Conference Faculty & Disclosures
Nick Bellack is a client relations director for the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and is responsible for providing support for professional licensure and certification stakeholders around the country.
Katie Brice is the Manager for the Health and Wellness Section of Regulatory Program Management at Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), where she also works with the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology program.
Drew Floyd, MBA, CAE, CMP, is the Executive Director of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC). Mr. Floyd has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare management sector.
Brian Francis, MBA, is the top executive of the largest occupational licensing agency in the state of Texas. He has 36 years of public service experience, 22 of which were in executive level roles.
Amy S. Goldman, MS, CCC-SLP, is a member of the NCSB Board of Directors and past-president of NCSB. She served previously as chair for the PA Board of Examiners in Speech-Pathology and Audiology. She is currently past-president of the US Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC).
Nicole Jeffcoat, MS, CCC-SLP, serves on the NCSB Board of Directors and recently completed a term on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. She works as a clinical supervisor in an acute care setting and acts as a clinical resource in the areas of dysphagia, FEES, PMSC, aphasia, TBI, and cognition.
Nahale Freeland Kalfas, Esq, has served as General Counsel for the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists for the past seventeen years. She is also General Counsel to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Commission (ASLP-IC Commission).
Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, is the Director of Clinical Education and an Assistant Professor for the Speech-Language Pathology program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She received her BA and MA in speech-language pathology from the University of North Texas and completed her clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology from Northwestern University.
Kelley Long, MBA, is the Executive Director of OhioPHP, a non-profit organization that supports the health and well-being of healthcare professionals in Ohio. She has developed and implemented programs and services that facilitate confidential treatment, education, and advocacy for healthcare workers who struggle with mental, behavioral, and physical health issues, especially substance use disorders.
Beth F. Montgomery, MS, CCC-SLP, is the lead speech-language pathologist for Lexington School District in West Columbia, South Carolina. She is the Vice Chair and Speech-Language Pathology board member on the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. She is also on the NCSB Board of Directors.
Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP, is an Education Associate for Early Language and Literacy at the South Carolina State Department of Education. She is also an adjunct professor for the University of South Carolina, a Board Member for the South Carolina Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and has presented across the United States using her animated presentation style to share how spoken language has a direct connection to literacy.
Kerri Philips, SLP.D, is Professor/Program Director at Louisiana Tech University as well as adjunct instructor at Nova Southeastern. Dr. Phillips has served multiple terms on the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. She is on the Board of Directors with NCSB.
Todd R. Philbrick, CAE, CS, joined ASHA as its Director of Certification and ex-officio to its Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology since 2014. Todd is a graduate of Salisbury University, a Certified Association Executive, and has obtained the Credentialing Specialist certificate with 20 years of healthcare certification and member association experience.
Susan Pilch, JD, is the Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Academy of Audiology and oversees federal and state legislative and regulatory efforts. She has significant experience on a wide range of issues including sate licensure, reimbursement, contractual and policy-related insurance coverage issues, Medicare and Medicaid and patient access to services and care.
MaryJane Richardson, JD, is an Assistant District Attorney in the state of North Carolina for Districts 20-Robeson County and 16A-Hoke and Scotland Counties. She serves as a Public Board Member on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Theresa H. Rodgers, MA, CCC-SLP, L-SLP, EdS (LD), is an SLP in the metro Baton Rouge area. A Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language and an ASHA Fellow, she has served as president of ASHA, CSAP, NCSB, and LSHA. Theresa is a former member of the Louisiana licensure board, chaired the ASHA Board of Ethics, and was a member of the 2022 ASHA Code Revision Task Force.
Sherry Sancibrian, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, FASHA, is a Grover E. Murray Professor, Program Director for Speech-Language Pathology, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Health Professions at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Sherry is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Presiding Officer of the Texas licensure board, and a Past President of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, and the National Council of State Boards.
Angela Standridge, M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP, is the Director of the Texas Technology Access Program. She is a passionate about using technology to enable Texans with disabilities to meet their educational, vocational, and personal potential. She is a speech language pathologist and assistive technology specialist with over 30 years’ experience in assistive technology with an emphasis in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
Peter S. Vogel, Esq., is a lawyer at Vogel IT Law. Before practicing law he worked as a computer programmer, received a Master’s in Computer Science, and taught graduate courses in information systems. Peter has negotiated hundreds of IT, eCommerce, and Cybersecurity contracts and had trials around the US on failed software implementations, misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, software patent infringement, and eCommerce Internet disputes.
The American Academy of Audiology will offer CEUs for this activity. The pre-conference workshop is offered for up to .65 AAA CEUs and the conference is offered for up to 1.0 AAA CEUs. Academy approval of this CE activity does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology. (CE Credits Pending Approval)
The pre-conference is offered for up to .65 ASHA CEUs. The conference is offered for up to 1.0 ASHA CEUs. ASHA Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content. (CE Credits Pending Approval.)
