Members

Alison is the co-founder of alignco, a Washington, DC-based consulting firm specializing in political and issue-based strategic communications and management. For the past decade, Alison has been one of the

Dr. Binder is a Professor of Neurology and Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), where he directs the Aphasia Research Program and the Intensive Program of Aphasia Therapy.

Maddy Bynes-DeVaney has 15 years of experience in government, public policy and public relations, advocacy, and fundraising. Over the course of her career, Maddy has worked for local government, non-profit

Rebecca Hunting Pompon, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Director of the Aphasia and Rehabilitation Outcomes (ARO) Lab at the University of Delaware.

I am Matthew Weingartner and I live in New York. I have had two major open heart surgeries. My first was when I was 18 years old in 2006 and

Craig Robertson serves on the Board of Directors of the National Aphasia Association, having joined in 2023. Craig’s father suffered a stroke early in his and his brother, Jeff’s, lives.

Daniel R. Martin is a semi-retired former CEO of E-Z-EM, Inc., an international medical imaging company, and former Adjunct Professor of Management at Pace University. A graduate of Cornell and

Swathi Kiran is James and Cecelia Ying Professor of Neurorehabilitation in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Associate Dean for Research at College of Health and Rehabilitation

Steve Kessler is a national advocate of rehabilitation medicine supporting stronger recoveries for stroke survivors and their caregivers. Steve and his wife, Barbara, promote rehabilitation medicine innovation including through technology,

Barbara has been a long time member of the Board of the National Aphasia Association. Barbara actively promotes greater awareness of aphasia as well as supporting stroke victims with aphasia.