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Employment Opportunities

We are looking for an Auditory Verbal Therapist in the Atlanta and Macon office. Please email your resume to:
Dbrilling@avchears.org and in the Subject line put AVT.

Parent Testimonials

"I remember the wonderful feeling of peace that came over me when I finally saw hope for Laney, that she would one day hear and speak…” ~The Anderson Family

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Staff & Leadership

Audiologists
Auditory-Verbal Therapists
Office Leadership & Staff
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Audiologists

Nichelei Talmore, M.A., CCC-Audiology
Audiologist
ntalmore@avchears.org

Nichelei joined AVC in June 2006. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology & Audiology from Southern University and A & M College and a Master of Arts degree in Audiology from Louisiana Tech University. Nichelei holds certification through the Georgia Board of Examiners in Audiology and Speech Pathology and American Speech-Language Hearing Association. During her professional years of tenure, she has achieved certifications and awards in various areas of growth.

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Auditory-Verbal Therapists

Alison Tucker, M.Ed, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Clinical Supervisor
Therapist
atucker@avchears.org

Alison joined AVC in January 1996. She had 8 years experience as a Speech-Language pathologist before she became a certified Auditory-Verbal therapist. Her background includes a Master's degree from the University of Georgia in Speech Pathology. She is also the parent of a 1999 AVC alumnus who has bilateral cochlear implants. Alison is licensed as a Speech-Language pathologist by the Georgia Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, has her certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is a Certified Auditory-Verbal therapist..

Jennifer Wallace, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Therapist
jwallace@avchears.org

Jennifer joined AVC in September 2008. Since 2001, she has worked with children with hearing loss and their families in North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia. Jennifer received her Bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders and Psychology from the University of Virginia and her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Georgia, and is a Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist..

Candace Haney, M.C.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS, Cert. AVEd
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Therapist
chaney@avchears.org

Candace joined our staff in January 2009 after spending eight years working with children with hearing loss and their families throughout North Carolina and Virginia, in a variety of settings, including private practice, in-home and public schools. She received both her Bachelor of Science (1999) and Master of Communication Disorders (2001) degrees from Auburn University in Auburn, AL. Candace is licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist by the Georgia Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator. 

Aneesha Pretto, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
apretto@avchears.org

Aneesha joined AVC in January 2011. She has served families of children with hearing loss in both North Carolina and Florida. Aneesha received her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology in 2004 and her Doctor of Philosophy in Speech & Hearing Sciences in 2010 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and a Georgia license in Speech-Language Pathology.

Ashley P. Armitage, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Therapist
aarmitage@avchears.org

Ashley joined AVC in August 2009.  She earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University.  Ashley is licensed as Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Georgia and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.  She is also certified as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist by the Alexander Graham Bell Academy. During the past 10 years she has worked in both England and the Midwest with children with hearing loss and their families.

Stacey E. Vincent, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Therapist
sesmith@avchears.org

Stacey joined AVC in June of 2003. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, as well as another Bachelor of Arts degree in Audiology and Speech Sciences at Michigan State University. She continued her education at Michigan State University and earned her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Stacey currently holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and a Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist.

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Office Leadership and Staff

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AVC Board of Directors

Mike Sarsfield Chairman Performance Properties Owner Alumni Parent mikesarsfield@earthlink.net Richard H. Andre Andre & Blaustein, LLP Attorney At Law andre@ablaw.net Beth Mahaffey AVC Co Founder mahaffey2@comcast.net Jae Brown Center Disease Control & Prevention brownjae@yahoo.com William Morris Rozar Morris LLC morris@rozarmorris.com

André Reese Cox Enterprises, Inc. AVP IS Operations andre.reese@coxinc.com   Emeritus Murray Pascual PwC murray.j.pascual@us.pwc.com   Advisory Board Jocelyn Dorsey WSBTV Channel 2 Advisory Board Dr. Sanjay Bhansali Neurotologist Advisory Board Steve Eubanks Author Advisory Board