The Clinical Director of Speech at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute is the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2022 recipient of the Honors of the Association, the organization’s highest honor.
Kristie R. Soriano, MS/CCC-SLP, was honored for her contributions to speech-language pathology and/or audiology professions. Soriano trains future and current professionals, volunteers to support the profession, and conducts critical research.
In her current position, Soriano develops outpatient programs, coordinates performance improvement and research projects, and has supervised Clinical Fellows and experienced speech pathologists for 38 years. Kristie is the Educational Liaison for the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, where she plans annual conferences and supervises and places more than 25 students annually from the graduate speech and audiology programs in New Jersey and around the nation.
All nominees must be a member of the New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association for at
least 10 years with significant and ongoing leadership roles. The award is approved by the
Board of Directors. Soriano served on the association’s board of directors from 1996-2022.
Since 2015, she has been on the executive board of the organization.