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Beverly Montgomery, MS CCC-SLP
Clinical Director
Beverly earned her Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University where she specialized in pragmatic and narrative language. After spending more than 9 years in the Lexington Public Schools, she founded Lex Communicate in 2011. Beverly developed a team-based model which is a collaborative, therapeutic relationship between herself, other providers, schools and, most importantly, the family. Inspired by her opportunity to work with executive functioning expert Sarah Ward, she specializes in combining social communication and executive functioning treatment and has advanced training in these areas. Beverly is passionate about providing education, advocacy and consultations to families, school systems and other professionals. Beverly provides trainings in the areas of social communication, executive functioning and the inclusion of individuals with neurointegrative deficits to schools, parent groups and the broader community. She served as an instructor in the areas of autism and social communication in the Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Program at Antioch University New England and in the Communication Sciences and Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders graduate programs at Elms College. Most recently, she completed a position as adjunct faculty at the University of Hawai’i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Marchella Lee, MS CCC-SLP
Marchella has been with Lex Communicate since 2014. She earned her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Emerson College. Marchella has become a skilled therapist after working for many years in the public schools as well as in private practice. She is also a mother of three children. She previously worked in the Westwood Public Schools at the elementary level and consulted to Westwood’s Partner Programs that were supervised by the New England Center for Children (NECC) and at the Ely Center in Newton, MA.
Laura Mahoney, LICSW
Laura received her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and her Certification in Advanced Clinical Practice from Boston College. Throughout her 20+ year career Laura has provided mental health support and education to adults, children and families in both medical and public-school settings. In her clinical practice Laura is eclectic in her approach and application of treatment. During sessions Laura will integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Positive Psychology, based on the client’s needs. Laura specializes in helping her clients develop a positive sense of self and awareness, in working with clients on developing and utilizing skills/strategies to assist with emotion recognition and control, executive functioning, social/interpersonal skills, safety and self – advocacy skills. Laura’s passion is empowering her clients.
Deborah Osber, MPH
Deborah holds a Master's Degree in Public Health from Boston University and has 20 years of experience in health services research, public health policy and administration, and program management. Throughout her career, Deborah has worked in a variety of settings to expand and improve community services to those in need.
Kade Reticker, MS CCC-SLP
Kade earned his Master’s Degree In Speech Language Pathology from Northeastern University. Over the last 8 years, Kade has worked as a speech language pathologist with clients across the lifespan, with experience in Early Intervention (0-3 year olds), high school, and health care. While working in schools, he focused on community outreach through advising a student run club that provided a safe space for neurodivergent students to gather and educate their teachers, peers, and community members about neurodiversity and their lived experiences. As a neurodivergent SLP himself, Kade is passionate about working with neurodivergent individuals on social communication, executive functioning, and self-advocacy using a strengths based approach. He strives to empower those he works with to communicate in a way that feels right for them. During his free time, Kade is an avid reader and gamer who loves to spend time outdoors.