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2011 Executive Board

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Elected Officers
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President
President Elect
Past President
Secretary
Treasurer

Appointed Officers

Commissioner On Issues & Planning
Commissioner On Communication & Technology
Technology Committee
E-Newsletter
Time & Place Committee
Nominations Committee
Local Arrangements Spring 2012
Local Arrangements Fall 2012
Management Firm

President:

Molly Thompson

polarspeech@yahoo.com

Molly is a speech language pathologist and  has been a sole proprietor for 20 years working with children. She shares an office with a fabulous group of PTs, OTs and SLPs. Molly lives in Eagle River, Alaska with her husband, Steve, and all the remaining animals from when thegrown children, Mike and Stephanie,moved out. She enjoys all things technological, is an i-phone addict and a big fan of social media.  Molly enjoys exercising, chocolate, reading her Kindle and hiking the beautiful Alaska mountains.

President-Elect:

Paulette Gentry

Paulette.gentry@mnps.org

Paulette (“Willie” to old and dear friends) is a Speech Language Pathologist with the Metro Nashville Public School, Nashville TN. She has served as an itinerant SLP, Lead SLP, Consulting Special Education Teacher and Autism Specialist for the district. She previously worked as a clinical supervisor and language coordinator for Vanderbilt University Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville TN and as an SLP for St. Paul Public School’s Autism Program, St. Paul MN. In her private practice she works with preschoolers to adults with TBI, stuttering and ASD. Paulette has been active in the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists as the Public Schools Chair, Member-At-Large, convention program co-chair, President Elect and currently as President. Her two granddaughters, ReesAnne and Kennedy live in Cumming, GA with their dad, Sean (son) and mom Teresa. Her daughter, Codie, lives in Nashville, TN. She travels often, back up north, to Minnesota to visit her nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and her great-great niece. In her spare time she very active in her church, volunteers and co chairs the annual convention for the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee and is a leader for Weight Watchers. You can find her at gym at 5:00 am reading a good spy novel on the cardio machines or lifting weights. She loves to travel, the theater, music and gather with good friends. Her greatest loves are Gary, her husband and Ryder, her 2 year old German shepherd.

Past President:

Carol Fleming

cbflem@swbell.net

Carol is a speech language pathologist working at Pulaski Heights Middle School within the Little Rock School District in Arkansas.  She is known as the "Butter Queen" and "Cake Lady" to her family, friends, and colleagues.  She loves to cook - making many birthday and holiday goodies for all. Her colleagues and students especially enjoy her homemade cocoa.  Carol enjoys staying in touch with friends and family through Facebook and is always up for a game of "Words With Friends." She is married to Eric and is the mother of three teenagers - Amber and twins, Josh and Jack.

Secretary:

Dawn Merth-Johnson

rivcoach.johnson@gmail.com

Dawn and her husband live in rural southwest Wisconsin.  We have 2 children, a son Caleb 11 and a daughter Taylor 7.  I worked in the schools for 12 years, went to the university as a clinical supervisor last year and loved it (but not the 3 hour commute) and now work in skilled nursing facilities as SLP and Rehab Program Coordinator.  I don't have too much time for my hobbies/interests right now as my life is pretty much all about work and the kids activities.  I do enjoy my daily cappuccino, scrapbooking and working out (when I have time), reading, skiing, mountain biking, shopping, coaching cheerleading and gymnastics and drinking sweet wine!

Treasurer:

Tara Gregori

taragregori@bellsouth.net

Tara, SCSHA Past President is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst and National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Exceptional Needs. Tara previously worked for 14 years as an SLP and Preschool Autism Teacher in the public schools and a PRN SLP at skilled nursing facilities and a local rehabilitation hostpital. Currently, Tara maintains a private practice in speech-language pathology and is the Assistant Director of Therapeutic Services for SeaSTAR, where she does behavioral consulting for clients with ASD. Tara lives in Mount Pleasant, SC, a suburb of Charleston, where she enjoys volunteer work that supports the autism community and is the Chair of the Board of Directors for Camp Good Times of Charleston, a local summer camp for children with ASD.  She is a foodie with a great love of traveling, laughing with friends and enjoying the coastal community in which she lives.

Appointed Officers

Commissioner On Issues & Planning

Commissioner On Communication & Technology

Rachel Williams

rachwill@nova.edu

Rachel is a Program Professor and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Speech, Language and Communication Disorders at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She received her doctorate degree from Howard University, master’s from University of Central Florida and her bachelor’s from the University of Florida.  She enjoys advising and teaching the students in the master’s and doctoral programs. Her research areas of interests include child language, fluency and fluency disorders, and culturally and linguistically diverse populations. In addition, she is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in Speech-Language Pathology. Also, she is a 2007 graduate of ASHA’s Leadership Development Program and has served on various ASHA committees. Currently, she serves as Treasurer and Multicultural Committee Chairperson for the Florida Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA), Stuttering Specialist for the Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA), Chairperson of NSU’s Affiliate Chapter of NBASLH, and member of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services’ Office of Community Education and Diversity Affairs Advisory Council (OCEDA).

 

Technology Committee

Regina Lemmon
lemmonly@gmail.com

Regina is a graduate of Columbia College of South Carolina (bachelor's degree) and the University of South Carolina (master's degree and Ph.D.).
Regina is employed as an Assistant Professor at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina where she is actively engaged in scholarship, research and service to the university as well as the community.  Regina's area of interests are childhood language disorders and literacy.  She has worked as a speech language pathologist in various settings prior to enrollment in the doctoral program.  They include home health, hospital, private practice, public school, nursing home, and university settings.  She has served the South Carolina Speech-Language Hearing Association (SCSHA) in various capacities; including, Vice President of Education & Information, President Elect-Elect and President Elect.  She became the President for SCSHA in February of 2011. 

E-Newsletter
Regina Lemmon (Editor)

Time and Place Committee

Susan Benson (Chair)
susan-gilmore@ouhsc.edu

photoSusan is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Her position at the university allows her to pursue her passion for helping children with communication disorders through administration of the John W. Keys Language Enrichment and Pre-kindergarten Success Program, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and in conducting research in narrative and early literacy development. Previous to her position at the University of Oklahoma, she was employed as a speech-language pathologist in a public school setting for 16 years. She has been active in the Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association, serving as councilor-at-large, Vice-President, and Conference Chair. She is a Paralympian, having competed in Wheelchair Fencing at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. As a person with a disability, she is a strong advocate for the rights of all individuals to participate fully in life activities. In 2006, she was recipient of the Don Davis Award which is the highest honor awarded by the Oklahoma City Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns. Susan is married to Jerry and has two grown children, Paul (age 27), and Jenna (age 24), both of whom are her greatest pride and joy.

Tracy Grammer
tgrammersslp@yahoo.com

 

Nominations Committee

Amber Heape (Chair)
aheape1979@gmail.com


Yolanda Miller
ymiller@hsha.org

 

Local Arrangements Spring 2012

Local Arrangements Fall 2012

Management Firm
Craven Management Associates, LLC
Robert Craven, Business Manager
Liz Thomas, Account Manager
csap@robertcraven.com

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