Meet Our Team

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Robin Goldring

Speech-Language Pathologist, Owner

Robin Goldring is the owner of Talk It Up with RS Goldring Inc. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist for over 20 years. Robin earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Processes and Disorders from the University of Florida and her Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology from Florida State University. Her experience includes private practice, hospitals and rehabilitation centers with children and adults. She is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Georgia Speech Language Hearing Association. Robin lives in Roswell with her husband, two kids and 2 dogs. In her spare time, Robin enjoys spending time with her family and friends and playing tennis.

 

 

 

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Allie Cerione

Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Director

Allie Cerione received her Bachelor’s of Science in Communicative Disorders as well as her Master’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alabama. Allie is PROMPT certified and is a passionate therapist who specializes in Early Intervention and primarily serves BCW client’s within the North Atlanta area. As the Clinical Director, she oversees and manages our clinic locations, conduct’s initial evaluations, coordinates caseloads for therapist’s, and scheduling for client’s. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with her family and friends.

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Hannah Shelton

Speech-Language Pathologist, Lead Clinician

Hannah Shelton received her Bachelors of Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Georgia and her Master’s of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Georgia State University. She has previous experience working with pediatrics in the private practice setting in San Diego. Hannah enjoys the diversity of our field and treating a wide variety of clients throughout each day. She is so excited to be joining the Talk It Up Team! In her spare time, Hannah enjoys spending time with her friends and family, taking walks with her dog, Knox, and traveling.

 

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Denise Yeatman

Speech-Language Pathologist, Feeding Specialist

Denise Yeatman has a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of West Chester Pennsylvania. She has over 30 years of experience in childhood apraxia, autism spectrum disorders and is prompt trained. She also specializes in child expressive and receptive language disorder as well as pediatric feeding therapy. Denise comes to us with extensive work experience in AAC, especially Proliquo2go. In addition, she has worked with tracheostomy and ventilator dependent children who have pulmonary and swallowing difficulties. Her vast experience and training in the use of Vital-stim makes her a great asset. Most recently, she has been focusing on pragmatic and social language deficits in school age children.

 

 

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Nannette McBurney

Speech-Language Pathologist

Nan McBurney attended the University of West Georgia for her Bachelors and Masters degrees. She loves how many opportunities there are to help people of varying ages and abilities as an SLP.  She currently resides in Johns Creek with her family. In her spare time, she loves to read, craft, exercise, and spend time with friends! 

 

 

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Margaret Tullos

Speech-Language Pathologist

Margaret Tullos received her bachelors in Communication Disorders from Auburn University and Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee. Margaret worked in geriatrics for years but found her way back to pediatrics in 2023. She enjoys the fun that can be incorporated in speech therapy and believes in the power of play based therapy! She has worked with expressive and receptive language delays, phonological disorders, and ASD. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and basset hound (Porter!), cooking, reading, relaxing, and shopping. She moved to the Roswell area at the beginning of 2024 and is enjoying exploring the area!

 

 

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Hailey McNeill

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Hailey McNeill earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Speech Language Hearing Sciences from Auburn University and her Masters of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Georgia State University. She has experience working with children of all ages and a wide range of communication needs. Hailey has always been passionate about supporting children and their families and is excited to bring that enthusiasm to the team at Talk it Up! Outside of work, Hailey enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and two golden retrievers – Barkley and Sully. She also loves reading, exercising, watching reality TV, and cheering on her favorite college football team (War Eagle!).

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Patricia Parekh

Speech-Language Pathologist, Diagnostician

Patricia Parekh received her Bachelor’s of Science in Communicative Disorders as well as her Master’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Alabama. She has over 20 years of experience working in the field and has extensive training in auditory oral therapy and specializes in working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She also has ample experience working with young children who have apraxia, receptive and expressive language disorder, and articulation needs. Patricia has a special love for the diagnostic and task analysis process involved in determining the best path forward for a child to achieve maximum progress. That’s why she is thrilled to be joining the team and helping with initial evaluations! When not writing a report, you can find Patricia spending time with her husband and four children playing board games or family kickball in the cul-de-sac!

 

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Lindsey O’Connor

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Lindsey O’Connor received her Bachelor’s in Science for Audiology and Speech Pathology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently working as an SLPA while completing graduate school to continue her career as a Speech Language Pathologist. Lindsey loves working with other professionals and being a part of a collaborative team! She feels it is such an important tool for administering the best services possible and she enjoys learning from other professionals. She is so excited to be a part of the Talk It Up team!

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Maria Custer

Speech-Language Pathologist

Maria Custer graduated from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and public relations. After taking a few years off to reassess her career path, she decided to pursue a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology and has never looked back. Over the last ten years, she has had the pleasure of working in various public-school settings ranging from preschool through high school age and treating a wide variety of disorders and syndromes; including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Significant Developmental Delay, Cerebral Palsy, child language disorders, and Apraxia. Providing fun and engaging therapy sessions, advocating for her students, and collaborating with families are some of her top priorities. Maria is passionate about all areas of speech language pathology and enjoys working with early intervention, articulation, as well as expressive, receptive and pragmatic language disorders. She is thrilled to be returning to the Talk It Up team full-time and cannot wait to champion the progress of her clients. In her free time, Maria loves cheering on her children in their extra-curricular activities, trying new recipes, snowboarding and traveling to new destinations.

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Rachelle Pierre-Marbury

Speech-Language Pathologist

Rachelle Pierre-Marbury completed her undergrad studies at Agnes Scott College and her graduate studies at Georgia State University. She has been a speech-language pathologist for almost 10 years and has worked in public schools, private schools, private practice, and early learning centers. Her areas of expertise include childhood language deficits and delays, articulation, oral motor, social skills, fluency (stuttering), AAC, and much more. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family including her husband and toddler son, along with their two dogs. She also enjoys reality tv shows, traveling, word puzzles, and meeting new people.

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Janine James

Speech-Language Pathologist

Janine James received her BA in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology from South Carolina State University and her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University. She has over 24 years of experience working with the pediatric population. Her past experience includes working with articulation/phonological disorders, apraxia of speech, receptive and expressive language delays, fluency disorders, and feeding and swallowing difficulties within schools, private clinics, and hospital/outpatient rehabilitation settings. Janine has held administrative roles that merged her clinical, organizational, and management skills including Rehabilitation Utilization Coordinator and Project Manager in the Outpatient Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, and Orthotics and Prosthetics departments at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This background has afforded Janine the opportunity to be on the front lines and behind the scenes providing quality internal and external customer service. She is an active member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. In her free time, Janine loves being a servant in ministry with her husband as First Lady of two churches and being a soccer mom to her two daughters.

 

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Tara Hartman

Speech-Language Pathologist

Tara received her B.S.Ed. from the University of Georgia and her Master’s degree from Georgia State University. She has been working for Fulton County Schools in elementary schools for two years. Pediatric speech therapy is her passion, and she is so excited to join Talk it Up to continue growing as a clinician! She loves working with diverse clients including speech sound disorders, language disorders, stuttering, social communication, AAC devices, ASD, etc. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with friends and family, and thrifting!

 

 

 

 

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Macayla Wethington

Speech-Language Pathologist, Virtual Therapist

Macayla Wethington earned her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Georgia State University and her Master’s degree in Speech Pathology from Emerson College. She has experience working with individuals across the lifespan and has supported clients in a variety of settings, including daycares, schools, in-home services, teletherapy, aba clinics, and skilled nursing facilities. Macayla enjoys working with a wide range of disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), hydrocephalus, and cerebral palsy, down syndrome, etc. She also has a strong background in geriatric care, specializing in swallowing and feeding therapy, as well as rehabilitation for patients recovering from strokes and managing aphasia. Her diverse experience and compassionate approach allow her to provide personalized, evidence-based therapy to help each client reach their fullest potential!

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Jackie Shirley

Special Education Teacher

My name is Jackie Shirley and I was a Special Education Teacher in Forsyth County for 11 years. I have experience in small group, specialized instruction classes, special needs pre-k and have worked with General Education Teachers to implement strategies to help students with special needs be successful in a general education classroom setting. I have extensive training in behavior management and enjoy helping parents implement strategies in the home environment. I not only offer academic tutoring for special education students, I also work with parents to help make adaptive and behavioral growth in the home setting.