Alexandra was introduced to the world of speech language pathology at a young age when she spent time with her grandmother who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Her grandmother had severe motor and cognitive delays and Alexandra witnessed first-hand that there was a profession that helps others to communicate and eat as safely as possible. She was interested in learning more about the field of speech language pathology. Alexandra went on to attend Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, where she played soccer, conducted research in the field of speech language pathology, volunteered for service organizations and helped coach youth soccer camps. It was these volunteer, work and clinical experiences that helped Alexandra develop her love for the pediatric population. Alexandra obtained both her Bachelor of Science and Master’s of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Misericordia University. She currently holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Language Hearing Association. Alexandra could not be more thankful for the learning opportunities that St. Luke’s has provided her. Alexandra has furthered her education and is trained in PROMPT for Motor Speech Disorders and Childhood Apraxia of Speech. She has received training in high-tech communication devices such as Tobii Dynavox, Smartbox and PRC-Saltillo products. Alexandra also has continued her education with parent-child coaching and is licensed in It Takes Two to Talk and 4 I’s to Socialize from The Hanen Centre. She often uses these specific approaches to work collaboratively with parents in their child’s speech therapy sessions to ensure that the family knows how to help their child reach and exceed his or her speech and language goals. Alexandra has a special interest in helping to build Pediatric at St. Luke’s augmentative and alternative communication program and enjoys working with families to trial and obtain funding for high tech speech generating devices. In her free time, Alexandra loves playing soccer year round in the Lehigh Valley Women’s Soccer League and spending time with her mini Australian shepherd, Rusty.