Cuba Team

This bilingual team visited a community center in Havana, Cuba to providing language based group activities, trained staff and families including home visits for children that were homebound addressing communication and feeding concerns.

 
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Irene Gutierrez, MS, CCC-SLP
Bilingual Spanish Translator

Irene Gutierrez is a very dedicated bilingual, Speech-Language Pathologist and Myofunctional Therapist originally from Bogota, Colombia. Irene graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech -Language Pathology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a Bachelor of Arts in Audiology from Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana in Bogota, Colombia. She holds a Master in Speech- Language Pathology from Universitat de Vic in Barcelona, Spain. Irene provides Bilingual speech therapy and Spanish translation services with her company Brainstorm Consulting, LLC based in Falls Church, Virginia. She also consults and provides treatment in a clinic for children with Autism and an early intervention program serving families from all over Latin America. During her spare time, Irene loves to volunteer helping to support to children with special needs all around the world.

 
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Jendayi JOHNSON, MS, CF-SLP
Clinical Fellow

Jendayi is a Clinical Fellow based in New York City. She is currently working with school-aged children at a community Charter School . Jendayi provides speech and language services for children in grades 6-11 targeting literacy, writing, and articulation goals. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech- Pathology and Spanish at the University of Virginia. During her undergraduate studies, Jendayi spent six weeks in Ghent, Belgium, and Nijmegen, The Netherlands conducting AAC research with a team of colleagues under the supervision of Drs. Filip Loncke, Paul Corthals, and Judith Stoep. In addition to her travels to Belgium and The Netherlands. She also completed a semester-long homestay in Valencia, Spain. Jendayi continued her education at Teachers College, Columbia University where she received a Master of Science degree in Behavioral Sciences: Communication Sciences and Disorders-Bilingual Extension in Spanish. Jendayi enjoys writing and has shared many blog posts detailing the team's experiences in Havana, Cuba.