Erin Long, President and Founder
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Erin Long is the President and founder of Worldwide Speech. She developed the idea for for the company after opening independent practices for expatriate children in both Mexico and Brazil. Through her experience with these practices Erin became aware of the large, but dispersed demand for native English-speaking speech pathologists among the expatriate community and realized that the key to meeting this demand was teletherapy. Erin is certified by the American Telemedicine Association in telepractice and for the last five years she has been a leader in teletherapy within the speech-pathology community. Erin is an active member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association's (ASHA) steering group for the development of teletherapy policy and training. Because of her experience and expertise in telepractice Erin has also been asked to present at seminars on special education at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute.

For Erin, finding a way to provide speech therapy and other special education services to children abroad is not only a business opportunity; it is a personal passion. As a member of the U.S. Foreign Service community Erin has a unique understanding of the challenges that expatriate families have when trying to find appropriate educational support for their children outside the United States. This is why Worldwide Speech's primary focus has always been on expatriate children, and what drove Erin to eventually expand the company to include occupational therapy and reading intervention.

Erin is currently licensed to practice speech-language therapy in California, Virginia and Maryland. She is the recipient of the ASHA’s prestigious Continuing Education Award for her dedication to training above and beyond the requirements for maintaining her credential. Erin also has experience working in U.S. school districts in multiple states as well as in private clinical settings. Erin is a graduate of UCLA and California State University of Los Angeles.

Lisa Barnick

Lisa was the first therapist to join Worldwide Speech in 2011. She has over 30 years experience in early intervention programs and is a certified accent reduction trainer. Lisa is comfortable working online with children as young as two years old. She also has valuable experience handling low incidence disorders such as Down Syndrome. She is loved by our clients and brings a creative and and positive attitude to every online session.

Amy Greer

Amy has been a teacher for 31 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in both Elementary and Special Education from Daemen College. She received her Master of Science degree in Special Education from SUNY Geneseo.

Amy has taught a variety of students with varying learning abilities. Teaching students over the internet has been an exciting journey for her. Being able to connect with students around the world from all different cultures has taken her teaching to new levels.

Amy recently became a reading specialist. She is trained in the Ortan Gillingham method. Amy has also added much value to the Worldwide Speech Team by effectively managing many administrative tasks.

Sarah Fowler
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Sarah is the newest speech therapist to join Worldwide Speech. She joined the team in 2020 after completing her graduate school internships with Worldwide Speech. Sarah has been working with the pediatric population for over 10 years and is comfortable working with children as young as 18 months all the way through adolescence. Sarah also has experience working with adults, specifically providing accent modification services, fluency therapy, and conducting research on treatment for primary progressive aphasia. Additionally, Sarah has ample experience working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, and very much enjoys doing so. She has a way of connecting with students and honing in on their interests and unique strengths to ensure therapy is as fun as it is helpful! In addition to being a speech therapist, Sarah oversees our social media accounts and our blog. She is passionate about disability advocacy, mindfulness, and helping clients find their voice. She hopes to empower her clients with enough confidence and self-awareness to cultivate the courage necessary to speak up and take their place in this world.

Colleen Gates

Colleen Gates received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences from SUNY Geneseo and a Masters of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Nazareth College in Rochester NY . Colleen has over 18 years pediatric experience providing services to children through early intervention and in school settings. Colleen has many years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum, implementing ABA style programs and utilizing augmentative communication systems.

Brooke Lambert

Brooke has many years experience with telepractice and earned a certificate in teletherapy from the American Telemedicine Association. She has been a leader in the telepractice community and developed an online speech therapy program for a private practice in Virginia. She comes to us with many years experience treating children of all ages. She can handle anything from children with mild developmental delays to medically fragile patients.

Brian Walker

Brian Walker received his undergraduate degree in Social Sciences and secondary education from James Madison University in Virginia and his masters in Speech Language Pathology from Ball State University in Indiana. Brian initially worked with teens and adults with brain injuries. For the last 18 years he has been living and working abroad, primarily providing therapy in international schools.

Janell Wilson

Janell has recently moved from working in public education for the past 32 years to working from an office at home providing teletherapy speech/language services. While in the public school system, she had a position as a teacher in a classroom for severely speech and language impaired students in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but the majority of her years were spent as an itinerant speech-language pathologist in Hillsdale, Michigan. She has worked with students aged 2 1/2 through 26, who have have had difficulty with articulation, language, fluency and social language issues. She has spent much time providing service to classrooms, seeing first hand how difficulties in communication impact overall academic performance. Janell is a graduate of Ferris State University and Central Michigan University.

Whitney Elliot

Whitney is a licensed reading specialist with an Ed.M. from Harvard University, reading specialist certification from the University of Virginia, and training in Orton-Gillingham from the Dyslexia Training Institute. She has fifteen years of teaching experience and has worked as a classroom teacher and reading intervention teacher in US public and private schools, international schools, and with students online. Whitney’s reading lessons and materials are carefully structured around individual student needs and interests, and students are engaged in setting goals and tracking progress. She is a member of both the International Literacy Association and International Dyslexia Association.