About our Members:

Our members range in age from early twenties to senior citizen. Our members have vast amounts of knowledge, coping skills, and personal stories that bring encouragement and support to all. We have members who are learning to accept and grow with stuttering, speech and language pathologists who are interested in learning more about stuttering and sharing their knowledge with the group, and members who do not consider themselves people with current or frequent stuttering difficulties but want to assist others in seeing the positive side of the disability, share their personal stories, and support the group.

Judith Eckardt is a  licensed certified speech-language pathologist who specializes in fluency. She is a Board Recognized Fluency Specialist in ASHA and now resides in Tucson She continues to do some therapy/consultation and workshops for stuttering and is presently secretary of the ISA (International Stuttering Association).  Judith is a Toastmaster at Fountain Flyers and her motto for herself and other people who stutter is YOU CAN DO IT. This refers to being able to communicate effectively----even with some stuttering
I'm Dave Carless, Born in Detroit Mi. I'm a person who stutters and have had speech therapy at the University of Arizona. The Tucson chapter of the N.S.A. is like an oasis in the desert

My name is Walter Tabor. I was born in Peckville Pa. I also had speech therapy at the U of A.

Morgan Maxwell is a stutterer and one of the founding members of the NSA Tucson Chapter. He has attended over a dozen NSA conventions and given many NSA convention workshops. He is now retired after being a successful real estate appraiser and investor. He has always believed that writing skills are more important than speaking skills.

John O’Hare is a person who is a life long stutterer.  He has had various stuttering therapies since fifth grade.  John was one of the founding members of the Tucson National Stuttering Association Chapter in the late 1970’s.  He enjoys the opportunity the NSA meetings give him to have fellowship with great people and practice fluency techniques.