ABC Pediatric Therapy Network


Mindy L. Kuchta MSP, SLP Lead Speech Therapist mkuchta@abcpediatrictherapy.com Mindy received her Bachelor of Arts from Bowling Green State University and her Masters of Speech Pathology from the University of Akron in 1995. Since then she has experience working with pediatrics ranging from birth to school-age in private practice, hospital, school, and Head Start settings. Mindy is currently leading our Comprehensive Feeding Program(Oral Motor and Feeding Skills) which provides feeding and oral motor services to the community. She attended the MORE (oral motor) course in Albuquerque, New Mexico in February, 2005.	Sarah Van As MS, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist svanas@abcpediatrictherapy.com Sarah received her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees from Miami (OH) University. She has previous experience in the areas of MRDD group homes and support living, augmentative communication, and Head Start and child Language programs. She uses multi-sensory therapy approach to facilitate optimal communication skills.
Kristy Razzaghi, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist krazzaghi@abcpediatrictherapy.com Kristy received her Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees from the University of Kentucky . She has had previous experience in MRDD group homes and school settings. Kristy has worked with children who present with a variety of speech and language disorders. She joined the ABC team in the fall of 2005 and uses a child-directed play based therapy approach to encourage optimal communication skills.	Jennifer Melillo MA, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist jmelillo@abcpediatrictherapy.com Jennifer has been with ABC Pediatric Therapy since 2007. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Speech Pathology from Indiana University, and her Master's from the University of Cincinnati. Her interest include: language, articulation, pragmatic development, and phonology.
Sydney Mattis, M.A., CFY-SLP Speech Language Pathologist smattis@abcpediatrictherapy.com Sydney Mattis graduated from Northwestern University with her Bachelor's and Master's; she has been with ABC since 2008. Her interest areas include apraxia, verbal expression, pragmatics, SI, language development, and feeding.
	Abby Voelkerding, M.A., CFY- SLP Speech Language Pathologist avoelkerding@abcpediatrictherapy.com Abby graduated from the University of Toledo with her Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees. She has had a lot of previous experience in a variety of settings ranging from schools to hospitals to daycares. She is a fun, energetic therapist who enjoys working with children because they share the same energy and enthusiam for life that she does. Abby joined the ABC team in 2008 and uses a child-directed play based therapy approach to encourage optimal communication skills. bby Voelkerding, M.A., CFY-SLP Speech Language Pathologist Abby graduated from the University of Toledo with her Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees. She had had a lot of speech therapy experience in a variety of sttings ranging from schools to hospitals to private settings. She is a fun and energetic therapist who enjoys working with children because they share her enthusiasm and energy for life. Abby has been with ABC since 2008.