Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Nominating Committee

Liaisons with the Vice Presidents for Standards and Ethics in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Charge

Responsible for assembling a slate of nominees to fill vacant positions on the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

Composition

A 5-person nominating committee, appointed annually in accordance with EB 33-2005, shall have the responsibility for assembling a slate of individuals to be presented to the Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC) for approval and appointment.

Two members, who represent the academic community, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. One shall be an audiologist; one shall be a speech-language pathologist.

Two members, appointed by the CFCC, shall represent practitioners. One shall be an audiologist; 1 shall be a speech-language pathologist.

One individual, appointed by the CFCC, who has previously served on the Council, shall be appointed to serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee.

Members of the Nominating Committee shall not be sitting members of the CFCC.

Members

Patti Solomon-Rice, Chair
Tom Muller
Amy Thorpe Wiley
2 BOD appointees

Term

1 year

Commitments/Obligations

The Nominating Committee shall identify vacancies and solicit nominations via a Call for Nominations for the CFCC. The Call will be distributed to all certificate holders, Special Interest Groups, and allied organizations (e.g., for the public member position) via email blast, web announcements, surface mail, and announcements in The ASHA Leader.
The Nominating Committee will confirm that all nominees meet the appointment criteria and that those presented to the Board of Directors will satisfy the composition requirements. Each member of the Nominating Committee shall independently rank nominees based on a review of the applications. Nominees in audiology will be ranked separately from nominees in speech-language pathology. The entire Nominating Committee will then teleconference to discuss rankings and nominees and will prepare the final slate of candidates. At least two candidates should be identified for each vacant position, if possible.
Following the Nominating Committee teleconference, the slate of names will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for final selection. The slate of potential appointees will be accompanied by a brief outline of the background for each nominee, to include information on previous service on ASHA Committees/Board/or Councils, experience with standards settings activities, and areas of expertise that would complement the work of the CFCC.