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Committees

CSHA Committees

Board Committees

Board Diversity and Inclusion Committee

  • Janet Reyes, Chair
  • Hatun Zengin-Bolatkale
  • Minerva Mesee
  • Bejani Turley
  • Jessica Ochoa
  • RJ
  • Hitasha M
  • Destiny Johnson
  • Silvia Arzate

Board Finance Committee

  • Karin Koukeyan, Chair
  • Veronica Alegria
  • Becca Burke
  • Brooke Findley
  • Amanda Perrotti

Board Governance Committee

  • Sarah Bishop, President
  • Letizia Hendrickson, President-Elect
  • Bob McKinney, Immediate Past President
  • Karin Koukeyan, Secretary-Treasurer

Honors and Nominations Committee

  • Sarah Bishop, President
  • Letizia Hendrickson, President-Elect
  • Brooke Findley
  • Amanda Perrotti

Operational Committees

Advocacy Committee

  • Benjamin Reece, Chair
  • Jen Solano, ASHA SEAL
  • Jennifer Kizner, ASHA STAR
  • Theresa Yao, ASHA STAMP
  • Katherine McKernan
  • Marissa Mcray
  • Jen Kizner
  • Chimezie Chidi
  • Tiffany Ruiz
  • Brenna Hughes
  • Deb Swain
  • Felicia Conlan
  • Lisa D’angelo

Content Advisory Committee

  • Adrienne Wroebel, Chair
  • Benjamin Bennett
  • Dana Kimbar
  • Caitlin Lopez

Convergence Committee

  • Christine Villareal, Chair
  • Belinda Daughrity, Co-Chair
  • Sarah Bishop
  • Letizia Hendrickson
  • Bob McKinney
  • Karin Koukeyan
  • Kelly Arellano
  • Benjamin Reece
  • Adrienne Wroebel

Membership Committee

  • Kelly Arrellano

Medical SLP Committee

  • Dana Kimbar, Co-Chair
  • Claire Heitlinger, Co-Chair
  • Kelly Arellano, Vice President of Membership and Outreach
  • Alexis (Lexy) Myres, Co-Lead Advocacy Subcommittee
  • Jennifer Kizner, Co-Lead Advocacy Subcommittee
  • Cara Evans, Co-Lead Education Subcommittee
  • Isabel Craik, Co-Lead Education Subcommittee
  • Ruchi Narkar, Co-Lead Community Subcommittee
  • Katie Taylor, Co-Lead Community Subcommittee
  • Lisa Mulcahy, Co-Lead Pediatric Subcommittee
  • Jen Raminick, Co-Lead Pediatric Subcommittee
  • Stefan Henley, Co-Lead Student Advisory Subcommittee
  • Elvira Salcedo, Co-Lead Student Advisory Subcommittee

School-Based Committee

  • Caitlin Francis, Chair
  • Jessica Riojas, Advocacy Co-Lead – SoCal
  • Mor Ghermezi, Advocacy Co-Lead – SoCal
  • Jessica Ochoa, Networking Co-Lead – SoCal
  • Annick Tumolo, Networking Co-Lead – NorCal
  • Elizabeth Burcham, Education Lead
  • Katie Williams, Member at Large

Private Practice Committee

  • Desiree Misrachi, Chair
  • Christina Semonick, Education Lead
  • Nadhiya Ito, Member at Large
  • Margaret Crawford, Advocacy Lead

Ad Hoc Committees & Task Forces

Early Intervention Committee

  • Katherine McKernan-McCracken, Chair
  • Kelly Arellano
  • Michelle Meloche
  • Elizabeth Fletcher
  • Christa Sission
  • Deb Swain

Caseload/Workload Committee

  • Francine Wenhardt, Chair
  • Shannon Schwerdtfeger, CTA Rep
  • Pamela Greenhalgh
  • Tracey Dobusch
  • Julie Malone
  • Lisa Chattler
  • Kyle Epps
  • Dinah Malkin
  • Dana Albrecht

Concussions in the Schools Committee

  • Lisa D’Angelo, Chair
  • Felicia Sison Conlan
  • Nancy Cohick
  • Benjamin Reece

FEES Committee

  • Marissa McRay, Chair
  • Marcella McCollum, Advocacy Committee Chair
  • Lisa Evangelista, Med SLP Rep, Original Plan
  • Susan Langmore, FEES Originator
  • Jennifer Kizner, Med SLP Rep – 2022 Bill
  • Susanna Rodriguez, Med SLP Rep – 2022 Bill
  • Ann Kearney, FEES Trainer
  • Trish Cavanagh, FEES Expert

SLI Eligibility Committee

  • Tiffany Ruiz, Chair
  • Destiny Johnson
  • Tim Tipton
  • Lamitra Baez
  • Shannon Schwerdtfeger
  • Brooke Findley

Bylaws and Policies Committee

  • Bob McKinney, Chair
  • Shellie Bader

Task Force on School-Age Brain Injuries

  • Lisa D’Angelo, Chair
  • Felicia Sison Conlan

Representatives to the Board

SLPA

  • Liareza Poyatos

Students

  • Alexandra Major, North
  • Brooke Coleman, South

*Denotes the appointment is automatic, by virtue of serving in another position, as specified in Board Governing Policies.

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