Volume Fifty, Number One, January 2024
2022-23 Executive Board and Advisory Assembly
MSHA Executive Board:
President: Rosalyn Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
President-Elect: Heather Ferguson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Past President: D'Jaris Coles-White, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Secretary: Lisa Register, M.A., CCC-SLP
Treasurer: Tammy Shilling, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
VP for Advocacy: Kelli Pierce, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Membership: Ashley Gutowski, M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Diversity & Inclusion: Derek Daniels, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
VP for Professional Dev & Education: Justine Walker, M.S., CCC-SLP
VP Elect for Prof Dev & Education: Leslie DeNardis M.A., CCC-SLP
VP for Public Relations: Sarah Killinger, M.A., CCC-SLP/BCBA
VP for SLP/Healthcare: Ana Claudia Harten, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
VP for SLP/Public Schools: Diane Katakowski, M.A., CCC-SLP
MSHA Advisory Assembly:
Communications and Networking: Marissa Swanson, M.A., CCC-SLP/BCaBA
Continuing Education: Lauren Evans, M.S., CCC-SLP
Ethics & Standards: Heather Balog, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Private Practice: Courtney Joesel, M.A., CCC-SLP
SLP Healthcare: Ramya Konnai, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
SLP Public School:OPEN
Student Affairs: OPEN
MSHA Members-at-Large
S.E. Michigan: Courtney Halbower, M.A., CCC-SLP
S.W. Michigan: Allison Mezo, M.A., CCC-SLP
N.E. Michigan: Beth La Framboise, M.A., CCC-SLP
N.W. Michigan: Jessica Higgins, M.A., CCC-SLP
Upper Peninsula: Wanda Kiiskila, M.A., CCC-SLP
Member-at-Large Representing Students: Mariko Ito, B.A.
ASHA Committee of Ambassadors: Ramya Konnai, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
ASHA StAMP Representative: Rosalyn Davis,, M.S., CCC-SLP
ASHA STAR Representative: Julie Pratt, M.S., CCC-SLP
ASHA SEAL Representative: Courtney Halbower, M.A., CCC-SLP
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Student Posters are OPEN!
2024 MSHA Conference Program Changes
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Double Mini-Seminar on Friday morining by Pablo Antonio Ysunza, M. D., Ph. D., CCC - SLP, CNIM-® has been canceled.
University Updates
Wayne State University
- Dr. Derek Daniels was recently awarded the Professional of the Year Award by the National Stuttering Association (NSA). This award is given annually to a professional for their outstanding service and contributions to the NSA and stuttering community. Dr. Daniels was recognized for his research on barriers faced by marginalized groups in the stttering community.
In addition, Dr. Daniels was an invited speaker on intersectionality and stuttering at the Stammering Pride Against Prejudice conference in London, England. Dr. Daniels is an associate professor and graduate program director in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Wayne State University. We are very proud of his work.
-The American Tinnitus Association has elected Jinsheng Zhang, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University, as the new chair of its board of directors.
Be a Donor!
Lisa Fisk, Ed.S, CCC-SLP Could you have used some financial support while you were in graduate school? Now there is help for students currently in school, the Michigan Speech and Hearing Association Foundation. We provide scholarship grants to deserving students in Michigan. But we can’t share money unless we make money. Here’s where you come in. Our largest fund-raising event is the auction that we hold at the MSHA Conference each spring. Please consider being a donor. We are looking for a wide range of items and services for our members to bid on. Do you have an item or collectable that would be of interest to someone? How about tickets to an event? Could you put together a basket of goodies for a particular interest like cooking or gardening? Maybe you have a great salon or service provider willing to donate a gift certificate to share. The only limit is your imagination.
Please email Lisa.fisk@msha-foundation.org for a donation form. Thank you from all of the students that we can help. The world needs more great speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Lisa Fisk
MSHA Foundation
Auction Co-Chair
Save the Dates: Upcoming MSHA Conferences
MSHA Conference 2024:
Aprl 18-20, 2024
Vandyk Mortgage Convention, Muskegon
MSHA Conference 2025:
March 13-15, 2025
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo
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From the President
Rosalyn Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 
Happy New Year MSHA Members!
It is my desire that 2024 inspires you to be innovative and bring new ideas to life in your professional career as we continue to support individuals with communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan.
The MSHA Executive Board has been busy over the past few months working to bring innovations to the membership so that you are able to benefit from being a member of MSHA. Please continue to be patient with us as we continue to navigate bringing programming innovations to you. In the meantime, MSHA would love to hear about the innovations that you are implementing. Please share your innovations on our social media platforms so we can celebrate with you.
The year 2024 will also be a year of transition for MSHA. Our beloved office administrator, Kim Wesoloski will be retiring effective June 1, 2024. Kim has served our association for 30 years and has a wealth of knowledge regarding the professional trends in the state of Michigan. While we are sad to see her transition into retirement, we are truly happy for her. With Kim’s upcoming retirement, the MSHA Executive Board was tasked with looking into alternative options to keep the affairs of MSHA running. After reviewing proposals for management companies, we have narrowed our choice to Hude Associates, a Lansing Association Management Company, who effective January 1, 2024 transitioned to Dykema Gossett PLLC. Members of the MSHA Board have had the opportunity to meet with Katherine Hude and her business partner, and will plan to vote to transition to Dykema in February/March 2024 to initiate our transition prior to Kim’s retirement. Our transition to an association management company affects not only the day to day operations of MSHA, but how you will interact with MSHA moving forward. We welcome your questions or comments as we prepare for the transition. Please forward your questions or comments to the MSHA office no later than Tuesday, February 6, 2024 so that the MSHA Executive Board and Dykema can provide an appropriate response.
Thank you for your continued support of MSHA and I am looking forward to seeing you in Muskegon, Michigan for the MSHA Annual Conference in April.
Best Regards,
Rosalyn Davis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
President, Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2024 Annual Conference
Justine Walker, M.S., CCC-SLP
The 2024 annual conference is four months away! The program committee has been working hard to plan a time that will be filled with learning, networking, and professional development. We look forward to providing courses required for ASHA certification and Michigan licensure including courses in ethics, supervision, implicit bias, pain management, and human trafficking. Additionally, we have a solid line up of invited speakers covering topics important to professionals who work in both the health care setting and the school based setting. Please see the MSHA website for additional information on offered courses and to register for the conference. Reach out to the MSHA office with any additional questions.
All conference forms can be found on the Annual Conference page on the MSHA website.
2024 Conference Highlights
MSHA members will soon receive the Conference mailing with details for the 2024 MSHA Annual Conference: Igniting Innovations Across the Lifespan, April 18-20, 2024 at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in Muskegon.
We are pleased to be able to offer all the required courses for your State License (LARA) and ASHA Certification. These required courses will be on Thursday, April 18, 2024 and will include Pain Management, Human Trafficking, Implicit Bias, Ethics and Supervision.
MSHA is offering an incredible line-up of speakers this year which you can see in the highlights below:
Thursday, April 18th
Arlena Henry, M.A., CCC-SLP, Neuroplasticity of the Brain and It’s Application in Speech-Pathology Intervention
Malileda Tome, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Incorporation of Myofunctional Treatment to Enhance Speech Sound Production Outcomes
Friday, April 19th
Teresa Thomspon M.A., CCC-SLP, AAC and Difficult Conversations: A Practical Course for Speech-Language Pathologists
Stacey Pavelko, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, will present two Short Courses the first on Friday afternoon titled SUGAR: A Sweet introduction to Language Sampling and on Saturday morning SUGAR Cubes: The Building Blocks of Language Analysis.
Jennifer Hall, M.A., CCC-SLP, Pediatric Dysphagia : Assessment and Treatment of Infant Feeding and Swallowing.
AAC Panel
Saturday, April 20th
Alice Silbergleit, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, Meira Abidov, M.S., CCC-SLP and Christy Schweitzer, M.A., CCC-SLP, Beyond Slurred Speech: A How-To-Guide to the Differentail Diagnosis of Motor Speech Disorders in Adults and Children.
Karen Dunholter, MSW, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Moral Injury
Siva Priya Santhanam, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Pathways to Self-Advocacy: Speech-Language Pathologist as Allies for Austistic Individuals.
You won't want to miss the great speakers we have for our luncheons! Katie Strong, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow will speak at the SLP Medical Forum Lunch and Karen Dunholter, MSW will speak at the Public School Forum Lunch. Both lunches offer ASHA CEUs!
For more conference information and descriptions of these presentations, please see the preliminary program at https://www.michiganspeechhearing.org/annual_conference.php
Updates Michigan Speech Language Hearing Foundation (MSHF)
Lizbeth Stevens, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASHA Fellow, FNAP
Scholarship Applications for 2024
Happy New Year to all! We wish you happy holidays, safe travels, and a meaningful year. Our sincere thanks for your pledges to our “SAINTS” campaign (to support endowed scholarships) and your other donations to our annual fund which provides scholarships given at the MSHA conference.
ATTENTION UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND SLP and AUD GRADUATE STUDENTS!! Please visit our website and submit your scholarship application now. Deadline for applying is Friday, March 1 2024. Two scholarships will be given. See the website for details. https://www.msha-foundation.org
Over the past 18 years since the founding of MSHF in 2006, over 100 students have received scholarships approaching $35,000 in total funds distributed. Visit our website: www.msha-foundation.org and Facebook page for more information.
As always, we appreciate all that you as professionals do every day to help individuals with communication disorders. For anyone wishing to help MSHF through committee work (e.g., silent auction, scholarship, etc.) or serving on the foundation board, please email me, Liz Stevens, at: liz.stevens@msha-foundation.org. Once again thank you for your support of the foundation and of students.
Liz Stevens, President, MSHF
MSHF Board 2024
Alyssa Eminhizer Lisa Fisk
Courtney Halbower Sherry Kuhn
Brian McTaggart Gloria Polk
Greg Spray Lizbeth Stevens
John Stevens Tim Weise
Liaison from MSHA to MSHF board:
Tammy Shilling
Executive Board Call for Nominations
Attention MSHA Members!
Do you know anyone that is passionate about the future of our state association? We are seeking nominations for the following Executive Board positions (2024-2026): Treasurer, Vice President (VP) for Advocacy, VP for Public Relations, VP for Public Schools, VP for Programs and President-Elect. The executive board positions are filled by volunteers. Executive Board members must be current MSHA members that are able to attend monthly board meetings via zoom. The deadline for submitting your nominations is February 1, 2024. If the nominee accepts your nomination, they will be added to the ballot. We will put out a vote after the February Executive Board Meeting.
Please contact the MSHA office for more information.
MSHA Member Updates
- Congratulations to Ellen Gehl, M.A., CCC-SLP, who was granted Life Membership at the December 8, 2023 Executive Board Meeting. Ellen has been a MSHA member since 1985 and retired from the Ingham County Intermediate School District in July of 2019. She was the Vice-President for Public Schools on the Executive Board and has always been a great supporter of MSHA. Best of luck with your retirement, Ellen!
- Congratulations to Erica P. Boettcher, MA, CCC-SLP, who received the Outstanding Clinician Award for all her contributions to the Henry Ford Health System.
- Congratulations to Alice Silbergleit, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, who received the MSHA Honors of the Association. Dr Silbergleit has been a member of MSHA since 1986 and has been outstanding for her great contributions to the profession, her constant innovations in her field, and her commitment to delivering the best for her patients.
- Congratulations to Adrian Castillo-Allendes, Ph.D. Candidate, M.S., SLP, who was one of the 2023 Graduate Student Scholarship recipients of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.
The Hanen Centre Presentation
As part of our partnership with The Hanen Centre, MSHA is excited to offer the second online presentation More Than Words® Hanen Program” on Tuesday, February 13th, 7:00-8:30 pm. The presentation is free to MSHA members and non-members can attend for a small cost.
More Than Words® will be presented by Lesia Partyka, M.Sc., S-LP (C) Reg. CASLPO, a Speech-Language Pathologist who has been leading More Than Words® Hanen programs since 2008. Lesia is employed by The Hanen Centre and is involved in the development of the More Than Words® Program resources. She also offers presentations on the More Than Words® Program and approach.
This presentation is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs. Deadline for registration is February 6, 2024.
Members registration:
https://www.viethconsulting.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=MSHA&evid=42175787
Non-Member Registration:
https://www.viethconsulting.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=MSHA&evid=42177009
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