Meet Our Team

Amy Harlow M.S.CCC-SLP
Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist

Amy Harlow was born and raised on a farm in Carroll County Maryland. She is one of a set of triplets and has three older siblings, two of whom are a set of twins. She currently resides in Sparks, MD where she lives with her husband and many pets.  Her adult children are finishing up high school or off to college!

As a child, Amy received several years of speech therapy due a minor birth defect. As an adolescent, she began to develop a keen sense of awareness of the sensitivities of others, having experienced them herself. She learned how to be strong in challenging or difficult times. Amy believes her experiences as a child dealing with psychosocial adversity truly led her to choose this career path. She can just as easily relate to a child experiencing communication difficulty or psychosocial adversity as she can listen to and help the adult who expresses their feelings about the changes impacting their life. She honestly believes her passion to help others is evident in her energy and enthusiasm in each of her sessions.

While a student at Towson University, Amy decided that her desire to care for and help others would be best served in the field of speech language pathology (also known as speech therapy). She obtained her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology from Towson University in 1997 and was pleasantly surprised to gain employment in the field immediately upon graduation.

Since then, Amy has worked in a variety of settings including hospital, school, nursing home, home health and private practice. She has worked directly with patients and also in management positions. She has gained a plethora of knowledge, which she brings into each unique situation as it pertains to speech, language, cognition and swallowing disorders. However, along the way, she decided that being in management was depriving her of one-on-one contact with patients/clients.

After much personal introspection, Amy finally realized that her dream speech therapy job lay in private practice. There she could maintain meaningful and continuous relationships with both children and adults, allow the necessary time to meet the needs of those she served and provide services to diverse clients with diverse needs. She has been given the opportunity to make a positive impact on the life of a child or adult forever, to educate and empower individuals, parents and caregivers. Very few people get to experience how this “feels”!!!

Amy believes her experiences as a child dealing with psychosocial adversity truly led her to
choose this career path. She can just as easily relate to a child experiencing communication difficulty or psychosocial adversity as she can listen to and help the adult who expresses their feelings about the changes impacting their life. She honestly believes her passion to help others is evident in her energy and enthusiasm in each of her sessions. She believes that brain fitness exercise coupled with physical fitness is key to keeping her balanced and in shape for what the world has to offer.

Most of the advice Amy gives, comes from her experiences receiving therapy, not giving it. Her best advice is that you use your resources, ask questions, and expect nothing but the best for your loved one. Your therapist should be able to confidently and competently explain and provide a sound rationale for their recommended treatment plan and include you in the development of that plan.

Affiliations: American Speech-Language Association (ASHA) member; certification in vital stimulation, training in PROMPT, and certified to provide DPNS (Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation)

Practicing speech therapist for 20 years. In her spare time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family, friends and pets (Cooper, Louie, Caroline and Theo). She enjoys traveling, exercising, reading and a good cup of coffee!

Debbie Brodinsky M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Debbie has been practicing for over 27 years in a variety of settings treating children and adults.  She is a mom of two girls, Sophie (24) and Emily (22). She is a native of Baltimore and loves all things Baltimore Orioles and Ravens.  When she is not working at Spectrum Speech Therapy, she enjoys her family, friends, exercise and reading!

Nurinder Singh M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Nurinder Singh is a skilled speech-language pathologist with over twelve years of experience. She earned her master’s degree in
speech-language pathology at the University of North Texas. Nurinder joins Spectrum Speech Therapy after serving as a speech therapist in schools, outpatient home health services, and early intervention in Texas and the DMV area. In her free time, she loves spending time with her nieces, her dog, and enjoying the outdoors.

Nurinder has experience treating patients of all ages and with a variety of speech-related conditions. She frequently treated patients that were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, apraxia, voice disorders, fluency disorders, and other conditions.

Grace Gustafson M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Grace Gustafson, MS CCC/SLP has been practicing speech language pathology since 1998. Grace’s career path has included stops across a wide variety of settings including birth to three; both elementary and secondary public schools; short term and long-term rehabilitation; long term care and acute patient care in the hospital setting. Grace received her Masters of Science from the national top ten program at Boston University. Grace currently holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She has also earned the ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in recognition of her attendance in professional development classes.

Grace’s passion lies in working with both children and adults. She loves the variety of clients and families that come through our doors. She looks forward to meeting each family and working together as a team at Spectrum Speech Therapy to achieve each individual’s goals.

Margaret Moore M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Ms. Margaret is a Pediatric Feeding Therapist and Speech Language Pathologist and has been in practice for more than a DECADE! She has specialized in pediatric therapy and greatly enjoys learning from her peers in every way possible. She has worked in the school setting, outpatient therapy (alongside an interdisciplinary team of PTs, OTs, and other STs from all over the globe!) She is a happy wife, grateful mother of two beautiful little girls and excited to be a part of Spectrum Speech Therapy!

Carrie McManus M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Carrie McManus graduated with her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from Towson University in 2020. She has worked in various pediatric settings including Head Starts, Infants and Toddlers programs, clinics, and private schools. Carrie currently works with PreK-middle school children in Baltimore County private schools. When she is not working at Spectrum Speech Therapy, she likes running, swimming, walking, hiking, and baking!

Donna Bartrug M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Donna Bartrug, MS CCC/SLP, has been practicing in the field of speech/language pathology since 1979. Her career has encompassed a wide range of settings including Birth to Three, elementary schools (public and private settings), secondary schools (also public and private), as well as short-term and long-term care and rehabilitation settings. Donna always enjoyed the art of “play” with children and the art of “memories” with adults, recognizing the importance of “following a child’s and/or adult’s lead” in therapy so that learning was always fun but also highly meaningful and effective. Working on multiple skills and goals simultaneously was always front and center in her therapy with clients of any age. Her favorite quote, and motto in life, is best reflected by the words of the great James Michener:

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s always doing both.”

Donna received her B.S. degree in 1977 and her M.S. degree in 1979, both from James Madison University (JMU), and was awarded her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in 1979 from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is now a life-member of ASHA.

Donna resided and worked on the Eastern Shore for 45 years until the unexpected passing of her husband in 2022, who was the love of her life. She began to feel God leading her on a new “journey” and, in February (2025), she moved to the Timonium area to be closer to her two adult sons and beautiful daughters-in-law, and two sweet grandchildren, one 2 ½ years old and one just 2 months old.

Her hobbies include gardening, camping, hiking- especially early in the morning for the peace and tranquility they afford to the soul- reading and now helping with her grandchildren as a “Gammy”. She is thrilled to be working with Spectrum Speech Therapy two days a week while also enjoying her time in semi-retirement.

Kathy Panteleakis M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kathy Panteleakis is an experienced speech-language pathologist with a 23-year career supporting both pediatric and adult clients at Spectrum Speech Therapy. She has worked in diverse settings, including acute-care hospitals, outpatient clinics, and private and parochial schools. As a proud mother of two incredible boys, Kathy brings empathy and compassion to every interaction. She is especially committed to building trusting relationships by creating a safe, encouraging space where clients and families feel heard and supported. Her passion is to empower individuals to communicate confidently at every stage of life.

 

Kasey Schroeder M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Kasey has been a speech-language pathologist since 2009, working in a variety of settings with children of all ages-from toddlers through high school. Her favorite part of the job is getting to know her students, learning their interests, and helping them communicate so that their personalities can shine! When she is not working at Spectrum Speech Therapy, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two teenagers, two dogs, and a cat.

Lina Piflaks M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Lina is a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist fluent in English and Russian, dedicated to supporting children in across home, school, and community environments for Spectrum Speech Therapy. With experience in both school and clinical settings, Lina provides comprehensive, culturally responsive services to multilingual families.

Lori Palmieri M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Lori Palmieri, MS, CCC-SLP, has been practicing in the field of Speech/Language Pathology since 1990. She graduated with her B.S. in Speech Pathology/Audiology in 1986 and her M.S. in Speech Pathology in 1990, both from Towson State University. Early in her career, she worked in nursing homes, home care and hospital settings for 6 years, and then began working in school settings starting in 1996. Working with adults with CVA and TBI in a rehabilitation setting remained a part time focus from 1997-2008. Lori has worked in both private and public-school districts in the Baltimore Metropolitan area and currently works in Baltimore County private schools.

She enjoys educating people and helping them reach their full potential. Lori loves working with clients and students of all ages, from elementary age to adult. She has also worked with students in clinic/academic tutor settings on executive functioning, phonological processing, reading, test taking skills, grammar and vocabulary. She has taught SAT and English for Speakers of other Languages classes over recent summers and has also taught Pronunciation classes at local community colleges to foreign born students. Accent modification is a special passion for her!

In addition to a MD Speech/Language license, and Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), she holds an MSDE Certificate with endorsements in Speech/Language K-12, Reading Teacher 7-12, Italian 7-12 and Spanish 7-12. Over the years, she has taught Developmental Reading and Writing at the college level, and Italian at the high school and college levels.

It’s a true joy for her to see her students reach their goals! When she is not working at Spectrum Speech Therapy, Lori loves singing with various bands and musical groups, and spending time with her husband, family and friends

Allison Knipe M.S.CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist

Allison Knipe is a skilled speech-language pathologist with over seven years of experience. She earned her undergrad degree from James Madison University (Go Dukes!) and master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Towson University.

Allison joins Spectrum Speech Therapy after serving as a speech therapist in inpatient rehab for adults with spinal cord injuries, multi-traumas, TBIs, strokes, and many other diagnoses. In her free time, she loves spending time with her son, husband and her dog, as well as doing DIY projects and organizing spaces around her house!

Janiece Royall M.S., CCC-SLP
SPEECH-Language Pathologist

Janiece Royall is a skilled Speech-Language Pathologist that graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelors in Communicative Sciences and Disorders in 2018 and New York University with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology in 2020. She has experience providing speech therapy in the school setting, private practices, tele-therapy, and skilled nursing facilities. I have worked with pediatric and adult clients in several areas with a variety of disorders. Janiece loves to spend time with her family, watch movies, play with her dog, and listen to music.

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