Speech Swallowing Voice Center
Downtown Office Staff
Vanessa Kehr MA, CFY-SLP
Vanessa received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas State University and her Master of Science in communication Sciences and Disorders from Wichita State University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Kansas and a proud member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Throughout her practicum experiences, Vanessa gained valuable insights by working in diverse settings such as acute care, elementary schools, and outpatient clinics. These experiences have allowed her to provide therapy to a variety of populations and individuals with different disorders. With great enthusiasm, she looks forward to continuing her journey of making a positive difference in the lives of the individuals at our downtown location.
RACHEL CONRAD MA, CCC-SLP
Rachel is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who has worked with children and adults with speech and language disorders since 2017. Rachel has experience working with all ages and needs, including speech and language delays, AAC, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, feeding aversions, and infant feeding and swallowing. Rachel is certified in Feed the Peds, SOFFI, and SOS.
She has worked with teams of doctors and specialists with children who have feeding tubes as well as children who have genetic disorders. Rachel grew up as what most would call a picky eater. She presented with severe food aversions that impacted her health and nutrition as a young child and young adult. Rachel enjoys working with infants and children on feeding issues due to the impact it made on her life growing up with feeding aversions.
It is her hope and dream to help as many children who struggle with Food as possible. Food is not meant to be something that causes anxiety or pressure. It is meant to be something enjoyed by all our senses and fuel our minds and bodies
baylie harsh ms, ccc-slp
Baylie is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Kansas State University. She is a current member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Baylie previously worked in the school system where she worked with children of all ages. She has experience working with a variety of needs including speech sound disorders, expressive and receptive language disorders, and feeding difficulties. She has training in the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding.
In her free time, Baylie enjoys gardening, reading, spending time with family and friends, and cheering on the Kansas State Football team (Go Cats!). Baylie is currently providing services at our downtown location.
Anne Perez
Anne is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist in the state of Kansas. She graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders.
Anne also graduated with her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders from Wichita State. She is a current member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Anne initially began working in early intervention working with the birth-three population. She has experience working with children with expressive and receptive language, phonology disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and infant feeding.
Anne then worked in skilled nursing facilities with the adult and geriatric population providing services in the areas of cognitive-communication and swallowing alongside occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other medical personnel.
April Stimpson office manager
April is the office manager for our downtown location. She has over 15 years' experience in the medical management industry. She has a husband of ten years and their fur baby Dobby.
In her free time she enjoys volunteering at local hospitals for the sick, charity's for a good cause and birthday parties dressing as Disney princesses (her favorite is Ariel or Belle). She is passionate about always being in service of those in need.