Founder and owner of Flourish and Shine Feeding and Speech Therapy, LLC. I have over 25 years of experience as a speech language pathologist. I have been practicing in Jacksonville, FL for 20 years. I have worked in a variety of settings including early intervention, inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, and school based therapy services. I have experience with fragile infants in the NICU setting as well as medically complex children. I am currently NOMAS (Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale) certified. I have worked with a variety of feeding and communication disorders and am passionate about providing compassionate, supportive, and evidence based therapy to children. I continue to push myself and grow in knowledge as I have received the American Speech-Language Hearing Association’s Award for Continuing Education multiple times, am a member of the ASHA Special Interest Group for Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, and have presented multiple times to community and local university groups in the areas of pediatric feeding and speech/language therapy. I am deeply committed to empowering children and their families through Family Centered Care—creating nurturing partnerships that help kids thrive, discover their strengths, and fully engage with the world around them.