Our Staff
Our Team's Continuing Education
- Meaningful Speech: Gestalt Language Processing
- Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
- TD Snap: AAC and Gestalt Language Processing
- Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy
- Gender-Affirming client care
- Learn Play Thrive: UNMASC
- Learn Play Thrive: Strengths-Based Goal Setting
- Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism
- Leadership Education for Allied Health Professionals
- Trauma Informed Care
- Emergent Literacy with Complex Communicators
- Building Executive Functions through Play-Based Learning
- Teaching Pronouns through an Inclusion Lens
- Narrative-Based Language Intervention
- PROMPT Level 1
- JASPER Training
- MBSIMP
- Kaufman Motor Speech Approach
- Natural Language Acquisition Training
- Deafblind Intervention
- AGEPRIDE Training – Niagara Region Public Health
- Smarter Intervention (Ascend Learning) Intervention Training
- DIR Floortime
- Treatment Approaches in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for Autistic Individuals Webinar
- Interprofessional Education Team-Based Curriculum Project
- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools Learning Modules for Evidence Informed Decision Making
- Cancer Care Ontario Continuing Education Programs:
- Aboriginal History and Political Governance
- The Need for Cultural Competence in Healthcare
- First Nations, Inuit and Metis Culture Colonization and the Determinants of Health
- AGEPRIDE Training – Niagara Region Public Health
- CCABI Level 1
- Aphasia Institute SCA workshops: A2:Concepts, Practice and Evaluation, A3:Advanced Practicum, A4: SCA™ and Group (I have also given this training), B4: Two to Tango (I have also given this training), D1: Service Delivery Model in Action, C1: Assessment & Counseling (I have also given this training), B5: Renegotiating Identity Post-Stroke, D3: Train the Trainer
- Communication Intermediary Training
- Nonviolent crisis intervention (NVCI) training
- First Aid and CPR Training
St. Catharines Team
Jennifer Horton (she/her)
Clinic Owner
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.A., M.Sc.
🏫 Location: St. Catharines Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Jennifer playing golf, going for a bike ride and cheering her 3 children on in their activities!
Kylee Daley (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.A., M.Sc.
Clinical Manager and Coordinator
🏫 Location: St. Catharines Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Kylee playing volleyball, spending time with her 2 young sons, husband and dog and heading up North to their cottage!
Taylor Colangeli (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.Sc., M.Sc.
🏡 Location: St. Catharines Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Taylor with her dog, Lola, playing beach volleyball, and going to concerts!
Allegra Pilch (she/her)
Speech-Language Assistant
B.A., M.Ed.
🏡 Location: St. Catharines Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Allegra in the kitchen baking/cooking and crossing off her next adventure on her bucket list!
Nicole Van Dort (she/her)
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A., CDA Certificate
🏫 Location: Niagara
🌟Currently on maternity leave spending precious time with her daughter!
Austin Paterson (she/her)
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A., CDA Certificate
🏡 Location: St. Catharines Office
🌟 Currently on maternity leave spending time with her precious daughter!
Hamilton Team
Nicole Kellar (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.A., M.A.
🏫 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Nicole reading books for her book club or out sailing!
Janelle Vedder (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
EA Diploma, CDA Certificate, B.A., M.Sc.
🏫 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Janelle drinking coffee and trying out the playgrounds around Hamilton with her family.
Georgia Languay-Smith (she/her)
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A., CDA Certificate
🏫 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Georgia out in nature at her trailer or on a horse!
Bry MacKay (she/her)
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A., CDA Certificate
🏡 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear, you will find Bry playing the piano and singing, or practicing at the golf range!
Hafsa Tariq (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.Sc., M.Sc.
🏡 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Hafsa painting, reading or café hopping!
Stacie Koudrova-Wilkinson (she/her)
Speech-Language Assistant
B.A., M.Sc. pending (currently enrolled in her Masters of Science at McMaster University for Speech Language Pathology)
🏡 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Stacie in her sun room reading a book with a hot cup of coffee!
Zoe Dennis (she/her)
Communicative Disorders Assistant
B.A., CDA Certificate
🏡 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Zoe spending time with her dog or reading!
Sherri McAleese (she/her)
Administrative Assistant
🏡 Location: Hamilton Office
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Sherri going for a walk or catching up on reality TV!
Virtual Team
Lisa Samson (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.A., MH.Sc.
🏡 Location: Toronto and virtual services
🌟 When not at Lear you will find Lisa at the gym doing a body pump class!
Miranda Wayland (she/her)
Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. CASLPO
B.A., M.Sc.
🏫 Location: Virtual
🌟Miranda loves to travel in her free time, especially to the most magical place on earth, Disney!