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CAA Members

Accreditation Handbook—Chapter V: Operation of the CAA


The CAA is composed of 18 members—including a public member, as well as academic and practitioner members, who represent the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology.

2024 CAA Members

Susan Gordon-Hickey (Chair) 
2021–2024
Academic-Audiology
University of South Alabama (Mobine, Alabama)

Valerie Brosius
2022–2025
Practitioner-SLP
Community Physical Therapy (Moline, Illinois)

Chimezie Chidi
2024–2027
Practitioner-SLP
Celebrations Speech Group, Inc. (Brentwood, California)

Maurice Goodwin
2024–2026
Practitioner-SLP
Texas Voice Center (Houston, Texas)

Jean Gordon
2021–2024
Academic-SLP
University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa)

Memorie Gosa (Chair-Elect)
2021–2024
Academic-SLP
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Annette Hurley
2024–2027
Academic-Audiology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Shatonda Jones (Vice Chair for Speech-Language Pathology)
2022–2025
Academic-SLP
Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Missouri)

Carol Koch 
2023–2026
Academic-SLP
Samford University (Hoover, Alabama)

Dorian Lee-Wilkerson
2024–2027
Academic-SLP
Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia)

Valeria Matlock
2024–2027
Academic-Audiology
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)

Alyssa Needleman (Vice Chair for Audiology)
2022–2025
Academic-Audiology
Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

Amanda Picioli 
2023–2026
Academic/Practitioner-Audiology
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York)

Mary Reeves
2021–2024
Public Member
Henderson, Nevada

Cynthia Richburg
2024–2026
Academic-Audiology
Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas)

Alison Scheer-Cohen 
2023–2026
Academic-SLP
California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, California)

Heidi Slager 
2022–2025
Practitioner-Audiology
U. Michigan Hearing Rehabilitation Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Alan Smith 
2023–2026
Academic-SLP
University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky)

Ex Officios and Board of Directors (BOD) Liaisons

Gretchen Ehret Hoshaw
Staff Ex Officio
Chief Accreditation Officer
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (Rockville, Maryland)

Erica Williams
Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC) Chair and Ex Officio to CAA
Arizona State University (Phoenix, Arizona)

Radhika Aravamudhan
2023–2025
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology
ASHA BOD Liaison
Salus University (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

Barbara Rodriguez
2022–2024
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology
ASHA BOD Liaison
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

ASHA National Office Staff

Halima Bayoh
Accreditation Program Manager

Bryant Harvin
Accreditation Program Manager

Kailen Holland
Accreditation Coordinator and CAA Recorder

Kelvin Mulembe
Accreditation Program Manager

Kate Parks
Manager, Accreditation Program Effectiveness

Allen Read
Director of Accreditation Operations

Kelly Velasquez
Director of Accreditation for Site Visit Operations

Maia Williams
Director of Accreditation for Policy and Education

Contact Us

General questions about accreditation: accreditation@asha.org

Questions related to applications and annual reports: CAAReports@asha.org 

About ASHA

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists, audiology and speech-language pathology assistants, and students.

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About the CAA

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) accredits eligible clinical doctoral programs in audiology and master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. The CAA relies on a dedicated corps of volunteers serving as Council members and site visitors to accomplish the work of the accreditation program.

Contact the CAA

Questions and/or requests for information about accreditation or the CAA can be directed to:

The Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard, #310
Rockville, MD 20850

800-498-2071

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