ABESPA CAndidates

Tracy Bond

District: 1

Employer: 

All Talk, LLC DBA The SpOT Clinic

Job Title: 

MA, CCC-SLP/Owner/Business Coach

Professional Accomplishments:  

I successfully opened 3 pediatric ST, PT, and OT clinics in 3 years (Owens Cross Roads, Madison, and Gulf Shores) and grown from 4 employees to 65 (during a pandemic); We plan to open 2 more clinics (1 in Daphne and 1 in Huntsville in 2025); I have learned so much about not only business, but a therapy business perspective; I have had to learn to be organized and efficient while utilizing my time wisely (which has always been a strength, but has grown more with the clinics); Have trained my CFO and COO to take on tasks to alleviate some of the work off of me to free me up to become more involved at the state level; I have taken an additional position as a business coach for therapists who are interested in opening private practices or need help in building their companies.

Professional Honors:  

Supervised graduate students in a University clinic; supervised numerous CFs in successfully completing their CF; coached many SLPs, OTs, and PTs on all aspects of owning a successful Private Practice

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

Created a committee for university clinic managers while working at Alabama A&M University as Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Services in 2000; attend and participate in multiple pediatric private practice conferences annually; mentor other clinic managers across the country.

 Kevin Dent 

District 1

Employer: 

Restore Therapy

Job Title: 

Rehab Director, Speech-Language Pathologist

Shelley Burke-Attebery

District 1

Employer: 

Mobile County Board of Education

Job Title: 

Speech/language Therapist

Professional Accomplishments:  

National Speaker for National Ag in the Classroom-"Adapting Curriculaum for Students with Communication Needs": National Speaker for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship-"Improving Executive Functioning for Clients with Communcation Needs" professional therapist; International Research Board Investigator-University of Alabama, Equestrian Department; Professional Association of Animal Assisted Therapist, certified therapist; Key note speaker for The Red Barn, Leeds, AL; Curriculum design for the JAYC Foundation; Orton-Gillingham Associate Certification; Principal of two private schools

Professional Honors:  

Loretta Brown School Based Speech/language Therapist Recognition Award; Hand-in-Paw, Therapist Award;

Offices Held and Committee Work

Lead advisor for the Alabama American Quarter Horse Association Youth; lead advisor for the Region 5 PATH, lead volunteer coordinator 4-H, vice-president of the board The Red Barn, board member Hand-in-Paw, board member Animal Aid Fund.

Kelli Brunson

District 1

Employer: 

Flowers Hospital--Dothan (per diem), Presence Learning/Lighthouse Therapy/TalkPath Live--teletherapy

Job Title: 

SLP

Professional Accomplishments:  

Article, “Profiling Teacher/Child Classroom Communication: Reliability of an Alternating Time Sampling Procedure,” published in Child Language Teaching and Therapy, Volume 7, Number 2, 1991; Paper, “Profiling Teacher/Child Classroom Communication: Reliability of an Alternating Time Sampling Procedure,” presented at ASHA Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991; Paper, “Profiling Teacher/Child Classroom Communication: Reliability of an Alternating Time Sampling Procedure,” presented at SHAA Convention, Birmingham, Alabama, 1992.

Offices Held and Committee Work

Help re-start Hands and Voices in Mississippi in 2023-2024, until I moved to Alabama and someone within the state replaced me; I have always wanted to help serve on committees with state organizations, however due to being a military spouse, the timing has never worked out. However, my husband has separated from active duty and we are now permanently located in Alabama; Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center Junior Board Member 2024-2025

Amy Catherine Ogburn 

District 2

Employer: 

Faulkner University

Job Title: 

SLP Program Director/Chair

Professional Accomplishments:  

Presented a number of papers at ASHA; Conducted student research with 36 thesis students and 1 PhD student; Served as the Clinic Director at Faulkner for four years; Served as Chair of the department for the last two years; I am a full professor and a practicing SLP; I am certified in LSVT LOUD, NMES, Myofascial Release, DriveAble, and am FEES trained.

Professional Honors:  

Nominee for Excellence in Teaching award (2021); Nominee for Excellence in Service award (2021); Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women in Healthcare (2007); Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executive and Professionals in Speech and Language Healthcare (2007); Manchester Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in Speech and Language Healthcare and Human Wellness (2006); Outstanding Doctoral Student of the Year (2003); Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

Online Clinic Director Search Committee (Chair) Spring 2024; OT Faculty Search Committee (member) Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024; Assistant Professor (On-ground) Search Committee (Chair) Spring 2024; OT Clinic Director Search Committee (member) August 2020, Spring 2024; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2024; OT Clinic Search Committee (member) June 2023; Hiring Committee for Administrative Assistant (Chair) Fall 2023; Clinical Educator Search Committee (member) Summer 2023; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2023; SLP Clinic Director Search Committee (Chair) Spring 2022; Assistant Professor Search Committee (Chair) Spring 2022; Assistant Clinic Director Search Committee (member) Spring 2022; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2022; Clinical Committee (member) Fall 2021; Assistant Professor Search Committee (member) Fall 2021; Clinical Supervisor Search Committee (member) Fall 2021; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2021; Faculty Search Committee (member) September 2020; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2020; Graduate Admission Committee (member) February 2019; Hiring Committee for Administrative Assistant (member) May 2018; Hiring Committee for Research Director (member) April 2018; Hiring Committee for Assistant Professor (member) April 2018; Hiring Committee for Assistant Professor (member) April 2018; Graduate Admission Committee (member) March 2018

Kira Zeigler-Consumer

District 2

Employer: 

ADRS/CRS

Job Title: 

Parent Consultant

Professional Accomplishments:  

Medical assistant; Medical billing and coding

Lynnette Bardolf  

District 2

Employer: 

Self-Employed/Contract Audiologist

Job Title: 

Consultant and Contract Audiologist

Professional Accomplishments:  

Have practiced Audiology for 34 years; Served in the military for over 24 of those 34 years as a military Audiologist serving ages birth to geriatric, retiring at the rank of Colonel--doing both clinical Audiology (including fitting hearing aids, newborn screening, retrocochlear testing, central auditory processing testing, hearing conservation program manager, etc.) as well as auditory research in hearing loss, tinnitus and blast-related auditory injuries, along with many leadership and clinical management rolls; Served as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Florida for 2 years; Consulted in legal litigation for hearing related/hearing loss issues; work with tinnitus patients and tinnitus treatments as a contract Audiologist part-time; work as a contract Audiologist in area nursing care facilities part-time; teach courses on behalf of the Council for Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) to certify Occupational Hearing Conservationists.

Professional Honors:  

I have received many military awards and commendations culminating with the Legion of Merit award upon retirement in 2015; Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Florida.

Offices Held and Committee Work: 

National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA): Served as Director of Membership for 3 years, as the Program Chair for annual conferences for 2 years; as the President of the NHCA Scholarship Foundation for 2 years, and as the Vice President of the NHCA Scholarship foundation for 1 year.

Kylie Harris   

District 2

Employer: 

Harris Audiology LLC

Job Title: 

Owner, Audiologist

Professional Accomplishments:  

I have worked for around 10 years as a clinical audiologist and in clinical supervisory roles. During this time I have also worked as an adjunct professor for a total of 5 years at Indiana State University (Audiology for the TOD); Minot State University (Audiology for the SLP, Aural Rehab, Introduction to Audiology, and Assisted in Audiology for the TOD); Utah State University (Vestibular Assessment and Management); and The University of South Alabama (Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System); Started Harris Audiology, LLC in 2024 with a goal of improving access to pediatric audiology care, auditory processing evaluations and services, and telehealth/mobile concierge services in the rural areas around the Wiregrass; I am currently providing telehealth services across 4 states (AL, LA, MS, and FL).

Professional Honors:  

Voted "Best Audiologist" in The Dispatch Reader's Choice Poll in 2022 and 2023, Best of the Golden Triangle and "Among The Best" in 2021.

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

Help re-start Hands and Voices in Mississippi in 2023-2024, until I moved to Alabama and someone within the state replaced me; I have always wanted to help serve on committees with state organizations, however due to being a military spouse, the timing has never worked out. However, my husband has separated from active duty and we are now permanently located in Alabama; Southeast Alabama Child Advocacy Center Junior Board Member 2024-2025

Elizabeth Pittman

District 7

Employer: 

Mountain Brook School District

Job Title: 

SLP

Professional Accomplishments:  

2018 - current facilitator for Mountain Brook Ambassador Program 2020-2023 principal on call when needed presented at SHAA on social smarts.

Professional Honors:  

2015 Loretta G. Brown recipient, 2017-18 Margaret Ragland recipient.

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

School affairs committee assisted with convention.

Elizabeth Aho 

District 7

Employer: 

Samford University

Job Title: 

Instructor/Clinical Supervisor

Professional Accomplishments:  

In my 32-year career I have worked in every setting that serves adults who have communication and swallowing impairment; Skilled Nursing Facility (3 years); Private Practice Employee and Owner (6 years); Amedisys Home Health Care-Alabama (16 years); Lakeshore Rehab Hospital (3 years); Samford University (2 years). Currently serving as a classroom instructor and clinical instructor at Samford University.

Professional Honors:  

Williams Award for Most Outstanding Graduate Student; Lakeshore Hospital Rehab Week Honors 2022; Outstanding Service Award Hoover High School Band 2017

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

Newsletter Editor Aphasiology Association of Ohio; Volunteer Band Booster President, Hoover High School Band 2015-2017; Simmons Middle School Band Booster President 2014

Trevon Franklin 

District 7

Employer: 

The Stepping Stones Group

Job Title: 

Speech Language Pathologist 

Professional Accomplishments:  

For the 24-25 school year, I've been employed as a virtual Speech-Language Pathologist (Supervisor) for Clayton County School District in Jonesboro, GA. I have worked virtually for school districts in the state of Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia since the height of the COVID pandemic. I am currently licensed in the states of Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. I also completed one year of travel therapy (in 2019) in the state of California in the Skilled Nursing Facility Setting. I worked in the skilled nursing facility settings from 2014-2020. I have also worked as a virtual SLP in the educational setting from 2020 to currently.

Professional Honors:  

ASHA Member

Offices Held and Committee Work:  

Current Speech-Language Pathologist (Supervisor). My responsibilities include supervising two SLP Assistants and maintaining compliance of documentation.