Who We Are

Our organization is an area group of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA). Most of our over 150 NSSLA members are speech and language pathologists, though audiologists and speech-language pathology assistants are also welcome to join. In addition, nonmembers are welcome to attend meetings. Our meeting topics frequently are of interest to parents, educators, psychologists, social workers, and occupational and physical therapists.

Goals

The primary goal of our organization is to present continuing education opportunities in order to provide current information and research related to the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology. The meetings also offer members the ability to network with other speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the north suburban area of Chicago. As a service to our members, our organization works with ISHA to facilitate the provision of at least 10 contact hours per year toward Illinois State Licensure and ASHA CEUs. This is equivalent to 1.0 CEUs.

It is our goal to offer workshops on a wide range of topics in order to meet the needs and interests of members who work in a variety of settings and with varying age groups. Workshops are offered on weekday evenings and weekend mornings in order to accommodate the schedules of our members.

Bylaws

NSSLA Bylaws, revised October, 2008

 

2011-2012 NSSLA Board

Mara Lane & Maureen Sweeney - Co-Presidents
Robyn Newman - Website/Technology/Membership Directory
Barb Nathanson, Sharon Reiff, & Karen Schur - Programming
Connie Schoen - Treasurer
Barb Nathanson & Sue Middleton- CEU Coordinators
Julie Seward & Michelle Thurston - Registration
Julie Chandler & Pat Grady - Hospitality
Tiffany Hubbard - ISHA Newsletter
Susan Weidenfeld & Bonnie Russell - ISHA Representative Council
Marla Ferencz - Acknowledgements