Kidmunicate Staff

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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. 

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. During graduate school, she completed internships in a public school system and acute care hospital, as well as shadowed speech-language pathologists at an acute rehab hospital. Samantha completed research titled “The Effect of Music Therapy on the Speech of an Adult with Aphasia” and presented this research at the ASHA Convention.

Samantha has experience evaluating and treating children and adults in a variety of settings including public schools, skilled nursing facilities, and private practice. 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, and social skill deficits. Samantha has a functional approach to therapy and enjoys working alongside parents to formulate plans to best support the children she works with.