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Our Staff
Kid's Creek is proud of our team of Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapists. Our experienced
Pediatric therapists are dedicated to providing children with the highest quality therapy services available. Therapists at Kid's Creek obtain the highest level of training and maintain continuing education in their fields, offering an excellence to patients in treatment. Each therapist applies the latest strategies and techniques with a caring, enthusiastic attitude, making each session stimulating, productive, and FUN!
Kid's Creek Speech Therapists
Melanie McGriff, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is the Owner and Clinical Director at Kid’s Creek. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist with children for 18 years. Melanie earned a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology from Mississippi University for Women and her Masters Degree in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University. She is licensed by the state of Georgia and is certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
Melanie has worked in numerous settings including the school system, home health and private clinics specializing in pediatrics. She has previously served on the board of lead SLPs in Atlanta for public schools. Melanie enjoys teaching and mentoring new therapists, and has previously taught introductory courses in speech pathology at the State University of West Georgia.
Melanie specializes in working with children to improve difficulties related to phonological development, oral-sensory motor skills, early language development, feeding/swallowing skills and apraxia of speech. She is a trained specialist in myofunctional (tongue thrust) therapy. She has presented research results at the American Speech Language Hearing Convention for research in phonological development.
As part of her commitment to excellence in therapy, Melanie has continued to participate in continuing education coursework such as: Sarah Rosenfeld-Johnson's oral motor techniques and pediatric feeding/swallowing. She received P.R.O.M.P.T training in 2006, has been trained in the SOS approach to feeding, and received training for Debra Beckman Oral Motor Therapy.
Melanie is available to conduct intensive therapy weeks for children with apraxia utilizing P.R.O.M.P.T, Beckman, and Kaufman treatment techniques.
Melanie and her husband Shane have been married since 1992 and have three children (Rachael, James and Mimi).
Lindsay Medwed,M.A.,CCC-SLP is a staff speech-language pathologist at Kid's Creek. She has experience in both early intervention and private clinic settings. Lindsay is licensed by the State of Georgia and certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. She is also the scheduling coordinator at Kid’s Creek.
In addition to receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Florida in 2005, and her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from The George Washington University in 2007, Lindsay has sought extensive continuing education studies. She received P.R.O.M.P.T training in April 2008 and has experience with a variety of diagnoses including Autism spectrum, Down syndrome, developmental delay, articulation, and phonological disorders. She became certified in The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling and Speech (LiPS) in April 2009 and received Beckman Oral Motor training in January 2011. Other continuing education courses she has attended are An Insider’s Perspective on Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, The Infancy & Early Childhood Training Course by Stanley Greenspan, Helping Children with Auditory Processing Disorders, and The Affect Based Language Curriculum.
Lindsay moved from Arlington, Virginia in July 2008 and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She and her husband Michael were married in August 2008.
Meagan Kidd, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is a staff speech-language pathologist at Kid's Creek. Meagan began her career locally in the public school system after receiving her Master’s in Education in Communication Disorders from the University of Virginia in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Collaborative/Special Education from Birmingham-Southern College in 2004.
Meagan is licensed by the state of Georgia and is certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. She has participated in extensive continuing education study to further her knowledge base in assessment and treatment of children with communication disorders. These programs have included information in autism spectrum disorders, feeding issues, nutrition, social skills, and apraxia. Meagan has completed P.R.O.M.P.T. training and Debra Beckman’s Oral Motor Assessment and Interventions training. She has completed Sara-Rosenfeld Johnson’s oral motor courses. Meagan is certified in Fast Forward. Other continuing education courses she has attended are Strategies to Help Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (Carol Kranowitz & Paula Aquilla), Special Topics in Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing (Joan C. Arvedson), and Nutrition Therapy Feeding Interventions for Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD (Elizabeth Strickland).
Meagan particularly enjoys working with children with early language development, apraxia of speech, and autism spectrum disorders. She leads social skills programs with an occupational therapist.
Meagan and her husband, Craig, live in Johns Creek.
Anne Hering, bio coming soon.
Kid's Creek Physical Therapists
Toula McCarty, P.T., bio coming soon.
Karolee, bio coming soon.
Kid's Creek Occupational Therapists
Mary Ellett Abbett,MS, OTR/L graduated from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University with a Masters of Science degree in Occupational Therapy in 1991. She has worked in a variety of settings including pediatrics, aquatics, hand therapy, hospital based rehabilitation, home health and the school system. Mary has taken the Western Psychosocial Services Theory and Research courses related to Sensory Integration and Sensory Integration Intervention required for SIPT certification. Additional courses include: Certification in Interactive Metronome, Beckman Oral Motor course, Nutrition course by Kelly Dorfman – From ADD/HD to Autism, Therapeutic Listening, Handwriting Without Tears, several neuro-developmental treatment courses and hand therapy courses including splinting.
Mary J Siatkowski, OT/L is a staff occupational therapist at Kid's Creek. Mary graduated from the Florida International University in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She received her Masters in Health Management from St. Thomas University in 1993. Mary has practiced in a number of O.T. settings from rehab, acute care, outpatient, home health and the school setting. Mary has experience with various diagnoses, such as Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, CVA, Hydrocephalus, Genetic anomalies and developmental delays. She has specialized in pediatrics for the past seventeen years and has been trained in Sensory Integrative treatment, Neuro-developmental treatment (with extensive training with children 0-3) and Oral motor treatment. Mary has experience in aquatic therapy, handwriting therapy (Handwriting Without Tears and Loops and Groups) visual motor and visual perceptual treatment. She has been instrumental in the planning and implementation of our Social Skills Group (Friends Club) and Feeding Group (Food Explorers).
Megan Parker, OTR/L earned a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from the Medical College of Georgia in 2009. She started her career in Texas where her fiance, Nic, was stationed at the time. While in Texas, she practiced in rehab and acute care settings for adults, as well as acute care, outpatient, and neonatal intensive care units for pediatric clients. In October 2010, they moved back to Georgia and Megan began working for Kid's Creek. She lives in Gainesville, GA with her fiance.
Kid's Creek Nutritionalists
Carol Ann Brannon, MS, RD/LD is a Nutrition Expert with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, education, individual counseling,
and corporate wellness. She has a B.S. in Dietetics and a M.S. in Nutrition Education. Carol Ann is a Registered, Licensed Dietitian and holds a Certificate in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. Her clients achieve success with her personal enthusiasm, caring, empathetic,
and expert guidance. In addition to her clients, Carol Ann is also an instructor in the Culinary Arts Program at the Art Institute of Atlanta and author of several home-study courses and articles for health professionals. On a personal note, being Mom to four active children is her greatest joy and challenge. Carol Ann is fully able to understand the time demands and responsibilities of working parents. She uniquely understands children and teens.
Click here to learn more about Carol Ann and Nutrition Therapy.
Kid's Creek Administrative Staff
Cheryl Puckett, Financial Director, Controller
Mandy Williams, Billing Coordinator
Vicki Miller, Scheduling Coordinator
Emily Tyrybon, Front Desk Coordinator
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