Heuser Hearing & Language Academy is privileged to be the home of such a wonderful, talented and committed teaching staff. Our classroom instructors are all master’s-level deaf educators and our arts program is in the hands of experienced specialists with deep knowledge and understanding of the unique needs of Heuser’s students.
Our teachers are as committed to helping students today as their predecessors who founded this school and volunteered their time to help children were. Children with hearing, speech and processing challenges can learn to thrive with the right treatment plan and educational foundation. Here are the people who help make that happen — our teachers!
Teachers
Debbie Woods
Education Director
Debbie Woods has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in elementary education and spent 15 years as an elementary school teacher before entering the field of early intervention. Along with these degrees, Debra holds two graduate teaching certifications for dual sensory impairment and deaf and hard of hearing. After her teaching career, Debbie worked with the…
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Dana Dicken
School Coordinator
Dana Dicken attended Eastern Kentucky University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy in 1994. She joined Heuser Hearing Institute as a patient care coordinator in November 2017 and moved to Heuser Hearing & Language Academy as school coordinator in August 2018. She is very excited to be working in the…
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Katie Fromholt
Teacher of the Deaf
Katie (Massey) Fromholt, M.S., has taught at HHLA since the fall of 2009. She received her bachelor’s degree in deaf and hard of hearing education with elementary education and her master’s degree in interdisciplinary early childhood education from Eastern Kentucky University. Katie also holds a developmental interventionist certificate. She has worked with each age level…
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Nikki Coleman
Teacher of the Deaf
Nikki (Sipe) Coleman is a listening and spoken language specialist (LSLS) and certified oral deaf educator. She received her bachelor’s degrees in speech pathology and psychology from St. Louis University and her Master of Early Intervention in Deaf Education from Fontbonne University. She is originally from Mt. Vernon, IL. Nikki has been teaching at Heuser…
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Katie Telek
Teacher of the Deaf
Katie Telek received her Bachelor of Science in education of the deaf and hard of hearing with middle grade mathematics from Eastern Kentucky University in 2017. Katie is currently pursuing her master’s in interdisciplinary early childhood education from Eastern Kentucky University with plans to graduate in the spring of 2020. She is originally from Richmond,…
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Jill Hedges
Art Therapist
S. Jill Hedges is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC), a licensed professional art therapist (LPAT) and a registered play therapist (RPT). Jill received her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1978. She was an exchange student at the Hamburg Art Academy (HFBK) and the University of Hamburg in Germany from 1976-77. In…
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Kristin Kelly
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kristin Kelly has been the speech-language pathologist serving Heuser Hearing & Language Academy through Jefferson County Public Schools since 2005. She graduated from Butler University with a Bachelor of Art in Communication Disorders and from Vanderbilt University with a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech…
Read MoreAmanda Taylor, M.S.Ed., IECE
First Steps Developmental Interventionist/ Early Childhood Teacher
Amanda Taylor joined Heuser Hearing Institute in 2014 and is a First Steps developmental interventionist, helping infants and toddlers reach developmental milestones. Her bachelor degree in biology and marine science was obtained from Coastal Carolina University. She received her Master of Science in education with an emphasis in interdisciplinary early childhood education from the University…
Read MoreBrigid Taylor, M.S.Ed., IECE
First Steps Developmental Interventionist/ Early Childhood Teacher
Brigid Taylor joined Heuser Hearing & Language Academy's Early Intervention Program in January 2017. Brigid is a developmental interventionist and certified early childhood teacher, helping infants and toddlers reach their developmental milestones. She is a provider for early intervention services through First Steps in Kentucky. Brigid has a Master of Science in education for special…
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Tanya Brawner
Teacher’s Assistant
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Doris Jeffries
Teacher’s Assistant
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Mary Martin
Teacher’s Assistant
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Litika Neal
Teacher’s Assistant
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Melissa Twyman
Teacher’s Assistant
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Brooke Pinkley
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Call Heuser Hearing Institute at (502) 636-2084 for more information about Heuser Hearing & Language Academy.
