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Current Pool of Site Visitors

Accreditation Handbook—Chapter VII: Site Visitors


List updated June 30, 2026

The CAA conducts site visits to programs that have applied for candidacy, initial accreditation, or continued accreditation. The CAA’s site visitor pool includes academic faculty, clinical faculty, and practitioners; audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Site visit teams are comprised of 3–6 people and will include practitioners and representatives from accredited programs.

All active site visitors are listed below with their professional area noted in parentheses, i.e., (AUD) or (SLP), work affiliation, city, and state. Individuals who have had additional training to serve as a candidacy site visitor are noted with an asterisk (*).

Please note that there are no CAA site visitors at this time from the following states or territories: Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 

Alabama

  • Alice McKinney Henton (SLP), University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
  • Kelli Watts (AUD), Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Arizona

  • Stephanie Christensen (SLP), Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona
  • Maria Centeno Vazquez (SLP), A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona

Arkansas

  • Melanie Meeker (SLP), Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
  • Dana Moser (SLP), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Texarkana, Arkansas
  • Amy Shollenbarger (SLP), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas 

California

  • Antoinette Bentley (SLP), John Swett Unified School District, Rodeo, California
  • Cheryl Determan (SLP), Speech, Language, and Educational Associates (SLEA), Chatsworth, California 
  • Mary Kubalanza (SLP), California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  • *Charlotte Lopes (SLP), San Diego State University, San Diego, California
  • David McCoy (SLP), California State University Chico, Chico, California
  • Suzanne Moineau (SLP), California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California
  • Deborah Moore (SLP), Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center, Fresno, California
  • Wendy Quach (SLP), San Jose State University, La Quinta, California
  • Nancy Robinson (SLP), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
  • Linda Stuart (SLP), Kaiser Permanente SoCal, San Diego, California
  • Amy Vinson (SLP), Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Colorado

  • *Rhonda Johns (SLP), Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colorado

Connecticut

  • Kathleen Cienkowski (AUD), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
  • Hilary Marquis (AUD), UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
  • Mary Purdy (SLP), Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Ciara Leydon-Korn (SLP), Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Caitlin Zimyeski (SLP), CBS Therapy, Middlebury, Connecticut 

Delaware

  • *Darryl Powe (SLP), Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware

District of Columbia

  • Laura Barrett (SLP), George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Robin Eury (SLP), Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia

Florida

  • Adrienne Fuller (SLP), SpeechBuilders, Apopka, Florida
  • Kimmerly Harrell (SLP), Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Kristina Ann Kelley (SLP), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
  • Debra Knox (SLP), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
  • Felix Matias (SLP), Gannon University, Ruskin, Florida
  • Milena Palenzuela, (SLP), Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida
  • Angela Medina (SLP), Florida International University, University Park, Florida
  • Hollea Ryan (AUD), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • Elizabeth Tobener (AUD), University of Florida, Gainesfille, Florida
  • Albert Villanueva-Reyes (SLP), University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, Florida

Georgia

  • Lashonda Allen (SLP), Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Jill Barton (SLP), Atlanta Public Schools, Fayetteville, Georgia
  • Tasha Carter (SLP), Fulton County Schools, Dunwoody, Georgia
  • Dena Farmer (SLP), Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Kelly Shea (AUD), The Southeast Permanente Group, Atlanta, Georgia

Idaho

  • Jessi Hardy (SLP), Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation & Hospital, Boise, Idaho

Illinois

  • Steffany Chleboun (SLP), Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
  • Jennifer Friberg (SLP), Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  • Allison Haskill (SLP), Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
  • McLoddy Kadyamusuma (SLP), Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  • *Gail Kempster (SLP), Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
  • Giselle Nuñez (SLP), City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • *Earl Seaver (SLP), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
  • *Kathy Shapley (SLP), Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

Indiana

  • *Vicki Hammen (SLP), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Julie Jones (AUD), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Laura Karcher (SLP), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Nina Shahin (SLP), Indiana University Health Neurorehabilitation & Robotics, Indianapolis, Indiana

Iowa

  • Elisa Huff (SLP), St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa

Kansas

  • *Nicole Chow (SLP), Kansas School for the Deaf, Olathe, Kansas
  • Douglas Parham (SLP), Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Kentucky

  • Hammam AlMakadma (AUD), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Kellie Ellis (SLP), Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
  • Kimberly Green (SLP), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Shae Morgan (AUD), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Brenda Heiman (SLP), Lousiana Technical University, Ruston, Louisiana
  • Mehan Majoue (AUD), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sandra Pruett-Hayes (SLP), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

Maine

  • Michelle Moore (SLP), University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Maryland

  • *Sharon Glennen (SLP), Towson University, Towson, Maryland
  • K. Terese Grimmett (SLP), KIPP DC, Camp Springs, Maryland 

Massachusetts

  • Emily Bambacus (AUD), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Kristina Curro (SLP), Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Robert Melchionna (SLP), Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts
  • *Ruby Miranda (SLP), Eastpointe Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Jane Sackett (SLP), University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

Michigan

  • *Dan Halling (AUD), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
  • Yaojan [Ryan] Liu (AUD), Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Marlene Salmon (SLP), Up North Speech Therapy, Eben Junction, Michigan

    Minnesota

    • Joy McKenzie (SLP), St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

    Mississippi

    • Chaya Guntupalli (SLP), University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
    • *Dee Lance (SLP), University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
    • *Carolyn Wiles Higdon (SLP), University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
    • Lauren McNichol (AUD), University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    • Stephen E. Oshrin (AUD), University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    Missouri

    • Anne Anderson (SLP), Aegia Therapies, Branson, Missouri
    • Susan Fulton (AUD), Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    • Jonathan Mikhail (AUD), Area Hearing and Speech Clinic, Joplin, Missouri 
    • Gale Rice (SLP), Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri

    Nebraska

    • Miechelle McKelvey (SLP), University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska
    • Kristy Weissling (SLP), University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

    Nevada

    • Sheri Bayley (SLP), Nevada State University, Henderson, Nevada
    • Pamela Greene (SLP), My Left Foot Children's Therapy Clinic, Las Vegas, Nevada

    New Jersey

    • *Vikram Dayalu (SLP), Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
    • Sarita Eisenberg (SLP), Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
    • Brittany Khan (SLP), Center for Speech and Language Disorders at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
    • Sona Patel (SLP), Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
    • *Jim Tsiamtsiouris (SLP), William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey
    • Linda Tucker-Simpson (SLP), Therapy Source, Woolwich, New Jersey
    • *Patrick Walden (SLP), Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey

      New Mexico

      • Adrian Bratcher (SLP), Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
      • Linda Spencer (SLP), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

      New York

      • Wendy Bower (SLP), SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
      • Steven Cox (SLP), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
      • Renee Fabus (SLP), Stony Brook University, Southhampton, New York
      • *Kate Franklin (SLP), New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
      • Patrizia Giordano (SLP), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
      • Vikas Grover (SLP), New York Mdical College, Valhalla, New York
      • *Pamela Hart (SLP), St.Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York
      • *Kathleen Kaiser (SLP), New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
      • Suzanne Miller (AUD), St. John's University, Queens, New York
      • Elisabeth Mlawski (SLP), Yeshiva University, New York, New York
      • John Preece (AUD), CUNY Graduate Center/Hunter College, New York, New York
      • Deborah Senzer (AUD), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
      • *Anne Marie Skvarla (SLP), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York

      North Carolina

      • *Judith Ann Blaine (SLP), Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, North Carolina
      • Grace Hao (SLP), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
      • Yolanda Keller-Bell (SLP), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
      • Leigh Odom (SLP), Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
      • Kelli Uitenham (SLP), Kensington Academy LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina
      • Opal Dionne Williams (SLP), Wake County Public Schools, Cary, North Carolina 

      North Dakota

      • *Leisa Harmon (SLP), Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota

      Ohio

      • *Nancy Creaghead (SLP), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
      • *Rosanne Douville (SLP), Miami Valley Regional Center, Dayton, Ohio
      • *Molly Schenker (SLP), Self/The Informed SLP, Stow, Ohio 
      • *Colleen Visconti (SLP), Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio
      • *Carolyn Vogel (SLP), Sycamore Hospital, Mason, Ohio

      Oklahoma

      • Tracy Grammer (SLP), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      • Suzanne Kimball (AUD), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      • Sherri Norton (SLP), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 
      • *Mona Ryan (SLP), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      • John Tetnowski (SLP), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

      Oregon

      • Kristi Atkins (SLP), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 
      • Jill Dolata (SLP), Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
      • Teresa Roberts (SLP), Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

      Pennsylvania

      • *Randy Dubin (SLP), The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      • Cheryl Gunter (SLP), West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania 
      • Renee Jourdanais (SLP), Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
      • Lindsay Milgram (SLP), Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania
      • Patricia Remshifski (SLP), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      • *Diane Williams (SLP), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

      Puerto Rico

      • Myriam Ortiz (SLP), Bella Vista Rehabilitation Hospital–Kindred Health, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

      Rhode Island

      • Mikyong Kim (SLP), University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island

      South Carolina

      • Elizabeth Barnes (SLP), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
      • Waretha Butler (SLP), Lexington-Richland School District 5, Irmo, South Carolina
      • *Martha GeDelle Sapough Crowe (SLP), Genesis Rehab Services, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina
      • Ashley Jeffries (SLP), Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina 
      • *Jean Neils-Strunjas (SLP), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
      • Tanya Wilson (SLP), South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina 

      South Dakota

      • *Shelly Grinde (SLP), University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota

      Tennessee

      • Susan Amberg (AUD), Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, Tennessee
      • Erin Plyler (AUD), University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee
      • Melissa Riess (SLP), Vanderbilt Health, Nashville, Tennessee

      Texas

      • Emmanuel Akinleye (SLP), Speech Pathology Group & Education (SPG), Austin, Texas
      • Erika Armstrong (SLP), Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
      • *Kresta Atkin (SLP), La Vernia Independent School District, La Vernia, Texas
      • Paula Chance (SLP), Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas
      • Melissa Garcia (SLP), Baylor University, Waco, Texas
      • Kamakshi Gopal (AUD), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
      • Michelle Ivey (SLP), University of Houton, Houston, Texas
      • Karen Jeffries Hennington (SLP), Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
      • Farzan Irani (SLP), Texas State University, Round Rock, Texas
      • *Jerrold Jackson (SLP), Roundtree Group, PLLC, Cedar Hill, Texas
      • Sue Ann Lee (SLP), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
      • Fang-Ling Lu (SLP), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
      • Vanessa Mueller (SLP), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 
      • Carolyn Perry (SLP), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
      • Betsaida Rodriguez (SLP), University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas

      Utah

      • *Kim Corbin-Lewis (SLP), Utah State University, Logan, Utah
      • Brett Myers (SLP), University of Utah, Saly Lake City, Utah

      Virginia

      • Lauren Flora (AUD), Radford University, Radford, Virginia
      • Lisa Geary (SLP), Yorktown Therapy Services, Yorktown, Virginia
      • Alison King (SLP), Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
      • *Lissa Power de-Fur (SLP), Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
      • Shannon Salley (SLP), Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia

      West Virginia

      • Jayne Brandel (SLP), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
      • Pam Holland (SLP), Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
      • Andela Mandell (SLP), The Children's League, Ridgeley, West Virginia

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      The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) accredits eligible clinical doctoral programs in audiology and master's degree programs in speech-language pathology. The CAA relies on a dedicated corps of volunteers serving as Council members and site visitors to accomplish the work of the accreditation program.

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      The Council on Academic Accreditation in
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      American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
      2200 Research Boulevard, #310
      Rockville, MD 20850

      800-498-2071

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