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2026-2027 National SAA State Ambassador Program (Students)

About the Program

A national SAA State Ambassador is a dedicated student volunteer who helps strengthen communication and collaboration across SAA chapters within their state—and even across state lines. Ambassadors serve as connectors, leaders, and advocates, working closely with a professional mentor who is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology.

To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the national SAA website.
1.Please provide contact information we can use to contact you about your application.(Required.)
2.National SAA/Member ID(Required.)
Your national SAA/Member ID is the number you were given when you first joined national SAA. If you do not recall your member ID, email membership@audiology.org to request it.

All student volunteers must be current members of the national SAA to serve as a national SAA State Ambassador.
3.Current University, City/State(Required.)
4.Expected Graduation Date(Required.)
5.Why are you interested in becoming a national SAA State Ambassador?
6.What experience do you have with state and local leadership (including past experience as a national SAA State Ambassador)?
7.What ideas do you have to help your state collaborate on events, advocacy, or sharing of information?
8.What do you think is the most pressing audiology issue in your state at this time?
9.Approximately how many hours a week do you anticipate being able to spend on volunteer tasks for the program?
10.National SAA Volunteer Expectations

National SAA volunteers must be current members of the national SAA and must remain active national SAA members throughout their volunteer service. Acknowledgement of the National SAA Volunteer Expectations is required to successfully complete this application. National SAA leadership wants to ensure that each of its volunteers understand the level of commitment volunteers may be held accountable to when volunteering with the national SAA. As a national SAA volunteer, one should be prepared to:

  • Attend and actively participate in all committee conference calls in their entirety. Conference calls occur at the discretion of the chair.
  • Respond to communications in a timely manner and be available to carry out official business of the national SAA throughout the volunteer term.
  • Be accountable for individual performance and assigned duties, subject to periodic review.
  • Submit a monthly report on your assigned duties as requested by your committee chair.
  • Annually renew your national SAA membership.
  • Ensure that information that is confidential or privileged (i.e. not publicly available) is not disclosed inappropriately or negligently.
(Required.)
11.National SAA members interested in volunteering for the national SAA State Ambassador Program are required to submit conflict of interest information to serve. Please select one of the corresponding conflict of interest disclosure affirmations below to complete this requirement. National SAA volunteers must also agree to adhere to the Academy's Code of Conduct.(Required.)