Trudy Smith, BSpecEd, ME.d, LSLS Cert. AVT, Ph.D. Cand. (Australia)

Trudy Smith, BSpecEd, ME.d, LSLS Cert. AVT, Ph.D. Cand., is the current Manager of Continuing Professional Education at NextSense Institute (formerly the RIDBC Centre in Australia) where she runs conferences, workshops, and webinars in hearing and vision education and health. She has been a teacher of the deaf since 1998, has worked as an auditory-verbal therapist supporting children and families in rural and remote settings, and earned her certification as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist in 2007. Trudy spent two years working for MED-EL in Austria, teaching and coaching parents, teachers, and therapists around the world in early intervention and education for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Lilian Flores-Beltran, Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT (Mexico)

Lilian Flores-Beltran, Ph.D., LSLS Cert. AVT, obtained the title of speech-language pathologist in 1980 and specializes in cognition and language. She has a master’s in educational technology and a Ph.D. degree in pedagogy. She was certified as an LSL Specialist in 2003 and recognized with the award of the AG Bell professional of the year in 2005. She is the author of four books related to auditory rehabilitation as well as the Cocleando App. She works and practices from Mexico City, Mexico.

Teri Ouellette, M.S.Ed, LSLS Cert. AVEd (United States)

Teri Ouellette, M.S.Ed, LSLS Cert AVEd, is past President of St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf. She has taught LSL-based programming for infants through middle school students in early intervention as well as private and public-school settings. Teri is past President of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language Board of Directors and served on the Education Advisory Panel for the AG Bell 2022 Global LSL Virtual Symposium.

Soledad Cisternas, Licenciada en Fonoaudiologia, LSLS Cert. AVT (Argentina)

María Soledad Ahumada Cisternas, Licenciada en Fonoaudiologia, LSLS Cert. AVT (Argentina)
Licenciada en Fonoaudiologia, LSLS Certificada AVT for AG BELL, Directora & Coordinadora (CEAL- Tucuman), Hearing Implant Rehabilitationist Foundacion Lével( MED-EL Accreditation), y Asesora y Coordinadora en Asociación De padres Te Escucho (Catamarca)

Kate Dixon (United Kingdom)

Kate Dixon (United Kingdom)
Currently leading the early intervention program in Wandsworth, London, Kate Dixon is a passionate, family centred practitioner, experienced in supporting families of babies and young deaf children working towards listening and spoken language.

Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT (United States)

Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT (United States)
Carol Flexer, PhD, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Audiology, The University of Akron, an international lecturer in pediatric audiology, and an author of more than 155 publications including 17 books.

Mariana Guedes, LSLS Cert. AVT (Brazil)

Mariana Guedes, LSLS Cert. AVT (Brazil)
Mariana Guedes is a certified LSL Specialist, audiologist, and speech and language therapist working in São Paulo, Brazil. She has a Master in Science and is the FMUSP Chair of Auditory Rehabilitation Committee – Audiology Department (SBFa 2023-2025).

Michelle Hu, Au.D. (United States)

Michelle Hu, Au.D. (United States)
Michelle Hu is a pediatric audiologist and CEO of Mama Hu Hears. She is deaf/hard of hearing herself and serves the community by sharing both professional and personal lived experiences with patients, families, and students.

Caitlin Montgomery (United States)

Caitlin Montgomery (United States)
Caitlin is a speech-language pathologist and listening and spoken language specialist who has experience working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in educational, research, clinical, and home-based settings.

Karen MacIver-Lux, M.A., Au.D., Reg. CASLPO, LSLS Cert. AVT (Canada)
Karen is the President of SoundIntuition and Director of MacIver-Lux Auditory Learning Services.