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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Wednesday February 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Chief of Speech-Language Pathology at ASHA To Retire
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that Chief Staff Officer for Speech-Language Pathology Lemmietta (Lemmie) McNeilly, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASAE, CAE, FNAP, ASHA Fellow, plans to retire on June 1 of this year. "I have enjoyed serving in my position for 20 years, collaborating with wonderful professionals in the United States and int  more

LICENSING INTERNATIONAL AND SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL SPORTS LICENSING SUMMIT IN NEW YORK
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release: Licensing International and The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) are gearing up for the 2nd annual Sports Licensing Summit on March 6th, 2024. This marks the first time the event will take place in New York, after being held last year in Las Vegas ahead of the Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show. DeMaurice "De" Smith, former Executive Director of the National Football L  more

SFIA'S TOPLINE PARTICIPATION REPORT SHOWS STRONG POSITIVE TRENDS ACROSS ALL SPORTS AND FITNESS CATEGORIES
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release: All of the seven major sport and fitness physical activity categories showed increased year-over-year rates of participation, according to the newly released Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) Topline Participation Report. The 2024 Topline Report is considered the sports and fitness industry's essential reference document for participation, tracking rates of Americans age  more