MSHA
Committees
Honors Committee:
The Honors Committee is responsible for executing the awards process and recommending recipients of the Association Awards to the Executive Board.
Contact: Sharon Sowder, VP for Professional
& Public Relations
Email:vpcsmsha@gmail.com
Membership and Recruitment Committee:
The duties of the Membership and Recruitment Committee are to recruit
new members, provide input to the EB when planning new policies
and programs to meet the needs of the membership, as well as expand
and emphasize member benefits.
Contact: Sharon Sowder, VP for Professional
& Public Relations
Email:vpcsmsha@gmail.com
Public Relations Committee:
The duties of the public relations committee shall consist of disseminating
information about the Association’s activities to the general
public; maintaining a flow of information to various news media;
periodically writing informational articles for non-professional
periodicals which are related to the professional aspects of the
association; coordinating activities and providing information to
the news media for May is Better Hearing and Speech Month; and planning
an Association Reception at the annual ASHA Convention.
Contact: Sharon Sowder, VP for Professional
& Public Relations
Email:vpcsmsha@gmail.com
Multicultural Concerns Committee:
The multicultural concerns committee was established to address
the concerns raised by the minority membership of the Association.
The committee functions to increase minority participation in the
Association, to assist in the development of provision of quality
services to minority populations, and to provide for inclusion of
multicultural concerns in all Association services and programs.
Contact: Anna Campbell, VP for Clinical Services
Email: alcampbell@ucmo.edu
Audiology Affairs Committee:
The Audiology Affairs Committee is broad in its scope. Its purpose
is to address the professional concerns of all MSHA audiologists.
The committee typically meets once during the annual MSHA Convention.
Depending on the issues before the committee, members may be assigned
information seeking tasks or projects. Committee members, depending
on their location in the state, may be asked to attend meetings
or concern to Missouri audiologists and report back to the committee.
Contact: Amy Fleetwood, VP for Audiology Services
Email: mmentafleetwood@embarqmail.com
Early Childhood Committee:
The Early Childhood Committee coordinates the annual Early Childhood
Workshop. The other major focus of the Early Childhood Committee
is working with phonology issues. An early childhood meeting is
held in the spring at the annual MSHA Convention. If necessary,
additional meetings are held in the summer and winter at a centralized
location. Articles are submitted for the MSHA newsletter to inform
the MSHA membership of activities and topics related to Early Childhood.
Committee Chairs welcome all suggestions for addressing the continuing
education needs of MSHA members working within Early Childhood settings
and addressing concerns of MSHA members regarding Early Childhood
topics.
Contact: Beth McKerlie, VP for School Services
Email: kerlieslp@gmail.com
School Affairs Committee:
The duties of the School Affairs Committee include addressing the
continuing education needs of MSHA members working in the Public
Schools; coordinating the Annual Issues and Answers workshop; disseminating
information/interpretation regarding changes in DESE or ASHA regulations;
addressing concerns of MSHA members re: caseload, ethics, certification,
etc. in public schools.
Contact: Beth McKerlie, VP for School Services
Email: kerlieslp@gmail.com
Rehab/Clinical Issues Committee:
The duties of the Rehab/Clinical Issues Committee include addressing
the continuing education needs of MSHA members working within Rehab/Clinical
settings; disseminating information/interpretation regarding changes
in ASHA regulations, licensing procedures, accrediting bodies (i.e.,
JCAHO or CARF), or third party payers; addressing concerns of MSHA
members re: Rehab/Clinical Issues.
Contact: Anna Campbell, VP for Clinical Services
Email: alcampbell@ucmo.edu
Legislative Committee:
The Legislative Committee represents the membership in matters related
to audiologists, speech-language pathologists and consumers of our
services on local, state and federal levels. We provide testimony
at state legislative and administrative committee hearings and contact
the media and offices of state government about issues relevant
to consumer protection and our profession.
You have the opportunity to volunteer to be a member of either the
“legislative network” or the “legislative committee.”
The network is active in contacting legislators within their districts
about issues and bills before the general assembly important to
the Association. The committee is active in drafting legislation,
particularly in Missouri, and providing testimony in Jefferson City
at legislative committee hearings. The committee is responsible
for planning MSHA Legislative Day, an annual event to promote our
profession and make our professional needs known to legislators.
Meetings are not held on a regularly scheduled basis due to the
“timely” importance of many of our efforts. We prefer
to contact committee members by email or telephone to provide updates
and request assistance with goals of the committee.
Contact: Leo Dunham, VP for Legislative
Affairs
Email: leo.mail@prodigy.net
Convention Volunteer:
You will be responsible for directing session check-in, introducing
the speakers, coordinating distribution of items for the session
(if necessary) and ensuring the sessions run smoothly during the
MSHA Annual Convention.
Contact: MSHA Central Office
Phone: 888-729-6742
Fax: 888-729-3489
Email: msha@showmemsha.org
Convention Planning Team:
The Convention Planning Team is responsible for planning, organizing
and implementing the annual two and half day meeting of professionals
from across the state.
Contact: MSHA Central Office
Phone: 888-729-6742
Fax: 888-729-3489
Email: msha@showmemsha.org
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