TEAM BI-COUnty speech language pathologists
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Bi-County Therapy treats pediatric and adult clients for Speech and Occupational Therapy. We have bilingual therapists who specialize in the treatment of a variety of disorders. Our philosophy is to cultivate a dual partnership between the therapist and the client/family. In our busy lives, time is of the essence. We strive to achieve results that enable clients to enjoy their lives without having to be concerned about communication or motor deficits.
team bi-county Speech PATHOLOGISTS
Stephanie Eisen Gilfarb M.S. CCC-SLP Certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist President & Owner
Education:
Bilingual (Spanish) State of Florida Certified Speech Language Pathologist since 1992; Vanderbilt University 1991, Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology, with honors; University of Florida 1989, Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology, with honors.
Specialties (pediatric population):
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Phonological Disorder, Augmentative Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, Oral-Motor Dysfunction, Articulation Disorders, Feeding Difficulties, Apraxia.
Specialties (adult population):
Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Disorders, Post Stroke difficulties, Apraxia, Aphasia, Disphagia, ventilator dependent patients, laryngectomee.
Specialized Training:
LSVT Loud Certified
Modified Barium Swallow studies, FEEST (Fibroendoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing), DPNMS (Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation), Passy-Muir Valve.
Publications:
The Effects of Phonetic Training on the Identification of Normal and Articulatory Disordered Children’s Naturally Produced Glide Sounds
Memberships:
ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association), FLASHA (Florida Speech and Hearing Association), MACS (Miami Association of Communicative Specialists), President (1998-1999), President Elect (1997-1998), Treasurer (1994-1997) and Secretary (1993-1994), Cooper City Chamber of Commerce, JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Board of Directors 2001-present.
Email: Stephanie@bicountyslp.com
Susan Malca MA, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist
M Susan graduated in 1984 with a Master’s degree in speech/language pathology from Nova University in 1989. She has been working as a speech pathologist for the past 25 years treating children and adults. Susan believes that speech therapy should be a cooperative team approach between parents, client and speech therapist working together to enhance progress through carryover within the home environment. She believes that therapy should be happy positive experience where clients are excited and motivated to learn new skills. She also believes that therapy should be functional for the clients to take skills learned and carryover within the home/school environment. In addition, Susan believes that in order to facilitate communication, client and therapist need joint attention in activities, turn-taking skills and motivation to participate in the interaction.
Email: S.Malca@bicountyslp.com
Roberta Greenberg M.S. CCC-SLP Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
Roberta Greenberg is a Master’s level, state of Florida licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She was born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended Westfield State College and Central Michigan University, where she received her BS in Communication Disorders. She worked in a day habilitation center for Mentally Handicapped adults for 6 years before attending Nova Southeastern University, where she received her MS degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Roberta currently works full time in Broward County Schools. Her work site is a center-based school for intellectually/mentally handicapped children from age 5-22 yrs old. She specializes in AAC with her students; most curricular lessons are adapted with Boardmaker symbols and she uses low tech and moderate tech devices with her students. She also works at Bi-County Speech-Language Pathology, inc. There, she works with pediatric patients who have speech or language dysfunctions and Early Steps aged birth through 3 yrs, utilizing parent education and modeled strategies to help with receptive and expressive language deficits. Roberta lives in North Lauderdale with her three girlie cats Lovey, Queeny, Nala.
Email: R.Greenberg@bicountyslp.com
Adriana Ruiz M.A., CCC-SLP Certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Adriana is a licensed and certified bilingual Speech Language Pathologist. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Masters of Arts in Communication Disorders. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from the University of Central Florida. Adriana’s specialties in the pediatric population include Autism, ADHD, Phonological Disorders, and Articulation Disorders. She is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Adriana came to Bi-County one year ago after working as Head Assistant Therapist for four years.
Email: A.Ruiz@bicountyslp.com
Megan Confrey MS, CCC-slp Speech Language Pathologist
Megan was born and raised in New York. She graduated from Florida State University with her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She then moved back home to New York for graduate school. She received her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from Mercy College and graduated with distinction. Megan then moved back down to Florida after graduate school, where she is now a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She loves working with both children and adults. Her areas of interest include speech sound disorders, language disorders and AAC. In her free time, she loves spending time with loved ones, spending time outside, listening to good music, and traveling. Email: M.Confrey@bicountyslp.com
olivia renta ms, CCC-SLP certified bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Olivia graduated from Mercy College located in New York with a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She was born and raised in New York and moved to Miami after graduation. During her clinical rotations, she worked in an elementary school and a skilled nursing facility on the tracheotomy and ventilator unit. She has experience with both children and adults. She is bilingual- English and Spanish. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Email: O.Renta@bicountyslp.com
Tracy Barna, MS, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Tracy is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Tracy has worked solely with the pediatric population in the school and clinical settings. Her interests include working with toddler, pre-school, and elementary aged children. She has been a certified SLP for 18 years and has the same love for helping children now that she did when she first became an SLP. Tracy enjoys working with parents and developing a special bond with all her families. Outside of work, Tracy enjoys reading, crafting, cooking, or spending time with her own family.
Email: T.Barna@bicountyslp.com
ALEKSANDRA CHAPARRO (PIA), MS, CF-SLP Speech Language Pathologist clinical fellow
Pia (Aleksandra Chaparro) is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathology- Assistant. Bilingual in English and Spanish. She is currently in the last semester of the SLP Master’s program at Florida International University. Her clinical interests include the pediatric population with ASD, early intervention, receptive and expressive language delays and disorders, Aphasia, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
She graduated from Miami Dade College with a bachelor in Exceptional Student Education K-12. She is a Florida certified teacher in Pre-K, Birth-5, Reading and ESOL, with 6 years of experience in Broward County Public Schools teaching in specialized and intensive Prek classes, consisting of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Down syndrome, and varying exceptionalities. In her spare time she enjoys going to the beach, doing yoga, traveling and spending time with her family.
Email: A.Chaparro@bicountyslp.com
Erin walsh ms, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
Erin graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's degree in Speech Language and Communication Disorders and Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language and Hearing association (ASHA). Her areas of interest include Autism, Receptive and Expressive Language Delay, and Pragmatic Language Disorders. Erin currently works full time for Broward County Schools in a center-based school for Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities from 5-22 years old. In her free time, she enjoys spending time at the beach, reading and traveling.
E.Walsh@bicountyslp.com
Ashley Victor, MS, CCC-SLP Licensed CERTIFIED, Speech Language Pathologist
Ashley is a certified Speech Language Pathologist. Ashley was born and raised in South Florida. She received her bachelor's degree in Communication
Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida and then moved to Boston to pursue her Master's degree in Speech Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital School of Health Professions (MGH IHP). Ashley has completed clinical rotations in a wide variety of settings serving both pediatric and adult patients. She has experience in the public school system working with clients with dyslexia, CAS, ADHD, expressive and receptive
language delays, and AAC needs. Ashley also has experience working with infants in a Level three NICU and outpatient feeding center as well as working with adults at an Aphasia center. Ashley enjoys working with patients and helping them meet their communication goals. In her free time, she enjoys reading and traveling with family and friends.
Email: A.Victor@bicountyslp.com
angelica taube, MS, CCC-SLP Licensed CERTIFIED, Speech Language Pathologist
Angelica is a born and raised Floridian. She is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University with a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. Angelica is also a member of ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) and FLASHA (Florida Speech and Hearing Association). Prior to becoming a speech language pathologist Angelica worked as an ESE and general education teacher at the elementary level in Broward for almost 10 years. She has continued her work in schools as a Speech Pathologist in a primary learning center going up to 3rd grade. Angelica is passionate about early intervention and working with all forms of communication. Her areas of interest include autism spectrum disorder, articulation, and phonology. In her down time she enjoys traveling and learning about European history. She looks forward to working as a collaborative team with the clients and families to meet their communication goals.
Email: A.Taube@bicountyslp.com
jessica wells, MS, CCC-SLP Licensed CERTIFIED, Speech Language Pathologist
Jessica was born and raised in south Florida. She graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Jessica enjoys working with children and adults. She works with the pediatric population in the school and clinical setting. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys shopping, traveling and being with her family.
Email: J.Wells@bicountyslp.com
Tiffany Roberts BS, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Tiffany graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors of Science degree in communication sciences and disorders. Also, she holds an A.S degree in Nursing. She currently is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant, in Florida for the past two years. She has worked in both school settings and clinical. When working in the school system she taught in a specially integrated cluster consisting of children with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Down syndrome and a variety of speech and language disorders. Her clinical interests include the pediatric population with ASD, fluency disorders, articulation disorders, and feeding. She is looking forward to continuing her education towards her masters in becoming a Speech Language pathologist one day, as well as becoming fluent in American Sign Language. In her spare time, She enjoys traveling around the world and spending time with her husband and two dogs.
Email: T.Pitts@bicountyslp.com
MEENU THOMAS, MS, CCC-SLP Licensed CERTIFIED, Speech Language Pathologist
Meenu is a New Jersey native. She has been working as a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist in Florida since 2018. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors degree in Elementary/Special Education and Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from Seton Hall University. She is Bilingual and is fluent in both English and Malayalam. She loves working with children and has a strong passion for helping others achieve their communication goals. She is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
Meenu currently works full time for Broward County Public Schools, specifically in an elementary school servicing students grades Pre-K through 5 and Special Programs. She also works at Bi-County as a Tele-Therapist. Meenu loves to incorporate games, music, arts & crafts in therapy.
Emali: M.Thomas@bicountyslp.com
Angela madgett, BA, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
Angela is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathology- Assistant. She graduated from Harding University in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Angela has worked with the pediatric population in the school and clinical settings. She loves working with toddler, pre-school, elementary, middle, and high-school aged children. She has been a certified SLPA for 5 years. Outside of work, Angela enjoys reading, crocheting, hiking, photography, and spending time with her family. Email: A.Madgett@bicountyslp.com
zakie johnson, BA, SLP-A Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant
My name is Zakie Johnson, and I am a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant. My love for language began during my primary education, and it has grown into a deep passion for helping others communicate effectively. I enjoy exploring innovative methods and evidence-based practices to help clients overcome speech and language deficiencies. Most importantly, I value the support of my family and friends, who continue to inspire and motivate me every day. In both my personal and professional life, I strive to make meaningful connections and a positive impact.
Email: Z.Johnson@bicountyslp.com
the speech team is growing...
ketia magene, bs, slpa
Our team of highly trained and experienced speech-language pathologists are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our clients. We are committed to ongoing professional development and staying up-to-date with the latest research and techniques.
Email Ketia at: r.greenberg@bicountyslp.com
kristin rees ms, ccc-slp
Kristin earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders from University of Florida in 1996 and graduated from University of South Florida in 1999 with a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. She has worked with the pediatric population for 26 years specializing in Autism, Developmental Delays, Language, and Articulation disorders. She also has 12 years of experience working with adults with Aphasia and Dysphagia. Kristin believes that parent/family involvement is key in success in speech/language therapy. She has two of her own children who are her pride and joy, In her free time, Kristin loves to read, relax by the pool or beach, and spend time with her friends and family!
Email: k.rees@bicountyslp.com
Yani Torres BS, SLPA
Yani Torres is a licensed and certified SLP-A. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is fluent in Spanish and English. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA from El Turabo University. She also has an Associates degree in Physical Therapy since 1999. She has worked in both school andclinical settings. She loves working with children and enjoys her profession helping clients achieve their commmunication goals. She enjoys working with all areas of pediatric speech langage pathology. In her free time she enjoys spending time at the beach, watching movies, and traveling with family and friends.
Email: y.torres@bicountyslp.com