Membership Committee

Kimmerly Harrell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL is an Associate Professor in the department of speech-language pathology. She specializes in language and literacy disorders and is a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language. Before coming into academia Kimmerly worked as a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in Georgia and Florida for over 8 years. Prior to becoming an SLP she worked as a Service Coordinator for an early intervention system and as a Mental Health Disability Coordinator for Head Start. Kimmerly's other clinical and research interests include assessment and intervention of reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition in culturally and linguistically diverse adolescents, cultural competence and humility in graduate education, and school-based issues in speech-language pathology. She also uses her knowledge and expertise to provide therapy and professional development in Haiti, Kenya, and Jamaica.

Professor Kristina Kelley has been a practicing medical speech-language pathologist since 2005 and holds a M.A. in Speech Pathology from the University of North Texas and a B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Texas at Austin.  Kristi has a clinical neuro-based background treating a variety of diagnoses ranging from speech and language disorders and dysphagia to cognitive linguistic impairments related to brain injury, neurogenic disorders, stroke, and SCI. Professor Kristina has been involved in adjunct teaching at Baylor University since 2019 and has integrated her clinical expertise into the academic classroom. Additionally, Professor Kristina teaches Neuromotor Speech Disorders and Aphasia for Yeshiva University. Kristina is currently an ASHA site visitor for the Council on Academic Accreditation and is on the Membership Committee with Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPSCD). She loves supporting students in the learning process and to see new clinicians be successful entering into the field of speech-language pathology. 

Chenell Loudermill, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Education in Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) at Purdue University where she oversees and provides clinical education in speech-language pathology. She serves and the SLHS Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Fellow for Faculty Success and Empowerment. Chenell obtained her Master of Science and doctoral degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She has over twenty years of experience, thirteen of which were obtained working as a speech-language pathologist in the public schools before moving to higher education. Chenell has expertise in assessment and treatment of language-based literacy disorders such as dyslexia as well as treating individuals with social interaction and communication difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Other interests include leadership, administration and supervision in speech-language pathology, culturally responsive practices and pedagogy and interprofessional education and practice. Chenell teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in clinical practice and literacy. She also co-leads the Purdue Literacy Education and Practice Project (Purdue-LEaPP) and is the Project Director for an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) personnel development program grant. Chenell is also a member of the National Black Association for Speech, Language and Hearing (NBALSH).

Dr. Megan Majoue is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC). She earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from LSUHSC New Orleans in 2011. She spent the first several years of her career at the VA Medical Center in New Orleans as the vestibular program coordinator and member of the interdisciplinary polytrauma care team. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at both Xavier University of Louisiana and LSUHSC. She currently teaches Medical Audiology, Basic Vestibular Testing and Rehabilitation, Advanced Vestibular Assessment, Tinnitus Management and Aural Rehabilitation in the Doctor of Audiology Program. Her interests include vestibular assessment, adult audiologic assessment and amplification, tinnitus management, and clinical research. She supervises students in the faculty practice clinic at LSUHSC and at University Medical Center. She also oversees the audiology training program for the Pediatric Medical Residents at LSUHSC.

Vannesa Mueller, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso.  Her academic and research interests focus on augmentative and alternative communication from no-tech sign use and gestures to high-tech speech generating devices.  

Dr. Kimberly Ward is an Associate Professor of Audiology in the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi. She teaches multiple graduate level courses in the doctoral program, provides direct service provision and supervision of students for diagnostic evaluations, amplification fittings and verification, and cochlear implant evaluations and subsequent programming. Kim has is a recipient of the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Honors  of the Association Award as well as the MSHA Clinical Achievement Award.

Maya Reynolds Clark, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, CDE® has focused her career on multicultural issues that impact communicative interactions as well as encounters in education and healthcare.  Her primary teaching, clinical, and scholarship interests include: Cultural, linguistic and socio-economic factors in communication and cognition, Implicit Bias, Compassion Fatigue in health professions, Health disparities, and Social cognitive theory. She also serves as a national consultant and trainer in the areas of leadership, diversity, communication, and social engagement.

Ned has almost 40 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, primarily in membership, continuing education, and event planning. Ned serves as the Executive Director for CAPCSD. 

In his new position, Ned will provide extensive support to the Board of Directors and its committees, manage the membership program, contribute to annual conference planning, and supervise The Lisa Scott Leadership Academy, DEI Academy, and Admissions Summit. He will coordinate scholarships, oversee professional development initiatives, and maintain the organization's website. Ned will manage the CAPCSD Team, administration, financial record-keeping, and contract management. 

Ned is an active member of the American Society of Association Executives and serves as a volunteer for United Way.

Outside his professional endeavors, Ned enjoys spending quality time with his family in Florida and Georgia, his two dachshunds, and hiking.