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Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

 

2012 Roster

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) is composed of 18 members identified below, including at least 11 individuals from CAA-accredited programs, 5 clinical practitioners who are employed full-time in non-academic settings, and 1 public member. This composition includes 10 members who represent the profession of speech-language pathology and 7 members who represent the profession of audiology.

Member

Term of Office

Dan C. Halling, PhD, CCC-A
(Co-Chair)
Academic-Audiology
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

2008–2011*

Charles Madison, PhD, CCC-SLP
(Co-Chair)
Academic-SLP
Washington State University
Spokane, Washington 

2011–2014

Joan Besing, PhD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 

2012–2014

Susan Caulk, CRNA, MA
Public Member
Cave Creek, Arizona

2009–2012

Nancy Creaghead, PhD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

2011–2014

T. Newell Decker, PhD, CCC-A
(Vice-Chair for Audiology)
Academic-Audiology
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

2010–2013

Elaine Frank, PhD, CCC-SLP/A
Academic-SLP
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

2009–2012

Mary Friehe, PhD, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

2009–2012

Candace Ganz, EdD, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

2009–2012


Robert E. Hanyak, AuD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
2012–2015

Kaye Williams Hill, AuD, CCC-A
Practitioner-Audiology
Muscogee County School District
Columbus, Georgia

2011–2014

Edward F. Koch, AuD, CCC-A    
Practitioner-Audiology
Delaware Audiology Group, P.C.
Buffalo, New York 

2012–2013

Lauren K. Nelson, PhD, CCC-SLP
(Vice-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology)
Academic-SLP
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

2011–2014

Stephen Painton, PhD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiologist
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2009–2012

Mary Lou Poole, MS, CCC-SLP
Academic-SLP
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

2011–2014


John Preece, PhD, CCC-A
Academic-Audiology
Hunter College and City University of New York–The Graduate Center
New York, New York
2012–2015

Robert Quesal, PhD, CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Academic-SLP
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois

2009–2012


Robert Rimac, PhD, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Palm Springs Unified School District
Palm Springs, California
2012–2015

Janet E. Turner, PhD, CCC-SLP
Practitioner-SLP
Kennedy Krieger Institute & Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

2010–2013

* Term extended to assist with leadership transition

 

 

Ex Officios and BOD Liaisons

Member

Term of Office

Judith L. Page
CAA Ex Officio (CFCC Chair)
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

2012–2013

Patrima L. Tice
CAA Ex Officio
Director of Accreditation
ASHA

 

Neil T. Shepard
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology
(ASHA Board of Directors Liaison)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

2011–2013

Jeanne Wilcox
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology
(ASHA Board of Directors Liaison)
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona

2010–2012

 

National Office Staff

Sue Flesher
CAA Recorder
Associate Director for Accreditation Services
ASHA

Saba Ahmed
Accreditation Program Coordinator
ASHA

Tess Kirsch
Associate Director of Accreditation for Policy and Education
ASHA

Kelly Velasquez
Associate Director of Accreditation for Research and Quality Management
ASHA

Megan Woods
Manager of Accreditation Systems
ASHA

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