Special Interest Groups Elect New Coordinating Committee Members for 2025

Thanks to all SIG affiliates who voted in the 2024 SIG elections; with your involvement, we were able to reach an overall voter participation rate of 8.62%.

Congratulations to the following individuals who were elected to SIG Coordinating Committee positions for the 2025-2027 term.

• SIG 2, Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Libby Dart, Charlotte Purcell King
• SIG 3, Voice and Upper Airway Disorders: Marie Jetté, Claudio Milstein
• SIG 5, Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders: Raquel Garcia, Marissa Habeshy
• SIG 6, Hearing and Balance Sciences: Research and Clinical Applications: Nicholas Stanley
• SIG 8, Public Health Audiology: Teresa Anthony, Shannon Palmer
• SIG 9, Pediatric Hearing and Hearing Disorders: Ellie Cooper, Samantha Gustafson
• SIG 10, Issues in Higher Education: Angela Barber
• SIG 11, Administration and Supervision: Kelly Gillespie, Shannon Van Hyfte
• SIG 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Joy Silverman McGowan, Kathryn D’Agostino Russo
• SIG 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia): Aaron Padilla
• SIG 14, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Michaela Dubay, Cavin Fertil, Cara Tyson
• SIG 16, School-Based Issues: Paul D’Imperio
• SIG 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders: Miguelina Zapata
• SIG 19, Speech Science: Karen Kushla, Jenna Silver Luque
• SIG 20, Counseling: Lisa Gresch, Leslie Walker

For information about the roles and responsibilities of the SIG Coordinating Committees, see the Volunteer Leaders section of the SIG Handbook [PDF].