There are so many ways to provide leadership in our professions - some of these ways are not what we think of as "traditional". One opportunity that we all have right now is to provide leadership and input into our professions and to ASHA is to participate in a survey that will help ASHA's Government Relations and Public Policy (GRPP) Board develop the association's 2020 Public Policy Agenda.
By focusing efforts on issues that are most important to members, we (ASHA members) can achieve successful outcomes and advancements in federal and state legislative and regulatory arenas. This is your opportunity to let ASHA know what issues are important to you and where you think ASHA's advocacy efforts should be directed next year. Here is a link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020_ASHA_PPA_HeadlinesThe deadline for completing the survey is Tuesday, April 30, 2019. For your reference, the 2019 Public Policy Agenda is posted on ASHA's website (https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/2019-ASHA-Public-Policy-Agenda/).
The 2019 GRPP Board includes Doanne Ward-Williams (Chair), Ingrid Blood, Katheryn L. Boada, (Board Liaison), Michelle D'Mello (NSSLHA), Ellen Estomin (PAC Chair), Monica C. Hudnall, Nancy McMahon, Aaron Roman, Deborah Ross Swain, Laurel Stine (Public Member), Martha Van Dam, Kathy Wheat, Daniel Williams, and Jeff Regan (ex officio).
For more information, contact Jeff Regan at
jregan@asha.org.
THANKS!
Donna Smiley
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Donna Fisher Smiley, Ph.D., CCC-A
ASHA Fellow
Audiologist & Audiology Supervisor
EARS Program @ Arkansas Children's Hospital
smileydf@archildrens.org------------------------------