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Current Pool of Site Visitors

Accreditation Handbook—Chapter VII: Site Visitors


List updated June 10, 2024

The CAA conducts site visits to programs that have applied for candidacy, initial accreditation, or continued accreditation. The CAA’s site visitor pool includes academic faculty, clinical faculty, and practitioners; audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Site visit teams are comprised of 3–6 people and will include practitioners and representatives from accredited programs.

All active site visitors are listed below with their professional area noted in parentheses, i.e., (AUD) or (SLP), work affiliation, city and state.  Individuals who have had additional training to serve as a candidacy site visitor are noted with an asterisk (*).

Please note that there are no CAA site visitors at this time from the following states or territories: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wyoming 

Alabama

  • Elizabeth Adams, (AUD), University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
  • Alice McKinney Henton (SLP), University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
  • Kelli Watts (AUD), Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Arizona

  • Stephanie Christensen (SLP), Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona
  • Tiffany DeAnna Hines (SLP), Trinity Pediatric Therapy Group, A. T. Stills University, Mesa, Arizona
  • Maria Centeno Vazquez (SLP), A.T. Stills University, Mesa, Arizona
  • Erica Williams (AUD), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Arkansas

  • Amy Shollenbarger (SLP), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas 

California

  • Antoinette Bentley (SLP), John Swett Unified School District, Rodeo, California
  • Lisa Chattler (SLP), Pacific Coast Speech Services/The Stepping Stones Group, Seal Beach, California 
  • Cheryl Determan (SLP), Speech, Language, and Educational Associates (SLEA), Chatsworth, California 
  • *Sophia Kanenwisher, (SLP), Kentfield Hospital, San Francisco & California State University, East Bay - Hayward, California
  • Mary Kubalanza (SLP), California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  • Cherysse Lanns (AUD), University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California 
  • *Charlotte Lopes (SLP), San Diego State University, San Diego, California
  • David McCoy (SLP), California State University Chico, Chico, California
  • Wendy Meyer (SLP), Palmdale School District and Small Talk Therapy, Inc., Rosamond, California
  • Wendy Quach (SLP), San Jose State University, La Quinta, California
  • *Robert Rimac (SLP), Desert Sands Unified School District, Palm Springs, California
  • Nancy Robinson (SLP), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
  • Linda Stuart (SLP), Kaiser Permanente SoCal, San Diego, California

Colorado

  • *Tammy Frederickson (AUD), University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
  • *Rhonda Johns (SLP), Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colorado
  • Stephanie Lebsack (SLP), St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital, Denver, Colorado

Connecticut

  • Mary Purdy (SLP), Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Ciara Leyson-Korn (SLP), Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Caitlin Zimyeski (SLP), CBS Therapy, Middlebury, Connecticut 

Delaware

  • Darryl Powe (SLP), Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware

District of Columbia

  • Laura Barrett (SLP), George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia

Florida

  • Adrienne Fuller (SLP), SpeechBuilders, Apopka, Florida
  • Kristina Ann Kelley (SLP), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
  • Debra Knox (SLP), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
  • Milena Palenzuela, (SLP), Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida

Georgia

  • Lashonda Allen (SLP), Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Jill Barton (SLP), Atlanta Public Schools, Fayetteville, Georgia
  • Tasha Carter (SLP), Fulton County Schools, Dunwoody, Georgia
  • Dena Farmer (SLP), Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Alisa Norris Fountain (SLP), University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
  • Kelly Shea-Miller (AUD), The Southeast Permanente Group, Atlanta, Georgia

Idaho

  • Jessi Hardy (SLP), Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation & Hospital, Boise, Idaho

Illinois

  • Steffany Chleboun (SLP), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
  • Jayne Jaskolski (SLP), Jayne Jaskolski Consulting, Chicago, Illinois
  • Jennifer Friberg (SLP), Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  • McLoddy Kadyamusuma (SLP), Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  • *Gail Kempster (SLP), Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
  • *Earl Seaver (SLP), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
  • Kathy Shapley (SLP), Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
  • Rebecca Throneburg (SLP), Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois

Indiana

  • *Vicki Hammen (SLP), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

Kansas

  • April Jardes (SLP), Ability KC, Kansas City, Kansas
  • Douglas Parham (SLP), Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Kentucky

  • *Lauren Bland (SLP), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky 
  • Kellie Ellis (SLP), Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
  • *John Kip Kelly (AUD), US Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Shae Morgan (AUD), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Judith Page (SLP), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Sarah Ward (SLP), Progressive Health Rehabilitation, Morgantown, Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Paula Currie (SLP), Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
  • Sandra Pruett-Hayes (SLP), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

Maryland

  • *Sharon Glennen (SLP), Towson University, Towson, Maryland
  • K. Terese Grimmett (SLP), KIPP DC, Camp Springs, Maryland 

Massachusetts

  • Robert Melchionna (SLP), Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts
  • Michelle Mentis (SLP), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 
  • *Ruby Miranda (SLP), Eastpointe Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Jane Sackett (SLP), University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

Michigan

  • Dan Halling (AUD), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
  • Yaojan [Ryan] Liu (AUD), Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Emily Naim (AUD), Department of Otolarygyngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
  • Marlene Chojnowski Salmon (SLP), Life Beyond Barriers, Rockford, Michigan
  • *Lizbeth Stevens (SLP), Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

    Mississippi

    • *Dee Lance (SLP), University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
    • Carolyn Wiles Higdon (SLP), University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
    • Amy LeBert (SLP), University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    • Stephen E. Oshrin (AUD), University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    • *Kimberly Ward (AUD), University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    Missouri

    • Anne Anderson (SLP), Aegia Therapies, Branson, Missouri
    • Susan Fulton (AUD), Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 
    • Pamela Hart (SLP), Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri 
    • Melissa Passe (SLP), Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
    • Gale Rice (SLP), Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri

    Nebraska

    • Miechelle McKelvey (SLP), University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska

    Nevada

    • Pamela Greene (SLP), My Left Foot Children's Therapy Clinic, Las Vegas, Nevada
    • Francine Mayfield (SLP), Global Teletherapy, Las Vegas, Nevada

    New Jersey

    • *Vikram Dayalu (SLP), Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
    • Sarita Eisenberg (SLP), Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
    • Philip Hernandez (SLP), Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey
    • Brittany Khan (SLP), Center for Speech and Language Disorders at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
    • *Jim Tsiamtsiouris (SLP), William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey
    • Linda Tucker-Simpson (SLP), Therapy Source, Woolwich, New Jersey
    • Patrick Walden (SLP), Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey

      New York

      • Wendy Bower (SLP), SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
      • *Kate Franklin (SLP), New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
      • Heidi Fuld (SLP), private practice, New York, New York
      • Patrizia Giordano (SLP), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York 
      • Elizabeth Ijalba (SLP), CUNY Queens College, Queens, New York
      • *Kathleen Kaiser (SLP), New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
      • Brett Martin (AUD), CUNY Graduate Center, New York, New York
      • Suzanne Miller (AUD), St. John's University, Queens, New York
      • Elisabeth Mlawski (SLP), Yeshiva University, New York, New York
      • John Preece (AUD), CUNY Graduate Center/Hunter College, New York, New York
      • Deborah Senzer (AUD), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
      • *Anne Marie Skvarla (SLP), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
      • *Donald Vogel (AUD), CUNY Graduate Center/Hunter College, New York, New York

      North Carolina

      • *Judith Ann Blaine (SLP), Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina
      • Grace Hao (SLP), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
      • Yolanda Keller-Bell (SLP), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
      • Leigh Odom (SLP), Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 

      North Dakota

      • *Leisa Harmon (SLP), Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota

      Ohio

      • *Nancy Creaghead (SLP), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
      • *Rosanne Douville (SLP), Miami Valley Regional Center, Dayton, Ohio
      • Veena Kallambettu (SLP), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center/James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
      • *Karen Lance (SLP), American Physical Rehabilitation Network (APRN), Wauseon, Ohio
      • Molly Schenker (SLP), Self/The Informed SLP, Stow, Ohio 
      • Laura Schrock (SLP), Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
      • Colleen Visconti (SLP), Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio
      • *Carolyn Vogel (SLP), Sycamore Hospital, Mason, Ohio

      Oklahoma

      • Suzanne Kimball (AUD), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      • Sherri Norton (SLP), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 
      • *Mona Ryan (SLP), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      • John Tetnowski (SLP), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

      Oregon

      • Kristi Atkins (SLP), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 
      • Jill Dolata (SLP), Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon

      Pennsylvania

      • *Randy Dubin (SLP), The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      • Cheryl Gunter (SLP), West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania 
      • Deborah John (AUD), Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
      • Renee Jourdanais (SLP), Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
      • Ann Marie Kubat (SLP), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
      • Lindsay Milgram (SLP), Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania
      • Patricia Remshifski (SLP), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      • Diane Williams (SLP), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

      Puerto Rico

      • Myriam Ortiz (SLP), Bella Vista Rehabilitation Hospital–Kindred Health, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

      South Carolina

      • Elizabeth Barnes (SLP), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
      • *Martha GeDelle Sapough Crowe (SLP), Genesis Rehab Services, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina
      • Ashley Jeffries (SLP), Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina 
      • Jean Neils-Strunjas (SLP), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
      • Tanya Wilson (SLP), South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina 

      South Dakota

      • Shelly Grinde (SLP), University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota

      Tennessee

      • Susan Amberg (AUD), Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, Tennessee
      • Melissa Henry (SLP), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
      • Jennifer Taylor (AUD), University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

      Texas

      • Erika Armstrong (SLP), Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
      • Kresta Atkin (SLP), La Vernia Independent School District, La Vernia, Texas
      • Paula Chance (SLP), Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
      • Donald Fuller (SLP), University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas
      • J. David Garrett (SLP), Baylor University, Waco, Texas
      • Karen Jeffries Hennington (SLP), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
      • Farzan Irani (SLP), Texas State University, Round Rock, Texas
      • Jerrold Jackson (SLP), Roundtree Group, PLLC, Cedar Hill, Texas
      • Sue Ann Lee (SLP), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
      • Ashley Munoz Lopez (SLP), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
      • Vanessa Mueller (SLP), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 
      • Marilouise Nichols (SLP), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 
      • Carolyn Perry (SLP), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
      • Patti Soloman-Rice (SLP), Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 

      Utah

      • *Kim Corbin-Lewis (SLP), Utah State University, Logan, Utah
      • Linda Spencer (SLP), Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, Utah

      Virginia

      • Lisa Geary (SLP), Yorktown Therapy Services, Yorktown, Virginia
      • Lissa Power de-Fur (SLP), Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
      • Shannon Salley (SLP), Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia

      Washington

      • Amy Rodda (SLP), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

      Wisconsin

      • Erin Donlin (AUD), Cooperative Educational Service Agency 4 (CESA 4), West Salem, Wisconsin

      West Virginia

      • Nancy Aarts (AUD), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
      • Jayne Brandel (SLP), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
      • Andela Mandell (SLP), The Children's League, Ridgeley, West Virginia

      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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      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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