Our Therapists

Meet Shana, Jill, Cathy, and Jackie!

Shana Kelly, M.S., CCC-SLP

Owner/Director

shana@communicationcorner.org

Shana graduated with a Bachelor of Science (1996) from the University of Washington and holds a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology (1999) from Idaho State University. She has worked with children from six months to 21 years of age in home-based, clinical, and school settings serving children with mild to severe communication differences and disorders.

Shana strives to meet the needs of each individual client, which is what led her to the development of social skills groups with Heather Browne, M.S., OTR/L. She has incorporated her years of experience working with the pediatric population, as well as techniques from many continuing education courses into her daily treatment with her clients, such as PROMPT, Bechman, and RDI training.

Shana believes in facilitating functional communication skills within the child's natural language environments. She is available for consultation and treatment sessions within the home, school, and/or daycare. She welcomes ideas, thoughts, strategies, and techniques from other professionals, parents, and teachers to best meet the needs of the children and families with whom she works.

Shana has presented at the following professional developmental courses:

- Understanding Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome or High Functioning Autism, Heather Fogle Browne, M.S., OTR/L, Shana Kelly, M.S., CCC-SLP, George T. Lynn, M.A., M.P.A., LMHC, Mary Robson (November 2008)

Shana has attended the following professional development courses:

- Social Discovery and Discovering Social Strategies, Carol Gray and Michelle Garcia Winner,   M.A., CCC-SLP (October 2008)

- Vision, Perception, & Function: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment & Treatment (September 2008) 

- Augmentative-Alternative Communication & Assistive Technology Conference: Dr. Stephen T. Glass, MD and Gail Van Tatenhove, M.S., CCC-SLP (February 2008)

- Helping Children with Auditory Processing Disorders, Jay R. Lucker, Ed.D., CCC-A/SLP, FAAA (May 2007)

- Innovative Interventions for Autism, Auditory Processing Disorders and Apraxia, Dr. Martha Burns, PhD, CCD-SLP (May 2006)

- Helping Young Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (May 2005)

- P.R.O.M.P.T. Bridging Prompt Technique to Intervention, Level 11 (December 2004)

- RDI Introduction to Certification (March 2004)

- P.R.O.M.P.T. Level 1 (December 2003)

- It Takes Two to Talk, The Hanen Program for Parents (April 2002)

- Oral Motor Assessment and Interventions, Debra Beckman (April 2001)

- Basic Oral Motor/Feeding Workshop, Gay Lloyd Pinder (September 2000)

Jill Krizan, M.S., CFY-SLP

Certification Fellow

jill@communicationcorner.org

Jill graduated with a Bachelor of Science (2006) in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Denver, and with a Master of Science (2009) from the University of Oregon in Communication Disorders and Sciences.  She has worked with children from infancy to 21 years of age in home-based, clinical, school, and hospital settings serving children with mild to severecommunication disorders.  Jill has a strong interest in working with children with oral motor disorders, developmental delay, and autism.

Early Intervention Specialist:  Teaching Early Advanced Masters Students (TEAMS) Grant for emphasis of early intervention in speech and language pathology, University of Oregon, 2008

Assessment Evaluation and Planning System Training (AEPS), University of Oregon, 2007

Raising Resilient Rascals III – Seminar, 2009

Independent Research, Terminal Masters Project:

Krizan, J. (2009). The efficacy of a tactile cueing approach for shaping functional motor speech patterns in children with developmental apraxia of speech.  Unpublished terminal project, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.  

Catherine A. Mace, M.S., CCC-SLP

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist

cathy@communicationcorner.org

Cathy received her Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.  She worked on Gallaudet’s campus at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School before relocating to the state of Washington.  Cathy then worked for several years as a speech-language pathologist and deaf and hard of hearing specialist in the public school system, serving children of all ages using sign (ASL, SEE), Cued Speech, and auditory-oral methods.  Cathy also worked with the cochlear implant team at the Listen for Life Center at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.  She then joined The Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center, in Seattle, focusing on early intervention services and aural (re)habilitation.  During her time at HSDC, she helped pilot 2 new preschool programs designed for children with hearing loss and speech-language delays.  Cathy’s continuing education has focused primarily in the area of aural (re)habilitation, however she also has PROMPT and Hanen training.  She is excited to bring her training and experience to CCC to support children and families on their own unique journey to communication success. 

Jacqueline Brown, MA, CCC-SLP

Certified Speech Language Pathologist

quixotry365@yahoo.com

Jackie received her degrees from Syracuse University and The George Washington University and has been a practicing speech language pathologist for 30 years.  Currently, she is the director at RiteCare, where she has been emplyed since 1985.  Jackie works with CCC in the evenings and on weekends. 

We are accept resumes on an ongoing basis from fun, self-motivated, independent, and organized clinicians who are open to working in a variety of settings and with a variety of clients. Hours are flexible.  PROMPT training or willingness to go through training is required.

Please fax your resume to (206) 524-9836, email at shana@communicationcorner.org