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: Amy Hill
- 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