American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

2000 Class of the Minority Student Leadership Program

ASHA Convention in Washington, DC, November 16–19

The purpose of the Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) is to recruit and retain racial/ethnic minorities that have been historically under-represented in the professions. MSLP participants gain focused educational programming and activities that build and enhance leadership skills, an understanding of how the association works and an opportunity to interact with leaders in the professions of audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech, language, and hearing sciences.

Undergraduate Senior

Angela Brown Shaw University
Giang Tang University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign
Ginna Rojas-Wilson California State University, Sacramento
Yolanda Blade Indiana State University
   

First-Year Masters

Cheryl Tom University of the Pacific
Jayanthi Sasisekaran University of Toronto
Jeannette Lopez Western Carolina University
Jennifer Stanton Southwest Missouri State University
LaTricia Burns Wayne State University
Marie Rodriguez University of Redlands
Melinda Torres Texas Women’s University
Messina Partridge Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Shontaye Jeffrey-Glover William Paterson University
Stacey Walker University of Central Oklahoma
Veronica Pimentel Purdue University
   

Second and Third Year Masters

Demetria Jackson University of Maryland, College Park
Elena LeBlanc Louisiana Tech University
Elgustus Polite Purdue University
Elva Caballero New Mexico State University
Irene Parocua California State University, Northridge
Ivan Mejia University of Houston
Keica Robinson University of Maryland, College Park
Kian Chuan Chua San Francisco State University
Liza Sanchez University of Texas, Austin
Lorna Barangan California State University, Long Beach
Maya Kobayashi MGH Institute of Health Professions
Salma Abounadi MGH Institute of Health Professions
Tahisha Bishop University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
   

Post-Baccalaureate Doctoral

Latonia Bridges University of South Alabama
Ricardo Gauthier University of Florida

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