Learner Outcomes

1. Describe how artificial intelligence and exam security impacts speech-language pathology and audiology licensure boards.
2. Describe ETS Praxis exam and ASHA accreditation security issues and understand its impact on regulatory boards.
3. Describe legislative and policy trends in 2023-2024 in the speech-language pathology and audiology professions.
4. List 3 social media issues in speech-language pathology and audiology.
5. Describe the importance of occupational licensing from a legal practitioner’s perspective.
6. Summarize accomplishments and challenges experienced by attending boards across the country.
7. Summarize issues and trends in speech-language pathology and audiology from AAA, ADA, and ASHA.
8. Describe the impact of final FDA regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids on licensure boards and their licensees.
9. Delineate the extent of immunity of regulatory boards.
10. Identify the challenges and advantages of the ASLP-IC.
11. Describe trends in TOEFL transcript review and international education evaluation.

Conference Faculty & Disclosures

Susan Adams, Esq, CAE, is the Director of State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Susan Adams is employed by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. 

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.

Nicholas Bellack is employed by the Educational Testing Service. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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. Denise Brown is the Executive Director for the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and has been with the NC Board for 17 years.

Katie Bice is employed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.  There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Tammy H. Brown, MA, CCC-A, is a licensed audiologist and Board President of the Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board.  She is serving as president of NCSB for 2023.

Tammy Brown is a practicing Audiologist. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Stephanie Czuhajewski, CAE, MPH, is Executive Director of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. She has 20 years of management experience in both the public and private sector.

Stephanie Czuhajewski is the executive director of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Amy S. Goldman, MS, CCC-SLP, is the past-chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Examiners, and past-president of NCSB. She is also president of the US Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC) and past-president of the Pennsylvania Speech- Language-Hearing Association.

Amy Goldman is the president of the USSAAC.  There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Jeffrey P. Gray, Esq, is a trial lawyer with experience in administrative law, commercial litigation, occupational & professional licensing and real estate & land use law.  He also serves as legal counsel to several North Carolina regulatory boards.

Jeff Gray is a practicing attorney. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Jolie Jones served as the Executive Director for 7 years for the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, in addition to 7 years as the Board's Administrative Assistant.

Jolie Jones is the executive director of the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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).

Nahale Freeland Kalfas is General Counsel for the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Lawrence F. Molt, PhD, CCC-SLP/AUD, is Professor and Director of the Neuroprocesses Research Laboratory in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department at Auburn University. An ASHA Fellow, he holds both CCC-A and CCC-SLP and was in the initial cadre of Board Certified Fluency Specialists.  Larry serves as Chair of the ASLP-IC Commission.

Lawrence Molt is employed by Auburn University.  There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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.

Kerri Phillips is employed by Louisiana Tech University and Nova Southeastern. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. 

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.

Todd Philbrick is employed by ASHA. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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.

Susan Pilch is senior director of government relations for AAA. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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.

Mary Jane Richardson is an Assistant District Attorney in NC. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

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.

Theresa Rodgers is a practicing SLP. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. 

Rachel R. Watkins Schoenig, JD, is the CEO of Cornerstone Strategies. She brings a wealth of experience in international high-stakes testing, exam security and privacy.

Rachel Watkins Schoenig is the CEO of Cornerstone Strategies. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sherri L. Smith, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, is a clinical audiologist with Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina. She has expertise in the areas of hearing loss, cochlear implant surgery, and audiology.  She serves on the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Sherri Smith is a practicing Audiologist. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Jerrilyn Frasier Vaughan, AuD, L-AUD/SLP, was appointed to the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in 2018.  Dr. Vaughan is a private practice owner in Ruston, Louisiana.  Prior to starting her private practice, she worked for 18 years as a clinical audiologist for a leading otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and multispecialty group in Ruston.

Jerrilyn Frasier Vaughan is a private practice owner. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Glenn M. Waguespack, MS, CCC-A, is a private practice audiologist and ASHA Fellow. He is a past-president of NCSB, former chair of ASHA’s Continuing Education Board and Council on Academic Accreditation, and Chair-Elect of the Council for Clinical Certification. Having served five years on ASHA’s Board of Ethics, he co-presents sessions in ethics resolution at the annual NCSB Board training.

Glenn Waguespack is a private practice audiologist. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose. 

Bill West, MBA, ICE-CCP, is the Chief Credentialing Solutions Officer with Cornerstone Strategies.  Mr. West has expertise in the area of exam security and artificial intelligence.

Bill West is employed by Cornerstones Strategies. There are no other relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.