August 18, 2006
This is another in a series of occasional ASHA Executive Director updates. These updates are intended to provide ASHA members with a more in-depth view of various National Office units, their key member services and the names and roles of ASHA staff in those units. Information about staff changes and ASHA National Office recognitions/awards is also included.
Many thanks to those of you who have provided feedback regarding the previous updates (posted on the ASHA Web site), or suggestions for future ED updates.
This update focuses on the ASHA Continuing Education Unit.
ASHA's Continuing Education (CE) unit supports the mission of the ASHA Continuing Education Board (CEB) by:
- Consulting with prospective providers to interpret standards and facilitate application submission;
- Providing support to ASHA Approved CE Providers through individual consultations, dedicated CE Provider web resources, a one-on-one assigned staff provider manager, an annual workshop, and technical assistance in course planning/implementation/evaluation;
- Reviewing Providers' courses against CEB standards, posting reviewed courses to a searchable, web-based database, and providing technical assistance to assist individuals in locating courses to fit their needs;
- Developing innovative programs to increase the availability and accessibility of ASHA CEUs;
- Assisting individuals in identifying learning needs, setting CE goals, implementing professional development plans, evaluating learning outcomes, and documenting CE participation, and
- Recognizing individual CE accomplishments through a variety of mechanisms including CE Registry transcripts, the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE), recognition letters to employers, acknowledgment on the ASHA Web site, recognition by the individual's state association, and recognition at national and state conventions.
There are over 473 ASHA Approved CE Providers. These organizations offer continuing education programs that:
- Meet standards and requirements developed by the Continuing Education Board (CEB) to ensure quality and relevant learning experiences, and
- Provide audiologists and speech-language pathologists the opportunity to earn ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
ASHA members may use ASHA's CourSearch to find courses that meet their learning needs and are offered for ASHA CEUs.
The ASHA CE Registry maintains a permanent cumulative record of ASHA CEUs earned by individuals. CE courses offered by ASHA Approved CE Providers for ASHA CEUs and registered with the ASHA CE Registry are recognized by all state regulatory agencies that mandate CE for renewal of licensure.
Learn & Earn ASHA CEUs includes six professional development options:
Each of these Learn and Earn options allows busy professionals the opportunity to earn ASHA CEUs that meet state and national professional development requirements by participating in programs geared to fit easily within their schedule and to support professional learning needs.
During the past 12 months the ASHA CE Unit has:
- Achieved IACET Licensed Standards User status
- Launched Learn & Earn Book Clubs
- Maintained CE Registry cumulative transcripts for more than 155,000 individuals
- Issued more than 7,000 CE Registry transcripts
- Reviewed and registered more than 12,000 courses for ASHA CEUs
- Issued more than 3,400 Awards for Continuing Education (ACE)
- Overseen 250 Learn & Earn courses
- Awarded over 109,000 ASHA CEUs
- Answered over 12,000 technical assistance calls and 5,500 emails
More information about ASHA CE is found on our Web pages
Continuing Education Team:
- Ellen Fagan, Director
- Renee Levinson, Associate Director
- Jo Ann Janhunen, Associate Director
- Anne Scott, Associate Director
- Sue Dolan, Manager, CE Provider Services
- Lauren Ero, Manager, CE Provider Services
- Marni Gronski, Manager, CE Provider Services
- Hope Levy Kott, Manager, CE Provider Services
- Marialyce Sherr, Manager, CE Provider Services
- Danielle Eastridge, Operations Manager, CE Registry
- Stephanie Austin, Manager, CE Registry
- Susan Helfin, Manager, CE Registry
- Renee Johnson, Manager, CE Registry
- Florence Parent, Manager, CE Registry
- Cathy Petrella, Manager, CE Registry
- Yacine Kane, Administrative Assistant
Contact the Continuing Education team by email at continuinged@asha.org or by phone Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET) through the Action Center at 800-498-2071 ext 4219. Learn more about CE staff.
National Office Staff Updates
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the July 31, 2006 death of our friend and colleague, Charlie Diggs, who served ASHA for more than 25 years at the National Office. An obituary and appreciation will appear in the Sept. 5 issue of The ASHA Leader. At this time, ASHA members and staff are encouraged to pay tribute to Charlie by sharing their thoughts and fond memories on the ASHA member forums.
The following individuals are new to the ASHA staff since July, 2006:
- Susanna Aulbach, Director, Academic, Accreditation, Certification, and Ethical Issues Unit, Administration and Communications
- Fredericka Cook, AUD Project Manager
- William Fisher, Director, Web Content Management
- Jamie Hamilton, Clinical Research Associate
- Nakia Hudgins, Administrative Assistant, Association Governance Operations Team
- Renee Jackson, Manager, CE Customer Accounts
- Michelle Lash, Instructional Designer
- Elizabeth Mundinger, Director, Federal and Political Advocacy
The following staff has changed position within ASHA:
- Florence Parent, CE Registry and Provider Data Manager, (formerly Manager, Provider Records)
The following individuals have left ASHA to pursue other opportunities:
- Stephanie Carrington-Brown, Professional Development Program Assistant
- Kai Liu, Database Operations Service Specialist
- Daniella McCarthy, Academic Affairs, Program Manager
- Sobia Nawaz, Instructional Designer
- Maria Teider, Human Resources Administrator
- Paige Wesley, Asset and Corporate Partner Director
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