Speech Unbound - Feeding + Speech, Language, and Literacy Services

Sarah Puvalowski, MA, CCC-SLP, Director and Lead Speech-Language Pathologist Sarah received her Master of Arts from Central Michigan University. Her clinical experiences have included inpatient rehabilitation centers, community foster care homes, private practice clinics, inpatient hospital centers, and outpatient hospital clinics. She has served as the Senior Speech-Language Pathologist for the surgical department at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and helped to develop the Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Sarah was also a part time clinical educator with Wayne State University’s Pediatric Team for aversive eaters and dysphagia and part time professor for undergraduate Normal Language Acquisition and Use. Sarah is the Director/Owner and Lead Speech-Language Pathologist of Speech Unbound. Her post graduate training has been focused on infant feeding, dysphagia, feeding aversions, motor speech disorders, and cleft palate/craniofacial differences. Additional areas of interest include vocal cord dysfunction, tongue ties, lactation, normal language development, clinical education, family/caregiver involvement, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary coordination of care. Sarah is married to Matthew Goebel, and they have one fur baby, Gus. She loves her family and anything outdoors including kayaking, gardening, boating, hiking, camping, and walking her dog. Her goal in her career is to be able to provide quality and evidence based intervention to families and support other Speech-Language Pathologists in being able to do the same. - Megan Makin MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist Megan received her Master of Arts from Central Michigan University in Speech and Language Pathology. Professionally, she has more than 10 years of experience in sub-acute, inpatient and outpatient rehab with both pediatrics and adults. Megan has served as the lead provider of in-services to educate families and interdisciplinary teams regarding speech, language and swallowing. Megan has continued formal training and received specialty certifications in the areas of swallowing, voice treatment, motor speech disorders, cognitive communication deficits and augmentative alternative communication (AAC). Megan has two children in elementary school as well as two big overly friendly dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family and always tries to nurture her kids’ curiosity and enjoyment of new places and experiences. In her free time Megan is likely to be running or biking. Megan is passionate about providing individualized care to families. She strives to be involved within her community to bring awareness of speech, language and feeding. - Kathrine Puvalowski, Administrative Assistant Kathrine joined us after 10 years of management of large scale logistics. She is currently in the process of obtaining her associates degree in accounting. With over 10 years of leadership experience she strives to take care of her team and work together towards their goals. Kathrine's experience makes her very versatile with proven organizational skills. She has excellent communication and people skills with extensive strategic planning capabilities. Kathrine offers a unique blend of leadership, vision, and knowledge. Kathrine has a junior high age daughter and two very energetic dogs. In her free time you will find Kathrine enjoying a good DIY project. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends playing board games and card games. - Jhay-lah earned her bachelor of science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Grand Valley State University and her master of arts degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. She has experience working with preschools, elementary schools, private practices, and an outpatient rehabilitation center. Jhay-lah has continued formal education and is a licensed SPEAKOUT! Provider for Parkinson’s voice therapy through Parkinson Voice Project. She has experience working with childhood apraxia of speech, speech sound disorders, language disorders, stuttering, voice disorders, aphasia, dysarthria, and more. She has supported and serviced patients with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, Parkinson’s disorder, and more. Jhay-lah is familiar with AAC devices and has used Proloquo2Go and TouchChat. Jhay-lah possesses strong critical thinking, professional communication, and interpersonal skills. She is passionate about providing quality care to patients and education to caregivers and support systems. In her free time, she is enthusiastic about an active lifestyle involving running, weight training, or yoga. She values quality time spent with family and friends while enjoying a delicious meal! - Loren Mitten, MA, CF-SLP - Amanda Zalucki, MA, CF-SLP