ACI Alliance Committees

American Cochlear Implant Alliance was founded by volunteers and we are grateful to everyone who have donated their time, talent and services to the establishment of our organization. At the present, the following committees are active.

The organization is led by a Board of Directors, whose membership is located here: https://www.acialliance.org/page/BoardofDirectors. Annually we solicit nominations for the slate to the Board, which is then voted upon by the membership at the annual conference.

We encourage participation throughout our organization by individuals who have relevant cochlear implant experience including, but not limited to, those who are surgeons, audiologists, speech pathologists, educators, auditory therapists, psychologists, social workers, parents or adult recipients.


Board Nominations Committee

Lindsey Zombek MS, LSLS Cert AVT (Chair)
Matt Bush MD, MBA
Maura Cosetti MD
Lisa Park AuD
Brittney Sprouse AuD, PASC
Andrea Warner-Czyz PhD, CCC-A (ad hoc)
Daniel Zeitler MD (ad hoc)

Research Committee

Michael Hoa MD (Chair)
Oliver Adunka MD
Hannah Eskridge MSP
John Dornhoffer MD
Camille Dunn PhD
Jourdan Holder AuD, PhD
Fred Telischi MD
Andrea Warner-Czyz PhD

CI2026 Conferences Program Committee

Molly Smeal AuD, CCC/A (Co-Chair); Hearts for Hearing
Kevin Zhan MD (Co-Chair); Northwestern Medicine Group
Jordan Alyse Coffelt AuD; University of Memphis
Keri Colio AuD; Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
Cara Donahue AuD; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
James R. Dornhoffer MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Lisa Goldin PhD, NYU Cochlear Implant Center
Karen Gordon PhD; University of Toronto (CA)
Michael Harris MD; Medical College of Wisconsin--Koss Cochlear Implant Program
David Horn MD; Seattle Children’s Hospital
Ted Imbery MD; University of Chicago Medical Center
Rachael M Jocewicz AuD; UW Health
Rebecca Lewis AuD; Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Alexandria Mestres MS; University of Miami
Nofrat Schwartz MD; Yale School of Medicine
Ginger Stickney PhD; UC Irvine
Stacey Sturgulewski Aud; Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Alejandra Ullauri AuD, MPH; Audiology En Espanol
Esther Vivas MD; Emory University Hospital

CI2025 Continuing Education Committee

Becky Clem MA, CCC-SLP
Melissa Hall AuD, MA, SLP (Chair)
Nancy Young MD
Lindsay Zombek MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS CERT. AVT

CI2025 Student Scholarship Committee

Debbie Hatch AuD
Anita Jeyakumar MD, MS
Nate Page MD
Melissa H. Sweeney MS, CCC/SLP (Chair)
Michael Scott AuD

CI2025 Student Poster Competition Judging

Julie Arenberg PhD
Michael Hoa MD
Jacob B. Hunter MD
Laura Lucas AuD
Teddy McRackan MD, MSCR
Aaron Moberly MD
Meredith Ouellette MS (Chair)
Michael Scott AuD
Melissa Sweeney MS, LSLS Cert. AVT

 

The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.