Governance: Board and Committees
Board of Directors
The Board is composed of seven persons from the professions and four public representatives. The professional members include a President stream involving a three-year term (President Elect, President and Past-President).
Four professional members will be members-at-large, serving a two-year term. The Board provides leadership and guides the functioning of the College including licensing and professional conduct review.
To ensure broad representation, the Board requires at least two audiologists, and two speech-language pathologists, and two practicing clinicians from the education system and two from the public health system. The public representatives will be appointed by the government and must not be a member of the professions (previously or currently).
Finally, the Board has a non-voting part-time paid Registrar. The Registrar is responsible for overseeing membership registration and annual membership renewal, issuing licences and participating in the complaints process. The Registrar attends all meetings of the Board of Directors and represents the College provincially and federally.
Members of the Board
President – Andrea Power, M.Sc. S-LP(C)-RegPresident-Elect – Kathryn Francis, M.Sc., S-LP-Reg, S-LP(C)
Past President – Michael Everett, Au.D., Aud-Reg
Director - Dana Fergusson, M.Sc., S-LP-Reg, S-LP(C)
Director - Julie St-Pierre, M.Sc.S-LP, S-LP-Reg
Director - Michel Comeau, B.Sc., M.Sc., Aud-Reg
Director - Lyndsay Bozec, B.Sc., M.Sc., Aud-Reg
Government appointed Board Members:
Director - Jessica Fancy-Landry, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed. (Leadership), M.Ed. (Curriculum and Policy)
Director - Barry Morshead
Director - Arlene Williams, B.I.S
Director - Muhammed Asrath Paro Thodukayil, MA. Development, PG Diploma in Special Education Needs
Registrar – Cindy Wheeler, M.Sc., S-LP(C)-Reg
Executive Director - Patricia Millar, B.A., LL.B.
Executive Admin Assistant -Tamaya Henry
Committees
Registration Committee: This committee reviews registration of members that the Registrar cannot approve outright. The committee includes one public representative, one audiologist and one speech-language pathologist.
Registration Appeal Committee: In the case of an appeal of registration, this committee reviews the Registration Committee decisions. It includes one public representative, one audiologist, and one speech-language pathologist.
Fitness to Practice Committee: deals with issues of professional competence.
Reinstatement Committee: oversees restoring clinicians to their eligibility to practice.
Investigative Committee: investigates matters referred by the Registrar, another College committee or a complainant.
Independent Review Committee: provides review of a Registrar decision to dismiss a complaint at the request of a complainant.
Professional Conduct Committee: conducts hearings and pursues settlement agreements of professional conduct matters referred by an investigative panel.
Nominations Committee: oversees elections and nominations of the College
Cerumen Management Committee: determines training certification requirements to practice cerumen management for Audiologists and Hearing Instrument Practitioners (HIP). This committee is made up of one Hearing Instrument Practitioner (HIP), one audiologist and one Otolaryngologist.
Strategic Plan 2022-2025
The NSCASLP Board of Directors has developed a strategic plan for the next three years of operations. Over the next few years, the College will focus on the following strategic directions:
1. Standards of practice, including a new code of ethics and informed consent policy
2. Policies and procedures for College operations
3. Building college capacity, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion
4. Awareness and communication
NSCASLP Annual Report 2023