Jessie has been working as a Speech-Language Pathologist at Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children since February 2006. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Louisiana Tech University in 2003 and a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Louisiana State University in 2005. Jessie became a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist in 2009.<br>Since becoming a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Jessie has mentored several other professionals who are seeking the same certification. She has also been a clinical supervisor for graduate level students seeking a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology since 2010.<br>Jessie has assisted in the creation of two speech therapy applications, Speech That Works and InTense, and provided the voice over recordings for both. In addition to this, Jessie has presented at numerous national and state conventions educating other speech-language pathologists about working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has also presented several webinars on behalf of Sunshine Cottage. Jessie directed the school wide Holiday Play for 11 years.

Stacy has been working as a speech-language pathologist at Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children since August 2009. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Ouachita Baptist University in 2007 and a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from Gallaudet University in 2009. Stacy is currently working toward her Listening and Spoken Language Specialist certification.<br>Stacy has supervised graduate students seeking a Master’s level degree in speech-language pathology since 2014. She has presented at numerous national and state speech-language pathology conventions teaching others about working with Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing students in an auditory-oral environment. Outside of her regular roles and responsibilities within the speech and language department, Stacy has been a co-director of the school wide Christmas play since 2012. She assisted in the creation of two speech therapy applications, Speech That Works and InTense. Stacy also collaborated with Sunshine Cottage staff in the creation of the electronic version of the Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening Language and Speech and has presented several webinars on behalf of Sunshine Cottage.

Brenda has been working at Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children for nine years. In 2001 Brenda received a Bachelor’s Degree in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. Brenda was an Early Childhood teacher at Sunshine Cottage for six years and during that time she served as the Early Childhood Department Chair for two years. In 2017 Brenda received a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a bilingual certification from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas and became part of the Speech Department at Sunshine Cottage. Brenda has been a supervisor for graduate level students seeking Master’s Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology or Deaf Education. Currently, Brenda is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Health and Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA) in the Deaf Education and Hearing Sciences Program. Brenda is also a certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. Brenda has been a part of several national and international presentations on developing listening and spoken language, especially for children who are deaf/hard of hearing from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Being born and raised in El Salvador makes this a topic close to her heart.

Taylor completed her clinical fellowship at Sunshine Cottage in December 2017. She worked at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in Boston before moving back to Sunshine in August 2018. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Mississippi in 2015 and a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016. Taylor is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. In addition to her work at Sunshine Cottage, Taylor teaches a graduate course in Aural Rehabilitation for students seeking a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology at UTHSCSA. She is also a clinical supervisor for speech-language pathology graduate students. Taylor has presented at numerous national and state conventions educating other speech-language pathologists about working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.