Board of Directors
Sucheta Kamath
President & Founding Board Member
Sucheta Kamath, founder of Cerebral Matters, is a cognitive rehabilitation specialist with specific expertise in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with executive functioning deficits. She brings together current research in neuroscience, clinical expertise, and an appreciation for raising children and helping them become more self-sufficient learners.
Sucheta is also the founder of ExQ, a patented, research-informed system
esigned to enhance executive function through game-based personalized training. The exclusive ExQ virtual curriculum prompts thinking to ignite processes essential for academic, emotional, and social well-being. Through the strengthening of executive functioning, ExQ develops skills core to student’s success in academics, in sports, in the arts, and in relationships.
Sucheta was recently awarded the “Honors of the Association Award” by GSHA for outstanding professional achievement in speech-language pathology field. As a graduate of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2015, Sucheta is involved in many social justice initiatives in Metro Atlanta. Finally, Sucheta serves on many non-profit boards including the American Speech-Language-Hearing Assocation's International Issues Board, the Georgia Speech-Language and Hearing Association, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and Sanatan Mandir Atlanta.
Carol Ann Raymond
Director of Finance & Founding Board Member
Carol Ann Raymond, MBA, Ed.S., CCC-SLP, received her undergraduate, masters, and educational specialist degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Georgia and her MBA from Troy University. With clinical experiences spanning more than 30 years in a variety of settings, her focus has been in medical administration and supervision. She retired from the University of Georgia, where she was a Clinical Professor and UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic Director. She has been an active member of the Georgia Speech-
Language-Hearing Association (GSHA), serving as GSHA President, Vice-President for Communication, and GSHA Division-President for Speech-Language Pathology, as well as chairing various other committees. She also served as Vice Chair for Speech-Language Pathology on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Recognition for her work has included GSHA Honors of the Association, GSHA Dr. Robert A. Hull Leadership Award, GSHA Volunteer Service Award, ASHA Outstanding Volunteer from Georgia, and ASHA Foundation Clinical Achievement Award for Georgia.
Establishing the GSHFoundation has been her long-time goal. She is honored to serve on the Board and to support professionals and students as they work to improve the quality of life for individuals with communication and swallowing disorders.
Leila L. Hartley
Program Director
Leila L. Hartley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, received her Doctorate in communication sciences and neuropsychology from the University of Florida. She has over 40 years of clinical experience with adult neurogenic communication disorders. She is the author of Cognitive-Communicative Abilities Following Brain Injury: A Functional Approach and other publications in the areas of discourse abilities and functional approaches to rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury.
She has a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kathy King
Development Chair
Kathy King, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience serving individuals with communication disorders across the lifespan. She currently works as a preschool diagnostician within a public school system, where she specializes in the evaluation and identification of speech and language disorders in young children. Her professional interests include pediatric diagnostics, early intervention, bilingual and culturally responsive assessment practices, clinical mentorship and education, family
education, and supporting effective collaboration among families and educational teams. She is particularly passionate about helping families navigate the evaluation and special education process with confidence, clarity, and collaboration.
Dr. King earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia and her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP.D.) degree from Nova Southeastern University. In addition to her school-based work, she volunteers with the Georgia RSVP program, providing speech-language services to adults with acquired communication disorders. Inspired by witnessing her grandfather's rehabilitation journey following a stroke, she remains passionate about helping individuals improve communication, participation, and quality of life across all stages of life.
Beyond her clinical work, Dr. King actively contributes to the profession through leadership, mentorship, education, and volunteer service. An active member of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA), she serves on the GSHA Convention Committee and has presented at both the state and university levels on topics related to speech-language pathology practice and diagnostics. She has served as a mentor through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Career Transitions Mentorship Program and is an active volunteer and advocate for the speech-language pathology profession. Dr. King is honored to serve on the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Board and is committed to advancing opportunities that promote communication access, professional growth, and educational support for speech-language-hearing professionals and the individuals they serve throughout Georgia.
Our Mission
The GSHFoundation is here to promote, develop and maintain philanthropic, scientific, and educational initiatives to improve the quality of life for individuals who experience speech, language, or hearing impairment and those who serve them!
Our Hope
At GSHFoundation, our commitment is to advance knowledge about the causes and treatment of speech, language and hearing problems in the state of Georgia.
We are committed to raising funds from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support research, graduate education, and carefully thought-out initiatives that engages our professional experts in innovation in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
