Melanie W. Hudson has over 40 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist in public schools, private practice and university settings. She currently serves on the ASHFoundation Board of Trustees and served on the ASHA Board of Directors as the Chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Council from 2016-2018. She also served on the ASHA Board of Ethics, the Board of Special Interest Group Coordinators as the Coordinator for Special Interest Group 11, Administration and Supervision, and on ASHA’s Ad Hoc Committees on Governance Review in 2018, and Supervision in 2013. She is co-editor and chapter author for the 4th edition of “Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,” (Lubinski & Hudson; Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2013) and the 5th edition (Hudson & DeRuiter, Plural Publishing, 2020). She is a former President of the Georgia Speech-Language and Hearing Association and received their Honors of the Association Award in 2014, and the Hull Leadership Award in 2016. She served on the Georgia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from 2013-2020. Melanie is a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language and Disorders and presents on topics related to school-based services, autism spectrum disorders, clinical education (supervision/mentoring), and professional ethics. She resides in Williamsburg, Virginia.