Board and Committees

+ = Voting Members of the ArSHA Board

 

EXECUTIVE BOARD:

+ President: Staci R. Dover

+President-Elect:  Victoria Clark

+Past President: Amy Hilton Anson

+Recording Secretary: Margaret (Maggie) Sudimack

+Treasurer: Ivonne Maldonado De La Rosa

+VP for Audiology: Linda Nieb

+VP for Speech-Language Pathology: Sarah Dactyl


STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS:

+Membership Chair: Janette Booth (6/30/24)

  • Lorri Andrews
  • Trianna Ogilvie
  • Sarah Dachtyl

 

+Community Relations Chair: Sharon Crouse-Matlock (6/30/24)

  • Ashley O’Mara
  • Ann Lehn
  • Lori Taniguchi
  • Jocilyn Benninger
  • Bianca Garcia
  • Keila Gutierrez
  • Samantha Hagness
  • Jake Lalan

 

+Communications Chair: Leah Mackie (6/30/24)

  • Michelle Vana
  • Casey Metz
  • Erica Benson
  • Kimberly Irion
  • Denise Stats-Caldwell

 

+Ethical Practices Chair: Elizabeth Morrison (6/30/24)

  • Kim Farinella
  • Danika Stampfel

 

+2024 Annual Convention Co-Chairs: Sarah Glenn, Robbie Jackson, Carly Stoltenburg

  • Cultural Linguistic Diversity Chair: Indigo Young
  • VP for Audiology: Linda Nieb
  • Budget Chair: Ivonne Maldonado De La Rosa
  • SLPA Chair: Vickie Jones
  • Early Childhood Chair: Amber Neubauer
  • President: Staci Dover
  • President Elect: Victoria Clark
  • School SLP Committee Chair: Kimberly Smejkal
  • AAC Committee Chair: Danica Stampfel
  • Medical SLP Committee Co-Chairs: Annette Daniela and Megan Lambert
  • Ad Hoc committee members
    • Honors Committee Chair: Jeff Meeks
    • Professional Development Chair: Stephanie Christensen
    • Community Relations Chair: Sharon Crouse Matlock
    • Communications Chair: Leah Mackie

 

+2025 Annual Convention Chair-Elect: Darrell Dern & Jeremy Legaspi

 

+ Professional Development Chair: Stephanie Christensen

  • George Wolford
  • Sarah Dachtyl

 

+Government Affairs Chair: Kathleen Peterson

  • Michael Skelton (Audiology)
  • Sarah Glenn (STAR)
  • Kelli Gladieux (SEAL)
  • Rhonda Polesky (StAMP)
  • Amy Hilton Anson:
  • Leah Mackie
  • Denise Stats-Caldwell
  • Carolyn Abraham
  • Nonmember Committee Participants
    • Maria Hase (ASHA Committee of Ambassadors Representative)
    • Kathleen Peterson (ASHA Committee of Ambassadors Representative)

 

+ Audiology Committee Chair: Linda Nieb

  • Kathleen Peterson
  • Debbie Venkatesh
  • Michael Skelton
  • Melanie Moore
  • Cheryl Leeper
  • Duc Phan
  • Patricia Stanley
  • Abbie White
  • Amanda Castillo


+
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES (representatives share a vote on the Board):

  • NAU
    • Grad SLP: Julia Tomasulo
    • Summer Track SLPA Grad: Marquisa Regnier
    • Undergrad: Samantha Thomas:
  • UA
    • Grad SLP: Erika Harfmann:
    • Grad AUD: Abbie White
    • Undergrad: Allison Staib
  • ATSU
    • Grad SLP: Rebecca Rodriguez Wilson
    • Grad AUD: Patricia (Tricia) Stanley
  • ASU
    • Grad SLP: Mandy Kentera
    • Grad AUD:
  • MWU
    • Grad SLP: Erin Frain

 

SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS:

Honors Committee:

  • Jeff Meeks (Chair)
  • Debbie Venkatesh
  • Kathleen Peterson
  • Lori Taniguchi
  • Mary Keeney

 

Medical SLP Committee:

  • Annette Alyafi (Co-Chair):
  • Megan Mesman (Co-Chair): 
  • Kathleen Cazzato:
  • Kelly Ingram
  • Jessica Lasky
  • Lisa Naylor
  • Denise Stats-Caldwell
  • Aubrey Dunlap
  • Leah Mackie
  • Caroline  Waldschmidt
  • Megan Stresen-Reuter
  • Sarah Glenn
  • Estefania Ordaz
  • Student Rep: Michelle Vana
  • Student Rep: Julia Bosco

 

School SLP Committee:

  • Kimberly Smejkal (Chair)
  • Sharon DeFranco
  • Kelli Gladieux
  • Melissa White
  • Ashley Thomas
  • Danielle Reed
  • Mary Keeney

 

SLPA Committee:

  • Vickie Jones (Chair):
  • Amanda Boyles:
  • Marquisa Reginer
  • Jeffery Meeks
  • Elianita De Paula
  • Lizzette Pasallo


Early Childhood Committee:

  • Amber Neubauer (Chair)
  • Sharon DeFranco
  • Kate Ambrose
  • Jennie Wagner
  • Sharon Matlock
  • Bianca Martich,
  • Emily Sakievich
  • Lydia Mackay
  •  Kara Nelson
  •  Michelle Raymond
  • Victoria Clark

 

Budget Committee:

  • Ivonne Maldonado (Chair)
  • Staci Dover
  • Amy Hilton Anson:
  • Diane Yenerall (Craven Management)

 

Committee on Committees: Elections

  • Amy Hilton Anson (Chair)
  • Linda Nieb:
  • Sarah Dachtyl

 

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Committee

  • Indigo Young (Chair)
  • Rui Hernandez
  • Melissa Pierce
  • Keila Gutierrez
  • Angela Curtright
  • Barbara Dabul
  • Monique Hernandez Madrid

 

AAC Committee

  • Danika Stampfel (Chair)
  • Rui Hernandez
  • Kristy Gibson
  • Jeremy Legaspi
  • Michelle Raymond
  • Becky Wooley
  • LaConda Walker
  • Elizabeth Morrison
  • Stacy Dover
  • Samantha Hagness

Mentorship Committee

  • Colin MacPherson (Chair)

 

ASHA COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS REPRESENTATIVES:

  • Audiology – Kathleen Peterson
  • Speech-Language Pathology – Maria Hase

ASHA SEAL (State Education Advocacy Leader) – Kelli Gladieux

ASHA STAR (STate Advocates for Reimbursement) Representative – Sarah Glenn

ASHA STAMP (State Advocate for Medicare Policy) Representative – Ronda Polesky

ADE (Arizona Department of Education) Liaison – Kelli Gladieux

 

Lobbyist for ArSHA - Todd Baughman with Policy Development Group

ArSHA Webmaster: Matt Roberts

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaSpeechLanguageHearingAssociation/

  • FB Administrators: Leah Mackie, Matt Roberts, Denise Stats-Caldwell

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arshaorg/

  • Instagram Administrator: Leah Mackie, Denise Stats-Caldwell