The CAA is composed of 19 members—a public member and academic and practitioner members—who represent the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology.
Shatonda Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP
2026 CAA Chair
2022–2026
Academic-SLP
St. Bonaventure University (Bonaventure, New York)
Natalie Benafield, AuD, CCC-A
2025-2026
Practitioner-Audiology
Arkansas Children's Hospital (Greenbrier, Arkansas)
Chimezie Chidi, MA, CCC-SLP
2024–2027
Practitioner-SLP
Celebrations Speech Group, Inc. (Brentwood, California)
Erin Donlin, AuD, CCC-A
2026-2029
Practitioner-Audiology
Cooperative Educational Service Agency 4 (Onalaska, Wisconsin)
Ellayne Ganzfried, MS, CCC-SLP
Vice Chair for Speech-Language Pathology
2025–2028
Academic-SLP
Pace University (Great Neck, New York)
Maurice Goodwin, MS, CCC-SLP
2024–2026
Practitioner-SLP
Texas Voice Center (Houston, Texas)
Memorie Gosa, PhD, CCC-SLP
Immediate Past Chair
2021-2026
Academic-SLP
University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Annette Hurley, PhD, CCC-A
Vice Chair for Audiology
2024–2027
Academic-Audiology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Sophia Kanenwisher, PhD, CCC-SLP
2026-2029
Academic-SLP
California State University, East Bay (Berkeley, California)
Carol Koch, EdD, CCC-SLP
2023–2026
Academic-SLP
Samford University (Hoover, Alabama)
Dorian Lee-Wilkerson, PhD, CCC-SLP
2024–2027
Academic-SLP
Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia)
Valeria Matlock, EdD, CCC-A
2024–2027
Academic-Audiology
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)
Kelly Pritchett, AuD, CCC-A
2025–2026
Academic-Audiology
University of Nebraska Lincoln (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Sabrina Salvant, EdD, MPH, OTR/L
2025–2028
Public Member
American Occupational Therapy Association (Nolensville, Tennessee)
Meghan Savage, PhD, CCC-SLP
2026-2029
Academic-SLP
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (Austin, Texas)
Leigh Schaid, AuD, CCC-A
2025–2028
Academic-Audiology
Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon)
Alison Scheer-Cohen, PhD, CCC-SLP
Chair-Elect
2023–2026
Academic-SLP
California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, California)
Juhi Vora, MA, CCC-SLP
2026-2029
Practitioner-SLP
Valley Health (Bristow, Virginia)
Erica Williams, PhD, CCC-A
2026-2029
Academic-Audiology
Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
Gretchen Ehret Hoshaw, MA, CCC-SLP, ICE-CCP, CAE
Staff Ex Officio
Chief Accreditation Officer
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (Rockville, Maryland)
Laura Purcell Verdun, MA, CCC-SLP
Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC) Chair and Ex Officio to CAA
Voicetrainer, LLC (Washington, DC and Northern Virginia)
Kimberly W. Ward, AuD, CCC-A
2026–2028
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology
ASHA BOD Liaison
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
Rachel Glade, PhD, CCC-SLP
2025–2027
Vice President for Academic Affairs in Speech-Language Pathology
ASHA BOD Liaison
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Halima Bayoh, MSPM
Accreditation Program Manager
Bryant Harvin
Accreditation Program Manager
Alison Chernin
Manager, Accreditation Program Effectiveness
Kailen Holland, MEd, CCC-SLP
Accreditation Coordinator and CAA Recorder
Kelvin Mulembe, DMin, MDiv
Accreditation Program Manager
Allen Read
Director of Accreditation Operations
Kendria Smith
Accreditation Coordinator and CAA Recorder
Kelly Velasquez
Director of Accreditation for Site Visit Operations
Maia Williams, MSED, CSM
Director of Accreditation for Policy and Education
General questions about accreditation: accreditation@asha.org
Questions related to applications and annual reports: CAAReports@asha.org