ASHA State Education Advocacy Leaders (SEALs)

State Education Advocacy Leaders (SEALs) are appointed by ASHA recognized state speech-language-hearing associations to advocate on education issues. These issues may include:

  • caseload/workload,
  • salary supplements, and
  • maintenance of personnel standards in school settings.

SEALs can be audiologists or speech-language pathologists (SLPs).

Mission:  To enhance and perpetuate the advocacy, leadership, and clinical management skills of school-based ASHA members at the state and local levels to influence administrative and public policy decisions that affect the delivery of speech-language pathology and audiology services in school settings.

Do you have an education issue in your state that needs to be addressed? Find your state’s SEAL below and e-mail them your concerns.

Are you interested in addressing a statewide or regional issue? SEALs Regional Champions work with school-based audiologists and SLPs to promote the valuable contributions you make in the schools!

For more information on SEALs activities in states, email Eileen Crowe, ASHA's Director for State Association Relations, at ECrowe@asha.org.

Alabama

Brittany Smith
bwillardsmith@gmail.com

Alaska

Monica Glen
monicaglenslp@gmail.com

Arizona

Kelli Gladieux 
kelg@aol.com 

Carly Stoltenberg
artiqlate1@cox.net

Arkansas

Lauren Rogers
slp.laurenrogers@gmail.com

Kami Rowland
Kmrowland72@gmail.com 

California

Meghan McCarty
meghanjmcarty@gmail.com

Colorado

Donna Boudreau
dboudrea@psdschools.org  

Connecticut

Sarah Moon
slmoon.slp@gmail.com 

Delaware

Elizabeth Merrick
Elizabeth.Merrick@colonial.k12.de.us 

District of Columbia

Vacant

For now, contact Eileen Crowe
ecrowe@asha.org 

Florida

Wundi Capeci
wcapeci@ju.edu

Georgia

Jill Barton
jillslp@bellsouth.net 

Hawaii

Jesse Coyle
Coyle_jesse@sac.edu

Idaho

Amber Romriell
Amber.romriell@gmail.com 

Illinois

Karen Kockler
kkockler1975@gmail.com 

Julie O'Brien-Smith
otrslp@comcast.net

Indiana

Keegan Koehlinger-Wolf
keegan.koehlinger@gmail.com 

Iowa

Danika Schroeder
dschroeder@heartlandaea.org

Kansas

Karmen Porter
klporter@fhsu.edu 

Kentucky

Cali Sills
cali.sills@gmail.com 

Louisiana

Dawn Guice
Dawn.guice@bossierschools.org

Maine  

Meg Jackins
megjackins@gmail.com  

Maryland

Lindsay Johnson
lindsayslp@gmail.com

Keica Robinson
Keica.robinson@gmail.com

Massachusetts

Linda Chatalian Wyatt
speechlc@yahoo.com 

Michigan

Courtney Halbower
courtneyahalbower@gmail.com 

Minnesota

Amy Lopez
amylopez.slp@gmail.com 

Mississippi

Mallory Putnam
mallory.putnam@gmaiil.com 

Missouri

Angie Demoss
angie.demoss@lsr7.net

Shannon Neier
Lifeisspeechy@gmail.com 

Montana

Lisa Kilsdonk
Lisa.barber.kilsdonk@gmail.com 

Angela Conley
ange.m.conley@gmail.com 

Nebraska

Theresa Mourey
theresamourey@gmail.com 

Jessica Thoene
jessica@alpharehab.com 

Nevada

Karen Klopfer
lvklopfer@cox.net

Kim Reddig
Kreddig0804@gmail.com

New Hampshire

Andrea Parker
Andrea.r.parker@gmail.com 

New Jersey

Melissa Eldred
MeldredSLP@yahoo.com 

New Mexico

Karen Shirley
krshirley@comcast.net 

New York

Karen McCrossen
kbmslp@aol.com 

North Carolina

Sarah Furlong
sarahrochellewalker@gmail.com 

North Dakota

Vacant

For now, contact Eileen Crowe
ecrowe@asha.org 

Ohio

Lisa Froehlich
Lisafslp1@gmail.com 

Jack Weber (medical setting)
Jackweber129@gmail.com 

Oklahoma

Gyla Davis
gyladavis@mooreschools.com 

Oregon

Wendy Gunter
Wendyg.speechtoday@gmail.com 

Overseas

Kim Gardner-Pumah
evettegardner@hotmail.com 

Pennsylvania

Hope Warner
hwarner52811@gmail.com

Rhode Island

Mary Jo Reidy
mjreidy@gmail.com 

South Carolina

Mia Rosenberg
rosenbergm@bcsdschools.net 

South Dakota

Jessica Schneider
Jessica.schneider@usd.edu 

Tennessee

Shequria Williams
swilliams@mysidekicktherapy.com 

Texas

Jennifer Cook
Jennifer.cook@lubbockisd.org 

Utah

Tyler Christopulos
Tyler.christopulos@utah.edu 

Vermont

MAbbie Eldridge
abbieandwilly@gmail.com

Virginia

Amber Handon
Amber.handon@charlottesvilleschools.org 

Washington

Alicia Henderson
hndrsn02@gmail.com 

West Virginia

Lisa McKinney Jackson
lisa_slp717@hotmail.com 

Wisconsin

Dawn Merth-Johnson
rivcoach.johnson@gmail.com 

Roxanne Pilger (Roxy)
roxannepilger.slp@gmail.com 

Wyoming

Katrina Schueneman
kschueneman@tcsd.org

SEALs Regional Champions 

Midwestern Region – Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Dawn Merth-Johnson
rivcoach.johnson@gmail.com 

Northern Region – Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont

Hope Warner
Hwarner52811@gmail.com 

Southern Region – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia

Shequria Williams
swilliams@mysidekicktherapy.com

Western Region – Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Monica Glen
monicaglenslp@gmail.com 

This contact information was current at the time it was submitted to ASHA by SEAL. For listed as vacant or other SEALs-related information, please contact Eileen Crowe at ecrowe@asha.org.

For information on State Advocates for Medicare Policy (StAMPs) or State Advocates for Reimbursement (STARs) please visit State-Based Advocacy Networks.

 

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