquel Garcia
  • Memorie Gosa
  • Emma Lu Justice
  • Kara Larson
  • Ivonne Maldonado-De la Rosa
  • Jeanne Marshall
  • Heather McGhee
  • Jenna Nassar
  • Anne Elise Nicoladis
  • Jenny Reynolds
  • Megan Richmond
  • Jennifer Ruckner
  • Leena Sayed
  • Panayiota Senekkis-Florent
  • Meg Simmone
  • Alyson Smith
  • Brenda Thompson
  • Kelsey Thompson
  • Lindsay Turner
  • Anais Villaluna
Speech and Language Science
  • Dionna Latimer-Hearn, Topic Chair
  • Paul E. Reed, Topic Chair
  • Sandy Abu El Adas
  • Elizabeth Ancel
  • Teresa Cruz
  • Ayoub Daliri
  • Francis Earle
  • Ishanti Gangopadhyay
  • Brandon Garivaldo
  • Vikas Grover
  • Nichole Houle
  • Sherley Jackson
  • Olivia Kincaid
  • Aditi Kini
  • Sussannah Levi
  • Mara Lowe
  • Victoria McKenna
  • Meaghan McKenna
  • Christina Mead
  • Jaslyn Richardson
  • Teresa Roberts
  • Saryu Sharma
  • Teranesha Taylor
  • Jill Thorson
  • Navin Viswanathan
Speech Sound Disorders in Children with Normal Hearing
  • Molly Schenker, Topic Chair
  • Klaire Brumbaugh
  • Kori Clements
  • Alanee Esparza
  • Karen Evans
  • Leah Fabiano
  • Amy Glaspey
  • Keila Gutierrez
  • Hedieh Hashemi Hosseinabad
  • Elaine Hitchcock
  • Carol Koch
  • Breanna Krueger
  • Kerry McNamara
  • Karolyn Mirasola
  • Jonathan Preston
  • Anna Sosa
Stuttering, Cluttering, and Fluency
  • Gregory J. Spray, Topic Chair
  • Anu Subramanian, Topic Chair
  • Michael Azios
  • Jia Bin
  • Shelley Brundage
  • Embry Burris
  • Derek Daniels
  • Todd Gibbons
  • Katie Gore
  • Eric Jackson
  • Jennifer Kleinow
  • Emily Lowther
  • Levi Ofoe
  • Scott Palasik
  • James Panico
  • Kristin Pelczarski
  • Laura Plexico
  • Ryan Pollard
  • Dillon Pruett
  • Erik Raj
  • Enjoli Richardson
  • Naomi Rodgers
  • Heather Salvo
  • Jayanthi Sasisekaran
  • Pei-Tzu Tsai
  • Victoria Tumanova
  • Evan Usler
  • Haley Warner
  • Megan Young
Supervision and Precepting
  • Rosalyn Davis, Topic Chair
  • Jennifer P. Taylor, Topic Chair
  • Michael Bamdad
  • Prachi Bengeri
  • Melissa Edrich
  • Heather Ferguson
  • Kelly Gillespie
  • Amy Hartman
  • Stacie Hatfield
  • Theresa Jones
  • Kelly Kleinhans
  • Lauren McNichol
  • Tausha Moore
  • Christie Needham
  • Candice Osenga
  • Leslie Parent
  • Kathy Rigley
  • Lauren Siemers
  • Jennifer Smart
  • Justine Springs
  • Kennetha Thompson
  • Tanya Wilson
  • Kerry Witherell
Telepractice
  • Dawn Cotter-Jenkins, Topic Chair
  • Suzanne H. Kimball, Topic Chair
  • Oren Abramowitz
  • Melissa Anderson
  • Nina De La Rosa
  • Katie Keese
  • Karin Koukeyan
  • Dana Matteson
  • Sarah Reyes
  • Brianna Robertson
  • Maria Rodriguez
  • Tara Roehl
  • Riesa Thompson
  • Lori Zitelli
Voice and Upper Airway Issues
  • Amanda I. Gillespie, Topic Chair
  • Maurice E. Goodwin, Topic Chair
  • Jae Bernado
  • Maia Braden
  • Grace M. Cutchin
  • Emerald Doll
  • Maria Claudia Franca
  • Jackie Gartner-Schmidt
  • Clare Henderson
  • Marie Jetté
  • Evan Kennedy
  • Anjli Lodhavia
  • Jess MacKimm
  • Sean Moonsammy
  • Christine Murphy Estes
  • Ry Pilchman
  • Teresa Procter
  • Alex Schenck
  • Laurie Slovarp
  • Laura Toles
  • Raquel Tripp
  • Anumitha Venkatraman
  • Emily Wilson
Local State/Host Representatives
  • Judith C. Bernier
  • Bethany Davis

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