Jane grew up in South Florida and went to Florida State University (go Noles!). After she graduated she moved to North Carolina to be near family and completed her Master’s of Art in Speech Language Pathology at UNC-Greensboro.
When she is not working, she loves to take weekend trips to the mountains and hike with her dog, go thrifting, and travel. Before the pandemic, she traveled to 17 different countries!
Kate is originally from Cincinnati, OH. She received her Master’s Degree from Miami University of Ohio, where she taught American Sign Language to undergraduate students for her assistantship. She began her career in Nashville, TN at a pediatric private practice. There, Kate gained a lot of experience with Augmentative and Alternative Communication, as well as experience working with children with hearing loss. Outside of work, Kate loves to travel, be outdoors/go on hikes, hot yoga, and play volleyball.
LeeAnne grew up on the west coast in the southern California and Seattle areas. She and her husband relocated to North Carolina in 1995. They have 4 children – 2 boys, 2 girls and they are blessed to be grandparents to 5 grandbabies.
Her favorite hobbies are collecting toys and games for therapy, traveling to new places. LeeAnne loves sunny days and photographing wild animals.
Maddie earned her undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Early Childhood Education with a minor in communicative disorders. She went on to earn her Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from ETSU as well.
During grad school, she was fortunate to be the peer mentor for first-year SLP students in ETSU’s Positive Eating Program. That expereience provided her with an entire year of learning about sensory feeding disorders and ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). She looks forward to growing her knowledge of feeding therapy at PAT.
In her free time, Maddie enjoys playing with her pup and collecting a disturbing amount of house plants.
Hi! My name is Sharda. I am a mom, a fiance, and an SLP originally from West Virginia. I earned my speech degree at Marshall University in 2011, “We are Marshall”, and I’ve been a practicing SLP since then. When I’m not working, I spend time with my little family here in N.C. or visit my big family in W.V. I am so excited to be working at PAT!
Melissa is a Charlotte native who graduated from App State with her master’s in speech pathology in 2015. Her specialty areas of interest include feeding, fluency, and apraxia, and her favorite thing about being a speech therapist is giving children a way to share their thoughts and feelings. In her free time, Melissa loves reading and spending time with her dog Penelope.
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Ms. Heather earned her Master’s of Speech Pathology at App State University. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach, spending time with her husband and two daughters.
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