President's Initiative 2025: Impact
What is Impact?
An initiative of 2025 ASHA Board President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, Impact is a campaign that celebrates and values the integral role members play in the communication sciences and disorders (CSD) professions. You are the transformative change agents who are making a significant impact in your community and profession.
Share Your Stories of Transformative Impact.
Be a part of this impactful campaign. Your story could inspire others and contribute to the innovative work that is currently being done in the CSD discipline.
Project Ghana
Sandy Dorsey, CCC-SLP
Sandy Dorsey, CCC-SLP, is making an Impact as the founder of Project Ghana, a non-profit organization that is growing the number of SLPs and expanding access to care in Ghana and beyond. This collaborative effort, launched in 2019, has helped increase the number of SLPs from two to nearly 50 across five regions, with a concentration in Accra. In 2026, Project Ghana will open the SFS Early Intervention Center in Northern Ghana that will serve a region with the highest need for services and only one existing SLP. Not only is Project Ghana helping children, but it is also fostering the next generation of SLPs.
We're highlighting members—individuals and teams—who are pushing boundaries to make a lasting impact in communication sciences and disorders. Over the years, I've seen firsthand the incredible strides we've made—from breakthroughs in technology to innovative educational approaches that are changing lives. Whether you're a change agent pioneering new technologies like AI, advancing implementation science, or developing innovative curricula that reshape education, we want to hear your story.
