About Our Staff
We have a diverse and growing team of professionals,
at Therapy and Education Connections PLLC.
Nicole Kopp
Administrative Assistant/Billing specialist
Todd Baulch M.A. B.A.
Clinical Educator, Educational Consultant, Billing Specialist
Lifelong Educator and School Administrator
1999 Graduate of Grand Valley State University (B.A.)
2007 Graduate of N.C. State University (M.S.A)
20 years Experience in local public schools (Teacher and Administrator)
Specifically Trained to teach Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
Private Math, Reading and Writing Tutor
Motivational Social Skills Coach
Enjoys seeing the progress and watching confidence grow.
Todd has always been dedicated to helping all students achieve to the best of their abilities, but being a parent of a child with special needs who struggles with school has lit a fire and enhanced his desire to specifically support students who don't feel successful or feel like they fit in. He believes school and learning should be fun for every child and that their unique learning styles and interests should be utilized and enhanced. He believes that every student should have positive relationships with peers and adults to increase their comfort and happiness. Todd aims to advocate, educate, and consult with children and their families to help increase their level of success and understanding of their educational experience in any way necessary.
Meghan Baulch M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Certified, NC Licensed
Evaluation and Treatment of
Speech, Language and Educational Needs
1999 Graduate of Grand Valley State University (B.S)
2002 Graduate of Michigan State University (B.S)
2005 Graduate of East Carolina University (M.S)
18 years experience in pediatric Speech Language Therapy
Meghan now has 18 years of experience working with Children and Adults with Speech and Language Disorders, including those that are nonverbal (or minimally verbal) from a variety of underlying diagnoses (Ex; Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Developmental Delays). Meghan has utilized a combination of Nacy Kaufman's Apraxia therapy approach, Linda Mood Bell's "Sounds in Syllables, " and Multi-Sensory Language Development approach, to assist her nonverbal clients in becoming verbal, at the same time providing a strong phonetic basis, which encourages early reading/spelling development. Meghan's pediatric clients often become verbal at the same time as acquiring early reading/spelling ability. Augmentative Communication ( from low tech to high tech), spelling with letter tiles, recognizing the100 first words in print, picture exchange communication, use of communication boards, using text to speech devices, and using dynamic display voice output devices, are also used as a bridge during verbal speech acquisition or as an alternative means to communicate if verbal communication is not the ideal end goal for her client.
Receptive and Expressive Language
Articulation
Phonological Disorders
Augmentative Communication
Feeding Therapy
Reading, Spelling and Reading Comprehension
Dyslexia Evaluation and Treatment
Meghan has extensive experience in working in the local public school systems, private practice for school aged populations, working with clients through the local area CDSA's (Durham, Raleigh and Sandhills), as well as the birth to age 3 population. Meghan's son also has special education needs, and she now has knowledge from both sides of the 504/IEP meeting table, as a parent as well as a school system employee.
Janet Wilson M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Certified, NC Licensed
Graduate of West Virginia University (M.S.)
29 years experience in Speech Language Therapy
Evaluation and Treatment of
Speech, Language and Educational Needs
Receptive and Expressive Language
Articulation
Phonological Disorders
Reading, Spelling and Reading Comprehension
Dyslexia Evaluation and Treatment
Janet graduated from Westminster College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology. She then obtained a Master's of Science degree from West Virginia University. She has prior professional experience as an Early Childhood teacher and an Elementary School Teacher ( third grade). The majority of her professional life has been and continues to be in speech pathology (with a short time as a flight attendant). Her experience in public education consisted of students from elementary through high school. Her experience in private practice includes preschool age, school age, and adults.
Emily J. Mora M.Ed. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Certified, NC Licensed
Graduate of University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (M. Ed.)
and
Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (B.A. Psychology)
19 years experience in Speech Language Therapy
Evaluation and Treatment of
Speech, Language and Educational Needs
Receptive and Expressive Language
Articulation
Phonological Disorders
Reading, Spelling and Reading Comprehension
Dyslexia Evaluation and Treatment
Emily graduated from the University of Virginia, with a Masters of Education in Speech Language Pathology, after receiving her B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University. She has prior professional experience in a variety of settings, from educational preschool settings, to skilled nursing and rehabilitation. She has significant mentoring and consultant experience, in the area of Reading remediation, including proficiency in Orton Gillingham techniques, lesson plans and implementation, making her an asset to consult in our educational community. Emily is a trained OG mentor, and also works for the Dyslexia Training Institute (San Diego, CA), providing worldwide consultations. Emily is an asset to our dyslexia evaluation team, with her wealth of knowledge in language-based reading disorders.
Melanie Yetter M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Certified, NC Licensed
Graduate of University of Wyoming; (M.S. Speech Pathology)
and
Oklahoma State University (B.S. Speech Pathology)
21 years experience in Speech Language Therapy
Evaluation and Treatment of
Speech, Language and Educational Needs
Receptive and Expressive Language
Articulation
Phonological Disorders
Reading, Spelling and Reading Comprehension
Dyslexia Evaluation and Treatment
Melanie graduated from the University of Wyoming, with a Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology, after receiving her B.S. in Communication Sciences from Oklahoma State University. She has prior professional experience in educational preschool settings, as well as school aged (K-12) settings in Oklahoma and North Carolina(WCPSS). Melanie enjoys assisting students with a variety of communication needs, and has an encouraging and motivating therapy style. Melanie is excited to join our team, to be able to provide individualized assistance and help each client meet their goals. Melanie has interests in working with children who have articulation/oral motor skill and phonological delays, as well as providing a literacy foundation, to ensure academic success.
Meghann Adams M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Speech Language Pathologist
ASHA Certified, NC Licensed
Graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.S. Speech Language Pathology)
and Peace College, Bachelor of Science in Biology
18 years experience in Speech Language Therapy
Evaluation and Treatment of Speech, Language and Educational Needs
Receptive and Expressive Language
Articulation
Phonological Disorders
Reading, Spelling and Reading Comprehension
Meghann has 18+ years experience working in the preschool setting as well as the public school system (K-8th) evaluating and treating various speech and language disorders. Meghann enjoys helping children make the connections to become more confident speakers and readers. She uses a mixture of therapy techniques tailored to each individual child's needs
Rachel Hart, MS, CCC-SLP
B.S., Communication Sciences and Disorders (Texas Christian University)
M.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
ASHA Certified,
NC Licensed
A Texas native, Rachel graduated from Texas Christian University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with interests in hearing loss/aural (re)habilitation, language and literacy disorders, speech sound disorders, second language acquisition, and academic research. Rachel enjoys discovering each student's unique interests while implementing a child-centered, neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic approach centered on connection and evidence-informed practices.
Mimi Miller, MS, OTR/L
B.S. University of Scranton
M.S. Occupational Therapy
University of Scranton
NC Licensed OT
Mimi Miller attended school at the University of Scranton where she completed her bachelor's and masters in occupational therapy.
Mimi has experience as a school based and community based pediatric therapist, where she has grown her passion for working with kids.
Mimi strives to help children with delays in fine motor skills, visual motor skills, daily living skills, executive functions and visual perception/visual processing skills. She has a specialty in low vision and working with children with visual conditions as well.
Lauren Powell, MS, OTR/L
B.S. Child Development at
Appalachian State University
M.S. Occupational Therapy,
Nova Southeastern University
NC Licensed OT
Lauren grew up in Cary, North Carolina. She received her Bachelors of Science in Child Development from Appalachian State University in 2013. Following this, Lauren worked as a nanny for a family with two young boys for several years, both of whom attended occupational therapy. Lauren realized that they genuinely loved going to see their therapist. Following this realization, she began to observe their therapist and fell in love with the profession.
Lauren then went on to receive her Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in December of 2018. She always knew that she loved working with children, and so accepted a job in Charleston, South Carolina working in a pediatric outpatient setting.
Over the past four years, Lauren has worked with children with a variety of diagnoses, in a variety of settings. She has a particular interest in aquatic therapy, as well as the Floortime approach to therapy. She is passionate about making therapy engaging and motivational for all children.
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Colleen Kane , MS, OTR/L
B.S. UNC Chapel Hill
M.S. UNC Chapel Hill
NC Licensed OT
Colleen is a Raleigh native who brings two years of experience working as a pediatric occupational therapist in clinic, home and school settings. As an OT, Colleen understands that people of all ages experience a sense of fulfillment and self-worth through our daily activities and life roles.
She enjoys engaging children, teenagers and young adults in fun, functional activities to strengthen abilities in a broad variety of areas, including social-emotional skills, fine and gross motor development, feeding, executive functioning, sensory processing, visual perceptual and visual motor skills.
Having lived and worked with Spanish-speaking populations for years, Colleen is also glad to provide bilingual OT services. Colleen graduated twice from UNC-Chapel Hill with an MS in Occupational Therapy and a BA in Psychology.
She looks forward to collaborating with you, your child and your family!
Patrice Zinnikas, MS, OTR/L
B.S. Elizabethtown College
M.S. Elizabethtown College
NC Licensed OT