Speech Swallowing Voice Center
East Office Staff
Rebekah rodriguez-jimenez, MA, Ccc-SLP
Rebekah received her Master of Arts in Communication, Sciences and Disorders from Wichita State University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Kansas. In addition, Rebekah graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and has previous experience teaching in the local public schools. Rebekah has experience working with children ranging from early childhood to adolescence, focusing on areas including phonology and articulation disorders, language disorders, and feeding disorders. Rebekah has been trained in the SOS Approach to Feeding and Oral Placement Therapy. She emphasizes using an evidence-based approach in her sessions and encourages strong collaboration between clinician and caregivers to help her clients reach their fullest potential! Rebekah is currently providing services at our East Office location.
Brooke Akins Ms, Ccc-SLP
Brooke received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Kansas State University. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Kansas. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Brooke is passionate about creating an evidence-based, collaborative, and positive therapy experience for each client and family. She is a strong advocate for early intervention! In her free time, Brooke enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, diving into true crime, and cheering on the KSU Wildcats! Brooke is currently providing services at the Speech Swallowing Voice Center’s east location.
Alisha Roemer MA, CCC-SLP, CBS
Alisha is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Kansas. She attended Wichita State University where she earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Alisha has experience working with a variety of needs including pediatric feeding disorder, dysphagia, speech sound disorders, and language disorders. Alisha’s primary focus is in the treatment of oropharyngeal dysphagia and feeding disorders. Alisha has extensive training in pediatric feeding and is a certified breastfeeding specialist. She also has experience in the evaluation and implementation of high-tech speech-generating devices. Alisha is a Basic DIRFloortime® Provider and implements child-led, play based speech, language, and feeding therapy services.
REGINA DOWLING MA, CCC-SLP
Regina is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wichita State University. Previously she has worked in an elementary school setting targeting speech sound disorders, expressive and receptive language, phonological disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and autism with children ages 3 to 10.
She is passionate about working with pediatric clients and creating a fun and positive therapy environment where clients are able to learn and grow in their communication skills. She is excited to gain more knowledge and experience around pediatric clients with communication disorders, as well as begin to learn more about feeding and swallowing disorders at SSVC-East!
Michael Hogwood MA, MFA, MS, CCC-SLP
Michael Hogwood is a practicing medically trained and experienced speech-language pathologist who works primarily at the Speech, Swallowing, and Voice Center in east Wichita. Additional medical experience includes working at Wesley Medical Center in acute care and outpatient (both full time and current as PRN) and a neurogenic rehabilitation facility in NYC (2014-1016).
Michael is a FEES and McNeil Dysphagia Treatment certified therapist and combines the later with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (Guardian protocol) to rehabilitate various disorders of swallowing. Michael also has extensive experience working with adult populations suffering from a variety of disorders impacting memory/attention/cognition from stroke and TBI, dysarthria, stuttering, facial/oral motor weakness, aphasia, and voice disorders.
Michael is a FEES, manual therapy, and McNeil Dysphagia Treatment certified therapist and combines the later with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (Guardian protocol) to rehabilitate various disorders of swallowing. Michael has completed training for the to be called a Certified Brain Injury Specialist by the Brain Injury Association of America who also has extensive experience working with adult populations suffering from a variety of disorders impacting memory/attention/cognition from stroke and TBI, dysarthria, stuttering, facial/oral motor weakness, aphasia, and voice disorders including but not limited to vocal cord dysfunction with adolescent athletes and school-aged children and adolescents with concussions (sports and other injury) both as a part of the interdisciplinary team at the Wesley Medical Center concussion clinic with Dr. Kimberly Molik and in treatment at his private office.
Lori Ledbetter OFFICE MANAGER
Lori is a billing specialist for the east location. She has over 20 years of experience as a medical office manager/billing specialist. Lori has been with SSVC since April 2021. Lori has been married for 17 years, and has a fur baby named Sadie. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Lori and her husband have 29 nieces and nephews. Family is very important to both of them. She enjoys meeting the families and kids at SSVC and especially loves getting hugs from the kids daily. The says that is the best part of her job. She also likes helping the families in any way that she can.
April Stimpson office manager
April is the office manager for our east 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.