Marlene B. Salas-Provance, PhD, MHA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, ASHA Fellow, is Professor and Vice Dean at the Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University. Dr. Salas-Provance is a member of ASHA’s Board of Directors, Vice President for Planning (2026– 2029). She received ASHA’s Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs and ASHA’s Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in International Achievement. Dr. Salas-Provance is past Coordinator of ASHA’s Special Interest Group 14, Communication Disorders and Sciences in CLD Populations; past President of the Hispanic Caucus; was a founding steering committee member and coordinator of ASHA’s Special Interest Group 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders; and past member of ASHA’s Multicultural Issues Board. She is President and CEO of Bilingual Advantage, Inc., a cultural competence and bilingual medical interpreter training company for professionals across all healthcare disciplines. Dr. Salas-Provance has traveled to nine countries with an international medical team providing speech and language services to children with cleft lip and palate. The interprofessional practice team has included medical professionals such as surgeons, orthodontists, pediatricians, families, community members, and in-country university faculty and students. She has led teams of graduate students and faculty to provide bilingual clinical services in Lima, Peru and Cebu City, Philippines while building sustainable services. Dr. Salas-Provance provides telepractice international opportunities for university students in her craniofacial graduate course.
