Kansas City

Staff

The St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf - Kansas City program is staffed by teaching professionals who are certified as teachers of the deaf and trained in the auditory-oral approach. Staff speech-language pathologists are ASHA certified with a concentration in auditory-oral methodology.

The SJI-KC campus is directed by Ruth F. Mathers, a teacher of the deaf with 25 years experience in developing spoken language skills in children with hearing loss. Mathers holds a master of education of the deaf degree from Washington University/Central Institute for the Deaf Teacher Education program.

St. Joseph Institute -Kansas City staff:

Administrative Director
	Jane Ann Gorsky
Development Director
Early Intervention, Shannon Center
	Ashley Armitage, MS-CCC Speech-Language Pathology, Coordinator
	Diane Gupta, MS, CCC Speech-Language
Speech Language Pathologist
	Megan Friedman, MS, CFY
	Melissa Barhorst, MS, CFY - Speech-Language Pathology with emphasis in Deafness
Teachers
	Maresha Love, BA
	Sara Cross, MA
	Sherrie Miller, MA
	Shannon Barr, BA
	Laura Roberts, MS
Office Manager
	Julie Lowe, AS