DIRECTOR

Kinya is a speech-language pathologist who received her Bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in American Sign Language in 2016 and her Masters in Speech- Language Pathology in 2018, both from Western Kentucky University. She received her PhD from the University of Kentucky in 2024. Kinya began her career at the Kentucky School for the Deaf and has since worked in outpatient pediatric clinics and in public schools. Her current role is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Disorders program at the University of Louisville. Kinya has presented on topics related to speech and language services for deaf and hard of hearing children and authored her own theoretical framework, The Fundamental Framework for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children.

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Leah Adelsberger is a bilingual (ASL/English) speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.  She received her master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Gallaudet University in 2009 with a focus in pediatric aural (re)habilitation.  Leah started her career at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind and served as a regional coordinator for monthly family events for DHH children ages birth - 5 years. She also worked at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside for 10 years, primarily in their early childhood education department.  Leah currently provides speech-language services to DHH and hearing children in the public school system. 

DEAF INTERVENTIONIST