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Council & Officials Directory

Under the Health Professions Act (HPA), the business and affairs of ACSLPA are governed by a Council. Council actions and decisions are made in accordance with the HPA and guided by the ACSLPA Vision, Mission & Values, in support of the strategic plan.

Council consists of 12 members, 6 elected registered members of ACSLPA and 6 public representatives appointed by the Lieutenant Governor on advice from the Minister of Health.

If you need to contact an Official or Member of Council, please call the ACSLPA office at 780-944-1609 or 1-800-537-0589 or send an email from the ACSLPA  Contact Us page.

Council Meetings are held virtually or in-person in Edmonton or Calgary. ACSLPA members are invited to attend any Council meetings as an observer but must pre-register with the ACSLPA office. Council has set the following 2025 meeting dates:

♦  March 8  ♦  Retreat: May 2 & 3  ♦   June 7  ♦  September 6  ♦  November 29  ♦

Council Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Highlights

Officials

Registrar/CEO
Privacy Officer

Melanie Sicotte
(she/her)

780-944-1609
registrar
@ a c s l p a . c a

Complaints Director

Sharia Ali
(she/her)

780-944-1609, ext. 105
complaintsdirector
@ a c s l p a . c a

Hearings Director

Tricia Gherbaz
(she/her)

780-944-1609, ext. 114
hearings director
@ a c s l p a . c a

Members of Council

Click on the Member of Council’s name for their bio.

2025 President

Nancy Bassendowski, R.SLP

Current Term: 2023 – 2025

2025 Vice President

Ajay Mysore Narasimha, R.SLP

Current Term: 2025 – 2027

Member of Council

Nicole Baumback, R.SLP

Current Term: 2023 – 2025

Member of Council

Kerry Campbell, R.SLP

Current Term: 2023 – 2025

Member of Council

Sumari Erasmus, R.SLP

Current Term: 2023 – 2025

Member of Council

Alyssa Fex, R.Aud

Current Term: 2025 – 2027

Public Member

Mike DeVuyst

Public Member

Muhammad Rasheed

Public Member

Brad Walls

Public Member

Alexandra Wright

Reporting Website & Hotline

ACSLPA Council encourages members of Council, registered members, volunteers, employees, the public and other stakeholders to disclose/report serious unethical, fraudulent, or illegal behaviour involving members of ACSLPA Council, ACSLPA’s Registrar, or ACSLPA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The ACSLPA’s third party managed Reporting Website and hotline provides a mechanism to allow confidential disclosure of:

      • Harassment, abuse of authority and/or trust, or bullying,
      • Suspected fraud,
      • Financial or administrative irregularities,
      • Failure, refusal, or neglect to comply with a legal obligation,
      • An act of retaliation or reprisal against any individual who reported in a concern in good faith using this reporting mechanism, or
      • Unethical or illegal conduct.