Student Advocacy Day

People to Contact 

If you need further explanations or ideas on developing your advocacy day at the state capitol, below are some of the people who may be of assistance:

ASHA State Liaison Team Members  

• Central Region: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, MN, ND, NE , OK, SD, TX, WI
  Contact: Janet Deppe at jdeppe@asha.org
• Northeast Region: CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT
  Contact: Susan Adams at sadams@asha.org
• South Region: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
  Contact: Janice Brannon at jbrannon@asha.org
• West Region: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
  Contact: Eileen Crowe at ecrowe@asha.org

Model Programs, State Association Contacts  

• Ohio—Donna Edwards, e-mail: edwardsd@childrensdayton.org
• Oklahoma—Mona Ryan, e-mail: mona-ryan@ouhsc.edu
• Texas—Bess Sirmon Fjordbak, e-mail: bessslp@gmail.com

Pilot Projects, State Association Contacts 

• Connecticut—Mallory Buckingham, e-mail: mallory7739@snet.net
• Idaho—Beth Anderson, ISHA Student Representative, e-mail: andeelis@isu.edu

NSSHLA Chapter Advisor 

Dawn Dickerson, Director of Operations, NSSHLA, e-mail: ddickerson@asha.org, phone: 301-296-8705