MONTANA SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION

If you would like to join a committee or the board, please contact mshapresident@gmail.com

*There is no 2024 President, so please expect a delay in response from this email account as it will only be checked periodically.

Ad-Hoc Committee Chair and Duties:                     

ASHA Co-SEALs (State Education Advocacy Leaders)

Angela Conley and Lisa Kilsdonk  

Convention: 
Speakers: Lisa Kilsdonk, Kelsey Storm                CEU: Julie Vetter              Site:             

Vendors/Sponsors: Kathleen DeLapp-Cohn               Other: Shelby Midboe

ASHA Co-STAMP/STARS, Montana Professional Issues Committee Members
Jenni Kingan and Kelsey Storm

Public Policy: To study and evaluate all regulations, legislation, and recommendations which might affect the speech and hearing profession or program and to help prepare and support such regulations and recommendations as will be beneficial to the profession; secure the services of a lobbyist with Board approval and act as liaison between the lobbyist and the Board of Directors.

Shelby Midboe

Social Media: 

Angela Conley, Shelby Midboe

Scholarship:  The scholarship committee reviews the application yearly and works with the Montana Speech and Hearing Foundation to determine what the amount of scholarship and number available will be.  Committee members meet virtually 3-4 times per year.  They review applications and complete a rubric to determine which graduate students are awarded MSHA Foundation scholarships.  Current members include Chair, Barbara Doughty, Alex Kosanda, Molly Beck, Susan Sanford, Mina May, Maida Ambris and Lezlie Pearce-Hopper. 

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Membership:  

Membership: Sarah Floyd 

 

Honors Committee: To receive and review recommendations for and to select persons to receive the honors of the Association; confer MSHA Awards to recipients at MSHA Annual Business luncheon.

Chelsea Watercutter

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Continuing Education Committee: To administer MSHA’s sponsorship of continuing education programs in conjunction with Administrative Assistant.

Julie Vetter

Treasury Committee: 

Sarah Floyd, Shelby Midboe