National NSSLHA Announces 2023-2024 Executive Council
ROCKVILLE, MD – July 5, 2023 – The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (National NSSLHA) today announced its 2023-2024 Executive Council. The Executive Council represents students pursuing degrees in the fields of communication sciences and disorders (CSD). They govern over National NSSLHA’s programmatic and administrative policies, including the strategic plan and budget, and represent the student voice on various committees of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
National NSSLHA is an organization of nearly 11,000 domestic and international student members studying CSD, speech-language pathology and audiology at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels and more than 350 chapters at colleges and universities across the U.S.
During the 2023-2024 term, the Executive Council will be keenly focused on continuing to accomplish the goals and objectives defined in its 2020-2023 strategic plan, which includes building a strong and diverse membership community; enhancing member understanding and engagement; and facilitating collaboration and growth. They will also be future-focused, engaging with the NSSLHA community to evaluate and determine the goals and objectives for the 2024-2026 strategic plan.
They also will continue the momentum of success and impact over the last three years through the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action (IDEA) Work Group, hosting events and developing resources on key Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics, collaborating with other associations representing the CSD community, and legislative advocacy.
“This is a dynamic team of student leaders who are committed to supporting CSD students, representing them, and amplifying their voices,” said NSSLHA President Hailey Kingsbury, an audiology doctoral student at the University of Iowa. “I’m proud to be serving with them as we help create resources and learning opportunities for our members. Our goal is to continue building a diverse and inclusive NSSLHA membership community to bring more diversity to the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology.”
Members of the 2023-2024 National NSSLHA Executive Council are:
- Hailey Kingsbury, President—audiology doctoral student, University of Iowa
- Aivy Nguyen, President-Elect— speech-language pathology graduate student, University of Washington
- Izabelle Pinzon, Vice President for Finance—speech-language pathology graduate student, Northwestern University
- Tynashia Whitaker, Vice President for Academic Affairs—speech-language pathology graduate student, University of Houston
- Chanel Hudson, Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy—audiology doctoral student, University of Buffalo
- George “Ged” Pearson, Vice President for Planning—audiology doctoral student, University of Texas at Austin
- Whitney Bauman, Vice President for Programming (Audiology)—audiology doctoral student, The Ohio State University
- Kennedy Wilkins, Vice President for Programming (Speech-Language Pathology)—speech-language pathology graduate student, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Carolyn Sinak, Vice President for Student State Officers (Central Region)—speech-language pathology graduate student, Maryville University
- Emilia Gorecki, Vice President for Student State Officers (Northeastern Region)—speech-language pathology graduate student, George Washington University
- Lily Jones, Vice President for Student State Officers (Southern Region)—audiology doctoral student, University of Arkansas
- Sierra Morrow, Vice President for Student State Officers (Western Region)—audiology doctoral student at the University of Colorado, Boulder
About NSSLHA
NSSLHA is the only national student organization for pre-professionals studying CSD recognized by ASHA. Established in 1972, National NSSLHA is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, and supports nearly 11,000 members and more than 350 chapters at colleges and universities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 228,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify, assess, and treat speech, language, and swallowing disorders.