2026 ASHFoundation Board of Trustees

Bernard Rousseau 
ASHFoundation President 
Saint Louis University 
St. Louis, Missouri 

Elise Davis-McFarland
EDMConsulting, LLC
Charleston, South Carolina

Vicki R. Deal-Williams
ASHA Chief Executive Officer
Ex Officio
Rockville, Maryland

Perry Flynn
ASHA President-Elect
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina 

Robert Hanyak
University of the Pacific
Boulder, Colorado

Aliyah Hodges
National NSSLHA Student Representative
Buffalo State University

Sucheta Kamath
ExQ and Cerebral Matters
Atlanta, Georgia

Swathi Kiran
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Janet D. Koehnke
Montclair State University (Emeritus)
Maplewood, New Jersey

Nancy L. Kuhles
Educational Consultant
Reno, Nevada

Gregory L. Lof
MGH Institute of Health Professions (Emeritus)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ryan McCreery
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Omaha, Nebraska

Monique T. Mills
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 

Sharon E. Moss
ASHFoundation Executive Director
Ex Officio
Rockville, Maryland

Rita Patel
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Jessica R. Sullivan
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia

Deborah Ross Swain 
The Swain Center 
Santa Rosa, California 

Rene Utianski
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Laura Purcell Verdun
George Washington University
Voicetrainer, LLC
Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Walker 
University of Iowa 
Iowa City, Iowa

Stacy L. Williams 
ASHFoundation Past President 
SimuCase, Allied Health Media 
Bay Village, Ohio