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Conference Speakers

Meher Banajee Meher Banajee is an Assistant Professor with the Communication Disorders Department of Louisiana State University Health Sciences. She has worked in the area of AAC/AT in educational and hospital settings.
Barry Bernstein “Bongo” BARRY BERNSTEIN is a registered Music Therapist, the creator and program director of the UNITYWITH A BEAT! Programs. He currently he serves as the Music Therapy Consultant for the Blue Valley School District in KS. He is the recipient of numerous awards and his work has been featured in many national publications (e.g., NY Times).
Sarah Blackstone Sarah W. Blackstone is president of Augmentative Communication, Inc, a partner/project director in the AAC-RERC and an ISAAC fellow. She has written, published and presented extensively on topics related to AAC.
Donna Broussard Donna Broussard is a special education teacher working for the Louisiana Department of Education overseeing the AT project and related programs.
Janie Cirlot–New Janie Cirlot-New is the director of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability at Mississippi State University. She has provided AAC services to individuals of all ages .
Ana Deter Ana Deter is the education specialist for speech-language pathology and assistive technology at Region VI Education Service Center in Texas. She has experience as a special education teacher and administrator in the public schools of Texas and serves as the Region VI representative to the Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN).
Sharon Edwards Sharon Edwards has served as an AT Specialist at the district level and is currently an AT facilitator for Region III AT Center.
Pam Elder Pam Elder is a consultant in the Adult Services Program of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham in Alabama. She was the creator and manager of the Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference for 25 years.
Richard Ellenson Richard Ellenson is the parent of a young boy with cerebral palsy who serves as the VP of Consumer Affairs for USSAAC.
Kelly Fonner Kelly Fonner is a consultant and trainer in the area of assistive and educational technology. She has extensive experience with school age, university and adult programs providing information about a wide range of topics.
Lewis Golinker Lewis Golinker is the Director of the Assistive Technology Law Center in Ithaca, New York, specializing in securing funding for SGDs for more than 25 years. He has participated in the development of various government funding policies.
John Halloran John Halloran is a speech-language pathologist who provides educational and support services for teams working with individuals with CCN.
Denise Kennedy Denise Swafford Kennedy is an educator providing AT evaluations aimed at enhancing educational performance at the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability at Mississippi State University.
Tracy Kovach Tracy Kovach is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Associate Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado, and regularly teaches course work in the area of AAC at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Pamela Mathy Pamela Mathy is the Director of the Speech-Language Clinic in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Arizona State University (ASU) where she manages the AAC clinical program and teaches the required graduate course in AAC.
Debby McBride Debby McBride has worked in medical, school-based, rehabilitation and residential settings and been an AAC device distributor. These experiences have led her to develop unique clinical tools available on the Internet to assist clinicians in their AAC evaluations.
Pat Mirenda Pat Mirenda is a Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia. Currently, she is principal investigator of several projects that are housed in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research Lab at UBC.
Janet Mora Janet Mora IS the Supervisor for Autism Services, LA State Department of Education. She assists districts to ensure effective educational practices for students with autism spectrum disorder.
Tim MorsE Tim Morse is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at The University of Southern Mississippi and involved in assessment and interventions for individuals with ASD.
Caroline Musselwhite Caroline Musselwhite is an AT specialist working with children and adolescents with severe disabilities in a variety of settings. She is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Pat Ourand Patricia Ourand is currently the president of Associated Speech & Language Services, Inc., a speech-language pathology practice, serving the Baltimore/Washington area, and specializing in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children and adults with severe-to-profound expressive communication disorders.
Judith Oxley Judith Oxley is an assistant professor in Communication Disorders at Lafayette University. She has published in the area of AAC and has interests in articulatory phonetics, metacognitive aspects of aided communication and related teaching strategies. ``
Harvey Pressman Harvey Pressman is managing editor at Augmentative Communication, Inc., and president of the Central Coast Children’s Foundation. He served as technology editor at Exceptional Parent Magazine, was a founding board member of the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA).
KristiE Stapler Kristie Stapler is a special educator who has specialized in education and technology. She is also an AT facilitator for Region III AT Center.
Theresa Tanchak Theresa Tanchak is an Education Consultant at Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston, Texas. She provides training and customized services regarding assistive technology.
Quentina Timoll Quentina Timoll is an educator who specializes in Educational Technology. Currently she works for the Louisiana Department of Education focusing on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Joy Zabala Joy Smiley Zabala is a general and special educator who has worked internationally with students, families and education agencies. She recently joined the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) to provide leadership to the AIM Consortium.
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