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Board Members and Staff
Chair of the Board: Andrew T. Molson
Board Officers: Elaine Beaudoin, Sophie Desmarais, Manon Desrosiers, Peter Guidote, Mary L. Hebert, Louise Marzinotto, Andrea McConnell, Robert P. Metcalfe, Sara J. Provencher, Rosalee C. Shenker, Ph.D.
All staff members of the Montreal Fluency Centre (MFC) are certified clinicians, and are members of their respective professional organizations:
Executive Director:
Rosalee C. Shenker, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 242)
rosalee.shenker@montrealfluency.com
Rosalee has specialized in fluency disorders for over 30 years. She is also Adjunct Professor at McGill University, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, teaching a graduate course in Stuttering Disorders in Children. As a founding member of the Lidcombe Program Training Consortium she coordinates clinical training for this program in North America and has provided presentations and workshops to more than 1000 clinicians. Rosalee has published in peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters on Stuttering to various textbooks. Her most recent work includes long term follow up of maintenance of fluency in children and school age children treated with the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering.Director of Clinical Programs:
Karen Evans, M.SC., S-LP (C)
Director of Clinical Programs
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 228)
karen.evans@montrealfluency.com
Karen has over 25 years of clinical experience. She has developed treatments, materials, workshops and has published in the areas of motor speech disorders, specific language impairment and social-pragmatic language disorders. Karen has developed MFC-public sector liaisons such as the Oral Language Projects: Offering accountable, effective services to children in their communities and is responsible for the MFC‘s Summer Language Camp. She provides education and support to professionals, clinical staff and students.Speech Pathologists:
Patricia Arana
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 234)
patricia.arana@montrealfluency.com
Patricia is a fluent Spanish speaker who has worked at the Montreal Fluency Centre since graduating from the University of British Columbia in May 2007. Patricia assesses and treats preschoolers and school-age children with various speech and language difficulties in both English and Spanish. At the clinic, Patricia is developing a specialty in early intervention for toddlers with delayed speech and language (emerging communication skills). Patricia also provides speech and language services to the Cree School Board in Northern Quebec as part of the MFC community partnerships.Elissa Benjamin
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 236)
elissa.benjamin@montrealfluency.com
Elissa Benjamin graduated from Boston University in September, 2007. She has worked at The Montreal Fluency Centre since February, 2008. Prior to relocating from Boston, MA, Elissa worked at an outpatient pediatric clinic for children with learning and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Elissa assesses and treats a variety of speech and language impairments in preschool and younger school-age children. She also performs Early Intervention therapy for children under three years old and helps run the MFC's Social Language Group. She has worked with a variety of populations including children with language-based learning disabilities, Asperger's Syndrome and written language disorders.Alina Boghen, M.Sc., S-LP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 222)
alina.boghen@montrealfluency.com
Alina Boghen graduated from Dalhousie University in 2003. She has worked at the MFC since relocating from Ottawa, where she worked in several schools, in August of 2006. Alina assesses and treats, in English and French, preschoolers and school-aged children with a wide range of speech, stuttering and language impairments. Alina is currently involved in the development of bilingual programs at the MFC and is also working on a contract with the Cree School Board in Northern Quebec.Marie Bourgault-Côté, M.O.A., S-LP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 229)
marie.bourgaultcote@montrealfluency.comAntonietta Conte, M.Sc., S-LP
Senior Clinican
(on maternity leave)
Antonietta has worked at the MFC since graduating from McGill in 1998. She offers a wide range of general practice but has also developed a specialty in the assessment and treatment of children with language-based learning disabilities, as well as literacy, from early school age to high school. In the past few years, Antonietta has become the clinician responsible for overseeing the clinical mentoring of junior clinicians, as well as the supervision and mentoring of students in Speech Pathology at the internship level.Debbie Finkelberg, M.Sc.(A), S-LP(C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
(on maternity leave)
Debbie has worked at the MFC since 2001. She offers a wide range of general practice including assessment and treatment of speech and language impairments in preschool and school-age children. Debbie co-developed and runs the MFC Social Language Group for preschoolers. Debbie has also helped to implement the MFC Oral Language Project in a local elementary school.Andrea Gingras, M.SLP, S-LP (C)
Senior Clinician
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 226)
andrea.gingras@montrealfluency.com
Andrea has worked at the MFC since graduating from the University of Alberta in 1995. While offering a wide range of general practice for the past 10 years, she developed a specialty in the area of reading disorders. Andrea has developed different treatment models focusing on the application of phonological awareness and phonics in reading and spelling in both English and French. She is also responsible for workshops, publications and presentations on the subject of reading and phonological awareness to parent groups, educators and professional organizations.Danra Kazenski, M.S., CF-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 246)
danra.kazenski@montrealfluency.com
Danra has worked at the MFC since graduating from the University of Vermont in 2006. She is developing a specialization in fluency disorders, specifically working with preschool and school-age children using the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering intervention. Danra is also involved in the development of an emerging language training program for the parents of young children (under 3) who have delayed speech and language. In addition to working with a variety of speech and language clients at the MFC, Danra spends several days a week working with preschool age children at Step by Step Child and Family Centre in Kanawake Mohawk territory.Sarita Koushik, M.SLP (C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 232)
sarita.koushik@montrealfluency.com
Sarita specializes in fluency disorders, where she assesses and treats stuttering in preschool, school-age and adolescent clients. Since 2002, she relocated from Edmonton's Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR) to the Montreal Fluency Centre under the directorship of Rosalee Shenker. Presently, Sarita is pursuing her doctoral studies from the University of Newcastle, Australia in the "Effects of spacing the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering." As part of her research, Sarita will collect clinical data at the MFC by assessing and treating preschool children who stutter. Sarita's doctoral thesis is being supervised by Dr. Sally Hewat, Dr. Rosalee Shenker and Professor Mark Onslow.Kimberly Murphy, M.Sc.(A), S-LP(C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 248)
kim.murphy@montrealfluency.com
Kim graduated from McGill University in 1993. She transferred to the MFC in June 2005 from St. John’s, Newfoundland, where she worked in a variety of settings. From 2000 to 2005 she was the director of LearnAbilities Language & Learning Centre, her own multidisciplinary private practice. Kim specializes in reading disorders and language-based learning disabilities, and provides assessment and evidence-based therapy for school aged children. She developed and instituted the MFC’s first Summer Reading Camp in August 2006 and continues to be involved in development of intensive and group programs in reading and writing.Catherine Rebellati, M.S.
Senior Clinician
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 247)
catherine.rebellati@montrealfluency.com
Catherine has worked at the MFC since graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1997. She assesses and treats children with a wide variety of speech and language disorders. Her practice specializes in early intervention for children with emerging communication skills; preschool speech and language disorders and early phonological awareness and literacy promotion.Tammy Nemes-Saskin, M.A., S-LP(C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 235)
tammy.saskin@montrealfluency.com
Tammy graduated from the State University of New York in 2005. She then worked in a school setting in Boston, MA and joined the MFC in September 2006. Tammy offers a wide range of general practice including assessment and treatment of speech and language impairments in preschool and school-age children. Tammy is also responsible for implementing the MFC Oral Language Project in kindergarten through grade 2 at a local elementary school.Yael Shaffir, M.Sc (A), S-LP (C)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 249)
yael.shaffir@montrealfluency.com
Yael has worked at the MFC since graduating from McGill in 2000. She assesses and treats a wide range of speech and language impairments in particular, school age children with language-based learning and reading disabilities. Yael has been involved in the MFC’s school based Oral Language Projects, and this year has helped to develop and implement a new project involving the upper elementary grades. Yael has also helped to develop and run the MFC’s Social Language Group.Other staff:
Lorraine Balfour
Intake Coordinator & Adminstrator
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 237)
lorraine.balfour@montrealfluency.com
Lorraine joined the Montreal Fluency Centre as a volunteer and tutor in February of 2005. In August of that year, she took on the role of Intake Coordinator, serving primarily as the first contact for parents who phone the clinic looking for services for their child. She also lends general administrative support to the clinic and oversees the volunteer program. In summer 2007 she is scheduled to begin the Master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University.
Marlene Desjardins, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 230)
marlene.desjardins@montrealfluency.com
Marlene has been working at the MFC since September 2005, having consulted to the centre for two years prior to that. At the MFC, Marlene provides comprehensive psycho-educational assessments, one-on-one remedial therapy, and consultations to parents, teachers, and tutors. She co-directs the in-house service Integrated Resources for Independent Learning (IRIL), and is planning to pursue clinical research in the area of treatment efficacy. Marlene obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours Psychology) from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Arts degree (Educational Psychology) from McGill University, and Ph.D. degree (School and Child-clinical Psychology) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. She has worked with children and adolescents who have learning disabilities for the past 12 years.Lise-Marie Sauvé
Psychologist
Phone: 514.489.4320 (Extension 223)
lisemarie.sauve@montrealfluency.com
Lisa-Marie joined the Centre in September 2007 after completing her M.A. in School and Applied Child Psychology at McGill University. She is a native speaker of French and performs psycho-educational assessments in French as well as in English. She is also available for one-on-one remedial therapy in both languages and consultations with parents, teachers and tutors. Her previous work experiences include two years as a research assistant with individuals with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger’s disorder, doing research on phonological awareness in young children as well as studying the development of reading skills in second-language speakers of French in Montreal. She also works part-time as a school psychology consultant at the Commission Scolaire de Laval.Douglas Shiller, Ph.D., S-LP(C)
Clinical Research Associate
Orla Wallace, M.Ed.
Educational Specialist
(on maternity leave)
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