Executive Council Meeting Report

November 22, 2025

The NSSLHA Executive Council (EC) met November 22, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. Here, you’ll find the Summary Report for the meeting.

Executive Council members in attendance were President Allison Tran, President-Elect Ziyan Owens, Vice President for Finance Bridget Slagle, Vice President for Planning María Ángel, Vice President for Academic Affairs Harper French, Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy Collin Sexton, Vice President for Programming (AuD) Katherine Kingsbury, Vice President for Programming (SLP) Hailey Carrasco, Vice President for Student State Officers (Western Region) Lucy Carvalho, Vice President for Student State Officers (Central Region) Ashley Schultheis, Vice President for Student State Officers (Northeastern Region) Aliyah Hodges, Vice President for Student State Officers (Southern Region) Kensley Brewis, and NSSLHA National Advisor Dr. Belinda Daughrity.

NSSLHA Senior Director Alexis Redmond, Incoming NSSLHA National Advisor Dr. Erica Ellis, ASHA Chief Staff Officer for Operations Kyle Vickers, ASHA Chief Executive Officer Vicki Deal-Williams, ASHA President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, ASHA Past President Tena McNamara, and the 2026 ASHA Convention Co-Chairs Erin Donlin and Anu Subramanian were in attendance.

Opening Remarks

The Fall 2025 NSSLHA EC business meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, by President Allison Tran.

Icebreaker

Tran led the group in a team building icebreaker activity.

Convention Debrief

Kingsbury and Carrasco led a debrief with all EC members sharing insight on their ASHA Convention experience.

Strategic Planning Update

Ángel led the group in a discussion of the next steps for the 2024-2026 strategic plan. The group brainstormed ways to make progress on the plan in 2026 and prepare for the 2027-2029 plan development process.

Advisor Transition

Tran led the group in offering words of gratitude to the outgoing NSSLHA National Advisor, Dr. Daughrity, and providing insight and advice for the incoming NSSLHA National Advisor, Dr. Ellis.

ASHA 2026 Convention Co-Chairs Update

The Convention Co-Chairs, Erin Donlin and Anu Subramanian joined the meeting to share plans for the 2026 Convention in Indianapolis, IN and led a discussion about opportunities to engage students.

ASHA Presidential Team Update

ASHA President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, ASHA Past President Tena McNamara, ASHA Chief Staff Officer for Operations, Kyle Vickers and Chief Executive Officer Vicki Deal-Williams joined the meeting to discuss current activities at ASHA and gave advice on navigating the leadership pipeline.

Closing Remarks

The meeting was adjourned at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025.