Molly graduated with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Utah in 2012. She is a bilingual pediatric SLP. She works in outpatient pediatric and early intervention settings. Her interests include augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), bilingual language development, and neurodiversity-affirming practices. Molly has been a volunteer with NWACS since 2019 and joined the board in 2022. Molly believes in

• collaboration,

• a strengths-based approach,

• parent/caregiver coaching,

• communication and body autonomy,

• honoring all forms of communication, and

• connection over compliance.

In her spare time, Molly likes to spend time with her husband and two kids, snowboard, hike, go camping, and listen to podcasts.

Camille is a bilingual (Spanish/English) speech-language pathologist. She has worked with both children and adults in a variety of settings including home health, outpatient, inpatient rehab, and acute hospital settings. She now works as the Pediatric Solutions Consultant for Tobii Dynavox.

Camille is passionate about empowering individuals to find communication tools that can help them better communicate with friends, family, and the community and to reach their own communication goals. She learned even more about AAC and became an even bigger advocate for it when her dad was diagnosed with ALS and began using his own AAC system.

Camille is excited to join the NWACS community here in Washington! In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and backcountry skiing with her husband David, and cattle dog mix, Poppy.

Mary is a medical administrator with 20 years of experience working collaboratively with clinical professionals who provide assistive technology and augmentative alternative communication services to those who need them. She is passionate about 'clearing the way' for clinicians to do their best work by resolving administrative, regulatory, and compliance barriers.

Mary joined the NWACS board as Treasurer to further this passion. In this role, Mary can leverage her extensive experience with financials, budgets, and taxes to provide meaningful support to NWACS & the greater community of complex communicators. In this way, Mary feels she is a part of the great work these clinicians do.

Mary lives in Bothell with her husband, two children, and their dog. She enjoys kayaking, camping, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, dirt biking, and just about any other outdoor sport that can be done in the woods, mountains, or seas. When she's stuck at home, Mary also enjoys reading and watching a good movie or two with her family.

Liz is currently an occupational therapist (OT) in the Everett School District, where she works primarily with elementary-aged students. She is involved in coordinating professional development events for the OT/PT department in Everett. Liz is passionate about interprofessional collaboration, specifically working with SLPs to support students with complex communication needs. She is continuing to learn about AAC through work and looks forward to deepening understanding through involvement with NWACS.

Prior to attending graduate school, Liz lived abroad teaching English in China and worked in a community mental health child & family office as support staff. Liz enjoys reading, doing puzzles, crocheting, relaxing with her dog, and spending time with her niece.

Pixie is autistic and nonverbal, a full time AAC user. They started drawing, when very young, to try to communicate with people. Pixie has also used emojis, home sign, printed communication cards, and American sign language as well as communication boards and speech generating AAC devices. They get frustrated with AAC device vocabularies sometimes because they’re all made for children, which limits their communication to child-appropriate words even though Pixie is an adult.

Pixie loves skiing with a Special Olympics team, and does many activities with Outdoors for All, like rock climbing, bicycling, kayaking and hiking.

Pixie is an artist at Vibrant Palette, an art studio specifically for disabled artists. They also really like animals and have 3 guinea pigs, 2 cats, and a Service Dog in training.

Marci is a speech language pathologist who specializes in the area of Augmentative Alternative Communication. With over 25 years experience, she has worked in private and public schools as well as in private practice in Seattle and in the Boston area. She currently runs the Augmentative Alternative Communication program at Seattle Children’s Hospital and provides AAC assessment, training and treatment for children of all ages. Marci also runs Augmentative Alternative Communication Services (AACS), her private practice that provides school training, consultation and in-home AAC training and treatment. She joined the NWACS board in 2020. In her other life, Marci is an avid hiker, camping enthusiast and yoga practitioner who you can find outside as much as possible, searching for agates on local beaches, breathing in the green of the trees or perhaps marveling at the many colors of the Seattle sky.

Esther Klang is an accessibility tester and disability rights advocate. She has extensive experience in assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). In 2006, she underwent brain stem tumor removal surgery. This resulted in quadriplegia and a speech disability. She champions equal access to physical and digital spaces and communication for all. Esther is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). She provides accessibility testing services to various organizations and individuals.

Esther enjoys a variety of activities in her leisure time. She frequently participates in research studies and completes surveys to share her experiences. Esther is also passionate about creating content for her website and YouTube channel. She shares information, resources, and personal reflections on living with a disability. She enjoys connecting with others and staying updated on AT through social media.

Cass Griffin Bennett is an autistic and ADHD self-advocate. She is a parent of multiple autistic children, including a young multimodal communicator. She knows firsthand that AAC can change lives. Cass started her youngest child on robust high-tech AAC at age 2. She stepped into the Outreach Coordinator role because she wishes she had known about NWACS when first embarking on this AAC quest. She hopes that sharing her family’s Toddler AAC experience will decrease gatekeeping. Cass wants to empower parents to take an active role in their child’s AAC journey.

Cass is passionate about early access to robust high-tech AAC, collaborative problem-solving, equity, neurodiversity, and inclusion. Her guiding goal in parenting is to raise her children to be their own best self-advocates. Cass has a career background in professional services business development and a degree in Psychology.

Grace Clark, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has 12 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She is a researcher at Montclair State University, where she studies language and literacy development in children on the autism spectrum who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

Grace is passionate about empowering children and fostering communication access through evidence-based practices. She is committed to bridging the gap between research and practical applications, striving to make a meaningful impact in the field of AAC. 

Outside of work, Grace enjoys skiing, playing tennis, and camping with her husband and 2 boys. 

Alison is a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Snohomish school district. She is also the owner of a private practice (Lake Stevens Speech Language and AAC, PLLC). Alison has a special interest in working with autistic children and children with complex communication needs. She is passionate about learning, sharing resources, and connecting with and supporting families. As a new board member, Alison is looking forward to collaborating with other AAC professionals, AAC users, and families to help support authentic and autonomous communication for everyone. In her spare time, she loves hiking, going for walks, reading, and spending time with her husband, two kids, and Collie mix.

Hi! I'm Yuka. I study Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. I love making websites, apps and digital experiences that everyone can use. I work as a UX/UI Designer now but before this, I have worked with document accessibility and screen readers at the University. During my time there, I also got to work with high school students with disabilities during a summer program called DO-IT.

When I'm not working, I like to hike, do yoga, make earrings, play music on piano and electric guitar and play Zelda games. I'm excited to join the team, learn about AAC, and help make a difference!

Casey is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Professional. She has a private practice (Vlinder Communication Therapies) in the Seattle area. Casey works primarily with children. She also works with teens and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. She joined the NWACS board in 2015 to help with website and social media duties. Casey enjoys reading, baking, crocheting, card-making, and doting on her nieces!

Janice has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist for over 40 years with the bulk of her experience in Idaho, Alaska, and Washington public schools. She retired from the Seattle School District in 2013 when her granddaughter was born with cerebral palsy. With very little experience in Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC), Janice has been learning what she can about low- and high-tech AAC systems and providing her granddaughter with communication support. In her spare time, she can be found walking Green Lake, at the gym or sitting around her kitchen table with friends.