2008 Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Council Election

South Carolina Candidates

Martha Simpson McDade

Professional Bio

Martha Simpson McDade received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in speech-language pathology disorders from Indiana State University. She has worked in a variety of settings in Texas and South Carolina, always focusing on young children with communication disorders. For the past 20 years, she has been the Executive Director of the South Carolina Scottish Rite Centers for Childhood Language Disorders. Martha is a former member and past chair of the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. For 10 years, she has been one of one of South Carolina's representatives to the Legislative Council of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 1995 Martha received SCSHA Honors, and in 2000 she received the Community Service Award from the South Carolina Academy of Audiology.

Jennifer G. Smith

Professional Bio

This is my 3^rd year as a SLP, and I am currently employed in the public school setting in Charleston County where I serve elementary-age students. I truly love what I do, the students I work with, and the caseload diversity I encounter daily in my work setting. I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in special education with a focus in autism. My interest in this current position arose from my studies at Nova Southeastern University where I have learned so much by interacting with my SLP colleagues from various states. There is so much that we can learn from each other, and I would be thrilled to be a part of that dialogue on a larger scale!