Thank you Melanie. I appreciate your mention of commitment. When you agree to volunteer leadership positions, people are counting on you to meet your responsibilities. There can be a domino effect of breakdown when an individual doesn't carry through. Usually someone else has to pick up extra work, which ...

​Nadine, Thank you for sharing such a heartfelt reflection. I appreciate your comments of being a reluctant leader or questioning if you are up to the challenge. Often we find ourselves in situations and wonder how we got there or if we are capable of meeting the obligation. Sometimes it is about ...

Happy December! As we near the end of 2018, I have asked the outgoing BOD members to reflect on their leadership role. You will be hearing from Lynn Williams, Melanie Hudson, Bob Fifer, and Nadine Martin during this month. I appreciate their service to ASHA and their willingness to share some thoughts ...

One aspect of leadership is seeing opportunities and persevering in an objective until the initiative has been realized. One example occurred at the university where I have been on faculty. As the increased incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), particularly high functioning ASD and Asperger, ...