Ad Hoc Committees

Ad Hoc Committees and Working Groups address single-focused issues that need a timely response and cannot be handled expeditiously by standing committees.

Completed Ad Hoc Committee Reports

Active Ad Hoc Committees

Ad Hoc Committee for Competency Frameworks

Charge: Recommend and review the materials for the consultants and subject-matter experts (SMEs) related to competency-based frameworks; participate in and provide direction to the SMEs, who will draft competency frameworks, and (3) recommend the competency frameworks to the ASHA BOD.

Composition: 5 ASHA-Certified Audiologists, 5 ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologists

Members:

• Thomas Evans, AuD, CCC-A
• Mary Sue Fino-Szumski, PhD, MBA, CCC-A
• Julie A. Honaker, PhD, CCC-A
• Nancy McMahon, AuD, CCC-A
• Karen Muñoz, EdD, CCC-A
• LaBrita Cash-Baskett, EdD, CCC-SLP
• Dee M. Lance, PhD, CCC-SLP
• Rachel K. Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
• Darius Thomas, MS, CCC-SLP
• Patrick R. Walden, PhD, CCC-SLP

Term: 3/28/2024–6/30/2025

BOD Liaison(s): VPs for Academic Affairs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology 

Staff Liaison: Donna F. Smiley (dsmiley@asha.org)

Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Strategy

Charge: Develop a leadership strategy for the Association and discipline and to make recommendations on how to implement the strategy.

Composition: 7 Members— Chair, 3 audiologists, 3 speech-language pathologists

Members:

• Barbara Goodson, MS, CCC-SLP, Chair
• Samuel K. Johnson, CCC-A, Member-Audiology
• Kevin Kock, AuD, MPH, CCC-A, Member-Audiology
• Jessica R. Sullivan, AuD, CCC-A, Member-Audiology
• Alison A. Lemke, MA, MPA, CCC-SLP, Member-SLP
• A. Lynn Williams, PhD, CCC-SLP, Member-SLP
• Judy Rich, EdD, CCC-SLP, Member-SLP (2024)

Term: 10/22/2022-6/1/2024

BOD Liaison(s): Immediate Past President

Staff Liaison: Andrea Falzarano (afalzarano@asha.org)

Completed Ad Hoc Committee Reports

• Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning ASHA 2025 Centennial Celebration Recommendations to the Board of Directors [PDF] (2024)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists [PDF] (2023)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Bilingual Service Delivery [PDF] (2023)
• Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Practice for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (2022)
• Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Practice for Audiology Assistants (2022)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Provide Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Ecuador Final Report [PDF] (2022)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Develop Guidance for Members and Students Engaging Globally in Clinical, Scholarly, and Other Professional Activities Final Report [PDF] (2021)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Education for Speech-Language Pathologists Final Report [PDF] (2020)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Provide Technical Support to the Ministry of Health, the Inspiration Center, and Its Partners of Belize Report [PDF] (2019)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Recognition of Advanced Non-Clinical Practice Final Report [PDF] (2019)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Language Proficiency Final Report [PDF] (2019)
• Ad Hoc Committee on the Next Generation Report [PDF] (2018)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Review Final Report [PDF] (2018)
• Ad Hoc Committee for Technical Support to National Institutions in Paraguay Final Report [PDF] (2018)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Health Reform and Alternative Payment Models​ Report ​[PDF] (2018)
• Ad Hoc Committee for Technical Support to the Instituto Salvadoreño de Rehabilitación Integral (ISRI) in El Salvador Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee for Technical Support to the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Technical Support to Ministry of Health of Guyana Final Report [PDF] (2017)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Patient-Reported Outcomes Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Strategic Planning for the Journals Program Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Supervision Training Final Report [PDF] (2016)
• Ad Hoc Committee on AuD Education Summit Final Report [PDF] (2017)
• Ad Hoc Committee on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Audiology Outcomes Measurement Report [PDF] (2014)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Committee, Board, Council Structure Review Final Report [PDF] (2013)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Guidelines for the Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology Final Report [PDF] (2015)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Interprofessional Education Final Report [PDF] (2013)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Cultivation Final Report [PDF] (2013)
• Ad Hoc Committee on Supervision Final Report [PDF] (2013)
• Ad Hoc Committee on the Feasibility of Standards for the Clinical Doctorate in SLP Final Report [PDF] (2013)
• Ad Hoc Committee to Reframe SLP and Audiology Professions Final Report [PDF] (2013)