PEDIATRIC SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES - Key Persons

Elyse Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Speech - Language Pathologist
Elyse is a Speech-Language Pathologist currently completing her clinical fellowship year with PSLS. She has special interests with children who are deaf or hard of hearing from birth to school age. She obtained her BFA in Acting from Elon University in 2008 and an MA in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2018. Elyse spent her last semester of graduate school doing her clinical placement with PSLS and joined the team full-time upon her graduation. She also teaches drama through Drama Kids of the Triad in GCS elementary schools and visits different facilities with her registered therapy dog, MacGyver, to facilitate language.

Karen Parrish

Karen Parrish wanted to serve children with hearing loss in Greensboro and the surrounding areas. Karen and her therapists strongly believe in providing specialized speech services for all children and adults with hearing loss or developmental delays. We currently have four LSLS (Listening and Spoken Language Specialists) certified Auditory-Verbal therapists and two therapists working toward their LSLS certification.

Kendal Ritchie

Job Titles:
  • Speech - Language Pathologist
Kendal is a Speech-Language Pathologist currently completing her clinical fellowship year with Pediatric Speech and Language Services, Inc. She obtained her bachelor's in communication studies from UNC Charlotte (2014). After working in the healthcare industry for a couple of years, she decided to further her education to pursue her passion for working with children. She continued on to get a second bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University (2018) and a master's degree from UNC Greensboro (2020), both in Speech Language Pathology. Kendal is interested in all areas related to speech language pathology, with a specific passion for working with children with apraxia and developmental language delays. She currently resides in Cabarrus county and serves the Charlotte/Mecklenburg and Cabarrus county areas.