Executive Board

Jessica Berry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

President

The President shall serve as Chair of the Executive Board and the Chair of the Council, coordinating the functions of both bodies. The president is responsible for developing long-term plans, as well as organization and policy alternatives for the Association. The President attends the spring and fall CSAP Meetings. The President has oversight of the SCSHA website and is responsible for periodic content review and coordinating requests for website changes. The term of office is one year.

Rebekah Wada, PhD, CCC-SLP

President Elect

The President Elect shall assist the President in performance of duties, act in the absence of the President, participates in any or all activities, both internal and external, associated with preparation for presidency; assists the president in performance of duties and attends spring and fall CSAP meetings. This office also serves as the convention chair and coordinates all convention duties and assignments with the management company, The term of office is one year.

Christina Pelatti, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

President Elect-Elect

The President Elect-Elect is a voting member of the Executive Board. The President Elect-Elect carry out duties as assigned in preparation for assuming duties of President Elect and President;. The President Elect-Elect is tasked with planning and coordinating the the SCSHA fall workshop with board approval and as the budget permits. The President Elect-Elect will serve as the Convention Co-Chair. The President Elect-Elect shall present to the Executive Board for review a slate of nominees for each elected position at the fall meeting. Nominations can be made electronically by a specified deadline. Election of each of the offices shall be by electronic ballot of the entire voting membership of the Association. The nominee receiving the most votes shall be elected. Nominations are due in September. The term of office is one year. 

​​AnnMarie C. Knight, Ph. D., CCC-SLP

Past President

The Past President shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Executive Board. The Past President shall be in charge of the policies and procedures manual, including updating, maintaining and distributing policies and procedures to the Executive Board members as needed. The Past President will chair any revisions required for the by-laws. The Past President coordinates the Past President’s event at the Convention. Oversees organization of SCSHA Historical Documents and Booth at the convention. The term of office is one year.

ASHLEY SCOTT, M.A., CCC-SLP

VP of Membership & Outreach

The Vice President of Membership & Outreach shall serve as a representative to the Executive Board for a term of two years. The Vice President of Membership & Outreach will be tasked with overseeing communications and public information for the association. Additionally, the Vice President of Membership & Outreach will be tasked with coordinating In Touch and updating social media platforms. The VP of Membership and Outreach is further tasked with the Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Scholarship. The Vice President of Membership and Outreach oversees securing nominations for all awards (except Legislator of the Year Award).

Candace S. Fladger, M.Ed, MCD, CCC-SLP

VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, & Accessibility

The Vice President of DEIA shall serve as a representative to the Executive Board for a term of two years. The Vice President of DEIA will be tasked with overseeing communications and trainings for the board and association related to diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility. Additionally, the Vice President of DEIA will be tasked with advising SCSHA executive board on key issues related to DEIA. The VP of DEIA is further tasked with writing biannual updates for the InTouch and updating resources on website for membership. The Vice President of DEIA oversees recruitment of presenters for annual convention and/or workshops to ensure equitable representation. VP of DEIA will also collaborate with VP of Community and Outreach to support building membership and representation for professionals and students. Lastly, VP of DEIA will seek to bring awareness and recruit students into the speech language pathology and/or audiology field.

Lauren L. Costello, Au.D, CCC-A

VP of Audiology

The Vice President of Audiology shall serve as a representative to the Executive Board for a term of two years. The Vice President of Audiology must be a member of SCSHA and SCAA, and will be tasked with acting as liaison to the South Carolina Academy of Audiology Board. Additionally, the Vice President of Audiology will be tasked with reporting issues of concerns to audiologists discussed by the ASHA Advisory Audiology Council. Promote SCSHA in order to recruit Audiology members.