Area Groups
What is Representative Council (RC)? RC acts as a liaison between members of area groups or members at-large and the ISHA executive board.
What is an Area Group? Any group of Speech-Language Pathologists and/or Audiologists with an identifiable geographic area and/or interest which, compiles the following criteria:
- Minimum of 20% of its members are also members of ISHA;
- established schedule of at least three professional meetings annually in which continuing education is provided;
- elected officers;
- established Bylaws and/or constitution.
What if a local group has not been established? Representatives-at-large acts as a liaison for ISHA members who are not represented at any local area group.
How are you represented at RC? Each area group is entitled to two representatives.
What are the duties of RC members?
- Attend RC meetings;
report concerns of local area groups and ISHA members to RC;
report activities of local area groups to RC;
provide local area groups information regarding issues of professional concern and current ISHA activities;
promote membership in ISHA;
report area group compliance with criteria.
2012-2013
REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OFFICERS
CHAIR - Susan Buzzard tennissue60@comcast.net Whetney de Haseth wmsturm@gmail.com
PAST CHAIR - Whitney de Haseth wmsturm@gmail.com
CHAIR-ELECT - Heather Sutton hsutton@panaschools.com
SECRETARY - Angela Owen aowen@mattoon.k12.il.us
VICE CHAIR - Danila McAsey danila@mtco.com
2011 - 2012 ISHA AREA GROUPS
Representative Council Members
NORTH AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large - Position Vacant
Chicago Audiology and Speech-Language Association – Niles, IL (inactive)
DuPage County Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Glen Ellyn, IL
Cynthia Angermeier cynthiaangermeier@yahoo.com
Rita Samuelson ritasamuelson@hotmail.com
Northern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Rockford, IL www.nishla.org
Lindsey Serpe linseyserpe@att.net
North Suburban Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Highland Park, IL www.nsslaorg
Donna Torf donnatorf@yahoo.com
South Cook Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Cook County, IL www.shlaonline.org
Patty Boyd pboyd@hf233.org
Sheila Stull sstull@palos118.org
West Suburban Speech-Language-Hearing Association (inactive)
Will-Grundy Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Will County, IL www.wgsha.org
Katherine Doherty katierose2328@hotmail.com
WEST-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large - Position Vacant
Peoria Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Peoria, IL www.pasha-il.com
Sarah Moon growyoung@gmail.com
Christine Fletcher chirstineslp@comcast.net
Quad Cities Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Moline/Rock Island, IL www.qsha.org
Karen Aumuller karenaumuller@augustana.edu
Valerie Brosius vbrosius@emsd37.org
EAST-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Jeni Baron jeni.baron@bps101.net
Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Bloomington, IL
Renee McClure jrbulla@ilstu.edu
Julie Burns jtbirms@ilstu.edu
East Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Coles/Jasper/Effingham Counties, IL ecisha@gmail.com
Kathleen Bates kbates@eiase.com
Cassie Flack cassieflack@hotmail.com
Eastern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Champaign/Urbana, IL
Donna Boyer jdb0445@nwcable.net
Kankakee Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Kankakee, IL
SOUTH-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Cassie Flack cassieflack@hotmail.com
South Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Hillsboro, IL
Heather Sutton hsutton@panaschools.com
Melissa Daily mdaily@panaschools.com
Southeastern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Robinson, IL
Deb Einhorn deinhorn@jccu1.org
Southern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Carbondale, IL
Kathryn Martin kittym@siu.edu
Southwestern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association–St. Clair/Madison Counties, IL
Deb Kirsch fourdk93@yahoo.com