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Dr. Caroline Musselwhite, CCC-SLP
Dr. Caroline Musselwhite, CCC-SLP
Dr. Caroline Musselwhite is an assistive technology specialist with more than 45 years of experience working with children and adolescents with significant disabilities in a variety of settings, including Head Start, clinics, developmental day programs, homes, and the public schools. Dr. Musselwhite has written a number of textbooks and “how-to” books on a range of topics, and has authored many books and software programs for youth with disabilities. She has taught courses at several universities and presented thousands of workshops throughout North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Africa. She has also supported Communication Circles and Balanced Literacy Clubs in multiple cities in the US and Canada. Honors include: Foundation Fellowship (West Virginia University), Educator of the Year (Association for Retarded Citizens, North Carolina), Honors of the Association, (North Carolina Augmentative Communication Association), DiCarlo Outstanding Clinician Award (North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association), and ISAAC Fellow.
Anne Page, M.S. CCC-SLP
Anne Page, M.S. CCC-SLP
Anne is an ASHA certified speech language pathologist with a Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University. She is an award-winning blogger and international speaker. She has worked as a speech therapist for a Title I school for the past 16 years. She is currently the Assistive Technology Lead serving 19 schools in Phoenix. Anne is passionate about AAC. She loves the challenge of finding the best communication support system for her students.
When she’s not creating resources and courses, you can catch her me hiking or hanging out on her patio in beautiful Southern Arizona. I just might be having a glass of wine with my most-interesting-man-in-the- world husband Brad. If you’re dying to hear more, here are five things you might not know about me:
I’m hopelessly addicted to shoes (think Carrie Bradshaw without the credit card debt)
Target Dollar Spot gets me every time.
My four sisters and I were on Family Feud seven years ago and they are still showing the rerun (we lost).
When I was eight years old I was locked in the library (I was reading and didn’t notice they closed) and the police had to be called. Pretty great concentration, right?
I used to have FOUA (Fear of Using AAC) and sometimes I still do, but I just feel the fear and do it anyway.
Connect with me on Instagram at Beautiful Speech Life.
Brenda DelMonte, M.S. CCC-SLP
Brenda DelMonte, M.S. CCC-SLP
Brenda Robertson Del Monte has been a Speech Language Pathologist for 20 years. She evaluates, trains and treats those requiring AAC to communicate. With her small on-going caseload she incorporates literacy in her AAC implementation strategies. Brenda teaches webinars and provides consultative services to school teams in Arizona and in the State of Washington through the Special Ed Tech Center based out of Central Washington University. Brenda recently published a book called “I See You In There” where she shares stories about the wonderful families she has meant along her professional journey. Brenda is a also the co-founder of a non-profit called Believe Beyond Ability which serves families in Arizona acquire and implement assistive technology.
Laurel Buell, MOTR/L
Laurel Buell, MOTR/L
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Krista Howard, AA, AAC User, Future SLPA
Krista Howard, AA, AAC User, Future SLPA
Krista works directly with individuals who use AAC as a tutor and model. She works with Kate Ahern’s Social Groups and Caroline Musselwhite’s Literacy and Language groups. She is also a provider for Ideal Care. Krista has given presentations at local, state, national (Closing the Gap, ATIA) and international (ISAAC) events. She is working to become an SLPA and finishing her BA in educational studies. Krista also provides AAC coaching services to school districts. She is Mom to Michael, age 11, who loves baseball and football. In her rare free time, Krista also volunteers with Out and About, a community outing group for people who use AAC and their families.
Staci Dover, M.S. CCC-SLP
Staci Dover, M.S. CCC-SLP
Staci R. Dover, M.Ed., M.S., CCC-SLP specializes in augmentative and alternative communication and literacy and has served over 20 years in public education. She is a former National Board Certified Teacher, reading specialist, and literacy coach. Staci received a master’s degree in special education in reading disabilities from the University of Florida in 2010. Exploring connections between language and literacy sparked her interest to ultimately complete a second master's degree in clinical speech pathology from Northern Arizona University in 2018. Her specialties include dyslexia, literacy, and AAC.
In her role as a speech-language pathologist, Staci serves as AAC evaluator and implementation trainer for the AAC Evaluation and Training Program at Northern Arizona University. She also instructs a graduate course DIS 524, Assistive Technology and Literacy, for NAU’s Disability Studies Graduate Certificate Program (DIS 524). She is employed full-time by a Title I school district in Phoenix, Arizona, where her primary caseload consists of emergent AAC users.
Staci holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is a member of SIG 12 and SIG 16.
Ms. Dover is an active volunteer member of the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ArSHA). Staci founded ArSHA’s AAC committee in 2018, receiving the President’s Award in 2021 for advocacy work reporting on the “Quiet Crisis” of access to AAC in Arizona and promoting access to AAC for DDD members. She currently serves as President-Elect for the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a member of CSAP, the Council of State Association Presidents.
Tina Lorenzana, Mom of an AAC User
Tina Lorenzana, Mom of an AAC User
Tina is mom to Aya, a young lady who is a multimodal communicator. Tina hosts online groups for families of AAC users. She teaches online classes called LiterAACy Sessions that incorporate literacy activities and the use of AAC. She also hosts free online hangouts for AAC users. Tina volunteers her time to help families by hosting events such as Caroline Musselwhite's Readtopia Training Series, Project Core Modules and an upcoming Comprehensive Literacy for All book study. Tina has presented in the Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference (ATIA) and Closing the Gap and whenever there are opportunities to educate people about the importance of AAC and Literacy. She has a certificate in Assistive Technology Applications from CSUN and is a contributor to some of Caroline's books.
Brooke Brown, Persistent AAC and Disability Advocate
Brooke Brown, Persistent AAC and Disability Advocate
Brooke Brown is a persistent advocate as Ms. Wheelchair Arizona 2022 and Arizona State Coordinator for Ms. Wheelchair America. Brooke has been a storyteller for as long as she can remember. She earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University where she received the Walter Cronkite Outstanding Undergraduate Award. She is the author of The Little Butterfly Girl, the Transforming the Heart of YOUR Story workbook, and a devotional titled ADAPT. In addition, she is a speaker and contributor for Dr. John Trent’s StrongFamilies.com. Brooke has been asked to speak to many organizations and at community events, sharing her life experiences with cerebral palsy to inspire others who are facing profound life challenges, using an augmentative communication app on her phone. She is fully able to speak, but the spasticity in all her muscles makes her natural speech more difficult to understand. However, Brooke has a passion for using her storytelling skills for the service of others. Therefore, she also runs a creative storytelling ministry called Brooke's Butterfly Touch, which aims to teach storytelling techniques from a Christian worldview in order to inspire hope and healing from hardships, while eliminating stigmas and misconceptions of people with disabilities. In conjunction with her own ministry, Brooke enjoys serving the community at Highlands Church, where she leads a biblical support group for adults with physical disabilities. And as of 2021, Brooke is also a ministry partner of Joni and Friends Arizona as a speaker in their disability ministry training program, as well as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona.
Brooke’s author website can be found at: www.wheels2wings.com.
Lynsey Phillips, MS, CCC-SLP
Lynsey Phillips, MS, CCC-SLP
Lynsey Phillips, M.S., CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in augmentative/alternative communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and bilingual populations. Lynsey holds a Master of Science in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University. She is fluent in English and Spanish and holds an English as a Second Language Endorsement from Arkansas Tech University. She has worked in a variety of settings including public schools, early intervention, home health, and private practice. She currently works for Children’s Therapy T.E.A.M., where she developed a comprehensive Augmentative/Alternative Communication Program in 2013. The AAC Program focuses on family support, team collaboration, and improved community awareness and access.
Lynsey is a local and national speaker who has presented at a variety of large conferences including ArkSHA, ASHA, Closing the Gap, and ATIA, as well as school districts and universities. Additionally she co-hosts bimonthly webinars through the Center for AAC & Autism.
Abbie Keibler, MS, CCC-SLP
Abbie Keibler, MS, CCC-SLP
Abbie Keibler, M.A., CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist with specialties in comprehensive literacy for all, AAC, and early childhood education. She has spent her career in early childhood, starting as a preschool teacher before shifting quickly into the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Abbie works full time in the preschool/elementary school setting and teaches Language Development and Disorders as an adjunct instructor at St. Ambrose University. She is passionate about collaboration with educators and families working to help the youngest learners find their voice. Abbie offers district-level professional development in comprehensive literacy locally and out of state (virtually.) She presents locally and nationally (NAEYC) on AAC and literacy.
Lauren Fuhr, Special Educator
Lauren Fuhr, Special Educator
Lauren is a special education teacher with fourteen years of experience teaching students with complex needs. She has attended Monmouth College (BA Education), Columbia College (MA Curriculum Instruction/Special Education), Northern Colorado University (Graduate Degree-Autism Studies) and is currently attending Bowling Green State University for a second Master in Arts of Assistive Technology and Special Education.
Lauren has taught special education in grades k-12 in Missouri and Illinois and is currently teaching grades 9-12 in a public high school in a southwest suburb of Chicago. Her experience includes serving as an in-district autism consultant, supporting students in using augmentative and alternative communication, and comprehensive literacy instruction. She has presented at local and national conferences and webinars on autism, literacy, and AAC.
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