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All of the Clinic’s professional staff
members have Master's degrees in Speech and Language Pathology.
In addition, all have or are eligible for the California State License
and the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association’s
national Certificate of Clinical Competence.
Professional Staff
Donna Dagenais, Speech & Language Pathologist
Donna, who serves as clinical director,
studied speech pathology and audiology at Grinnell College in Iowa,
then completed her Master’s degree at Stanford. She began her
professional career at the Stanford Speech and Language Clinic,
where she conducted group programs for aphasic patients and children
with motor and language difficulties. She also worked as a co-teacher
and director of the clinic’s Developmental PreSchool, an experience
that showed her the intrinsic link between language and learning
difficulties and inspired her to study learning disabilities. In
1980, Donna joined forces with Dr. Beadle to establish the Mid-Peninsula
Speech and Language Clinic, where she enjoys working in small groups
with children of all ages, particularly those who have challenging
behavior or therapy issues.
Pat Klein, Speech & Language Pathologist
Pat brings exceptional expertise,
experience and commitment to family-friendly care to the Clinic.
She completed her early training in the University of Arizona’s
respected speech pathology and audiology program. After working
as a school-based speech therapist as well as a clinical supervisor and
instructor at California State University, Los Angeles and Northridge, Pat left
Southern California for Palo Alto to pursue specialized training
in infant, young child, and preschool development. In addition to her work with
the patients at the Clinic, Pat served as Speech Department Manager
for Packard Children’s Hospital from 1991 to 2002. In that position,
she trained physicians, nurses, interpreters, therapists, parents and young
children in speech and language skills. She was an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team serving the Infant Development Clinic at Packard.
Her therapy employs a multi-sensory approach with children including:
PROMPT, visual phonics, Beckman Oral Motor Program and Speech Buddies.
Business Operation Staff
Kathy Kinkaid, Business Manager
For most patients, Kathy is the first point of contact with the
Clinic. She manages all business operations, including intake information,
schedules, phone contacts and all billing issues. Kathy is available
4 days a week (Monday through Thursday) from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
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