JAMIE FRIEDLAND MANKIEWICZ, CCC-SLP
Jamie has 15+ years of experience working with children with communication challenges.
Licensed in the state of California, Jamie holds her Masters of Science degree in Communication Disorders from California State University Northridge and her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Human Development from the University of California, San Diego. She also has a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Jamie’s interest in communication disorders is a culmination of her undergraduate research on students with language-based learning disabilities and later as a DIR/Floortime therapist and Behavioral Consultant working with children with autism and developmental delays. For years she worked as a case manager developing behavioral programming and coordinating service delivery for clients with developmental disabilities. She has served pediatric populations with language delays/disorders, articulation and phonology disorders, social cognitive challenges, Selective Mutism, Social Anxiety Disorder, anxiety, emotional regulation challenges and learning disabilities. Jamie has experience and formal training in the following areas: Social Thinking curriculum, The Zones of Regulation, DIR/Floortime, SCERTS, Hanen, Lindamood Bell, PECS, Kaufman approach, Brain Talk, Sara Ward's executive functioning approach, Selective Mutism, Word-Finding, Lee Silverman Voice Training, and Lessac Madsen Resonance Voice therapy. Jamie and her family split their time between the Bay Area and Southern California. When not interacting with clients, Jamie likes to explore with her husband, daughter and son, hike with friends and listen to live music.
Wendy Tellez, MA, CCC-SLP
Wendy Tellez is a SLP who specializes in school based services and early childhood intervention. She has worked with special needs children for over 13 years, and has a strong background in early communication, AAC, applied behavior, and play-based therapy techniques. She is Advance-trained in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) and is most interested in coaching parents how to encourage joint attention, dyadic engagement and language development through the "power of play".
Diana Au, M.Ed, SLP
I was born and raised in Hawai'i in a multilingual household. Because of this, my love for language has been fostered since childhood and has only grown with age. I discovered speech-language pathology and realized that it was the perfect way to share my love of language with others. I graduated with a BA in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University and a M.Ed in Special Education with a focus on assistive technology from Bowling Green State University and a M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University. My work has ranged from early intervention to autism, AAC, pragmatic language, narrative language, and a variety of other areas. In my free time, I love to get outside and explore nature, travel while learning about new cultures, and spend time playing in the kitchen.