Lou Ann Jones - Co-Presenter,Author
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:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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Cathy Lester - Co-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:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
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