Governor Granholm Announces SLP Board
Appointments
Lansing — Governor
Jennifer M. Granholm announced the following
appointments for the Board of Speech Language
Pathology:
- Brit Austin, of Oxford, Speech-Language
Pathologist with EBS Health Care and Rainbow
Rehab and Total Rehabilitation Services, is
appointed to represent professionals for a
term expiring December 31, 2010.
- Judith Brown Clarke, Ph.D., of Lansing,
Director of the Office of Multicultural
Affairs and Inclusion with the Michigan
State University College of Communication
Arts and Sciences, is appointed to represent
the general public for a term expiring
December 31, 2013.
- Frances Eldis, Ph.D., of Redford,
Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Wayne
State University Department of Audiology and
Speech-Language Pathology, is appointed to
represent professionals for a term expiring
December 31, 2010.
- Ellen Fairbrother, of Southfield,
Speech-Language Pathologist and President of
Accent Reduction, Inc., is appointment to
represent professionals for a term expiring
December 31, 2011.
- Thomas Koepke, Ph.D., of Clinton
Township, Director of Special Education
Management Services with the Macomb
Intermediate School District, is appointed
to represent the general public for a term
expiring December 31, 2012.
- Jeanette Meyer, M.D., of Kalamazoo,
Medical Director of the Program of
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
with CentraCare, is appointed to represent
physicians for a term expiring December 31,
2012.
- Donna Riccio Omichinski, of Ann Arbor,
Research Area Specialist Associate with the
Social Science, Physical medicine and
Rehabilitation Department of the University
of Michigan Medical School, is appointed to
represent the general public for a term
expiring December 31, 2011.
- Lizbeth Stevens, Ph.D., of Berkley,
Associate Professor and Speech-Language
Pathology Graduate Coordinator at Eastern
Michigan University, is appointed to
represent professionals for a term expiring
December 31, 2012.
- Katie Strong,Vice-Chair, of East Lansing, Faculty
Specialist with the Michigan State
University Department of Communicative
Sciences and Disorders and private
practitioner with Strong Speech Consulting
Inc., is appointed to represent
professionals for a term expiring December
31, 2011.
- Timothy Weise, Board Chair, of Grosse Ile, Director
of Rehabilitation Therapies at Garden City
Hospital, is appointed to represent
professionals for a term expiring December
31, 2013.
The Michigan Board of Speech Language
Pathology, created by Section 17605 of 2008 PA
524 within the Department of Community Health,
is charged with overseeing the issuance of
licenses to applicants, promulgate rules and
prescribing continuing education and
disciplinary action.
These appointments are subject to Section 6
of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of
1963. They stand confirmed unless disapproved by
the Michigan Senate within 60 days.
The Michigan Board of Speech-Language
Pathology will meet in regular session for 2010
as listed:
January 8, 9:30 a.m., Room 2,
Ottawa Building
February 12, 9:30 a.m., Room
4, Ottawa Building
March 16, 9:00 a.m., Room 1,
Ottawa Building
April 23, 9:30 a.m., Room 2,
Ottawa Building
June 25, 9:30 a.m., Room 2,
Ottawa Building
The Ottawa Building is located at 611 West
Ottawa Street in Lansing. Minutes and
frequently asked questions will be posted at
www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
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