Jennifer, the Director for The Center for Speech & Language, holds a Master of Science in Communication Disorders degree from Auburn University. She has over 30 years experience as a speech pathologist in both educational and medical settings. Jennifer has specific interest in childhood articulation disorders, tongue thrust, as well as, rehabilitation following strokes and head injuries.
Anna has a Master of Science in Communication Disorders degree from the University of Mississippi. She has over 25 years of experience working with children and adults in a variety of settings. Her areas of expertise include articulation, language, and feeding disorders in the pediatric population. She also has extensive experience in autism, apraxia, aphasia, and dysphagia.
Anna is a state and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist from Florence, Alabama. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Communication Disorders degrees from Auburn University. Since graduating in 2017, Anna has worked with a variety of ages and diagnoses and specializes in language delays as well as childhood apraxia of speech. Anna also has training in LAMP. When not working, Anna enjoys traveling or doing anything outdoors.
Erika is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who joined the Center for Speech and Language in June 2021. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from Auburn University and her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee. Erika has specific interest in articulation disorders and early language disorders in the pediatric population.
Gary is a fun-loving, bilingual (English/Spanish) teacher who cares about his clients. He spends most of his time on cloud nine as the husband of an amazing "Sweetie" and as a father and grandfather. He serves as one of the elders in a local church and travels as a Spanish-speaking missionary on short preaching trips.
Gary has a Bachelor's degree in Spanish from Arkansas and a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin, bilingual emphasis. He has over 25 years of experience providing therapy in a variety of settings, including four years as a clinical supervisor at Alabama A&M University. He has been working for Huntsville City Schools since 2015.
Kelsey is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist who currently works in preschool and outpatient settings allowing for a caseload across the lifespan. She has experience in evaluating and treating articulation, augmentative communication, language, fluency, cognition, resonance, swallowing and voice disorders. Kelsey has experience as an adjunct instructor at the university level. She has treated dysphagia in head/neck cancer patients. She was published in 2018 in the AJSLP and has a history of clinical research.
Nicole Beckstead is a state and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her Bachelors of Science in Communication Disorders from Brigham Young University and her Master of Speech Pathology from Alabama A&M University. She has spent time working with school children in grades pre-k to 12th as well as adults with cognitive communication disorders, aphasia, and traumatic brain injury. She specializes in language treatment of both children and adults. When not at work, Nicole enjoys spending time outdoors and spending time with family.
Bambi Reynolds, M.S. CCC/SLP is an Auburn graduate and has been a practicing Speech Pathologist for 22 years. She is state and nationally certified and licensed. Her areas of expertise with the adolescent and adult populations include vocal cord dysfunction, chronic cough, vocal cord and voice disorders and swallowing problems. She specializes in several diagnostic procedures including Videostroboscopy, (MBS) Modified Barium Swallow studies, and (FEES) Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of swallowing studies.
Our individual speech therapy is provided by experienced therapists with a goal of communication changes that will impact everyday activities.