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PipSqueak Speech Therapy was founded in 2009 and is owned by Tara Roof, M.S., CCC-SLP. Tara sees clients three days a week and has three licensed and certified speech-language pathologists working with her. 

Tara Roof, M.S., CCC-SLP

Tara Roof graduated from the University of Alabama in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Disorders. She received her Master’s degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Alabama in 2000.

Tara began her career as a speech-language pathologist in 2001 in Birmingham, AL working in the public schools where she worked with children in grades Pre-K thru 8. In 2003, she moved to Knoxville, TN and was employed by a private practice where she worked in a variety of settings including the public schools and early intervention. In 2005, she moved back to Alabama where she worked in a middle school as a speech-language pathologist and special education teacher. While there, she worked with children with a variety of disabilities including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and significant cognitive delays. She taught reading intervention classes for struggling readers, ran social skills groups for adolescence with High-functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, and she assisted teachers in adapting the curriculum within the general education classroom to meet the students’ needs.  In 2009, Tara relocated to Nashville where she worked at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center serving on the School-Age and the Autism Spectrum Disorders teams.  Tara’s areas of specialty are child language, articulation, reading comprehension, and Autism.

Tara is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders, is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (TAASLP).

Tara currently resides in Franklin, TN with her husband and adopted daughter.  
 
  
 

Christina Sheroky, M.S., CCC-SLP


Christina (Christi) Madison Sheroky graduated from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in 2006 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology. She received her Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville in 2008.

Christi began her career as a speech-language pathologist in the fall of 2008 in O’Fallon, IL working in the public schools with children in grades K-5. In 2009 she and her new husband moved to Nashville, TN and she began working for the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) where she continues to work part-time. While working for MNPS, Christi has worked with children diagnosed with Autism, Down Syndrome, Functional Delay, Learning Disabilities, as well as receptive and expressive language delays and speech impairments. Christi’s areas of specialty include child language, articulation disorders, phonological disorders and cognitive delays. She joined PipSqueak in March 2012. 

Christi is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Tennessee Department of Education, and is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Christi currently resides in Nashville, TN with her husband.

 
 

Sarah Heinselman, M.A., CCC-SLP

Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Ohio University and holds a Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, which she received from the University of Cincinnati in 2009. She has over three year experience in working with children with a variety of speech and language disorders. She has much experience in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Multiple Disabilities. She joined PipSqueak in June 2012. Sarah is licensed by the Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Tennessee Department of Education and is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Sarah currently resides in Nashville, TN with her husband. 
 
 
 
Kimberly Kelly, M.S., CCC-SLP

Kimberly received her Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology from Texas Woman's University in 2011.  She has a Bachelors degree from Tarleton State University in psychology. Kimberly started her career working in public schools in Marlin, TX as a speech-language pathologist assistant (SLP-A) while attending graduate school.  She worked with students in grades Pre-K thru 12, as well as students up to the age of 22 in the public work/school setting.  After working for a year in Marlin she moved to New Braunfels, TX where she continued to work as an SLP-A while she finished graduate school. Her areas of interest include: child language, articulation, social skills, stuttering, Autism Spectrum Disorders, life and vocational skills, and voice. Kimberly joined PipSqueak in January 2013.

Kimberly is licensed by both the Tennessee and Texas Boards of Communication Disorders, and is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She resides in Nashville.