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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:

  1. Minimum of 20% of its members are also members of ISHA; 
  2. established schedule of at least three professional meetings annually in which continuing education is provided; 
  3. elected officers; 
  4. 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? 

  1. Attend RC meetings;  
  2. report concerns of local area groups and ISHA members to RC;
  3. report activities of local area groups to RC;
  4. provide local area groups information regarding issues of professional concern and current ISHA activities;
  5. promote membership in ISHA;
  6. report area group compliance with criteria.
 

 

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2007-2008

REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL OFFICERS

CHAIR - Diane Maguire
mdmaguire@sbcglobal.net 

PAST CHAIR - kim Peppler
kimpeppler@hotmail.com 

CHAIR-ELECT - Trina Becker
tmbecker@eiu.edu 

SECRETARY - Erin Mullins
e_mullins@hotmail.com 

VICE CHAIR - Mary Kirwan-Johnson
johnsonm@champaignschools.org 

2007 - 2008 ISHA AREA GROUPS
Representative Council Members

NORTH AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Rita Giudice
ritagee@comcast.net

Chicago Audiology and Speech-Language Association – Niles, IL
Mary Meskan
meskan@sbcglobal.net

Kris Erickson
kris-erickson@northwestern.edu 

DuPage County Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Glen Ellyn, IL
Ellen Wehrle
e_wehrle@comcast.net

Rita Samuelson
ritasamuelson@hotmail.com  

Northern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Rockford, IL
Susan Buzzard
tennissue60@aol.com

North Suburban Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Highland Park, IL
Susan Weidenfeld
s.wiedenfeld@comcast.net

Marla Ferencz
randmferencz@aol.com 

Bonnie Russell
brussell@maine207.org

South Cook Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Cook County, IL
Sheila Stull
sstull@palos118.org

Julie Spencer
julispen@aol.com 

West Suburban Speech-Language-Hearing Association (inactive)
Jeni Baron
jeni.baron@@bps101.net

Will-Grundy Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Will County, IL
Patsy Bodach
patsybodach@sbcglobal.net   

Patricia Martin
pmartin131@comcast.net

WEST-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Colleen Woods-Frerichs
colleen.frerichs@gmail.com

Peoria Area Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Peoria, IL
www.pasha-illinois.com

Heather Brown
chbrown@mtco.com    

Tina Atherton
datherton9@mchsi.com    

Quad Cities Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Moline/Rock Island, IL
Ann Cobb
acobb@riroe.k12.il.us

Valerie Brosius
vbrosius@msn.com  

EAST-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Sarah Grob
grobs@hsd2.k12.il.us 

Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Bloomington, IL
Nancy Anderson
nanderson@bromenn.org

Amy Johnson
ajohnson@ci.easterseals.com    

East Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Coles/Jasper/Effingham Counties, IL
Beth Bergstrom
blbergstrom@eiu.edu

Stacey Vitale
svitale@sblhs.org

Eastern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Champaign/Urbana, IL
Angela Monk
monk1@mailbag.com

Jennifer Cravens
jcravens@uiuc.edu     

Kankakee Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Kankakee, IL
http://www.geocities.com/kashaorg/

Linda Faber
linda.faber@illinois.gov

Donna Brown
donnamallbrown@aol.com

SOUTH-AT-LARGE AREA
Representative-At-Large
Anita Lidyn
lidyfamily@frontiernet.net 

South Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Hillsboro, IL
Laurie Nolan
nolanl@carlinvileschools.net 

Stacy Gibson
gib86@aol.com

Southeastern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Robinson, IL
Debra Einhorn
dcantrell@roe12.net

Courtney Hoalt
quart27@hotmail.com

Laura Gallion
lgallion@roe12.net

Southern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Carbondale, IL
Contact Info Unavailable

Southwestern Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association – St. Clair/Madison Counties, IL
Amy Bruce
abruce1117@aol.com