Professional Team
Allyson Goodwyn-Craine, M.S. CCC-SLPExecutive Director
Speech-Language Pathologist
Allyson Goodwyn-Craine is the Executive Director of the Artz Center for Developmental Health and Audiology. Allyson has held the role of Interim Executive Director for the Artz Center since May 2009 and effectively led the organization through an integral transition period, which included a restructuring of the organization and ensuring financial viability through the recession.
Prior to being appointed Interim Executive Director, Goodwyn-Craine served as the Director of Children’s Clinical Services and worked expansively to develop our speech-language pathology and occupational therapy programs. She was the founder and CEO of Speech Paths, Inc., a home-based clinical practice that served families in the greater Portland metro area which merged with the Artz Center when she joined the executive team. During her term as Interim Executive Director, Allyson’s administrative responsibilities expanded to include behavioral/developmental pediatrics, psychology and audiology.
In addition to her executive duties, Allyson has more than 22 years of experience in clinical work with children. She is recognized for her national seminars and university courses in pediatric motor speech and feeding disorders. She holds a Master of Science degree in Education and Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Her practice involves a wide variety of clinical activities focusing on children with neuromotor and developmental speech disorders, pediatric dysphagia (feeding and swallowing), genetic syndromes/craniofacial disorders and autism. Allyson has a strong neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) orientation and is a Hanen certified parent trainer. Allyson co-authored the chapter “Assessment of the Speech Mechanism” in the Introduction to Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders text published by Brookes (2007). Her work has also been featured in professional media publications. She is the past president of the Oregon Society of Augmentative Communication and a founding member of the Portland Pediatric Treatment Study Group. In 2003, following several years as an executive board member, Allyson served as the President of the Oregon Speech-Language Hearing Association. In 2009, Allyson was honored with the OSHA Presidential Award for her contributions to the state association.
“I am deeply honored to serve in this new role,” stated Allyson. “This non-profit organization has been a cornerstone in our community for more than 83 years and remains current and vital with the expansion of clinical services six years ago adding an accomplished medical team along side clinicians with expertise in direct treatment. We will continue to provide, not only exceptional clinical services, but serve our broader mission by creating programs and partnerships with other non-profits that reach out to children and adults with limited access to much needed services. We have a long history of serving as a catalyst in developing innovative practices as well as provide leadership and education to clients, parents, clinicians, advocates, funders and policy makers in this region.”
Hearing Health Services
Elsa Nelson, Au.D., CCC-A
Director, Audiology
Audiologist
Dr. Elsa Nelson’s clinical focus involves diagnostic evaluations and rehabilitation within the pediatric and adult populations. She is particularly interested in the effects of amplification on an individual’s quality of life, including hearing aids and the use of FM technology. She has experience working with a variety of hearing aid manufacturers.
Dr. Nelson is certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, and is also a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. She received her B.S. in Chemistry and Communication Studies from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Nelson received her Doctorate in Audiology from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. She then completed a year long externship at Oregon Health & Science University and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Dr. Nelson currently serves as a board member for the local chapter of Hands and Voices.
Dr. Nelson has published research in the “Journal of Educational Audiology” on classroom acoustics and the detrimental effects of background noise and reverberation within the learning environment.
Elsa and her husband reside in Lake Oswego and they enjoy spending time with their families, friends and church community. Dr. Nelson’s interests include playing the piano, scuba diving, water-skiing, running half-marathons, honeycrisp apples and large furry dogs.
Janet Lambert, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Program Director, Speech-Language Pathology
Janet’s specialties are working with children who stutter, who have language and/or speech sound production difficulties and who have cleft palate speech. She frequently makes presentations to parent groups and child care providers regarding speech and language development. She has been a practicing clinician since 1987.
Janet’s B.S. and M.S. are from Portland State University. She received training at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, working with children with cleft palate speech. She is a certified speech-language pathologist with The Hanen Program.
Janet has taught classes on “Normal Speech and Language Development” at Portland State University and has provided guest lectures. She has served on the Board of the Oregon Speech-Language-Hearing Association since 2003 as Publications Chair and edits the state newsletter for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and related professionals.
At the Artz Center she coordinates placement for practicum students from regional and out-of-state university speech-language programs and assists with their supervision. She provides support and guidance for the speech-language pathology program and clinicians.
When not at work, Janet enjoys reading, trying to knit, being with friends and drinking lattes.
Camille R. Juntunen, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Camille’s areas of clinical interest include working with children with autism spectrum disorders, down syndrome and other developmental delays. She is especially interested in including parents and other family members in the therapy process. Camille has years of experience working with children and young adults with a wide variety of needs in many different settings including Early Intervention, K-12 school settings, and pediatric clinics. Camille received her M.A. in Communication Disorders and Sciences, as well as her M.A. in Early Intervention from the University of Oregon in 1994.
Yael Webber, M.S, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Yael’s clinical interests include working with children who have language delays, phonological disorders and reading and language disabilities. Yael is licensed in the state of Oregon and maintains membership in the state and national speech and language associations. She is certified in the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk program. Yael has also received training in PROMPT and EmPOWER.
Prior to starting at the Artz Center, Yael worked for Easter Seals Massachusetts in a variety of settings, including Boston Public Schools, The May Center for Education and Neurorehabilitation, and Kennedy Day School at Franciscan Children’s Hospital.
Yael received a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and English from the University of Rochester. She completed her Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology at Emerson College.
Katie Gray, M.S, CCC-SLPSpeech Language Pathologist
Katie’s areas of interest include: autism, hearing loss, phonological disorders, language delay and reading and language disorders. Prior to starting at the Artz Center, she spent a summer in Seattle working with Rosemary White, OTR/L, gaining experience in the DIR/Floortime Model.
Katie received her B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders Magna Cum Laude from Western Washington University. She received her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Washington State University. Katie completed externships at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, the Artz Center, Holy Family Hospital and the Coeur d’Alene School District.
Robin Jackson, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Robin’s areas of clinical interest include autism spectrum disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, feeding disorders and hearing impairment. She is especially interested in the birth to age five population. Robin loves figuring out what motivates kids and strives to make therapy meaningful and fun. She has gained experience working with children and families through her work in a variety of clinical settings including early intervention, hospitals and pediatric clinics.
Robin received her M.A. in Communication Disorders and Sciences from the University of Oregon in 1997. She has received additional training in PROMPT, DIR/ Floortime, aural rehabilitation and the diagnosis and treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders. Robin is also a Hanen-certified speech-language therapist. When not having fun playing at work, Robin enjoys playing with her two children, knitting and spending time in nature.
Jenny Larsen, Ph.D., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Director, Language & Literacy Program
Jenny’s specialty areas include literacy and language development and social communication. She is particularly interested in the link between reading and language disorders.
Jenny received her undergraduate degree in psychology and linguistics from University of California, San Diego in 1990. She received her M.S. in speech-language pathology in 1993 from Purdue University. She completed her Ph.D. at University of Oregon in 2002. She received the ACE award for continuing education from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2000, she was awarded the “Graduate Student Scholarship” for academic excellence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.
Jenny is on the adjunct faculty of Portland State University and teaches a course in language development. She enjoys working in the community to support literacy skills in children and families. She has authored a number of publications and presentations and serves on the board of directors of the Oregon Speech-Language & Hearing Association. She has a preschool-aged son, who is teaching her more about child development and language learning than any textbook or research project!
Andy McMillin, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Andy has practiced at the Artz Center since 2000, specializing in working with people who stutter throughout the lifespan, and with children with language and reading disabilities.
Andy received a B.A. in Linguistics from Cornell University in 1992 and an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000.
As an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University, Andy has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in language development, language disorders and speech sound development throughout childhood. In 2008, he joined the Board of Directors of the Oregon Speech, Language, and Hearing Association as the chair of the Legislative committee, and he previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of von Cramm, Inc., a residential cooperative and not-for-profit corporation.
During his time in Pittsburgh, Andy participated in several research studies involving children’s language use and he was awarded the “Lisa Levy Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement” for the class of 2000. For the past several years, he has collaborated with researchers from the Oregon Graduate Institute on research projects involving people who stutter, resulting in several conference presentations and a recently awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health.
In his previous career, Andy was a bread baker, and he maintains this craft as an avid avocation.
Lisa Melady, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Lisa has spent her career as a pediatric speech-language pathologist specializing in working with the medically fragile child and children presenting with voice disorders, cleft lip/palate or craniofacial disorders. She thrives on seeing her patient’s progress and strives to keep therapy fun, energetic and invigorating!
She received a B.S. (1996) and M.S. (1998) in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine. During graduate school, she received the “Robert Peters Scholarship for Research ” for her work at the UNC-Chapel Hill Craniofacial Center resulting in her graduate thesis.
Her current passion is to educate others in identifying Hypernasality and how to provide appropriate treatment to these individuals. She is currently serves as adjunct staff at Portland State University.
Since graduate school, Lisa has trained with the top craniofacial speech pathologists in the nation and served at some of the prestigious craniofacialcenters in the nation. She has worked at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Her work at the children’s hospitals has given her invaluable experience in working with medically fragile children presenting with traumatic brain injury, feeding/swallowing disorders, and alternate means of nutrition (G-tubes), craniofacial syndromes and patients that have tracheotomies and/or are ventilator dependent.
Deanne Nelson, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Deanne has been with the Artz Center for Developmental Health since 1991, during which time she has worked both in the Intensive Language Preschool Program and in providing one-on-one direct speech therapy. Her caseload consists of children with developmental delays, down syndrome, dyspraxia, phonological processing disorders, autism and language disorders.
Deanne graduated with a B.S. (1986) and M.S. (1990) degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Oregon. She conducted her Clinical Fellowship year at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) and Scottish Rite Clinic. While at CDRC, she gained experience in a variety of evaluation processes involving neonatal follow-up clinics, cleft palate/orofacial disorders clinics and genetic disorders. Deanne provided direct therapy to children who qualified for services through the Scottish Rite Clinic. She is also a Hanen-certified speech-language therapist.
Deanne has been involved in school contracts providing services for early intervention and hearing-impaired children.
Megan Snow, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist
Megan has worked with children and families in camp, child care, home, and clinical settings for over 10 years. Megan is interested in the development of speech, language and play skills, especially as they relate to children and families who are affected by autism. She embraces a whole-child and family-led approach to all stages of treatment for communication differences and disorders. Megan has received training in PROMPT for speech production, the DIR/ Floortime model, and is certified in the Hanen “It Takes Two to Talk” and “More than Words” programs. Megan has also received continuing education training in sensory integration disorders and supports, approaches to motor speech disorders such as Childhood Apraxiaof Speech, animal-assisted therapy and dual-language learning. Megan has studied the Spanish language for over 10 years, and enjoys working with multi-lingual families.
Megan received her Bachelor’s degrees in Linguistics and Communicative Disorders and, later, her Master’s degree in Communicative Disorders, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed externships during her graduate studies with: the Communication Development Center, the Central Wisconsin Center Short Term Assessment Program, and the Madison Metropolitan School District. During her graduate studies, Megan participated in the Maternal Child Health-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (MCH-LEND) program. She co-presented on the topic of language development on the autism spectrum at the Autism Society of Wisconsin conference in May of 2008.
Megan enjoys the process of supporting families and children to allow fun, meaningful communication into their lives.
Juli Webster, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist, Director, Oro-Facial Myology Program
Juli’s clinical interests lie in orofacial myofunctional disorders, motor speech disorders, feeding disorders, early language development, and cognitive-communicative disorders in children through young adults (including autism and brain injury). She holds specialized training and certification as an orofacial myologist with the International Association of Oro-Facial Myology (IAOM). Juli has significant experience in providing medically based clinical services for speech, language and feeding disorders.
Juli received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from University of Cincinnati in 1995. She completed her Master’s degree in Speech Pathology at Miami University of Ohio.
Prior to coming to the Institute, Juli worked at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Ohio, which has the largest speech-pathology program in the nation, and Drake Center, Inc., a nationally recognized rehabilitation hospital for brain injury. Over the past several years, Juli has also been very active in advocating for improved reimbursement for speech and language services to third party payors, employers and fellow colleagues. She has directly counseled over 200 families on how to understand their insurance polices for speech pathology services and how to appeal insurance denials.
She enjoys educating other colleagues about the relationships between oral facial myofunctional disorders and other types of articulation and oral motor disorders, as well as collaborating with pediatricians, dentists and orthodontists. Juli serves on the “Ask an Expert” panel for this specialty area with SpeechPathology.com. Juli is an active presenter and has presented to community groups, families, and fellow professionals on a variety of topics including oral-facial myofunctional disorders, reimbursement advocacy, brain injury and general speech and language development.
She firmly believes the every human being should have the right to communicate. Her greatest reward is teaching and empowering families and their children to find that “voice.”
“To love what you do and know that it matters, how could anything be more fun!”
Occupational Therapy Services
Kim Rathbun, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Program Director, Occupational Therapy
Feeding Program Coordinator
Kim is passionate about her treatment with children with developmental delays, genetic, neuromotor, sensory motor, or autism spectrum disorders. Kim’s clinical and management experience comes from her work in private clinic, school and hospital environments where she has come to value and pursue a multidisciplinary/team approach with the specialized care of the children and families she works with.
Kim received her degree in Occupational Therapy in 1988 from the College of Saint Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kim is licensed in the state of Oregon and is certified by the National Board of Occupational Therapy. She has had extensive additional professional training in the areas of sensory processing and regulation, the Therapeutic Listening Program, Autism Spectrum disorders, Floortime/DIR, and feeding.
She frequently teaches/presents to parents, professionals, or for University courses on topics including feeding and sensory processing/regulation. She is a visiting lecturer for the Master’s of Occupational Therapy program at Pacific University. She is an executive committee member of the Occupational Therapy Advisory Board at Pacific University.
Kim is committed to and loves her work as a therapist, presenter and mentor.
Donna Hamilton, MOT OTR/LOccupational Therapist
Donna’s areas of interest and expertise include, working with children with autism spectrum disorder, dysfunction in sensory integration, motor delays and feeding challenges. She has experience working with children in their homes, in educational settings and within clinic-based practice. Donna believes strongly in collaborating with professional colleagues in order to create positive outcomes with children and families.
Donna graduated from Pacific University with a Masters degree in occupational therapy.
She frequently presents on topics such as sensory processing and regulation, increasing engagement and social relatedness through play and strategies to increase success with feeding “when eating is not fun.”
Sage Fuller, MOT OTR/LOccupational Therapist, Manager, Occupational Therapy Program
Sage loves working with children of all ages and abilities and has particular interest in sensory processing and modulation difficulties, motor delays, visual motor and perceptual difficulties and autism spectrum disorders. Sage has experience working with children in the home, school and clinic environments.
Sage graduated from the University of Utah in 1996 with a degree in psychology and worked with young children at a preschool specializing in emotional and behavioral difficulties. She graduated from Pacific University with a Masters degree in occupational therapy in 2002 and has worked in pediatrics since that time. She has participant in numerous professional development courses in the areas of sensory processing and modulation, the vestibular-auditory-visual connection, Brain Gym®, HANDLE®, and Handwriting Without Tears®. She is also Advanced Therapeutic Listening® certified.
Sage was a practicum therapist at Camp Avanti, a summer camp in Wisconsin for children with sensory processing and modulation differences.
Melissa Goodwin, MOT OTR/LOccupational Therapist
Melissa specializes in the treatment of children with sensory processing difficulties, motor delays, visual motor and perceptual difficulties and autism spectrum disorders.
Melissa received a B.A. in psychology from Lewis & Clark College and earned her Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Pacific University. Melissa has attended extensive professional developmental courses in the areas of sensory processing and modulation, vestibular rehabilitation, visual processing/oculomotor deficits, vestibular/visual/auditory connection, The Alert Program®, Handwriting Without Tears® and Therapeutic Listening®.
After her undergraduate education, she served as an Americorps volunteer, working to bridge connections between at-risk youth and older adults. Before entering graduate school, Melissa worked as a preschool teacher in a Montesorri classroom for two years. Melissa has a passion for empowering kids and their parents to ignite the spark for positive change. She loves to join families in celebration every step of the way.
During her graduate studies, she was chosen to participate in CPEP (Collaborative Professional Education Project), a federally funded grant project serving children with disabilities and their families. Through CPEP, Melissa was delighted with the opportunity to collaborate with graduate students in speech-language pathology, physical therapy and secondary special education to create and implement a multidisciplinary, research-based home program.
Mikki Kistler, M.S., OTR/LOccupational Therapist
As an occupational therapist Mikki’s areas of expertise include working with children with sensory integration dysfunction, autism spectrum disorders and motor delay.
Mikki graduated from Pacific University with a Master’s degree in occupational therapy. She has additional training and certification in the Therapeutic Listening Program and the How Does your Engine Run program.
Before becoming an occupational therapist Mikki gained experience in treating children with mental health and behavioral challenges through her work as a treatment counselor. Mikki believes in empowering children to achieve greater independence through sensory exploration and play.
Jessie Sharlow, M.S., OTR/LOccupational Therapist
Jessie received her degree in occupational therapy in 2000 from the University of New Hampshire. She has specialized training and certification in sensory integration through USC/WPS and is certified to administer the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT). She is also certified in Advanced Therapeutic Listening, Level 1 SAMONAS, Cranial Electrical Stimulation (CES) and is working to obtain her DIR certification. She has attended extensive professional developmental courses in the areas of sensory processing and modulation, vestibular rehabilitation, visual processing/oculomotor deficits, vestibular/visual/auditory connection, DIR/Floortime, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Brain Gym.
She began her career as a school based occupational therapist for the Nantucket Public School system in Massachusetts working with children Pre-K through 12th grade. Though she loved collaborating with the teachers and being in a child’s natural setting, she felt she could better serve her families and children if she pursued additional education on how to address the underlying sensory processing problems rather than the symptoms. This lead Jessica to Philadelphia, where she worked at the Jeannetta D. Burpee Institute and received extensive training in sensory processing and the DIR/Floortime model. A love of the outdoors and a desire for adventure lead Jessie and her husband to Portland. Prior to joining the team at the Artz Center, Jessie worked for two years in a clinic based setting in the Portland-Metro region.
Jessie loves working with children of all ages with various neurological challenges. She feels that each child is unique and treatment should be tailored to the individual needs of each child and the family.
Stefanie Apmadoc, M.S., OTR/LOccupational Therapist
Stefanie’s areas of interest and experience include working with children with sensory integrative dysfunction, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delay. In 1997, Stefanie discovered her passion for working with children while teaching Kindergarten in Houston, Texas. She has since worked in the areas of pediatric mental health and special education, where she found that she was drawn to working with kids on the autism spectrum. Stefanie’s three years as an SDC teacher of preschoolers on the autism spectrum inspired her to pursue a career as an occupational therapist.
Stefanie received her Master’s Degree in occupational therapy from the University of Southern California in 2007. She has a strong commitment to professional development and has attended numerous trainings in a variety of areas, including sensory processing, feeding, DIR/Floortime, Handwriting without Tears, and Brain Gym. She is currently working toward her certification in sensory integration and administration of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT).
Stefanie is a committed and enthusiastic therapist who has worked in home, school and clinic environments. She joined the Artz Center team because she enjoys collaborating with children, their families and other members of our multidisciplinary team.
Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics
David W. Willis, M.D.
Medical Director, Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics
David W. Willis, M.D. is the Medical Director of Artz Center for Developmental Health. He is a Developmental-Behavioral pediatrician with a special emphasis on infants and young children’s emotional, behavioral and developmental difficulties.
He is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia and received his pediatric residency and child development fellowship training at Oregon Health Science University, in Portland. After five years in general pediatric practice, he focused his career on the management of developmental-behavioral challenges of young children, from a medical, developmental and mental health perspective, a unique practice model. As Co-Founder and current Director of the Center, Dr. Willis has led the development of our unique regional multidisciplinary organization that focuses not only on a new clinical services model - our “Developmental Home,” but also focuses on community collaborations for prevention and science-to-practice innovations for infants, young children and their families.
Dr. Willis is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at OHSU and President of the Oregon Pediatric Society. Nationally, his pediatric leadership focuses on building the connections between the health sector and the early childhood community with special focus on enhancing early brain and child development. He currently serves as President of the Oregon Pediatric Society, as an advisory council member on the Governor’s Early Childhood Education and Care Council, and has been a Harris Mid-Career Fellow with ZERO TO THREE.
He currently lives in Portland with his wife, Margy. Margy and David have two grown sons, Adam, a M.D.-Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Drew, a computer engineer residing in Vancouver, WA.
Michael Chewning, PNP,Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
In June of 2006, Mike joined the clinical staff at the Artz Center where he is currently providing behavioral and developmental pediatric consultation and ongoing case management.
Mike Chewning is a Portland-native who completed his training as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through the OHSU School of Nursing in 1978. He started his general pediatric practice at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma Washington in 1978. He returned to Portland to continue his practice of general pediatrics at the Emanuel Pediatric Clinic in 1980.
For the next 26 years he delivered care to children and their families at the clinic while pursuing his interest in developmental and behavioral pediatrics. During these three decades he consulted on an ongoing basis with Dr. David Willis, founder and director of the Northwest Early Childhood Institute.
Mike is also helping to develop a video-based parent training program called Circle of Security and is working with staff to develop community based programs for developmental screening and intervention.
Lawrence T. Krupa, M.D.,Behavioral Developmental Pediatrics
Dr. Krupa has always had an interest in developmental and behavioral problems in children. He has been fortunate to have known and worked with Dr Willis for a long time, since their residency training at OHSU in Portland.
After Medical school at OHSU, Dr. Krupa received Pediatric training at the U.S. Army Hospital at The Presidio in San Francisco, California. He then spent three years in Stuttgart W Germany before returning to Portland.
Before his association with the Artz Center, Dr. Krupa was a practicing pediatrician at the Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic for almost 30 years.
Having lived in Europe and traveled to many other places Dr. Krupa and his wife, Lynn, feel the Northwest is the best place to live anywhere. Dr. Krupa and Lynn have three grown children and have now been blessed with grand children. They are looking forward to sharing many activities with them: boating, fishing, bird watching, hiking and biking, to name a few.
Donna Spence-Kirchoff, M.D.,Behavioral Developmental Pediatrics
Dr. Donna Spence-Kirchoff has always had a strong interest in the developmental and behavioral aspects of pediatric practice, and is excited to be able to pursue that interest here at the Artz Center.
Born and raised in Texas, she attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and completed her pediatrics residency training and was Chief Resident of Pediatrics at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR. She is Board Certified in General Pediatrics
Dr. Spence-Kirchoff has been practicing developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the Artz Center since 2007. Before joining the Artz Center team, she was a general pediatrician in Vancouver, WA.
Dr. Spence-Kirchoff’s personal interests include spending time with her family, hiking, mountain biking, skiing and windsurfing. She is also an avid reader and enjoys cooking and gardening.