Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate
The Distinguished Early Career Professional (ECP) Certificate was created to recognize and identify ECPs in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology who are making an impact in the areas of leadership, volunteering, or advocacy at the local, state, and/or national level. This will also highlight the involvement of ECPs in their local, state, and community speech-language-hearing associations.
To apply for the Distinguished ECP Certificate, an applicant must:
- Be a member in good standing of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Be 30 years of age or less OR be within the first 5 years of their professional career
- Have no current or prior service on the ASHA Board of Directors
- Not have previously received this certificate
Application submissions open on Thursday, July 9, 2026, and close on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Contact governance@asha.org if you have any questions regarding this program.
2025 Distinguished ECP Certificate Recipients
ASHA is pleased to announce the 2025 Distinguished ECP Certificate recipients:
- Aaron, Allison
- Allen, Sidney
- Arrigo, Erika
- Bal, Vivlin
- Beasley, Patrick
- Best, Jennafer
- Bond, Katelyn
- Booth, Tiara
- Boyd, Ray
- Brancheau, Gabrielle
- Brown, Kelsey
- Buroker, Allison
- Byrdsell, Shannon
- Carr, Shannon
- Cegelske, Amanda
- Ciccarelli, Hannah
- Cole, Maya
- DeMarcus, Tegan
- DiStefano, Paige
- Dry, Taylor
- Dutta, Manaswita
- Emery, Mariah
- Falgiano, Briana
- Feeley, Elisabeth
- Floyd, Sarah
- Ford, Shelby
- Franzgrote, Carol
- Gant, Jaimie
- Gardner, Ann Marie
- Garrett, Jessica
- Gerard, Kenny
- Goldenberg, Rachel
- Hammond, Lauren
- Hannon, Sarah
- Henry, Malachi
- Hobson, Olivia
- Hoch, Sarah
- Holland, Mary Laing
- Hunter, Caleb
- Jenkins, Caitlyn
- Jundt, Libby
- Kawamura, Kayla
- Ko, Joyce
- La Forest, Kacie
- Laird, Sara
- Laurange, Olivia
- Lawlor, Jillian
- Lawton, Alexis
- Leland, Michael
- Lieto, Amber
- Liu, Zhaojing
- Long, Alexis
- Lyu, Nan
- Marshall, Sarah
- McGinley, Jillian
- McKinney, Sarah
- Minkow, Emily
- Morgan, Mackenzie
- Moser, Alexis
- Mostafa, Noah
- Nam, Jina
- Nathan, Rachel
- Neltner, Alexandra
- Neunsinger, Chloé
- Nobis, Mckenna
- Nye, Brooke
- Olsen, Collin
- Olsen, Emma
- Ovall, Lauren
- Patel, Nikita
- Piampiano, Alyssa
- Plater, Danielle
- Pomeroy, Michelle
- Powell, Juliana
- Ratchford, Samantha
- Regnault, Julia
- Reitz, Allison
- Rembrandt, Hannah
- Roberson, Kayla
- Smeltzer, Julianna
- Smyers-Karaffa, Mary
- Somma, Makaela
- Srikant, Deepa
- Steinmetz, Eleanor
- Taylor, Katherine
- Thome, Emma Kate
- Thornhill, Liane
- Tignor, Anna
- Tuckman, Amanda
- Turner, Melanie
- Voss, Celeste
- Warren, Kayla
- Watson, MacKenzee
- White, Cassandra
- Wilson, Rachel
- Wind, Erin
- Wong, Sami
- Wright, Jacob
- Wright, Jessica
- Yackee, Lauren
- Ye, Qingrong
- Yonan, Sanora
- Zandy Feng, Rachel
