MEET OUR TEAM

Jennifer H. Wilson, MCD, CCC-SLP

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 Entrekin, MS, CCC-SLP

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 Nelson, MCD, CCC-SLP

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 Jones, MS, CCC-SLP

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 Copeland, MA, CCC-SLP

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 Guyton, MCD, CCC-SLP

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.

Maura Kate Ferrell, SLP-CF

Maura Kate is an ABESPA registered Clinical Fellow in Speech-Language Pathology. She received her Bachelor degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Alabama and her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Alabama A&M University. Maura Kate has experience in evaluating and treating articulation, language, and fluency disorders in the pediatric population. She also has experience treating cognition, swallowing, and motor speech disorders in the adult population.

Kate Noble Simpson, MS, CCC-SLP

Kate Noble is a state and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist who joined the Center for Speech and Language in 2023. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders and Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alabama. She has experience treating a variety of diagnoses in adults and children and enjoys treating across the lifespan.

Emily Thornton, BA, SLP-A

Emily is a state registered Speech Language Pathology Assistant who works with CSL's Spanish-speaking clients. She graduated in 2024 from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in Communication Disorders and a minor in Spanish. During college, she had the opportunity to study Spanish in Costa Rica and use it in various clinical settings in South Carolina. Befriending the kids she works with and discovering their personalities is her favorite part of working at CSL. Emily enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking.

Neeley Butler, BA, SLP-A

Neeley is a state registered Speech Language Pathology Assistant from Montgomery, AL. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders from the University of Alabama in 2020. She has spent time in the private practice setting working with pediatric clients from 2 to 12 years of age treating articulation errors, phonological processes, and language delays. Neeley has special interests in aural habilitation, augmentative communication, and providing neurodiversity affirming therapy. Outside of work, she enjoys learning about new topics, traveling, and decorating her home.

Bambi Reynolds, MS, CCC-SL

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.