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Welcome to the speech and language program at Fuerte! I look forward to getting to know your child and working with you to ameliorate his/her communication skills.

A little about how I got here...I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (so I always appreciate our perfect San Diego weather and ,yes, that is the reason I sometimes say weird words like “gumband” instead of “rubberband”). I earned my B.A. in Corporate Communication at Duquesne University. I also studied abroad at the College International De Cannes- France which inspired me to delve deeper into the field of linguistics. I finished my Masters of Education in Communication Disorders at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where I practiced speech-language pathology in the hospital setting, private clinics and the public school system. Once I discovered my love for having fun in structured, play-based therapy with all kids I moved to San Diego with my husband in 2005 where I initially earned my Clinical Certificate of Competence (CCC) with the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) to officially work as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)....SLPs like acronyms.

This is my fourteenth year providing speech-language therapy in California schools. My career has taken me back and forth across the district and the state. I worked at Blossom Valley Elementary for my first seven years in ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥, then moved to the Bay Area and spent two years at an International Baccalaureate elementary school and middle school in LVJUSD. I came back to Cajon Valley in 2014 to work at Sevick Preschool for one year before landing at my favorite place- right here! I am married-we have two boys of our own, Ari (5) @ Fuerte, Eli (3) @ Silverman Preschool, two Himalayan cats, Abby & Yogi….and I really love Golden Retrievers. When I’m not at school I’m watching my kids play soccer, hanging out at the beach, hiking, running, shopping and traveling. I am excited to get to know your child and your family! Together we can inspire our students to actualize excellent communication skills!