Trudy attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota for her undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders and then went on to the University of Wyoming where she received a master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. She has worked as a speech pathologist for the past 35 years. She has been employed at the Advanced Therapy Clinic since 2017. Trudy enjoys gardening, knitting, baking and just being outside taking walks and hiking.

Career Highlights:

●  Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist at St. Vincent Healthcare for 20 years, working with both acute inpatients and in an outpatient clinic.

●  Worked in Dickinson, North Dakota for 10 years in an outpatient clinic working with both children and adults as well as an early intervention program providing home visits.

●  Has worked with children ages birth through 12 years of age affected by a variety of diagnoses including Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, chromosomal abnormalities, traumatic brain injury, autism and feeding/swallowing disorders

Specializing in:

●  Pediatric speech and language disorders

●  Phonological and articulation disorders

●  Apraxia

●  Feeding difficulties