Working Teams 2024-2025
The Board is supported by the following working teams which advance the practice, teaching, and research of listening internationally in specialist areas leading the world in listening practices, teaching and research.
Work Team membership is open to all ILA members. If you are interested in serving, contact the ILA President. The nomination team members are elected yearly.
ARCHIVES
Nanette Johnson-Curiskis, Chair
Harvey Weiss
AWARDS CONVENTION 2025
Sanna Ala-Kortesmaa, Listening Award Chair
Scott Robinson, Research Award Chair
BUSINESS
Alex Perl, Chair
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Lori Joubert, Chair CLP, CLL
Annie Rappeport and Jay Bourne , University Practicum
CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS REVISION
Annie Rappeport and Ingrid C Nordli, Co-Chairs
CONVENTION PROPOSAL REVIEWERS
Marva Shand-McIntosh, Chair
Assisted by the Research Chair, the Education Chair, the Healthcare Chair, the Business Chair, the Diversity and Inclusion Chair
DIVERSITY and INCLUSION TEAM
Beata Kaczkowska and Lori Joubert, Co-Chairs
HEALTHCARE
Krishna Naineni, Chair
EDUCATION
Jay Bourne, Chair
ILA INTERNATIONAL LISTENING WEEK
Laura Janusik, Margarete Imhof, Co-Chairs
MEMBERSHIP
Jennifer Grau, Chair
NCA REPRESENTATIVE
Philip Tirpak
NOMINATIONS
Sanna Ala-Kortesmaa, Manisha Asrani, Wayne Bond, Jerry Catt, Brenna McGinnis
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Jennifer Grau, Lead contact for Affiliates and Organizations
PUBLICATIONS
Elizabeth Parks, Chair
Assisted by the 1st VP, members at large, IJL editor, Web Editor, Listening Post Editor and the Listening Times Editor.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Member-at-Large #1
Barbara Nixon, Chair
RESEARCH TEAM
Eva Göksel, Chair
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Member-at-Large #2
Alex Perl, Chair
GLOBAL Member-at-Large #3
Jaskiran Gill, Chair
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Marva Shand Mcintosh and Ingrid C Nordli, Co-Chair
Nanette Johnson-Curiskis, Executive Director
Chris Bond, volunteer member