Michelle King - Author
Audiologist
Credentials: Au.D., CCC-A
Other Affiliations: JCIH; DSHPSHWAL AAA; KAA; ASHA, KSHA; KY chapter of Hands & Voices
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Michelle King has her doctoral degree in audiology and 30+ years of experience providing diagnostic and habilitative audiologic services for infants and the pediatric populations. She led the planning, developing and implementing of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in KY and the advancement of programming to encompass Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)and its 1-3-6 goals. She was the business lead in the development of the web-based data programming KY CHILD which supports the capture, surveillance and tracking for EHDI from birthing hospitals and diagnostic audiologists in KY. She has been a member of the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies (DSHPSHWA) since 1987 serving in a variety of offices on the Executive Board and served as their representative on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. |
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ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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Cathy Lester - POC,Primary Presenter,Author
CCSHCN
Credentials: MSSW
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Cathy graduated in 1985 with a BA in Biology. She taught high school biology and math for then moved to Child Welfare at Home of the Innocents for 6 years and then moved to DCBS in CPS Investigations. She worked in investigations, family court, adoptions, and with medically fragile foster children. She joined the EHDI program at the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs in September 2011. As the EHDI Health Program Administrator, she works within KY CHILD and CCSHCN’s database to ensure accuracy of data, assist families and providers with information and programming technical assistance. She has her Master’s degree in Social Work and 35 hours post Master’s work. She has also taught Research and Statistics at Kent School of Social Work and Social Work Practice at Spalding School of Social Work. |
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ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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Lou Ann Jones - Co-Presenter
Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Credentials: M.S., CCC-A
Other Affiliations: American Speech-Language and Hearing Association; American Academy of Audiology; Kentucky Academy of Audiology; Educational Audiology Association; Kentucky Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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Lou Ann Jones was an audiologist at the Kentucky School for the Deaf for 15 years. In her role at the Kentucky School for the Deaf she provided direct services for deaf and hard of hearing children spanning in age from birth to 21 years old and provided technical assistance to school districts through out the state.
Since 2001, she has been a Regional Coordinator for EHDI in Kentucky and is currently serving as the Audiology/EHDI Regional Coordinator for the Commisssion for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Disorders from Murray State University in 1981 and a Master of Science Degree in Audiology from the University of Louisville in 1983.
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ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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Kelly Daniel - Co-Presenter
CCSHCN
Credentials: M.S., CCC-A
Other Affiliations: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;
Kentucky Speech-Language and Hearing Association
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Kelly received her Master of Science Degree in Audiology from Radford University in 1988 and a Bachelor of Science Degree from West Virginia University in 1987.
She has 22+ years of pediatric audiology experience (birth to 21 years) through the Commission for Children with Specical Health Care Needs. She has served as an Audiology/EHDI Regional Coordinator at the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs since 2007. |
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ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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