Meet the Team ─ a Brief Introduction & Overview
Allison Egert
Dr. Egert’s passion and life's work has been centered around educating and providing services to children with varying abilities and disabilities. Dr. Egert is trained as a speech-language pathologist, a learning specialist, and an educational evaluator with a doctorate in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her work as a school administrator included 14 years as Director of Special Learning Services at The Elisabeth Morrow School and 8 years as Director of Student Support Services at The Moriah School. Dr. Egert has been employed in her career as a resource teacher and a speech-language pathologist. Her strengths and experience include strong partnerships with school personnel, parents, and students. Being dual certified as a speech-language pathologist and a learning specialist allow Dr. Egert to conduct comprehensive evaluations that get to the root of a child’s language and academic functioning. Dr.Egert shares ownership of Northern Valley Speech Language Learning Center in Cresskill, New Jersey where she conducts evaluations, remediates students with language- based learning disabilities, consults, and does advocacy work for students as part of an independent child study team. Dr. Egert has lived and worked in Bergen County for over thirty-five years.
Jill Sendik
Jill Sendik is a Speech Language Pathologist who specializes in pediatric therapy. She has been working with children ages eighteen months through fourteen years of age since 1998. She enjoys working with children of all ages with articulation and phonological disorders, apraxia, receptive and expressive language disorders, auditory processing disorders, oral motor difficulties as well as engaging in cognitive language therapy.
Jill engages in professional development and incorporates modern research in phoneme awareness and phonological processing necessary for emerging literacy. Collaboration on a frequent basic with Jill’s client’s and long term relationships with school personnel are naturally established. She consults with private and public school teachers and therapists to effectively support her patient's needs.
Jill has worked in private practice since September 1998. She has also worked in early intervention. Jill received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and her graduate degree from Emerson College in Boston. She is a member of the American Speech Hearing Association and the New Jersey Speech Hearing Language Association.
Jamie Boyce- Calitri, MS, CCC-SLP
Jaime is a New Jersey licensed speech-language pathologist and certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She also holds a certificate from the New Jersey Department of Education as a Speech Language Specialist. Jaime received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Montclair State University and her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from William Paterson University in 2009. After graduating, she began working as a school-based SLP as well as with the pediatric population providing early intervention services.
Jaime joined Northern Valley Speech Language Learning Center in 2014. She has provided diagnostic and therapeutic intervention for children and adolescents with articulation and phonological disorders, oral motor difficulties, receptive and expressive language disorders, auditory processing disorders, fluency disorders, and pragmatic language disorders.
Jaime’s training includes Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s Oral Placement Therapy, the PROMPT Method (Level 1), and the Kaufman Approach to Apraxia. Jaime participates in professional development courses and continuing education credits accredited from ASHA as she loves to learn about new therapy techniques and trending topics in her field. She is passionate about her career and loves working with children to make a difference in their lives. She enjoys collaborating with families to help her clients reach their maximum potential.
Vidya Pingale
Vidya Pingale, MS, Ph.D., OTR/L, is a registered and licensed occupational therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience treating children with various diagnoses. She is currently appointed as an assistant professor at Hofstra University, NY, and involved in research focusing on sensory interventions. She has in-depth knowledge and training in Sensory Integration and sensory processing issues. Vidya is certified in administering Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT). She has additional certifications and training in Interactive Metronome, Neurofeedback, DIR floor time, and the Therapeutic Listening Program. She believes in individualizing treatment plans and using treatment modalities that are best suited for the child. Vidya's pediatric work experience settings include public and private schools in Bergen County, private clinics, and home environments including, the Early Intervention setting. She has expertise in treating children with sensory integration disorder, developmental delays, developmental coordination disorder, visual perceptual issues, and children with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Vidya believes in treating a child using a collaborative model. She collaborates with other professionals, parents, teachers, and caregivers. Vidya received her Doctoral degree in occupational therapy from Texas Woman's University with a research focus on sensory processing issues. She received her Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University.
Ilana Kanovsky
Ilana Kanovsky, M.A., OTR/L brings decades of experience as an Occupational Therapist to her own pediatric practice located at Northern Valley Speech Language Learning Center. Ilana graduated from NYU with a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She has treated thousands of children in public and private schools, therapy clinics, and in-home settings for over 22 years. While continuing her work with children and parents, Ilana’s goals include being part of NoVa’s interdisciplinary team to treat the “whole child” so children can reach their greatest potential.
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