About Kidspeak

Amy Chouinard, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®

Owner and Founder

Amy Chouinard is the owner and co-founder of Kidspeak Ltd. She is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association, the Minnesota Speech Language Hearing Association, International Association of Orofacial Myology and is licensed with the state of Minnesota. Amy received her undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology at Marquette University and her graduate degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Amy has had extensive training in oral-motor/feeding disorders and is a Certified Orofacial Myologist®.  Her clinical background experience includes hospital and clinical pediatric speech language services. Amy also co-authored and co-produced Baby Babble, a speech and language video series for children as well as co-authored the book “Let’s Talk Together”.  In her spare time, Amy loves to read, travel, hike and spend time at the lake but most of all, be with her husband, their three children and their dog.

Andrea Binder, MS, OTR/L

Kathy Brunick, OTR/L

Kathy received her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Minnesota. She started her career in an outpatient clinic in St. Paul before taking time off to raise her own kids. Kathy joined Kidspeak in 2018 when she realized she missed playing with kids and connecting with families. She loves helping kids improve their independence, confidence and success in their everyday lives. Kathy is certified or has attended continuing education in the following: SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) Feeding Approach, Astronaut Training, The Alert Program for Self-Regulation, DIR/Floortime Approach, Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique, Developing and Implementing Sensory Diets, Core Connections, Sensorimotor Strategies to Support the Development of Self-Regulation, and From Eyesight to Insight. When she is not working, Kathy enjoys spending time at their family cabin, going on long walks or bike rides, and traveling.

Jill Dimitri, M.S. CCC-SLP

Jill grew up in central Illinois and has practiced in Connecticut, Michigan, and Illinois prior to moving to Minnesota in 2015.  She has worked with children and families in their homes and in clinic settings for 20 years.  For the last 15 years she has specialized in birth-3/early intervention for the State of Illinois.  She really enjoys working with children with apraxia, ASD, and general delayed language development.  Jill lives in the NE metro area with her husband and two children.  If she has spare time when she is not in an ice rink or chauffeuring kids around, she enjoys reading, exercising, being outdoors and shopping. 

Marlene Schoenberg, Ed. M CCC-SLP

Marlene Cohen- Schoenberg has worked with both children and adults over her career.  She has extensive experience in working with clients who speak several languages. She has written two books on this topic and is the founder of Ethnic Communication Arts. She has frequently presented poster sessions at the Minnesota Speech and Hearing Association and nationally at the American Speech Language Hearing  Association Conventions.

Trista Blade, M.S. CCC-SLP

Tiana Burda, OTR/L

Tiana completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO. After graduation, she moved back to the Twin Cities metro to be closer to family. She has been an occupational therapist for 3 years, working in a variety of settings. Her favorite part of her job is that she gets to play each and everyday. When not at work, Tiana enjoys playing with dogs, biking, paddle boarding, and reading.

Laura Egan, M.A. CCC-SLP

Laura’s clinical focus has been working with school-aged clients with a wide-range of disabilities including autism, down syndrome, various genetic disorders, along with articulation, language and fluency disorders.  She has formal training in Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS), PROMPT, Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking strategies, and attends ongoing trainings to stay current on the latest methods in the field.  When not at work, Laura loves to spend time with her husband and two young children.

Karine Blazovich, M.S. CCC-SLP

Angie Lange, M.S. CCC-SLP

After completing her graduate degree, Angie and her husband lived in China and taught ESL.  Angie has had training in oral-motor/feeding disorders. She has completed clinical internships in the hospital and school setting. When not at work, Angie enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two sons.

Leah Lewis, M.A. CCC-SLP

Leah graduated with her B.S. in Communication Disorders from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and a M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at St. Ambrose University, Iowa. In her clinical experience she has worked with young children to geriatrics in skilled nursing facilities, schools and clinical settings. During her free time she enjoys running, hiking, cooking, traveling up to the North Shore and spending time with her husband and son.

Maya Saupe, M.S. CCC-SLP