JoAnne Berns, Founder, M.S., CCC-SLP
JoAnne is an accomplished speech-language pathologist and the founder of Berns Therapy Solutions. She is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a licensed speech-language pathologist through the Tennessee Department of Health. In addition to her work as a therapist, Joanne writes for The Informed SLP, a publication that reviews and summarizes the latest research for thousands of SLPs nationwide. JoAnne is also a licensed elementary school teacher (grades K-6).
JoAnne Berns earned a Masters of Science in speech-language pathology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a BS in Elementary Education from Vanderbilt University, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Emily Byram, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS CERT AVT
Emily Byram graduated with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a double major in Communication Sciences and Psychology. She continued her studies there to receive a B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, receiving a U.S. Department of Education Social Inclusion Grant. She completed her clinical fellowship year in the public school systems serving preschool and elementary age children. She then worked at the National Center for Childhood Deafness at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center as the team leader of the speech pathology team, serving on the pediatric cochlear implant team, leading parent-toddler groups, and providing auditory verbal therapy sessions with children with hearing loss and their families.
Polly Hibbs, M.A., CCC-SLP
Polly graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. Her concentration areas were English, Psychology, and Biology. She received her Masters of Science degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. Due to her husband’s career, she holds her SLP licensure in Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, Tennessee, and the US territory of Guam. Polly has spent her career serving the pediatric population in public schools, private schools, charter schools, and private clinics. She presently works full-time in a local public school system. Prior to the pandemic, she began providing teletherapy to children in Guam. Currently, she provides remote speech therapy via Zoom for students in her school district and for Berns Therapy. Polly loves working with young children and seeing the excellent success that remote articulation therapy can provide.
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Erika Mangan, M.A., CCC-SLP
Erika is a graduate of The University of Akron receiving her Bachelors in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology. She continued at Cleveland State University receiving her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology. Erika began working at Mahoning County’s Board of Developmentally Disabled- Leonard Kirtz school serving moderate to profound delayed/disabled students ages 5-22. Prior to joining Berns Therapy Solutions, Erika worked at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center providing pediatric speech-language therapy for five years. She was also the lead treating and consultative clinician at Vanderbilt’s Peabody School of Education- Susan Gray School.
Taryn Morales, M.S., CCC-SLP
Taryn graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She then attended Our Lady of the Lake University where she received her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. Before joining Berns Therapy, Taryn worked for a multi-disciplinary pediatric practice in Mt. Juliet primarily serving preschool and elementary school-aged children for several years. Taryn is an enthusiastic and creative SLP who loves helping clients achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
Mikah Wyman Stuible, M.A., CCC-SLP
Mikah graduated from Appalachian State University in North Carolina. She worked with children across Davidson County for Metro Nashville Public Schools for eleven years. During her time in the schools she specialized in working with multilingual students especially those who speak Spanish as their first language. She spent a month in Quito, Ecuador in the summer of 2012 working with children with multiple disabilities and refining her knowledge of the Spanish language. Mikah has a passion for literacy and the interplay between language and academic achievement. She enjoys gardening and spending time with her husband, three daughters and six chickens.
Lorrie White, Patient Care Coordinator
Lorrie graduated summa cum laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Lorrie is
dedicated to ensuring patients receive the care they need and works diligently to facilitate communication between patients and providers at Berns Therapy Solutions as well as the Nashville community at large.