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Heather Ashley Franks, MS CCC-SLP owner

Heather has been a licensed speech language pathologist for the past eleven years working in a variety of medical and school based settings. In January 2006, Heather started Frankly communicating, a speech therapy clinic. Heather works with all ages from infant through adult addressing a wide range of disabilities. Through her years working with autistic and nonverbal children, she has developed a line of affordable therapy materials to be used by teachers, therapist and families. Visit our products to see a full description of our available products.

heather@franklycommunicating.com

Pat Evans, office manager

Patsy joined Frankly Communicating, Inc. in the fall of 2009. She has over 15 years experience dealing with insurance companies and is able to help families understand their benefits. Additionally, Patsy is responsible for bookkeeping and scheduling. pat@franklycommunicating.com

Maura White, MS CCC SLP

Maura joined Frankly Communicating, Inc. in the fall of 2009. She is a Baltimore native earning both her bachelors and Masters at Loyola College in Md. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Language Association (ASHA) and is licensed in the state of Maryland. Working in a variety of settings, Maura has served a diverse population of children, each bringing their own unique strengths and challenges. This includes children on the autism spectrum, children with learning disabilities, dyslexia, serious emotional disturbance, mental retardation, Down Syndrome and cerebral palsy. She is a mother of two children and brings a parent perspective along with her professional expertise. Maura assists Frankly Communicating, Inc. out in the field working with children in the public school systems.

Moriah Hall, MS CCC SLP

Moriah joined Frankly Communicating, Inc. in the summer of 2010. Moriah brings to the practice lots of experience working in nonpublic settings. Moriah currently works in one of our contracted school placements.

Jennifer Diaz, MS CCC SLP

Jennifer joined Frankly Communicating, Inc. in the fall of 2011. She is a Baltimore County native and earned a bachelors and masters degree from Towson University in Maryland. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland.

Jennifer has experience working with a wide variety of ages and populations both in the non-public school setting and with the Infants and Toddlers Program in Carroll County and Baltimore County. She has experience working with children with autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, and mental retardation. Jennifer lives in Reisterstown with her husband and five children. She enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering, and reading in her spare time.

Jessica Cassity, MS CCC SLP

Jessica joined Frankly Communicating Inc., in December of 2010. She received her bachelors in communication science from the University of Pittsburgh, and her masters in speech language pathology from Northeastern University. Jessica is excited to transition from an inpatient setting to work in the schools and in an outpatient clinic. She is very interested in how nutrition and the environment can impact normal development and behavior. She enjoys reading and doing yoga in her spare time.

Donna Noble

Donna Joined Frankly Communicating in the spring of 2007. Donna has been a one on one assistant for children in the public school system for the past 10 years. She assists during group therapy sessions or during our summer camps. Over the summer Donna offers one on one tutoring to assist children with their educational goals. Email Donna to inquire about upcoming groups or programs or to schedule an appointment.

donna@franklycommunicating.com