Caitlin Dardis

My name is Caitlin Dardis and I am one of the co-presidents of NSSLHA for the 2006-2007 school year. I am a second year speech-language pathology Master's student with a bachelor's in Com Dis from UW-Madison. I am originally from Pewaukee, WI and have lived in Madison for the past 5 years. This year I will be working with Dr. Nadine Connor as a TA for the Voice Disorders course. I love to read, swim, spend time with friends, and eat chocolate nemesis pie. My main aresas of professional interest are with voice disorders related to adult neurologic disorders and AAC.

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Tanya Jensen

My name is Tanya Jensen and I am a co-president of UW-Madison's NSSLHA Chapter this year. I obtained my bachelors in communicative disorders from UW-Madison in 2005 and am currently a second year working towards my masters in Speech-Language Pathology. I currently work in the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab at the Waisman Center as a Project Assistant. I enjoy spending time with my husband, family and friends, being "crafty", watching football games, and listening to music. I have not yet determined my main areas of professional and clinical interest. I am open to working in either a school or hospital setting.

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Sarah Hervas

My name is Becky Toothaker and I am Historian for the UW Madison chapter of NSSHLA. I am an undergrad majoring in Communicative Disorders and Psychology. I am particularly interested in child language disorders. I look forward to becoming a more active member of NSSHLA as I move into grad school.

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Ericka Wendorf

I am originally from Fort Atkinson, WI. I hope to be a Speech-Language Pathologist for children, either in a school or hospital setting. Besides speech pathology, I'm interested in running and the local music scene. Until I graduate, I hope to continue working with children with autism throug Integrative Developmental Services and working with the International Undergraduate Admissions office.

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Karen Musiak

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Michael Chial, who is older than dirt, is a Professor of Audiology at UW-Madison. He earned a bachelor's degree from Mankato State College (now Minnesota State University), as well as MA, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in communicative disorders from UW-Madison. His teaching and research are in the areas of hearing science, technical calibration and standards, occupational hearing conservation, forensic audiology, and quantitative assessments of clinical decision-making.

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Michelle Quinn earned a B.A degree in Psychology and English from the University of Notre Dame where she appreciated faculty commitment to creating and sustaining a learning community. Michelle earned her M.A degree in speech pathology from the University of Iowa.

After clinical work in hospital, school, consultant and private practice settings, she came to UW-Madison in 1991 to be a clinical instructor in the area of aural (re)habilitation. Her current clinical interests include communication modality options, technology options and consulting on behalf of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Also, a language stimulation preschool has invigorated her love for this age learner. She has served for five years as a NSHLA advisor, and is delighted to witness the active service commitment and leadership that has developed over the years.

Outside of professional interests, Michelle enjoys Irish music venues, car trips, creative writing, and conversation with friends and family.

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