Judith L. Bergman M.A. CCC-SLP
Founder & Director
Ms. Bergman has over 38 years of experience serving a variety of persons with communication disorders across diverse settings including private and public schools, hospitals and assisted living centers. She was Director of Speech and Audiology at the Belchertown State School in Massachusetts and an adjunct professor at William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey.
Ms. Bergman received her third Award for Continuing Education (ACE) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association after earning seven ASHA CEUs (Continuing Education Units equal to 70 instructional hours) in a 36 month period.
Ms. Bergman taught in the Duke University Continuing Studies Evening and Weekend Programs. She taught a new course, Mastering the Idioms of American English Part I: Front Vowels, in the winter of 2009 to six talented "students" from Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Italy.
The Duke University Department of Physics and Math has been sponsoring her six hour workshop for new international students each August since 2007 as part of the orientation for incoming doctoral candidates. Ms. Bergman taught an updated version, now called, Speaking English with Confidence and Clarity, on August 10, 2009.
On November 18, 2009 Ms. Bergman was the guest lecturer at an undergraduate class in Phonetics at UNC.
Ms. Bergman sees clients in her Durham office.
Ms. Bergman is very patient and helpful. She is one of the best teachers that I have experienced in my last fifteen years of post-graduate and professional experience. Market Research Manager: Taiwan, Mandarin
The teacher was excellent, one of the best teachers I've ever had. She gave me lots of encouragement and set up good models for me. Software Developer: China, Mandarin
She understands what it takes to work with each individual to improve his accent. IT Manager: China, Mandarin
M.A. Hunter College of CUNY
B.A. Barnard College of Columbia University
American Speech Language Hearing Association Awards:
- Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- ACE Continuing Education Awards 1997, 2001 and April, 2009.
- Awarded Lifetime Membership in 2004
Permanent License #3178 in Speech Pathology in North Carolina. Previously Licensed in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association (NCSHLA): Life Member
Certified Compton P-ESL Instructor by Institute of Language and Phonology
Other Memberships:
- CORSPAN (Corporate Speech Pathology Network)
- Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
- Women Business Owners Network of Cary (WBON-Cary)
Jennifer Vroom M.S. CCC-SLP
Associate Instructor
 Ms. Vroom has provided speech language therapy services for the past 10 years within both private practice and public school settings. She has a broad range of experience which include hospital settings and accent reduction overseas. She has conducted professional training for fellow Speech Pathologists, students, and professors nationwide on relevant speech therapy tests and materials and served as an editor for a speech-language publication. She has several articles published online.
Ms. Vroom has held her professional certification in Speech Pathology since 2000 with state licenses for both North Carolina and South Carolina. She originally earned her certification as a Compton P-ESL Instructor in 2003. She currently works full-time for Wake County Public Schools. She is available to work with Triangle Speech Services clients at their company locations or at her office in Raleigh in the late afternoon, early evenings and weekends.
B.S. in Communication Disorders, Appalachian State University, 1998 (minor in Cultural Anthropology)
M.S. in Speech Pathology, University of NC at Chapel Hill, 2000
American Speech-Language Hearing Association CCC
NC Permanent License in Speech Pathology License # 5529
Member: ASHA, Certified Compton P-ESL Instructor
Notice to Speech-Language Pathologists:
We are not hiring additional staff at this time. Please do not send Ms. Bergman emails with attached letters and resumes.
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