Meet The Team
Sarah Dawson Wainscott, M.Ed., CCC-A, LSLS Cert AVEd
Coordinator of Special Programs
Supervising Audiologist and Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Sarah holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech Language Pathology, a Master's of Education in Hearing Disorders, and has completed her Doctoral work in Deaf Education. She is licensed as an Audiologist and holds certification in Deaf Education and as an Auditory-Verbal Educator. Sarah has worked with deaf children and their families for nearly twenty years. Her experiences include clinical and educational audiology, preschool teacher and early interventionist, auditory verbal therapist, program director, parent educator, and university instructor. Sarah's research interests include the decisionmaking processes of families and early language acquisition by young deaf children. Sarah particularly values family-centeredness and a transdisciplinary approach to servicing children with hearing loss.
Gloria Menezes-Furtado, M.E.D., LSLS Cert AVT
Coordinator of Therapy Services
Deaf Educator and Auditory Verbal-Therapist
Gloria holds a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English Literature, as well as a Master's of Education of the Deaf. She is a certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist and holds certification as a Teacher of the Deaf. She has worked with children and their families for more than fourteen years. Her experiences include supporting mainstream students with hearing loss in areas of language and academics, as well as individualized instruction in speech and auditory skills. Gloria has become a mentor to others in the field because of her expertise in the Auditory-Verbal approach to therapy for deaf children. Her interests include integrating technology into intervention and using a whole-child approach, and working with children with additional disabilities.
Karen Cassidy, M.A., CED, LSLS Cert AVT
Early Interventionist
Deaf Educator and Auditory Verbal-Therapist
Karen holds a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and a master's degree in deaf education with a specialty in family-centered early education. Karen has provided early intervention and educational support in home, school, and clinical settings for the past fiye years. Karen has a high level of commitment to families and particularly enjoys the parent-coaching element of an Auditory-Verbal Approach.
Theresa Dodd, M.A., CF-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Aural Habiliation Specialist
Theresa holds a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and a master's degree in speech and hearing science, and completed the prestigious Cochlear Implant Fellowship at the Alexander Graham Bell Association. Theresa particularly enjoys working with school-aged children and is pursuing the rigorous process of becoming certified as an Auditory-Verbal Therapist.
Veronica Sabogal, M.S,
Latino Family Liaison
Executive Administrator
Veronica holds both bachelors and master's degrees in management in addition to graduate studies in deaf education. Veronica has worked with children with hearing loss both domestica1ly and abroad, in school and vocational settings. As native user of Spanish and a parent of a child who is deaf, Veronica has a unique role as facilitator and advocate for the twenty plus percent of our clients whose home language is Spanish, in addition to her administrative role.
Anne Davis
Executive Director
With a background in finance and management, Anne has worked extensively both in corporate and nonprofit organizations. She brings a sense of vision and solid business experience, developing strong and collaborative partnerships with public and private agencies across tbe region as Chattering Children expands its scope of practice.