Tracy Wannemacher
I am a licensed speech language pathologist with more than 20 years experience, providing ongoing speech and language therapy and evaluations. Upon graduating I had the opportunity to work with adults in the hospital and nursing home settings conducting swallow studies, bedside evaluations and outpatient therapy. My primary background and the past two decades includes working with children on the Autism Spectrum, those with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, as well as with speech and language delays. I have received additional training and education in a number of field areas that include: ABA therapy, Autism, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Picture Exchange Communication System, Social Thinking and Sensory Integration. In the last few years I have taken numerous courses with regards to feeding, nutrition and how oral motor development plays a role in feeding and speech.
In January 2009, I decided to pursue my goal of becoming an independent provider of speech and language therapy, launching my current company, Wannemacher Therapy. I currently practice in the the state of Illinois providing speech therapy to children in Early Intervention and children over the age of 3. During my career, I have held a variety of positions in my field that include 10 years with a non-profit organization, Little Friends, Inc. Five of those years I was the Program Director of the Little Friends, Parent-Infant-Program. I also conducted speech evaluations as part of a comprehensive team for the Autism Diagnostic Clinic at Little Friends. I am a graduate of Illinois State University, where I received my masters in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.
Other past entrepreneurial interests included the co-development of a series of children’s apps by Whole Brain Edutainment. I have also been blogging the past four years also. I like providing other clinicians an opportunity to share their knowledge on our site through guest posts. I believe that once you have been given a gift you then need to share that gift. I am passionate about my job and working with the families that we serve.
Kristin Corbett, SLP
My name is Kristin Corbett. I am a speech-language pathologist with over 29 years of experience working with children 0-16 years of age. My specialty is working with children who are deaf or hearing-impaired and providing aural habilitation therapy services. I have a BA in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois (1990) and a MS in Communication Disorders from Emerson College (1994). I have worked in several different settings, including Lurie Children’s Hospital as a member of the cochlear implant team from 1996-2000. I have also been in private practice for over 20 years working with numerous children and their families. Although my main area of expertise is hearing loss and aural rehab.
Alyssa Eskra, SLP
Kathryn Ward, SLP
Trisha Thomas, SLP
Natalie Loden, SLP
Brittany Hill, SLP
Drew McCarthy, OT
Jing Baloga, OT
Corinne Viscogliosi, OT
Erin Best, OT
Laura Miller, DT