Our Team
Leslie Wegner, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS
Leslie is a certified Speech Language Pathologist with the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and licensed under the Texas Speech Language and Hearing Association. She is also a singing voice teacher and accent modification coach. She has been working with professional voices for over 15 years. Leslie is a member of the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), and ASHA’s Special Interest Group 3 (Voice and Voice Disorders).
Leslie served in the US Army as a Soldier-Musician from 2006-2012, and has extensive experience in, rock, country, jazz, pop, and musical theatre vocal performance. She also plays the piano, flute, and piccolo. She obtained an Associate of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance under the instruction of David Alexander, then completed her music education at the Armed Forces School of Music in Virginia.
She performed professionally with Army Materiel Command Band in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, The I Corps Band, in Ft. Lewis, WA, and the 323rd Medical Command Band / 5th Army Band in Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. in addition to touring and performing worldwide in musical theatre and concert productions. ​
After the Army, Leslie graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from the University of Texas at Dallas, and with her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Texas Woman's University.
Leslie is trained in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) for voice, trained with the Emory Voice Center and with Dr. Eric Blicker for videostroboscopy and FEES, MBS Imp Trained, is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, certified in Vital-Stim and AmpCare treatments for dysphagia, Foundations in Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing, Compton PESL for accent modification, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.​
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Debra Kerner, M.S., CCC-SLP
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Debra L. Kerner M.S. CCC-SLP has been working as a speech-language pathologist since 1996. She worked in the public schools for 16 years working with middle and high schoolers and then transitioned to home health and private practice, where she works with both pediatric and adult clients in a variety of settings, including teletherapy. Debra is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association as well as the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association. She was previously the Vice President of the Speech-Language Pathologists’ Association Near Dallas. Debra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Deaf Education and a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Texas Woman’s University. She has presented at ASHA and is also a published author.
You can contact Debra at debrakernerslp@gmail.com and she frequently tweets about speech-language pathology and other musings on Twitter as @dibsondebs.
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Klarissa Grissom, M.S., CCC-SLP
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Klarissa is a certified Speech Language Pathologist with the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. She is dual licensed under the Texas Speech Language and Hearing Association and the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. She received training as a vocal music major from the Conservatory at the University of Missouri-Kansas City before obtaining a M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from U.T. Dallas. Klarissa has been performing as a professional singer for over 10 years, and has sung at venues across the country including Globe Life Field, Times Square, Downtown Disney, and the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theater.
Klarissa has worked in the public school setting with pediatric populations in addition to providing home health and day-rehabilitation based services for adults. She is passionate about integration of augmentative and alternative communication into therapy, developing individualized therapy goals and activities that meet a client's unique needs, and creating a supportive therapy environment where families and clients feel empowered.