Professional staff take each client through a careful and comprehensive evaluation before planning an appropriate therapy program. Testing and treatment is available in each of the following areas:
* Articulation 
* Stuttering
* Language Problems
* Voice Disorders
* Aphasia
* Apraxia / Dysarthria
* Cognition
* Augmentative Communication
* Laryngectomy
* Infant/child feeding
* Dysphagia 
* Cleft Palate
* Velopharyngeal Incompetence
* Myofunctional Therapy
Individualized therapy programs are planned and carried out in a variety of settings: the Center, client’s homes, various out-patient facilities, hospitals, local residential facilities and nursing homes.
Speech Staff 
Janet Krieger, M.S. CCC-SLP
Director of Speech Services/Speech Language Pathologist
29 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Dysphagia, Cognition, Pediatric Feeding, Medical Speech Pathology
janetk@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Jo Anne Hanses, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
7 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
joanne@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Melissa Wright, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
5 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Pediatric/Geriatric Speech and Language, Dysphagia, Myofunctional Therapy
melissaw@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Kristi Shanks, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
9 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Pediatric Speech and Language, Sign Language
kristis@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Marta Plazola, M.A. CCC-SLP
Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Specialty Areas: Spanish Speech and Language Development, Medical Speech Pathology, Pediatric Feeding
martap@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Suzanne Rettig, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
11 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Acquired Brain Injuries, American Sign Language
suzanner@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Dottie Berndt, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
23 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Voice, Fluency, Cleft Lip and Palate, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Myofunctional Therapy
dottieb@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Barbara Simms, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
32 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Dysphagia, Multiply Handicapped and Developmental Delay
barbs@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Kelley Strange, M.A.S.P. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
26 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Pediatric Speech and Language, Autism, Bilingual Spanish/English Speech and Language
kelley@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Chelsea Hach, M.S., CF-SLP
Clinical Fellow
Specialty Areas: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing, Medical Speech Pathology
chelsea@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Lisa Woolcock, B.A. SLP-A
Speech Therapy Assistant
6 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Pediatric Speech and Language
lisaw@hearingandspeechcenter.com
Heather Cole, B.S. SLP-A
Speech Therapy Assistant
2 years of experience
Specialty Areas: Pediatric Speech and Language
heatherc@hearingandspeechcenter.com