Chris obtained her Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology at California State University at Sacramento. She also obtained her Certificate of Clinical Competence and has been a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) since completing her Master’s Degree.
Early on, Chris obtained clinical experience with school-aged children in the public schools in California. Upon moving back to Utah, Chris worked in the hospitals and home care with the geriatric population. She returned to treatment with the school-aged population while working for Rite Care in 1999.
In addition to RiteCare, Chris is employed in the Weber District with a strong emphasis on working with both parents and their preschool students that display phonological disorders. She has experience with preschool children classified with Autism as well as Speech and Language impairments. She has a strong background with articulation, apraxia related impairments as well as stuttering and receptive and expressive language delays. Chris passionately believes that children make lasting progress when their parents are involved in the process. As such, Chris has recently invested in obtaining a certification with the prestigious Hanen Center “It Takes Two” program, a parent/child centered language-learning program.
Chris and Todd, her husband of 25 years, have raised their two boys in Ogden, Utah. Her family loves the mountains and the West! Their family participates actively with our local Ogden/Ogden Valley Community including the GOAL foundation as well as actively advocating for the sport of hockey and building and maintaining Ogden as an amazing tourist and family destination.
When not treating kiddos, Chris enjoys hiking, riding her bike, teaching spin classes and photographing in and around this amazing Wasatch Front mountain community.
Esther graduated with honors in Elementary Education from Utah State University in 1994. She taught in the Alpine Utah School District, the Yukon Oklahoma School District, and then in the Granite Utah School District. While working in the Granite District, she had the title of Reading Specialist. In 2001 Esther opened her own business – The See Hear Do Company. She then became an acclaimed beginning reading specialist and had multiple successes as a tutor for hundreds of struggling students. She also creating her own comprehensive learning system; The Amazing Action Alphabet which was officially launched in 2004. She has sold over 10,000 books throughout the United States. She draws upon over twenty years of teaching experience and continues to write and work one on one with early learners and struggling students. Esther enjoys presenting at various FACS conferences, Early Childhood conferences, and Utah Educator Conferences. She also enjoyed the opportunity to have her books highlighted on the local television programs, Good Things Utah and KUTV: Family Matters. Currently, Esther works at Scottish Rite and fully enjoys the students and staff she works with. Please visit her at www.seeheardocompany or www.amazingactionalphabet.blogspot .com.
Alison grew up learning the tricks of the trade from her mother and works to implement those early memories of how to elicit sounds from kids in her daily speech sessions. Upon graduation from the University of Washington, Alison returned to Salt Lake because she couldn’t resist the mountains. She is currently completing her clinical fellowship through RiteCare of Utah and is excited to be working with an amazing team of therapists and awesome kids!
Ariana grew up in St. Louis Missouri and first moved to Utah to obtain her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. There she met her husband and decided to pursue a career in Speech Pathology. She has always been interested in language: at 3-years-old she told her mother she wanted to learn about Native American languages. She considered majoring in linguistics but was drawn to speech pathology because it combined her love of language with the ability to make a difference in the world and in the lives of individuals.
After graduation from BYU, Ariana moved back to St. Louis to complete a graduate program at St. Louis University. She completed her fellowship year at Therapeutic Playtime, a private clinic dedicated to providing therapies to kids in a fun environment. In 2018 Ariana moved back to Utah and took some time away from work to be with her 3 children. Ariana is excited to be back in the field working at RiteCare of Utah with so many amazing people!
Mary Oregon is currently a kindergarten teacher. She has over 20 years’ experience teaching and supervising in a variety of preschool settings. In 2008 Mary received her master’s degree in education and began teaching public elementary school. She has worked as a reading therapist with Rite Care since 2009. Mary is Orton Gillinham trained and specializes in working with children who are struggling readers.
Vicki Hunsaker is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked with clients of all ages, from adults and senior citizens in hospitals and rehabilitation centers to infants and toddlers. Her earliest clients were preschool and toddler age. She works with elementary and secondary students full-time at the Wasatch School District. She works part-time at RiteCare. She is delighted to be able to provide online therapy sessions as well as in-person groups. She considers RiteCare a wonderful place to work and appreciates all the donations that make it possible for students with communication disorders to receive services.
Vicki became interested in becoming a Speech Therapist when she was a reading tutor for Pleasant Grove Library. She was helping a client learn complex language and also proper tongue placement for articulation. She enjoyed it so much she has made a career of helping clients communicate. She has experience treating apraxia of speech, stuttering, voicing, memory, traumatic brain injury, cognitive deficits, autism spectrum disorder, swallowing disorders, articulation, phonemic awareness, and language and social language deficits.
Vicki received a Master of Science Degree in Communication Disorders, Speech-Language Pathology, from East Carolina University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Disorders from Utah State University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art from Brigham Young University. She has an associate degree in University Studies with an emphasis in Math from Brigham Young University. Vicki holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
Vicki has worked with children for many years. She teaches private music lessons for piano, organ, violin and viola. She lives in Heber City, where she enjoys being outdoors skiing, hiking and biking. She loves her chosen career, and she also cherishes time with her husband, children and grandchildren.
Susan has over 20 years of experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist in a public school setting. She is a California native but received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Utah, first studying at BYU and then the University of Utah. She is licensed by the Utah State Board of Education. She has a certificate of clinical competence maintained through the American Speech and Hearing Association(ASHA).
Susan has extensive experience with speech sound disorders (especially R sound remediation), fluency disorders, and language impairments. She also has experience working with students with autism on a variety of communication skills and strategies across a range of ages.
Susan lives in Salt Lake City with her family and their dog. She likes reading books, walking the dog, baking cookies, and planning trips to California.
Katie has worked for 17 years as a speech-language pathologist (SLP). Her focus has always been on helping children, ranging from preschool age all the way up through high school. She absolutely loves what she does and is grateful for the opportunities she’s been given to work with amazing children. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 2004 and a master’s degree from University of Utah in 2006, both in communication disorders. She has worked in the public schools ever since.
She currently co-owns a speech therapy company called Something to Talk About and contracts with charter schools in Northern Utah. She has been fortunate to work in many wonderful schools in Utah and collaborate with dedicated educators, parents and speech-language pathologists and technicians. She has owned and operated this business for over ten years now.
Along with working at RiteCare, and running her business, she also works at a charter school in Ogden providing therapy to elementary-age children. She enjoys tailoring her therapy to meet their individual needs and finding ways to motivate them to learn essential skills. She has worked with children to help increase their abilities in a variety of areas, including articulation, apraxia, phonological processes, receptive and expressive language, fluency/stuttering, pragmatics/social communication, phonological/phonemic awareness and executive functioning. She excels in making children feel heard and accepted, while at the same time encouraging them to work hard and make improvements in their lives. She believes that therapy should be a positive environment and makes sure she provides a place where children can have fun and relax, while at the same time putting in concerted efforts. She also enjoys working with parents, guiding them on how to provide speech therapy at home in easy and functional ways.
While Katie loves being an SLP, she is even more grateful to be a wife and a mother. She has been married to her husband, Jason, for 17 years and they have four beautiful children. They have enjoyed traveling the country together and spending many summers in Texas and New York with family. Katie was also fortunate to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune and win some money and a vacation for her family to share! When she finds a moment for herself, Katie likes to play sports, play the piano, listen to and compose music, sing in choirs, read books and watch her favorite tv shows.
Darrin studied at Utah State University where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and a Master’s of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. He is licensed by the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) and maintains a Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Darrin spent the first five years of his Speech Pathology career working in Washington state. He subsequently returned to Utah where he worked for Primary Children’s Hospital before taking a job at University of Utah Heath.
Before joining the RiteCare of Utah staff, Darrin served as a member of the Board of Trustees. He is a huge believer in and supporter of the RiteCare mission.