President's Initiative 2026: The Century Ahead
Empower, Implement, Evolve
As ASHA enters its second century, 2026 ASHA Board President Linda I. Rosa-Lugo, EdD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, is spotlighting members and students who Empower each other, Implement innovative ideas, and Evolve our professions with purpose.
The Century Ahead is a community-driven movement to lift each other up, support meaningful work, and shape the future of research, education, and practice in communication sciences and disorders (CSD).
Your stories are the heart of this movement.
How are you shaping The Century Ahead?
We’re celebrating the work of ASHA members and CSD students on ASHA’s social media channels and website. Tell us how you:
- Empower: ASHA members who uplift others. Members inspiring high school students or mentoring early career professionals, fortifying our future.
- Implement: Mentees and students shaping the future of the professions and making an impact in their programs and communities.
- Evolve: ASHA members or students leading transformational change through advocacy, developing tools and resources, or other initiatives.
Your experiences help show how our community is building the next century of ASHA and the professions—together.
