Welcome to West Chester University's NSSLHA Chapter
Current NSSLHA Board
From Left to Right: Isabella Oldaker (Event coordinator), Lilly Kirchhofer (Historian & DEI Chair), Allison Sausser (Secretary), Holly Pantalone (Treasurer), Paige Bartholf (Event Coordinator), Victoria Ochanda (Vice President), Ashley Tyrrell (President)
National Organization
The Department of Communication Science and Disorders at West Chester University has an active chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA), which is open to both undergraduate and graduate student membership. Membership in the national organization entitles you to the professional journals which ASHA distributes as well as to special privileges such as newsletters and reduced rates for convention registration. When you enroll as a member of the national organization, you automatically become a member of the department chapter.
WCU's Chapter
Under the leadership of Dr. Patricia Swasey Washington (NSSLHA Advisor from 2010-2024), this year marks the 11th consecutive year that WCU's NSSLHA chapter has received GOLD CHAPTER HONORS!
NSSLHA Advisor
Timothy Huang, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor & B.A. Coordinator
Communication Sciences and Disorders
NSSLHA Events & Memories
Involvement Fair, 2023
Walk for Hearing, 2023
Art with a Heart, 2023
Art with a Heart, 2023
Art with a Heart, 2023
Art with a Heart, 2023
NSSLHA Involvement Fair
A Virtual Year-2020-2021
NSSLHA 2019 Group Picture
NSSLHA Walk for Hearing
NSSLHA Service Project
NSSLHA @ 2019 PSHA Convention
NSSLHA Art with a Heart
NSSLHA Service Project
Former Executive Boards
NSSLHA 2023-2024 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Sheril Saju (DEI Chair- fall semester), Emily Yowan (Vice President), Catherine Emerick (Secretary), Alexander Conzaman (President), Makailah Jarvis (Treasurer), Nicole Mostardi (Event Coordinator), Madison Jones (Historian), Kaitlyn Horn (Event coordinator), Not pictured: Xavion Rueel (DEI Chair- spring semester)
NSSLHA 2022-2023 Executive Board
Front, from left to right: Paige Tamagnini (Secretary), Jessica Sawaged (Treasurer), Annie Braga (Historian). Back, from left to right: Juliana Foley (Event Coordinator), Jessica Sturm (President), Caele Clark (Event Coordinator).
NSSLHA 2021-2022 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Maura Muretta (President Fall 2021, Event Coordinator Spring 2022), Kaitlyn Marnien (President), Jaclyn Frazier (Vice President), Kayleigh Deisley (Secretary), Julianna Miller (Treasurer), Alexandra Block (Historian), Elizabeth Breibart (Event Coordinator)
NSSLHA 2020-2021 Executive Board
President Brigit Corej, Vice President Marissa Clemens, Secretary Allison Herbst, Treasurer Emma Brodhag, Historian Emma Sadowski, Event Coordinator Haley Conrad, Event Coordinator Gina Monticello
NSSLHA 2019-2020 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Sarah Duimering (Secretary), Gabrielle Fishel (Vice President), Jeremy Wolfberg (Historian), Olivia Au Yang (President), and Emma Killeen (Treasurer)
NSSLHA 2018-2019 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Manasseh Washington (Secretary), Jeremy Wolfberg (President), Samantha Fusco (Vice President), Dr. Swasey Washington (Chapter Advisor), Grace Crawford (Treasurer), and Erin Casey (Historian)
NSSLHA 2017-2018 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Ben Stetler (Secretary), Alexis Harkins (Historian), Heidi Liebenberg (President), Becca Shoemaker (Vice President), and Megan Cartier (Treasurer).
NSSLHA 2016-2017 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Julie Larcinese (Treasurer), Amanda Getz (Vice President), Dr. Swasey Washington (Chapter Advisor), Kathleen Langschultz (President Spring 2017), and Ryan Summers (Secretary).
NSSLHA 2015-2016 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Ellen Delp, Ryan Summers, Abigail Wheeler, Nicole Hearn
NSSLHA Executive Board 2014-2015
Top row (left to right) : Melanie Riland and Kaitlyn Smith
Bottom row (left to right): Rebecca Peñaranda, Tara McDonough, and Nicole Hearn
Former NSSLHA Advisors
Patricia Swasey-Washington, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
NSSLHA 2010-2024 Advisor
2016 NSSLHA Honors
11 years of consecutive Gold Honors under her leadership
Associate Professor & Bilingual Emphasis Coordinator
Founder & Director, WCU-USP Collaborative