Colorado Department of Education
Speech Language Advisory Council (SLAC)
SLAC Mission Statement:
The Council believes that Speech-Language Pathologists and Special Educators in Colorado deserve innovative professional development opportunities that address issues, challenges, and evidence-base practices relevant to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents with disabilities. The Council provides advising on policies and procedures for best practices and in the alignment and standardization of services across the state. Council members act as representatives for their public school SLP constituents. Council members are nominated by their Special Education Directors to serve in this capacity. Representatives from the Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA), the university programs (faculty and students), and The Children's Hospital were added to the Council to insure collaboration between significant stakeholders across the state.
Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
Fran Herbert
Speech Language Advisory Council Liaison
Email: herbert_f@cde.state.co.us
CDE Regional Teams Representation
Northwest
Sue-Ellen Medinger
smedinger@mtnboces.k12.co.us
North Central
none
Northeast
Janet Klein
janetk@psdschools.org
Pikes Peak
Cathy Eckert
eckert@cmsd12.org
West Central
Margie Martinez
margiem@mesa.k12.co.us
Southwest
Debbie Moomey
dmoomey@sjboces.org
Southeast
Sue Samaniego
sue.samaniego@sftboces.k12.co.us
Metro Area
Lee Connelly/Liz Van Liere
lconnell@jeffco.k12.co.us / evanlier@jeffco.k12.co.us
Georgia Magnera
georgia.magnera@bvsd.org
Carolyn Lehmann
carolyn.lehmann@adams12.org
Kathy Boada
The Children's Hospital/CSHA
boada.katheryn@tchden.org
Sharon Brychka
CSHA/Metro
sharon.brychka@dcsdk12.org
Catherine Curran
Metro State College of Denver
curranc@mscd.edu
Meagan Firth
Student - CU-Boulder
Megan.Firth@Colorado.edu
Adam Headlee
Student - UNC-Greeley
a_headlee@hotmail.com
Jen Marson Parker
Student
jen.marson.parker@gmail.com
Susan Moore
University of Colorado-Boulder
susan.moore@Colorado.edu
Kathy Fahey
University of Northern Colorado
kathy.fahey@unco.edu
Nancy Lewis
Multicultural Affairs
nancylewiscccslp@comcast.net
Lisa Gessini
ASHA SEAL/Metro Speech-Language Network
Lisa_Gessini@dpsk12.org
Amy Simmons-Grimm
ASHA LC/Metro Speech-Language Network
asimmons@cherrycreekschools.org
Pier Rindone
East Central BOCES
pierr@ecboces.org