Mindy Marriott
Mindy graduated from the University of Western Washington in Bellingham, WA in 2013 with her Master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She has a passion for working with the adult population, specializing in acquired communication deficits, neurological dysphagia, and voice therapy. Mindy holds various dysphagia-related advanced competencies. Working with children to help foster language skills, target dysfluencies and improve articulation allows her to be young at heart. Mindy is committed to extending her practice into the private sector with the intention of providing services not accessible within the public health system.
Mindy is a trans ally and fosters a practice that is inclusive of all gender and cultural presentations.
When not pursuing her career, you can find Mindy with her friends and family. She enjoys being surrounded by nature, practicing yoga and meditation, paddling on local lakes and spending time splashing in puddles and searching for bugs with her daughter.
Jacqueline McAleese
Jacqueline graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB in 2015 with a Master's of Rehabilitation Science in Speech-Language Pathology.
Jacqueline works in the public healthcare system, assessing and treating adults with acquired communication deficits (aphasia, apraxia of speech, dysarthria, and cognitive-communication challenges) and neurological dysphagia; and privately with school-aged children, assessing and treating delays and disorders in speech production (articulation, phonology, motor planning, and fluency), language (receptive, expressive, and processing), and social communication.
Jacqueline enjoys spending time with her family, music, travelling, trying new foods, and being active.
Ritoo Goraya
Ritoo completed her Master’s of Speech Pathology in 2017 at Griffith University in Gold Coast, Australia. Since returning home to the Fraser Valley, Ritoo has been working within the public healthcare system providing communication and dysphagia services in acute care and rehabilitation settings for a variety of adult populations, including strokes and brain injuries, progressive neurological conditions, and respiratory and critical care illnesses. Ritoo recently relocated to Kelowna and is devoted to carrying forward this experience to the private sector.
Apart from being an SLP, Ritoo would describe herself as a foodie, who loves to be by the water and in nature, and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Tiffany Visser
Tiffany graduated from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC in 2004 with a Master’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology.
Tiffany began her career in acute care and rehabilitation, providing communication and dysphagia services to adolescents and adults with acquired conditions, such as stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disease. She currently works in the public health system, serving adults with congenital and acquired conditions who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems to meet their communication needs. Having served as a consultant for many years, Tiffany is excited to extend her practice to the private sector, offering assessment and treatment services that are not available within the public health system.
Contributing to education in the field of Speech-Language Pathology has been a career-long passion for Tiffany. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at UBC at the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences and has co-taught the Augmentative and Alternative Communication Course to second year graduate students for the past 10 years.
Outside of work, Tiffany loves spending time with her family and friends, traveling and cooking. She enjoys many outdoor activities, with skiing and running topping the list.