CHRISTINE ROSE
CENTRAL SOUTH – ADULTS
Meet The NSA
Board Of Directors
The NSA Board of Directors, leadership team, and staff proudly and steadfastly remain committed to our mission. The NSA board is composed of dynamic individuals who freely give their time, energy and creativity to advancing the strategic plan and ensuring that the NSA is able to serve the needs of its community. Directors are elected to a term of three years by majority vote.
Source: National Stuttering Association Bylaws (amended November 2022).
Contact our Board of Directors at Info@WeStutter.org
CHAD MANNISI
INTERIM Chair
ANGELA MEDINA
RESEARCH CHAIR & SECRETARY
MICHAEL BELLMAN
TREASURER
COURTNEY MARGULIS
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS
ILYA FILMUS
LEGAL COUNSEL
HOLLY NOVER
FAMILY PROGRAMS CO-CHAIR
ANNEMARIE WHITESEL
FAMILY PROGRAMS CO-CHAIR
Staff
The National Stuttering Association® operates with an amazing group of individuals collaboratively supporting its work behind-the-scenes. With our network of volunteer and contract help, creativity, and telecommuting technology (we were working remotely before it was cool!), together we bring hope, encouragement, and connection to thousands of people who stutter of all ages and those who support them. Meet some members of our team!
For more information on who we are, what we do, and what goes in to running the NSA®, check out our 2022 Annual Report.
TAMMY FLORES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MANDY FINSTAD
PROJECTS DIRECTOR
STEPHANIE COPPEN
EVENT & OUTREACH COORDINATOR
ALAN VU
MARKETING STRATEGIST
CHRISTIAN TING
MARKETING COORDINATOR
CALLIE BRAZIL
DIGITAL STORYTELLER
Supporters
As a non-profit organization, much of our work is accomplished by a few dedicated employees, a handful of generous volunteers, and assistance from other non-staff individuals. It is solely because of these individuals’ time and effort to keep the organization moving forward and accomplishing what we do. Thank you to these wonderful individuals for their dedication to the cause!
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Regional Chapter Coordinators
Regional Chapter Coordinators (RCCs) work closely with local Chapter Leaders, fellow RCCs, Adult & Family Programs Chairs, and Staff to ensure that our network of Local Chapters runs smoothly to provide the community and support needed at the local level.
JEFF OLEVSON
NORTHEAST REGION – ADULTS
Pamela Mertz
UPPER PLAINS – ADULTS
TANYA BANKS
CENTRAL NORTH REGION – ADULTS
MARVIN WILEY, JR.
NORTHWEST REGION – ADULTS
Stephanie Coppen
Family RCC – All Regions
AIDAN MARSHALL-CORT
STEVEN MOATES
MICHELE AYOUB
Special Projects Committee
The NSA’s Special Projects Committee works together to facilitate the end-to-end implementation of events and programming that add value to and increase awareness of the NSA’s work. Members of this team have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with other areas of the NSA, including Adult Programs and the Young Adult Committee.
Caitlin Franchini
Jodi Reinstein
Megan Young
Professional Relations Committee
The Professional Relations Committee works to foster professional connections and advocates for the interests of the NSA and its membership within the professional community. We strive to enhance the participation and engagement of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) within the NSA community. It is our goal to make sure every single SLP knows about the NSA. We provide high-quality educational content for professionals at annual conferences and ensure that resources are provided to SLPs throughout the year.
Fund Development Committee
Our Fund Development Committee works together to create and oversee the implementation of comprehensive annual and long-term fundraising plans that meet the NSA’s financial needs to achieve our mission. The NSA has been instrumental in enhancing the lives of people who stutter, educating the public, assisting speech professionals, championing research, and reducing the stigma of stuttering, but there is still work to be done.
KRISTINE SHORT
Enida Jeteric
TAMMY FLORES
Older Adults Committee
Adults over the age of 50 are the fastest growing group in the NSA. At this age the focus is more on building bridges, staying connected, mentoring those who struggle, and to embrace our relationship with a “stuttering family” bigger than ourselves and to lend support to others who stutter.
The Older Adults Committee will serve as a bridge and resource for other NSA committees seeking a broader and more mature perspective, giving input on workshops, conference activities, and social events. It will nurture and give cause for those over the age of 50 to explore different ways to support one another in groups, activities, and in late life planning challenges unique to those who stutter.
Doug Scott
Eldon Solomon
Elizabeth Edwards
Hannah Laday
Jim McClure
Patrice Nolan-Fox
Patrick Gannon
Paula Campbell-Schwab
Tanya Banks
Vicki Benson Schutter
Teen Advisory Council
The Teen Advisory Council (TAC) is a group of highly motivated and respected teens that are an integral part of the NSA® family. The role of the TAC is to exhibit strong leadership qualities and to serve as role models and mentors to their peers and younger members of Family Programs within the NSA. The TAC is also responsible for providing support and presenting a positive attitude to NSA teens and kids at the Annual Conference and throughout the year. NSA Family Programs is honored to have the TAC as a part of the Family Programs team. They are expected to be excellent representatives of the NSA and its mission. TAC members will be featured on the website and may also be featured in various communications and publications. The TAC works at the discretion of the Family Programs committee. For more information, check out our TAC Guidelines.
Teen Advisory Council
ROWAN LINDHOLM
MORGAN MOWERY
ADAM KARR
GABE REINSTEIN
CLINT HOLMES
BROOKLYN BENEDIKT
KATELYN HELFAND
RUSSELL STEVENS
WeStutter @ Work Committee
The National Stuttering Association® (NSA) is driven to improve the employment opportunities of people who stutter, and our WeStutter @ Work Committee works together to create and oversee and implement initiatives that eliminate the workplace stigmas to improve employment outcomes for people who stutter and inform, inspire and equip people who stutter to improve their workplace opportunities. Additionally, our WeStutter @ Work Committee NSA is educating employers about stuttering and encouraging companies to not only hire people who stutter, but also offer them leadership roles and paths for promotion, consistent with their knowledge, skills and abilities.
JOHN ONTIVEROS
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
CHRIS MONELLO
FRANK STECHEL
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
ANABEL AUGUSTIN
ARIEL MAHLMANN
PAMELA MERTZ
Young Adult Committee
You’ve graduated high school or college – now what? You may be heading to college or entering the work force, but what about stuttering? How will it affect the choices you make? Will you allow it to hold you back from what you really want to accomplish? Find people in the NSA® who have been there. Our NSA Young Adults program bridges the gap between the experiences of ’20-somethings’ and ’30-somethings’, focusing on issues that young adults who stutter may face including job interviews, dating, career, and more.
Our Young Adults Committee spearheads our Young Adult programming, both during the Annual Conference and throughout the year, by brainstorming and organizing workshops, events, and outings, hosting online sessions, participating in the NSA Young Adults social media, and much more.
Ben North
Committee Chair
CHEYENNE SPEARS
CJ HEDGEPETH
AIDAN MARSHALL-CORT
ALDEN WHEELER
CAMERON COPPEN
TATUM MACHNICA
CAMERON JOYCE
LYDIA WEBB
ELIZABETH MINTON
DEI Committee
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all. We are here to show awareness and sensitivity to all backgrounds and provide an inclusive and diverse representation of the stuttering community. Everyone deserves to have a sense of belonging and afforded the same resources and opportunities as everyone else. We strive to promote understanding that uniqueness and individually matters. Everyone has a voice and needs to be heard.
LINDSEY LAMBERT
Committee Chair
ALICIA VASQUEZ
ASHLEIGH GIVENS
CLARA KILBURN
GABRIELA PEREZ
JEREMIAH WILLIAMS
JULIE MARSHALL
MATT MAXION
TYLER CALHOUN
Empowering Girls Who Stutter
The mission of Empowering Girls Who Stutter is to bring awareness and ease the stigma about stuttering. Growing up with a Stutter can often times be very difficult and feel isolating. The hope of Empowering Girls Who Stutter is to connect girls with similar experiences and them together in unity.
Hayley
EGWS President
Kya
EGWS Vice President
Jolie
EGWS Secretary
Hazel
EGWS Advocacy Chair
Aryanna
EGWS Chairwoman
Rowan
EGWS Event Coordinator
Kelsey
EGWS Graphic Designer
