Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center Selects Michael Howland as New CEO

The Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center has selected Michael Howland as its President and CEO. Howland replaces Bill McQuilkin, who retired after five years at the helm.

“We are excited to attract in Mike Howland an energetic, experienced leader who has made a positive impact at every stop of his career,” said Dr. Rick Pepis, Chair of the Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center Board of Directors.

The 65-year old organization served 5,390 Northeast Florida residents with speech, hearing and language challenges in its last fiscal year.  Funding for the center, which plans to replace its 50-year old building with a state-of-the-art facility in the same location, comes from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, United Way, City of Jacksonville, Chartrand Foundation, Florida Blue, the Community Foundation in Northeast Florida and individual donors, as well as private pay clientele.

Howland most recently served as Vice President for University Advancement and Chief Strategic Relations Officer at his Jacksonville University alma mater. He previously led the Southeastern Council of Foundations, Noble of Indiana, Christian Service Charities and three related associations of national charities, Independent Charities of America and the San Francisco District and Region of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In addition to his undergraduate degree from JU, where he served as president of the student body and alumni association, and on the JU Board of Trustees, Howland earned Juris Doctor and Master of Arts-Public Administration degrees from St. Louis University. He and his wife, Cathy, have three children, including daughter Madeline, a nursing student at JU.

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