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National Aphasia Association
350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001
phone: (800) 922-4622
naa@aphasia.org

Executive Board
Executive Board President
Barbara C. Martin

Vice President Strategic Planning
Lee Ann C. Golper, Ph.D.

Vice President Programs
Mary Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS

Vice President Outreach and Organizational Development
Anna M. Barrett, M.D.

Vice President Fundraising
Josh Roth

Treasurer/Vice President Budget and Finance
Leonard Resnicoff

President Emeritus and Founder
Martha Taylor Sarno, M.A., M.D., (honorary)

President Emeritus
Alan Bandler, Esq.

Members
Mike Adler
Kathi A. Arnow
J.Tyler Entwistle
Blair Justice, Ph.D.
Steven Kessler, Esq.
Howard S. Kirshner, M.D.
Don A. Olson, Ph.D.
Phyllis Putter Barasch
Stanley Raiff
Paul R. Rao, Ph.D, CCC-SLP
Oliver Sacks, M.D.
Steven L. Small, Ph.D., M.D.

Advisory Council
Martin L. Albert, M.D., Ph.D
Henry Betts, M.D.
Sally Byng, OBE
Linda Carozza, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Jose Centeno, Ph.D.
Mari Doran, M.A., CCC-SLP
Maura E Silverman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Leslie Gonzales-Rothi, Ph.D.
W. David Halloran
Anita Halper, M.A., CCC-SLP
Kenneth Heilman, M.D.
Nancy Helm Estabrooks, Sc.D.
Victor Henderson, M.D.
Jacqueline Hinckley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Audrey Holland, Ph.D.
Joseph Jaffe, M.D.
Yves Joanette, Ph.D.
Andrew Kertesz, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Arlene Kershaw
Alexis Kershaw Silvia
Leonard LaPointe, Ph.D.
Stevin Levin, Esq.
John Liechty
Shirley Morganstein, M.A., CCC-SLP
Richard Peach, Ph.D.
Ruth Codier Resch, Ph.D.
John Rosenbeck, Ph.D.
John E Sarno, M.D.
Herb Silverman
Ronald Tikofsy, Ph.D.
Darlene Williamson, M.S., CCC-SLP

Staff
Executive Director
Ellayne Ganzfried, M.S., CCC-SLP

Information/Administrative Coordinator
Amy Coble

Fundraising Consultant
Joan F. Peters, Esq.

Consultant
Emmeline Sim

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National Aphasia Association

OUR MISSION:
The NAA's mission is to educate the public to know that
the word aphasia describes an impairment of the ability
to communicate, not an impairment of intellect. The NAA makes people with aphasia, their families, support systems, and health care professionals aware of resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. The NAA respects and values cultural and linguistic differences and makes every effort possible to acknowledge the impact of culture and language on the performance of each individual with aphasia. The NAA provides supportive and advocacy services to all persons with aphasia regardless of individuals' race-ethnicity, religious affiliation, cultural and cognitive linguistic background or sexual orientation.

OUR VISION:
The NAA envisions a society in which aphasia is a commonly understood word and where all persons with aphasia, regardless of individual differences, their families, health professionals, and the public have access to appropriate education and resources that would enhance their potential for an acceptable quality of life.
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National Aphasia Association
350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 - New York, NY 10001 • Phone:(800) 922-4622 • Contact Us Via Email