Meet the Kidmunicate Staff

Pamela Drennen MS CCC-SLP Kidmunicate Staff Leader

Pamela Drennen MS CCC-SLP

Clinical Director

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Pam Drennen MS CCC-SLP is the VP Director of Clinical Services Speech at Kidmunicate. Pam has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.  She received the Aaron and Lillie Straus grant to work with children with Down Syndrome at the Loyola College Speech and the Language Clinic in Columbia, MD during her graduate studies. Pam also did a Fellowship at the McAuley School for Exceptional Children where she also worked with kids who have Down Syndrome. Pam provides evaluation and treatment for a variety of speech/language and communication disorders.  She has experience working with children with hearing loss, autism, Down Syndrome, a cleft palate, developmental delays, Apraxia of speech, auditory processing disorders, fluency disorders, oral motor/feeding issues as well as children with augmentative/alternative needs. Pam uses a multimodality approach when working with children using sign language and/or picture communication (PECS, Proloque2go app) while promoting verbal communication.

Pam is a member of the American Speech and Language Hearing Association and she is Prompt® trained. She organizes a monthly meeting for the Kidmunicate staff and other Speech-Language Pathologists to discuss trending topics.  She also provides speech/language in-services for local Pre-schools. She lives in Devon, Pa with her husband Rob and her three children.

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Deb Sampson VP of Operations Kidmunicate

Deb Sampson

VP – Managing Director

Deb Sampson, VP – Managing Director of Kidmunicate. Deb has dedicated the last twenty years to provide services to children with special needs.  She has provided one-to-one intervention to children in need of Behavioral Rehabilitative Services as a model for parents and school personnel, liaising with a variety of professionals including doctors, therapists (including speech-language therapists), psychologists, and social workers.  Deb spent several years as Director of an Early Learning Center where her responsibilities were administration, staff management, communication, and compliance duties.  She has taught in the classroom, on the field, and in the gym. Deb leads the Kidmunicate staff of the operation managers and insurance billing specialists.

Deb has a BA in Organizational Communications from Farleigh Dickinson University. She is married to her pilot husband of 26 years who is an Air Force veteran. She has two grown children.

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Eileen Krieg MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Strasburg-Lancaster PA Office

Kennett Square PA Office

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Eileen Krieg MS CCC-SLP grew up in the Midwest where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Illinois. She then moved out to the east coast to pursue a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. During her graduate studies, Eileen had the opportunity to work in a variety of therapy settings including outpatient, early intervention, and both public and private schools. She also completed a master’s thesis entitled: “A Systematic Review of Treatment Options for Children Who Stutter”, which was presented at the 2011 New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention. Upon graduation, Eileen received an “Excellence in Research” award for her work on a variety of research endeavors.

Eileen is knowledgeable when it comes to working with children of all ages and stages of development. She has a wide range of evaluation and treatment experience including the areas of: Autism, genetic disorders, apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, fluency, auditory processing disorders, developmental delay, expressive/receptive language disorders, social skills deficits, and augmentative/alternative communication needs.

Eileen is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Eillen was the first Speech-Language pathologist to join the Kidmunicate staff. She lives in West Chester, Pa with her husband and two daughters.

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Jaimee Coates MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Blue Bell PA Office

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Jaimee Coates MS CCC-SLP joined the Kidmunicate family, in March 2018. She completed her undergraduate studies at West Chester University and her graduate degree at Towson University. During her graduate studies, she developed her clinical skills with experiences in a preschool setting, a private school specifically designed for children with ADHD and dyslexia, and at an outpatient hospital, where she treated patients ages 2-92. Following her graduate studies, Jaimee worked in a public school district with both elementary and middle school children individually and in groups. There she worked with children diagnosed with articulation disorders, phonological disorders, intellectual disabilities, apraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorder and genetic disorders. Jaimee led several presentations, which focused on the treatment of fluency disorders and reading disorders.
During her summers, she expanded her knowledge with literacy disorders by training and working at a LindamoodBell Learning Center.  There she was providing specific instruction utilizing the programs Verbalizing & Visualizing and SeeingStars, to target reading disorders such as dyslexia and hyperlexia. Jaimee is knowledgeable in language delays and disorders, fluency disorders, phonological disorders, auditory processing disorders, social skill deficits and executive functioning disorders. Jaimee is such an important member of the Kidmunicate staff because she has a passion for creating positive, high energy sessions and building a supportive environment to cultivate language and learning development.
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Danielle Kreis MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Kennett Square PA Office

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Danielle Kreis MS CCC-SLP received both her B.S. and M.S. from Pennsylvania State University. In graduate school, she was a co-author of a published study titled “AAC technologies with visual scene displays and “just in time” programming and symbolic communication turns expressed by students with a severe disability.” Danielle has since worked exclusively in pediatric private practice working with children ages 10 months to 24 years covering all populations and diagnoses. Her specialties include evaluation and treatment related to augmentative and alternative communication devices and social/pragmatic communication.

Danielle is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is PROMPT® Trained. Additionally, Danielle provides feeding therapy and is trained in the SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) Approach to Feeding. She has continuing education in the areas of Social Thinking for pragmatic language and executive functioning, pediatric voice therapy, art therapy, treatment of anxiety disorders, and is trained in Lindamood-Bell’s Visualizing and Verbalizing for reading and listening comprehension. Danielle works both in Kennett Square and in Wayne.
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Jennifer Gordon MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Blue Bell PA Office

Jennifer Gordon MA CCC-SLP, PC received her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the Pennsylvania State University and her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Temple University. Following her graduate studies, Jennifer worked in a variety of settings, including skilled nursing facilities, public and charter schools, home health, and pediatric private practice. She has experience evaluating and treating children of all ages, with a variety of diagnoses including apraxia of speech, autism, expressive/receptive language disorders, articulation and motor speech disorders, pragmatic language disorders, and developmental delays.
Jennifer is an important member of the Kidmunicate staff because, in July of 2019, she received her PROMPT© Certification.  This certification has enhanced her skills related to the evaluation and treatment of motor speech disorders, including apraxia of speech. Jennifer is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Pennsylvania and is an active certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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Sandi Spuhler MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

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Sandi Spuhler MS CCC-SLP received her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Syracuse University and her M.S. in Speech and Language Pathology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She specializes in pediatric and adolescent speech-language evaluations and therapy with clients ranging from two to seventeen years of age. She served as a Speech-Language Pathologist for a New York City public elementary and middle school for six years and has been working in private practice since 2010.

During October 2016, Sandi completed Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking Clinical Training Program which afforded her the opportunity to enhance her ability to address the treatment and educational needs of individuals with a broad range of social and communication challenges. Sandi is passionate about helping her clients understand and navigate the social world around them.

Sandi currently provides speech and language-related services for a Pennsylvania Approved Private School for Special Education. Sandi is Pennsylvania licensed and ASHA certified. Sandi was the second speech-language pathologist to join the Kidmunicate staff.

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Erin Giovanni MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

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Erin Giovanni, MS CCC-SLP received her bachelors degree from Loyola University, Baltimore, MD and her graduate degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA. During her graduate studies, Erin developed clinical skills in both out-patient and school settings, where she treated children with articulation, phonology, and language based disorders.  Erin completed clinical internships at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where she developed clinical skills in the areas of feeding disorders and dysphagia across the life span.  Erin pursued her interest in feeding and swallowing after her graduate studies when she worked at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.  There, Erin evaluated and treated patients ranging from infants to adults with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders.  Erin worked extensively with pediatrics in the NICU, nursery, and PICU, as well as in the out-patient setting, where she provided clinical and instrumental feeding and swallowing assessments and therapy. Erin has continued to expand her knowledge by taking additional coursework in the areas of pediatric feeding disorders and dysphagia.

Erin left the hospital setting to raise her three children and is now excited to join the Kidmunicate team.  Erin is a member of the American Speech and Language Hearing Association and holds New Jersey and Pennsylvania licenses.

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Jayna Becker, MA CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

Jayna Becker, MA CCC-SLP received her Bachelor’s of Health Science from the University of Florida and her graduate degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Temple University. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania.

Jayna has worked in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, public schools, charter schools, and Early Intervention (both home-based and preschool). In addition to working at Kidmunicate, Jayna currently works for the Philadelphia School district and was the Speech Coordinator for an overnight Special Needs Camp where she oversaw graduate student clinicians.

Jayna enjoys working with a variety of populations and has evaluation and treatment experience in the areas of Autism, AAC, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, speech sound disorders, fluency, Social Communication, early literacy, and overall language development. She also has experience working with individuals with Down syndrome and Prader Willi Syndrome. Jayna has received extensive continuing education in the areas of AAC, along with courses on Selective Mutism, counseling families, literacy development, and Social Language treatment with the school-age

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Alaina Agatone, MA CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

Alaina Agatone M.S., CCC-SLP received both her Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences & Disorders with a minor in Exceptional Education and Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from James Madison University. Alaina has clinical experience evaluating and treating in the settings of acute inpatient rehab, outpatient, public school, and an interdisciplinary autism clinic. Additionally, she has completed a fellowship providing home and daycare-based early intervention for families across Delaware County. Alaina prioritizes collaborating with families and supporting children with a variety of deficits and disorders. This includes developmental delay, receptive-expressive language, phonology/articulation, Autism Spectrum Disorder, oral motor speech, cognition, executive functioning, along with feeding and swallowing. Alaina is a current member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed to practice in the state of Pennsylvania.

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Kayleigh Zucker MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

Blue Bell PA Office

Kayleigh Zucker MS CCC-SLP received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at West Chester University and her Master’s degree in Speech Pathology at Syracuse University. Kayleigh has focused her career on pediatric evaluation and treatment for children ages birth to 21. She is an important member of the Kidmunicate staff because she specializes in early language acquisition, AAC (augmentative and alternative communication), speech sound disorders, feeding therapy, and social/pragmatic language therapy. She also has experience working with children who have autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome, selective mutism, and developmental delays. Kayleigh has completed training in Lori Overland’s A Sensory-Motor approach to feeding, and continuing education coursework in breastfeeding, nutrition in feeding delays, selective mutism, AAC, and strategies for bi-lingual students with language delays. 
Kayleigh is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. She also provides early intervention services through Montgomery county for children birth to 3. Kayleigh lives in Fort Washington, PA with her husband and daughter.
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Alex Gadiel M.S. CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

Alex Gadiel M.S. CCC-SLP received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Penn State University and her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Towson University in 2013. Alex has been providing speech-language services for students grades K-5 in schools throughout Chester County, evaluating and treating a variety of diagnoses including articulation and language disorders, fluency disorders, pragmatic language disorders, and autism spectrum disorder.

Alex is a member of the American Speech and Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. Alex lives in Phoenixville, PA with her husband and son.

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Monica Hood MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Monica Hood MA CCC-SLP has a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a Masters degree from West Chester University in Speech-Language Pathology. Monica has been working at Kidmunicate since our opening in 2014 as an administrative assistant during her time studying in undergraduate and graduate school and has transitioned to a full-time speech-language pathologist.

Monica provides evaluation and treatment for a variety of speech/language and communication disorders.  She has experience working with children with hearing loss, autism, developmental delays, Apraxia of Speech, fluency disorders, phonological disorders, expressive/receptive language disorders, social skills deficits, and augmentative/alternative communication needs. Monica uses a total language approach when working with children using sign language and/or picture communication (PECS, AAC devices- high and/or low tech) while promoting verbal communication.

Monica is a member of the American Speech and Language Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is Prompt® trained and PECs trained. 

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Samantha Michael MS CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist*

Wayne PA Office

Samantha Michael, MS CCC-SLP is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the State of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Marywood University. 

Samantha is also employed by a public school system, where she works with children in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) classrooms. She has continued her education by attending training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for teams supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Samantha is knowledgeable in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, language delays and disorders, articulation/ phonological disorders, social skill deficits, fluency disorders, and augmentative/ alternative communication needs.  Samantha has a functional approach to therapy and enjoys working alongside parents to formulate plans to best support the children she works with. She uses a total language approach to communication, finding and using the right communication methods for each individual.

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Kelly Kunz MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist*

Blue Bell PA Office

Kelly Kurnz MA CCC-SLP received her B.S. in Elementary and Special Education from Penn State University in 2012.  After teaching intensive special education for three years, she developed a passion for communication in the classroom and decided to pursue a career in Speech-Language Pathology.  She received her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from West Chester University in 2018, where she completed practicums working with students and adults with a variety of diagnoses including autism, developmental delays, traumatic brain injuries, and a variety of communication disorders.  She has been providing speech-language services for students grades K-8 in several schools throughout Montgomery County, treating a variety of diagnoses including articulation and language disorders, fluency disorders, and pragmatic language disorders.  Her therapy sessions are full of positive energy and are enhanced by her knowledge gained as a classroom teacher.  Kelly is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Pennsylvania and is an active certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 

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Emily Jett MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Blue Bell PA Office

Emily Jett  MA CCC-SLP received her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Temple University in 2013.  Since entering the field she has worked with children ages birth to twenty-one on communication needs in the areas of receptive and expressive language, pragmatics, phonology, and articulation.  She has experience working in private schools, intermediate units, and outpatient centers.  Emily is PROMPT trained Level 1.  She is ASHA certified and holds a license to practice in Pennsylvania. 

Emily has worked heavily with children with special needs including Autism and Down Syndrome.  She has experience utilizing a Total Communication Approach, combining verbal speech, signs, gestures, and low and high tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Systems in order to help individuals communicate as efficiently as possible.  As a mom of two young girls, she also has a passion for working on early language development (0-5 year olds).  She loves interacting with parents as they work to support their little ones’ budding language skills. 

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Natalie McGonigle, M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Kennett Square PA Office

Natalie McGonigle, M.A., CCC-SLP joined the Kidmunicate family in April of 2021 working exclusively in the Kennett Square office. She received both her B.S. and M.A. from West Chester University. Natalie has since worked with children ages birth to 21 in various settings, such as schools, early intervention, and private practice, covering all populations and diagnoses. Her specialties include evaluation and treatment related to apraxia, speech sound disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, augmentative and alternative communication devices, and social/pragmatic communication. She identifies as a neuro-divergent affirming therapist. Natalie is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is PROMPT® Trained. Natalie is licensed both in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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Caroline Mclaughlin M.A., CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Caroline Mclaughlin M.A., CCC-SLP has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from West Chester University in Speech-Language Pathology. During her graduate studies, Caroline evaluated and treated children and adults with a variety of speech and language disorders. She has worked in elementary, middle, and high school settings, as well as an autistic support ABA classroom. Caroline also provides early intervention services for children birth-3 and enjoys collaborating with families to promote language development. She has experience working with children with developmental delays, autism, down syndrome, fluency disorders, phonological/articulation disorders, expressive/receptive language disorders, pragmatic/social skills deficits, and AAC (PECS, low/high tech speech-generating devices, sign language).

Caroline is a member of the American Speech and Language Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-hearing Association. She is also a certified yoga instructor and leader of the Flow and Grow children’s yoga program at Kidmunicate. She is passionate about using movement and play to create a positive learning environment for children to enhance speech and language development/skills.

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Sarah Reed, MS CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wayne PA Office

Sarah Reed, MS CCC-SLP received her bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College and her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from LaSalle University. Sarah has experience working with children from birth through age twenty-one in a variety of settings, including an outpatient center, a K-8 private special education school, and with preschool special education students throughout Montgomery County both individually and in groups.

Sarah has experience evaluating and treating children with a variety of diagnoses, including expressive/receptive language disorders, articulation, and phonological processing disorders, expressive language delay, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and developmental language disorder. She has worked with a variety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and encourages utilizing a total communication approach that accepts and uses all forms of communication. She is currently completing continuing education related to the Natural Language Acquisition framework for working with children who communicate with delayed echolalia. Sarah is a proponent of child-led and play-based therapies whenever possible.

Sarah is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. She lives in King of Prussia, PA with her husband and son.

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Kelly McHugh, MA CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Strasburg-Lancaster PA Office

Kelly McHugh M.A., CCC-SLP has an undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Communication Sciences and Disorders. After earning her master’s degree, Kelly lived in Houston, Texas to complete her clinical fellowship at a pediatric private practice. Shortly after obtaining her ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, Kelly returned to her hometown of Lancaster, PA where she worked in the PA Public Education System (K-12 schools) for five years. Kelly has worked with children diagnosed with feeding/swallowing disorders, TBI, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, language impairments, articulation/phonological disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and various genetic disorders. 

During her graduate studies, Kelly had the opportunity to work with the AAC Institute in Pittsburgh through their ICAN Talk Summer Camp. This experience inspired her to specialize in AAC and pursue additional training in the communication systems LAMP Words for Life, Speak for Yourself, and Tobii Dynavox Snap Core First. Kelly utilizes a Total Communication Approach which combines verbal speech, signs, gestures, and low/high tech AAC to promote functional communication skills. She is currently pursuing continuing education in Gestalt Language Processing and is excited to learn more about incorporating Gestalt with AAC.

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Amy Siegrist, IBCLC

Lactation Specialist

Wayne PA Office

Amy Siegrist, IBCLC  is a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) based in Wayne/King of Prussia, PA with over 15 years of experience. When you have lactation questions or concerns, we know how important it is to get help quickly. That’s why we’ve made it very easy to schedule a home or office visit. For home visits, Amy will travel up to 8 miles from King of Prussia, PA. Or you can schedule an office visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Wayne at Kidmunicate. In addition to my private practice, Amy also works part-time on Fridays at Lifecycle Womancare in Bryn Mawr.

Amy takes many plans including Aetna, Blue Cross, and Cigna. If you have questions before scheduling, feel free to call Amy directly at (484) 919-1027 or email amy@amythelc.com for more information.  I also teach Tummytime! Method and Infant Massage classes.  I look forward to meeting you and your baby.

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Maureen Costello

Insurance Director

Maureen Costello – Insurance Director has been working for Kidmunicate since August 2017.  Her background is in secondary English Literature Education and medical billing and coding.  She is married and lives in Delaware County, PA.  She has been Kidmunicate’s insurance specialist for the past four years and loves her advancement to being our Insurance Director.  She enjoys answering any and all insurance-related questions.  She uses her team approach to be a liaison for our clinicians and families to help everything run as smoothly as possible!

 
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Heather Capers

Practice Director

Heather Capers, Practice Director – joined the Kidmunicate family in 2021. We were excited for Heather to join our team because she has a lot of experience on the administrative side of things in healthcare clinics.  Heather comes to us with many different backgrounds. She was a director of a preschool for 5 years and an office manager at a family dental practice for 15 years. She is always looking for new and innovative ways to help Kidmunicate improve. Heather is always available to hear your questions, concerns, or ideas.

Heather resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania with her husband of 23 years, her 2 daughters, and her dog.  In her spare time, she enjoys watching her daughters play volleyball and spending time with friends and family watching Philadelphia sports. Go Birds!

 

* This Speech Language Pathologist is an independent contractor who is fully employed by another entity, like a school, and works limited hours for Kidmunicate.