Therapists
Ginger Jones,
Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Ginger was born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Mississippi. She went on to complete her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a concentration in aural habilitation from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Ginger is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Ginger is one of the few Certified Auditory Verbal Therapists in Tennessee. She has experience and knowledge in working with a wide variety of patients with communication disorders resulting from hearing loss, autism, cleft palate, developmental delays, apraxia of speech, and cognitive learning issues. Ginger is a member of Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists and the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language. She is a board member of Songs for Sound and is a community advisor for the Hearing Loss Association of America – Nashville Chapter. Ginger lives in Franklin with her husband, Mark, and their son.
Melissa Carpenter, Speech-Language Pathologist
Melissa was born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Melissa has worked with a variety of patients and has experience in voice therapy, pragmatic language, articulation, cognitive learning issues and traumatic brain injury. Melissa is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She lives in Nashville with her son.
Mica Mitchell, Speech-Language Pathologist
Mica is from Louisville, Kentucky. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Louisville. Mica has experience working with patients with autism, childhood apraxia of speech, Down Syndrome, cleft lip and palate, articulation and phonology disorders, developmental delays, pragmatic language deficits, and cognitive learning issues. She is a certified clinician in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Mica is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Dustin.
Tatum McKnight, Speech-Language Pathologist
Tatum is from Kingston Springs, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville. Tatum has experience working with patients with autism, developmental delays, articulation and phonology disorders, pragmatic language difficulties, and cognitive learning issues. She is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Tatum lives in Kingston Springs.
Marie Vazquez, Speech-Language Pathologist
Marie is from Dayton, Ohio. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from Purdue University. Marie is currently working on her Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Tennessee State University, with a dual concentration in English as a Second Language (ESL) and the study of Autism. Marie is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders. Marie lives in Nashville.
Kendra Wood, Speech-Language Pathologist
Kendra is from Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and her Master’s degree from the Florida State University. Kendra especially enjoys working with infants and toddlers as well as children who are medically fragile. She has experience working with children with feeding difficulties, autism, language delays, apraxia, and articulation disorders. Kendra is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She lives in Knoxville with her husband, Stephen.
Katie Markey, Speech-Language Pathologist
Katie is from Alpharetta, Georgia. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at Western Carolina University, nestled in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. On top of her Masters’ in speech-language pathology, Katie participated in a government funded grant specializing in serving individuals with Autism and other severe disabilities. She also has experience working in rehabilitation and geriatric care. Katie’s treatment experience includes: articulation therapy, language therapy, pragmatic language deficits, intellectual disabilities, Autism, Asperger’s, Down Syndrome, traumatic brain injury, aphasia, dysarthria, and dysphagia. She is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Katie lives in Franklin with her husband Jason, and their border collie, Mollie.
JoAnne Berns, Speech-Language Pathologist
JoAnne is from Louisville, Kentucky. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Human & Organizational development from Vanderbilt University and obtained her Tennessee teaching license for grades K-6. JoAnne completed her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As a graduate student, JoAnne participated in a government funded grant specializing in addressing the language and literacy needs of children with disabilities. JoAnne has experience working with a variety of patients including children with language impairment, articulation and phonology disorders, cleft lip/palate, resonance disorders, intellectual disability, developmental delay, and apraxia of speech. She is currently completing her clinical fellowship year. JoAnne lives in Nashville with her husband, Matt.
Christy Lucich, Speech-Language Pathologist
Christy is from Cleveland, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from Harding University. She received her Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology from University of Arkansas. Christy has experience working with a wide variety of patients including those on the autism spectrum, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, a variety of syndromes, traumatic brain injury, developmental delays, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, fluency disorders, and those who are medically fragile. Christy also works with students that benefit from alternative and augmentative communication systems. Christy is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders, the State of Tennessee Department of Education, and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She is also a member of the Tennessee Association for Audiologists and Speech Pathologists. Christy lives in Murfreesboro with her husband and two sons.
Lori Shea, Speech-Language Pathologist
Lori is from Morgantown, West Virginia. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from West Virginia University. While in graduate school, Lori participated in a government funded rural grant specializing in family-centered care and advocacy for children with disabilities. Lori has experience providing services to populations with developmental delays, language disorders, articulation delays, apraxia, auditory processing disorder, executive functioning disorder, fluency disorders, autism, sensory integration disorders, and cognitive learning issues. Lori is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She lives in Murfreesboro with her husband, Drew, and their three daughters.
Rachel Moore, Speech-Language Pathologist
Rachel is from Kansas City, Missouri. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Western Kentucky University. She has experience working with patients with language disorders, articulation, phonological disorders, Autism, Asperger’s, Down syndrome, cognitive delays, Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC), and dysphagia. Currently, Rachel is completing her Clinical Fellowship Year. She lives in Hermitage.
Carrie Cohen, Speech-Language Pathologist
Carrie is from Marietta, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Furman University and her Master’s degree from Medical University of South Carolina. Carrie has worked with clients with variety of disorders and has experience working with patients with hearing loss, developmental delays/disabilities, autism, pragmatic language deficits, and cognitive learning issues. Carrie is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. She is also a member of the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. Carrie lives in Nashville.
Barbara Talbert, Occupational Therapist
Barbara is a recent transplant to Nashville from the Bristol area of TN . In her 4 years of occupational therapy, Barbara has treated adults in short term rehab, been the director of therapy for a nursing home, and returned to her true passion of working with kids and adults in the outpatient setting. Before making the transition to OT, she taught special education for several years. She has been the VP of the Autism Society- East Tennessee Chapter where she worked to bring more awareness and training to the Tri-Cities area. She lead a successful LEGO club and spoke at several community functions. She was also a volunteer chaplain with the local hospital system, and also spends one week every summer with high school kids working to repair houses for those in need. There is no greater joy then seeing a 14 year old run a circular saw for the first time on their own (and not cut any fingers off)! I’m excited to be a part of the Jones Therapy family. I have already enjoyed all the patients and their families I have had to opportunity to begin walking with in their life journeys and look forward to working with many more.
Staff
Jennifer Lasrithammavan, Referrals and Scheduling Coordinator
Jennifer is from Nashville, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders from Middle Tennessee State University. Jennifer has worked with children that have special needs for more than 10 years. She lives in Murfreesboro with her husband, Von.
Stephanie Fann, Billing Manager
Stephanie is from Franklin, Tennesse. She attended Western Kentucky University. Her experience includes medical billing and claims management. She currently lives in Spring Hill.
Jane Capel, Administrative Assistant
Jane is from Greenville, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Winthrop University. Jane enjoys helping others where ever she is needed. She lives in Murfreesboro with her husband Jason, and their son.
Lexi Moul, Office Assistant
Lexi is from Ogallala, Nebraska. She is a huge help to the therapists and staff. She currently lives in Nashville.
