MEET OUR TEAM

Adora is the owner and founder of Be Heard Speech Therapy. She graduated from California State University, Los Angeles with a Master of Arts in Communication Disorders. She has been a Speech Language Pathologist for over 10 years. She loves working with children and believes that families are experts when it comes to their children. She is passionate about helping families and ensuring that all concerns are acknowledged and understood. She created this clinic because she believes everybody has a voice and deserves to be heard.

Jennifer Gomez has been a speech language pathology assistant for 7 years. She absolutely loves her job! She recently graduated from ASU with a BA in communication disorders, and she is currently attending Baylor University to become a Speech Language Pathologist! Speech therapy is her passion and it brings her joy to see what she does improves children’s ability to increase their communication skills.

Thomas de Miniac is a multilingual speech and language therapist who, in addition to holding a master’s degree and the certificate of clinical competence, also completed Columbia University’s Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology. As a culturally and linguistically diverse clinician himself, providing individualized and equitable speech-language services to children and adults in their own language(s) is a standard practice. Thomas works
and lives in English, Spanish and French, while always striving to grow his knowledge of other cultures. With extensive experience in home-based, outpatient-based, inpatient-based, and school-based pediatric and adult intervention, his scope of practice is wide and encompasses
deficits that spread across the lifespan. 

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Thomas de Miniac es un terapeuta multilingüe que, además de tener su maestría y certificado de competencia clínica, también obtuvo el Certificado Avanzado en Patología del Habla y del Lenguaje Bilingüe de la Universidad de Columbia. Brindar servicios de habla y lenguaje individualizados y equitativos a niños y adultos en su(s) propio(s) idioma(s) es una práctica estándar para él. Thomas trabaja y vive en inglés, español y francés, mientras siempre se esfuerza por crecer su conocimiento de otras culturas. Con amplia experiencia en intervención pediátrica y para adultos en el hogar, en clínicas ambulatorias, en hospitales y en las escuelas, su ámbito de práctica es amplio y abarca deficitos que se extienden a lo largo de la vida. 

Ceimi (say-me) Zelaya is a bilingual SLPA, graduated from Cal State LA with a BA in Communicative Disorders. She is at the beginning of her career, having gotten some experience at a private practice conducting sessions with insurance clients of various ages, and home-schooled students. She had the pleasure of attending the California Speech and Hearing Association (CSHA) convention in 2022 as an undergraduate presenter. She names her time in research as what spurred an interest in the bilingual brain. Her intellectual curiosity spurs her in all aspects of life, which drives her to learn new ways to help and support her clients. She firmly believes that every child has the potential to succeed, especially when their families are empowered. Outside of work, Ceimi enjoys watching historical documentaries, writing poetry or anything that comes to mind, and reading literature that piques her interest. 

Teresa has seven years of experience as a speech language pathologist, working with children who have a variety of communication needs. She brings a holistic mindset to all of her therapy sessions, taking into consideration each child’s interests and sensory system. Teresa’s style of therapy includes following the child’s lead during natural play-based activities. Her goal is to empower caretakers and families to build communication skills throughout their daily routines. Teresa uses her creative, calm, and playful personality to foster authentic connections with clients and their families. Outside of work, Teresa enjoys spending time with her partner and two kids at local parks and beaches, as well as creating art.

Jada Augustine is the founder & chief executive officer of Jada's Got Your Backpack and Beyond the Label Los Angeles. Ms. Augustine is a philanthropist first and a speech-language pathologist second. She has taken on roles such as being a mentor, and supervisor for the University of the West Indies- St. Augustine located in the one and only Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Augustine is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and California State Los Ángeles CSULA. Her goal is to do extensive research on how to effectively serve minority families who have children with special needs.

Alejandra Tercero Neri is a Cal State Fullerton graduate with a major in communication disorders. She has over five years of experience as a special education paraprofessional working with children of all ages. Her passion for helping others and positively impacting her clients' lives is unmatched. She is a lifelong student and constantly seeking to further improve as a therapist by taking on new challenges and finding new methods to help her clients.

Erika is a graduate of New York University with her Masters of Science in Communication Science and Disorders. Working with kids has always been her passion, previously having been a preschool teacher for several years. She is a big advocate of using play and child led therapy. In her free time, she loves to watch lots of movies, travel, and cuddle with her cat.

Renee began working as a SLPA three years ago. She graduated from Cal State University Los Angeles with her BA in Communicative Disorders. Previous experience also includes working as an early intervention teacher at a speech clinic. She started her professional journey after observing in home therapy as a mother of twins with a speech delay. “My favorite part of speech therapy is working with the family as a team on the child’s goals and watching the breakthrough. When the child says their first word or makes their first sign, it’s so rewarding!” In her free time she enjoys hiking, spending time with her family, listening to live music, dancing and traveling. 

Jannel has been practicing speech therapy since 2018 and has experience working in school, private, and in-home settings. Her strong suit is working with the early intervention population with a family centered approach by equipping families with the confidence, knowledge and strategies to help their child to BE HEARD. In 2021, she graduated with her MBA to additionally work in service and hospitality.