Cameron Mansker , President and CEO of Speech Specialists of San Antonio graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, with a Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, in 1998. She began Speech Specialists of San Antonio in 2002. Her seven years experience includes a variety of clients and settings working in private schools, public schools, charter schools, hospitals, speech and hearing clinics, skilled nursing and home health agencies, early childhood programs, and privately, with accent reduction clients. Special interests include oral motor therapy, articulation, and foreign accent modification. Cameron has special training in the Arthur Compton P-ESL program for Foreign Accent Reduction, Sara Rosenfeld Johnson; A Three-Part Treatment to Oral-Motor Therapy, and LiPS Lindamood Bell Program for Reading and Spelling. In her spare time Cameron is involved in church. She enjoys reading, attending Spurs games, shopping, movies, cooking, and "spa days".

Karen Dickerson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from Baylor University. After receiving her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from the University of North Texas, she worked in Houston, Texas, as the Speech-Pathology Coordinator for a private school specializing in the education of young children with language differences. Karen has ten years of experience specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of language disorders in young children. Later, Karen became an instructor and supervisor at Our Lady of the Lake University where she trained graduate students pursuing their masters degree in the field. While there, she designed and taught a graduate course in Counseling in Speech Pathology and was a member of the South Texas Autism Research Project at Santa Rosa Hospital. She is completing evaluations and individualized therapy for elementary and adolescents in the public school system. Karen is also pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She enjoys traveling with her husband, listening to live music and playing with her two Dobermans.

Lauri Schule graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, with a Master of Arts degree and graduated from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. Her six years experience includes working in public and charter schools, hospitals, rehab units, Head Start, pediatrics ages 0-3, pediatric dysphagia, and geriatric home health. Lauri has specialized training in: Arthur Compton P-ESL program for accent reduction and PECS- Picture Exchange Communication System. Special interests include voice disorders, dysphagia, accent reduction, and oral motor delays/feeding disorders. Her hobbies are gardening, volleyball, snowboarding, reading, shopping, and being a mom.

Kimberly Rodriquez graduated from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas with a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. Kimberly has primarily worked in the long term care setting but enjoys working with both adults and children. Her interests are in articulation therapy, oral motor therapy, adult langauge therapy, and dysphagia. She enjoys spending time with her husband and family, camping, fishing, cooking, and getting messages.

Dorian Jauregui graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. She had the privilege of working as a Cognitive and Speech therapy intern for an in-patient rehabilitation hospital. She has nine and a half years of experience in the field, primarily in the public school setting. Her interests include adolescent language disorders, head injury (TBI) rehabilitation and assistive technology/augmentative communication. She has received trainings and performed trainings on various assistive technology devices and programs. She is recently married and enjoys spending time with her husband and friends. Her hobbies include computers and state and local politics.

Tracy Mulkey graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. Tracy has worked primarily in the home health setting and public school district. Tracy's interests are in language and dialectical differences. Outside of working, Tracy enjoys art history, swimming, her dogs and cats, attempting to play golf, HGTV and the Discovery channel.

Jaclyn Park , graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelors degree in both History and Communication Disorders. Her special interests include working with young children and fluency disorders. In her spare time, Jaclyn enjoys running, arts and crafts, gardening, and spending time with friends and family.

Adela Guzman graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University with a Bachelors degree in Communication Disorders. Her four and a half years of experience includes working with pediatrics with articulation and language delays, and special needs. She is especially interested in alternative communication techniques. Her specialized training includes PECS, assistive technology devices, and oral motor therapy. Adela likes to go to the movies, attend Spurs games, play tennis, and spend time with her family and friends.

Ylanda Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology from Southern University and A & M College in Baton Rouge, LA. She currently enjoys doing articulation therapy with elementary, middle, and high school students in an independent school district. She has experience working with clients in public schools, headstart, and clinical settings performing articulation, language, and dysfluency therapy. Her special interest is in neurological disorders. During her spare time Ylanda enjoys reading self-help books, spending time with her family, and learning as much as possible about God.

Allison Stokes received her Master's of Science in Communication Disorders from Southwest Texas State University. She completed her Bachelor's of Science in Communication Disorders at Texas Tech University. Allison has worked in a variety of pediatric placements including Early Childhood Intervention, Pediatric Acute Care, and Outpatient Clinic's. Her special interests include feeding disorders, oral motor delays, Apraxia of Speech, and pediatric dysphagia. Allison enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, and being a mom.

Debbie Guajardo M.S. CFY-SLP graduated from Texas Woman's University with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2005. She has worked in a variety of settings including schools, nursing homes, private clinics, and home health. She currently works within the public school and home health settings with children that have articulation, language, fluency, and voice disorders and also with adult stroke patients with dysphagia in the home health setting. She enjoys working with all populations. Her special interests include CVA patients and rehabilitation, apraxia of speech, oral motor delays, and dysphagia. Debbie is a certified sign language interpreter and has had experience working with vital stimulation devices. She enjoys hanging out with friends and family, traveling, and salsa dancing.

Earlene Villafuerte graduated from Baylor University (Sic'em) with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2003. Her experience includes both English only and bilingual therapy with children and adolescents in schools and home health settings working on articulation, fluency, and language disorders. Her special interests are working with children of ages 2 to 12 with language disorders. She is looking forward to pursuing a Masters in Communication Disorders in August 2005 at Our Lady of the Lake University. She enjoys worshiping our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, spending time with her son, watching how fast he grows, shopping, and traveling all around Texas to visit family with him.

Erin McCollough-Houser graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Masters Degree from University of North Texas. Erin has 3 years experience and currently works with early intervention, home health, school districts, and nursing homes. Her interests include: Early speech/language development, phonology, augmentative communication, and cognition. She has specialized training in the PECS trained (Picture Exchange Communication System) Erin’s hobbies are traveling, camping, cooking, studying history and riding around on the back of a Harley enjoying the beautiful state of Texas.

Emily McRae , MS, CCC-SLP, graduated from Texas Tech University in communication disorders from M.S. Lamar University in speech language pathology. She has 4 years experience with infants to geriatrics, in areas of speech, language, cognitive, voice, hearing, clefts, CVA, dysphagia and motor speech issues. She has worked in a wide range of settings from acute care, rehab, SNU, LATC, outpatient, schools and home health. Her hobbies include triathlons, reading, tennis and making jewelry.

Reagan Dorries received her Master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Texas Womans University and her Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Abilene Christian University. Her experience includes working with pre-school and school aged children with langauge, articulation, fluency, and voice disorders. She also has experience in the hospital and rehabilitation settings. Currently, she is involved in completing evaluations and individualized therapy plans for adolescent children in the public school setting. In her spare time she enjoys church activities, being a mom, reading, shopping, scrapbooking, and 'spa days'.

Gayle Flores graduated with a M.A. in Communication Disorders from Our Lady of the Lake University. Gayle has 11 years of experience. She currently does testing, ARDs, and supervision of Speech Assistants in the pubic school setting. She is particularly interested in working with children with fluency and voice disorders and likes working with babies ages 0-3 in which she has special training. Her hobbies are: writing poetry, collecting Elvis Presley memorabilia, and especially helping with the puppet ministry at church and writing puppet show scripts.

Yuki Bort graduated from West Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders in 2005. Her experience includes working in home health, schools, clinics, and ECI. She currently works with children in the school district. Her special interests are working with children who have articulation delays. She enjoys reading and being with friends and family.

Penny LaDrew Yberra graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton with a M.A. and B.A. in Speech and Communication Disorders. She has 7 years experience and works with pediatric home health and school-age children, She loves working with children, especially in the area of oral-motor and articulation. Penny has special training in Oral-Motor/Articulation/Apraxia and Feeding with Sarah-Rosenfeld Johnson and Oral-Motor/Feeding with  Debra Beckman. She loves to spend time with friends, family, and her dog. She also likes to read and cook.

Jayna Hall , recently graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Art degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology and a minor in Linguistics. She has experience in nursing homes and currently works in pediatric Home Health, HeadStart, as well as a school district. She will be pursuing a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in the spring and has a special interest in traumatic brain injuries, dysphasia, and dementia. As an undergraduate, Jayna worked as a research assistant in Speech-Language Pathology and completed all of her clinical practicum work in Audiology. On her time away from work, she loves the outdoors and her favorite hobbies include snow skiing, camping, and hiking.

Gabi Trevino graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences. This is her first year as a speech therapist, however last year she enjoyed working in two autism specific preschools. She currently works with elementary and middle schools, as well as home health. She is PECS trained and certified and her primary interest is working with autism. She also is interested in working with fluency and oral motor delays. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping and working out.

Holly Slason graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. Her experience includes private therapy in Speech Therapy Clinics with hearing impaired children and therapy in the public school system with elementary, junior high, and high school students. Holly enjoys working with adolescent language disorders. Her hobbies include: working out, traveling, and cooking.

Jennifer Rand graduated from Idaho State University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology . She currently works with pediatric home health and public and charter schools. She is interested in swallowing disorders including DPNS and Vital Stim treatment. She only has one more semester of graduate school to complete her Masters degree. She has 5 years of clinical experience and has given presentations to other professionals in the field regarding Visipitch technology for the treatment of voice clients. She enjoys watching boxing fights, dancing, playing with her dogs, and a good cup of coffee.

Tara Zerbe graduated from the University of Toledo in Ohio with a B.A. in Speech Pathology. She is currently working with children in the elementary schools. She is primarily interested in working with articulation and language disorders. Her primary interests are spending time with family, working out, shopping, and Ohio State football GO BUCKS!!

Kate Paquette graduated with a B.S. in Speech Pathology from Northeastern University in Boston. She currently works in the elementary schools with children with articulation and language disorders. She is most interested in working with children with language impairments and also bilingual children with speech delays. Her hobbies include: staying active by playing soccer, volleyball, and basketball as well as working out in the gym. She loves to travel and hopes to visit South America.

Kerie Hix graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. Kerie has worked in a clinic for 2 years as an Audiology assistant. She currently works at a clinic specializing in autism and in the public schools in San Antonio and surrounding areas. Her primary interest is in working with children with hearing loss. Kerie’s enjoys animals especially her cat, trying new foods,  scrapbooking, and is a big college football fan.

Tina Eschelman graduated with a B.S. in Communication Disorders from East Carolina University with a minor in Hispanic studies. She has one year of experience and currently works with children in the school district and home health settings. She had the opportunity to work as a camp counselor for brain injury survivors in North Carolina. She is especially interested in expressive and receptive language disorders, TBI, central auditory processing, aural rehabilitation, and bilingual therapy. Her personal hobbies and interests include: Christian ministry, community outreach, scrapbooking, photography, reading and traveling.

Brookes Lasswell graduated with a M.A. in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas of Houston and a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin. She has two years of experience and currently works with children in public and charter schools. Her primary interests in the field are neurological disorders, processing disorders, down’s syndrome, and language delays. She is certified in American Sign Language. Her hobbies are traveling and cooking.

Nina Crosse Nina Crosse, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education/Speech Pathology from Alabama A&M University, and received her Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Technology from the University of Phoenix. She has 12 years experience working in Ft. Lauderdale, FL primarily with students with multiple disabilities. She has extensive knowledge in Assistive Technology, as well as creating and adapting lessons for students with disabilities. She has conducted several trainings in IEP Writing, ECT (Environmental Communication Teaching), adapting books, PECS(Picture Exchange Communication System), and Boardmaker. She is currently working in the public school district with high school students. In her free time, Nina enjoys movies, reading, volleyball, and playing board games.

Norma Elena Fernandez graduated from Normal de Especilization with a bachelors degree in Speech and Language Disorders. She is bi-lingual in Spanish and currently working with elementary school students. Her interests include early childhood,oral motor therapy, articulation and alternative communication techniques. She has 20 years experience working with young children. Her hobbies are reading,spending time with her kids, walking her dog, and shopping.

Christina Wrightsman graduated from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN with her BS in Speech Language Pathology.  She has 2 years experience and currently works in the public schools with elementary students. Her special interests are in working with young children with articulation and language disorders. She is especially interested in TBI and stroke patients.  Her experience is primarily working with  children that have articulation, language, and fluency disorders in Elementary and Middle Schools.   She also has ADOS training. Christina enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter that was born in April 2006.  She also enjoys swimming, rollerblading, eating out, playing video games, singing, attending church and watching movies. 

Anne Davidson graduated from from UT-Austin with a Bachelors degree and obtained her Masters degree at UT-Dallas. She is originally from san antonio and just moved back from Dallas. Her special interests are in adult neurological diseases, Aphasia, and cognitive therapy. She enjoys running, reading, watching movies, going to the hill country and spending time with family and friends.

Karri Sigaud MA, CCC-SLP, graduated from Southwest Texas University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and from the University of Houston with a Masters of Arts in Communication Disorders. She has 2 years and 8 months experience and currently works in geriatrics. Her interests include dysphagia and aphasia and she will be DPNS certified after May 6. Her hobbies include camping, cooking, gardening and traveling.

Liberty Gonzales graduated from Baylor University in Waco, TX with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. She enjoys spending time with her family. She feels they are the most important people to her. I also enjoy cleaning, organizing, working out, taking vacations, church, and family. I enjoy my profession and love helping people.

Liz Harmon received her Bachelor of Science degree in Commmunication Disorders from Southwest Texas State University (Texas State University) in 1992 and a Master of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from Our Lady of the Lake University in 1994. Her 10-years of experience include public school, home health (adult & children), and inpatient rehabilitation centers. She has a special interest in phonological processing and articulation disorders in children. Liz is actively involved in church and serves as "Treasurer" for her neighberhood association. Liz enjoys spending time laughing and playing with her 2 young children and time with her husband. She also enjoys shopping, traveling, walking, and some "down time".

Kristal Fortner graduated from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders. She has experience with childhood and adolescent articulation, language, and fluency. Mainly her experiences have taken place in the public school system. Kristal's interests are in language development in special populations. In her spare time, Kristal enjoys the outdoors, particularly at the lake, and snow skiing.

Morri Martinez , Account Manager, graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a BA in Public Relations and Speech Communications. She has been with the company for a year and a half and maintains close relationships with the home health agencies and schools throughout San Antonio and South/Central Texas. She enjoys listening to live music, traveling and writing.

Stephanie Girls Administrative Assistant. She is new with the company and she has 5 years experience in customer service and office management. She is looking forward to utilizing her skills when assisting not only the company but the therapists, agencies and schools with whatever their needs might be. She enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies, shopping and cooking.

Cassidi Mansker graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2003 with a bachelor of Science degree in International Studies and a minor in Spanish. Cassidi serves as Director of Therapy Services for Speech Specialists of San Antonio and The Therapy Team. Her interests include traveling the world, obtaining a pilot license, running, skydiving, shopping, and mexican food/ culture/music.