Laura Ramos

East Coast Team

Laura brings both clinical and mentoring experience to the East Coast Team.  Laura, who is originally from McMurray, Pennsylvania, completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.  She spent two years working as a school-based clinician in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Laura joined Bilingual Therapies four years ago and is part of the Dual Language Assessment Team serving bilingual children in Prince George’s County, Maryland (just outside of Washington, DC). 

In her free time, Laura along with her husband can be found running, biking, and swimming as they prepare for their first Half Ironman race this summer.  When they aren’t training, Laura and her husband are avid travelers and look forward to their upcoming trip to Ecuador this year.

Liza Sánchez

Gulf Coast Team

Liza Sánchez was born in Chicago but raised in Houston, TX.  The youngest of five sisters, she is the daughter of Mexican immigrants.  Her parents require, to this day, that everyone speak Spanish at home.  In 1999, Liza received her Bachelor's degree in Spanish and in 2001 her Master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a concentration in multicultural and bilingual issues from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Liza began working with Bilingual Therapies right after graduation.  Since joining the team, she has worked with bilingual populations in various school settings ranging from early childhood to high school.  Assignments have included bilingual assessments and therapy as well as staff development and training in bilingual issues.  Liza has also served as a mentor for clinical fellows within the Bilingual Therapies family and mentors Communication Science undergraduates and graduate students through ASHA's S.T.E.P. 1:1 - Student to Empowered Professional program. 

Nancy Irvine

Great Lakes Team Leader

Nancy is excited to be leading the Great Lakes Team.  This year marks Nancy’s 17th year as a bilingual speech-language pathologist and her 12th year with Bilingual Therapies in a suburban Chicago school district.  She also has experience working in clinical and hospital settings.  Nancy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish at Indiana University and a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University.  She enjoys the challenges of working with bilingual students and their families and is always motivated to learn more about communication disorders and how they affect the bilingual population.  Nancy has spoken locally on issues related to bilingual speech-language pathology. This is Nancy’s second tenure as a Bilingual Therapies team leader.

When she’s not working, Nancy spends time with her husband and two children, often volunteering at their schools and attending band concerts and baseball and t-ball games.

Melissa DeLang

West Coast Team

Melissa received a BFA in Acting with a minor in Spanish from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in December of 2002.  She then headed out to Temple University in Philadelphia where she graduated with a Master of Arts in Speech, Language, and Hearing in the spring of 2006.  She spent her CF year working in the School District of Philadelphia and then moved back to Utah in fall of 2007 where she has been working ever since.  She's been with Bilingual Therapies since grad school and has very much enjoyed working for them.  Combining her two loves, Melissa also teaches a few classes in the Theatre Department at BYU (Phonetics, Voice Production, Yoga, and Voice and Diction).  In her spare time, she enjoys working out (latest fave: INSANITY), exploring and attempting healthy recipes (latest crave: Tortellini Minestrone), and acting (latest rave: Musical and Comedic Improvisation).  She's excited to be West Team Leader this year and can't wait to get to know YOU!

Vivian Baader

Midwest Team

Vivian comes from a Puerto Rican family, born and raised in Chicago. She received two bachelor’s degrees from St. Xavier University – a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a B.M. in Vocal Performance. After taking some time off after receiving her undergraduate degrees to get married and sing with the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Vivian completed her graduate program at Governors State University with a Master of Health Science.

Over the years, Vivian has worked with the Early Intervention program in North Carolina and as a speech paraprofessional in the Chicago Public Schools. She is currently a bilingual speech-language pathologist in the Blue Island school district working with children ages 3 to 14.

Her free time is spent running around with her husband and two daughters to street hockey games, kung fu, hip-hop, band concerts, and Cubs games. Vivian is both honored and excited to be working with the Midwest Team members and looks forward to a fabulous school year with her fellow therapists and co-workers at Bilingual Therapies.