Mollie G. Mindel M.S., CCC-SLP
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Contra Costa SELPA AT/AAC Specialist
Concord, California - 2023 to Present
Responsibilities: Supporting students (aged 2-22 years) in the Contra Costa County as a Augmentative and Alternative Communication & Assistive Technology (AAC/AT) Specialist providing a wide range of assistance to the Local Educational Agencies (LEA’s) in the Contra Costa SELPA. This assistance includes but is not limited to: providing professional development to LEA staff; providing coaching and consulting services to students, their staff, or their families; assessing students for service; providing direct service to students; and the ordering of equipment.
Director of AT/AAC Services
SPG - Walnut Creek, California - 2011 to 2023
Responsibilities: Supporting students (aged 2-22 years) in the San Francisco Bay Area as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Augmentative and Alternative Communication & Assistive Technology (AAC/AT) Specialist. Responsibilities as a Director of AT/AAC Services include department development and expansion, supervising other SLPs, moderating AT/AAC Special Interest Group (SIG), professional outreach, creating and providing professional development trainings, recruitment and leadership at conventions and other events, AAC/AT and Teletherapy department management and growth, AAC Mentorship Program coordinator and content manager, curriculum development, and actively providing mentorship to developing AAC Specialists within the mentorship
Supervisor: Barb Taylor, M.S., CCC-SLP
SLP Program Supervisor and AAC Advisor
Therapy Abroad Belize - 2017 to 2019
Responsibilities: Program and curriculum development for an international study abroad program designed for university students and professionals. Supervising and participating in therapeutic activities at local clinics, schools, and collaborating with other social and medical professionals for a community-based rehabilitation program. Development and implementation of an AAC camp for adolescents with developmental disabilities and limited communication, which included family and staff communication partner training.
Supervisor: Chad Allen
San Francisco State University - Lecturer
San Francisco State University, CA - 2015 to 2016
Responsibilities: Curriculum development and course instruction. Courses included CD 668 Language Acquisition and Development, CD 664 Clinical Phonetics, and CD 300 Human Communication Disorders.
SFSU-CD AAC Resource Lab Manager and Site Supervisor
San Francisco, CA - 2010 to 2011
Responsibilities: general maintenance of AAC resource lab, familiarity of tools and programs available in lab, and broad assistance to Communicative Disorder students who wished to utilize those resources. Additionally, I oversaw a group of 8 undergraduate and graduate students participating in a service-learning project for the SFSU-CD AAC required course.
San Francisco State University - Teacher Assistant
-San Francisco State University, CA - 2010 to 2011
Responsibilities: assistant to Nancy B. Robinson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor and Director of the Communicative Disorders Program. Provided assistance with Project CLLASS coordination and general department management.
-San Francisco State University, CA - Spring 2004
Responsibilities: assistant to Bernie Wong, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department. Responsible for assisting during lectures and grading student research projects.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Chengdu, China - 2000 to 2001
Responsibilities: while living in China, I worked 10–15 hours a week as a TESOL instructor. My clients ranged from groups of preschoolers, secondary students, and adults, as well as individual sessions with adults.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Educational Leadership: Special Education
Portland State University - Current
Currently working towards earning an EdD, focusing on developing authentic inclusionary practices for students who use AAC.
Advisor: Dr. Sheldon Loman
Masters of Science in Communicative Disorders
San Francisco State University - December 2012
Completed degree with a Master's level specialization in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), awarded with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Degree was conferred upon completion of thesis, titled: Disproportionate Identification and Placement of African-American Children in Special Education within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Advisor: Dr. Laura Epstein, PhD
Bachelors of Art in Cultural Anthropology
San Francisco State University - June 2004
Was awarded a degree with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Degree had an emphasis in Chinese and Women's Studies, including a year studying abroad in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Advisor: Dr. Bernie Wong, PhD
CREDENTIALS AND LICENSES
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED TRAININGS
Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program - AT Specialization
California State University Northridge - June 2019
Awarded certification of completion for the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP).
Advisor: Michael Williamson, M.A., ATP
AAC Mentorship Program - AAC Specialization
Walnut Creek, CA - 2013
Awarded certification of completion and recognition as an augmentative and alternative communication specialist (AAC Specialist). Participation in the SPG-sponsored AAC mentorship program to gain additional experience and knowledge in AAC strategies. Program included bi-monthly AAC in-service trainings, current case-load to include children with AAC needs, mentor supports for AAC evaluations, and additional training/materials to support growth as an AAC service provider.
Advisor: Kathy Beatty, M.S., CCC-SLP
Project CLLASS - AAC Specialization
San Francisco State University - 2010-2012
Awarded certification of completion and recognition as an augmentative and alternative communication specialist (AAC Specialist). Project CLLASS (Collaborating for Language, Literacy, and Augmentative Systems in Schools): A Master’s level specialization that includes additional course work, trainings, and off-site clinical experiences working with children who have severe communication needs. Includes a weeklong intensive training at The Bridge School’s summertime Bridge Camp.
Advisor: Nancy Robinson, PhD., CCC-SLP
Specialized AAC Trainings
INTERNSHIPS
PUBLICATIONS
AAC for All: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Practice
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP
Jeeva John M.S. CCC-SLP
Plural Publishing
(2021)
Talk Like Me: Supporting Students who are African American Using AAC
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 12
December 17, 2020
Bridging the School and Home Divide for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families using Augmentative and Alternative Communities Systems
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP
Jeeva John M.S. CCC-SLP
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 12
September 18, 2018
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Speaker at American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
New Orleans, LA, 2022
Presented on titled topic:
Invited Speaker at American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention Master Class Series
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Washington D.C., 2021
Presented on titled topic:
Accepted Presenter at International Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication (ISAAC) Biennial Convention
(conference delayed due to COVID)
International Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication
Cancun, Mexico 2020
Accepted Presentation on titled topic:
Presenter at ASHA's Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Orlando, FL 2019
Presented on titled topic:
Presenter at California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
Anaheim, CA 2019
Presented on titled topic:
Presenter at CSHA Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
Sacramento, CA 2018
Presented on titled topics:
Keynote Speaker at SFSU’s Annual NSSLHA CONFERENCE
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 2018
Presented on titled topic:
Presenter at ASHA Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Los Angeles, CA 2017
Presented on titled topic:
PathLight’s 2017 Teacher Training Conference
PathLight International
Belmopan, Belize 2017
Presented on titled topic:
Poster at CSHA's Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
San Francisco, CA 2014
Poster on titled topic:
Presenter at ASHA's Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Chicago, IL 2013
Presented on titled topic:
GUEST LECTURER/PANELIST
Panel Discussion - Multidisciplinary Teletherapy
The Speech Pathology Group
Walnut Creek, California - 2020
Panel Discussion - Bilingual Topics in AAC
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California - 2019
DISTRICT TRAININGS
Mollie G. Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP has presented extensively on a variety of topics to school districts, SELPAs, and county departments of education across Northern and Southern California. This is an abbreviated list of highlighted topics:
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Contra Costa SELPA AT/AAC Specialist
Concord, California - 2023 to Present
Responsibilities: Supporting students (aged 2-22 years) in the Contra Costa County as a Augmentative and Alternative Communication & Assistive Technology (AAC/AT) Specialist providing a wide range of assistance to the Local Educational Agencies (LEA’s) in the Contra Costa SELPA. This assistance includes but is not limited to: providing professional development to LEA staff; providing coaching and consulting services to students, their staff, or their families; assessing students for service; providing direct service to students; and the ordering of equipment.
Director of AT/AAC Services
SPG - Walnut Creek, California - 2011 to 2023
Responsibilities: Supporting students (aged 2-22 years) in the San Francisco Bay Area as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Augmentative and Alternative Communication & Assistive Technology (AAC/AT) Specialist. Responsibilities as a Director of AT/AAC Services include department development and expansion, supervising other SLPs, moderating AT/AAC Special Interest Group (SIG), professional outreach, creating and providing professional development trainings, recruitment and leadership at conventions and other events, AAC/AT and Teletherapy department management and growth, AAC Mentorship Program coordinator and content manager, curriculum development, and actively providing mentorship to developing AAC Specialists within the mentorship
Supervisor: Barb Taylor, M.S., CCC-SLP
SLP Program Supervisor and AAC Advisor
Therapy Abroad Belize - 2017 to 2019
Responsibilities: Program and curriculum development for an international study abroad program designed for university students and professionals. Supervising and participating in therapeutic activities at local clinics, schools, and collaborating with other social and medical professionals for a community-based rehabilitation program. Development and implementation of an AAC camp for adolescents with developmental disabilities and limited communication, which included family and staff communication partner training.
Supervisor: Chad Allen
San Francisco State University - Lecturer
San Francisco State University, CA - 2015 to 2016
Responsibilities: Curriculum development and course instruction. Courses included CD 668 Language Acquisition and Development, CD 664 Clinical Phonetics, and CD 300 Human Communication Disorders.
SFSU-CD AAC Resource Lab Manager and Site Supervisor
San Francisco, CA - 2010 to 2011
Responsibilities: general maintenance of AAC resource lab, familiarity of tools and programs available in lab, and broad assistance to Communicative Disorder students who wished to utilize those resources. Additionally, I oversaw a group of 8 undergraduate and graduate students participating in a service-learning project for the SFSU-CD AAC required course.
San Francisco State University - Teacher Assistant
-San Francisco State University, CA - 2010 to 2011
Responsibilities: assistant to Nancy B. Robinson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor and Director of the Communicative Disorders Program. Provided assistance with Project CLLASS coordination and general department management.
-San Francisco State University, CA - Spring 2004
Responsibilities: assistant to Bernie Wong, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of the Anthropology Department. Responsible for assisting during lectures and grading student research projects.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Chengdu, China - 2000 to 2001
Responsibilities: while living in China, I worked 10–15 hours a week as a TESOL instructor. My clients ranged from groups of preschoolers, secondary students, and adults, as well as individual sessions with adults.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Educational Leadership: Special Education
Portland State University - Current
Currently working towards earning an EdD, focusing on developing authentic inclusionary practices for students who use AAC.
Advisor: Dr. Sheldon Loman
Masters of Science in Communicative Disorders
San Francisco State University - December 2012
Completed degree with a Master's level specialization in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), awarded with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Degree was conferred upon completion of thesis, titled: Disproportionate Identification and Placement of African-American Children in Special Education within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Advisor: Dr. Laura Epstein, PhD
Bachelors of Art in Cultural Anthropology
San Francisco State University - June 2004
Was awarded a degree with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Degree had an emphasis in Chinese and Women's Studies, including a year studying abroad in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Advisor: Dr. Bernie Wong, PhD
CREDENTIALS AND LICENSES
- American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) certification of clinical competence (CCC) in speech-language pathology
- California Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential
- State of California license to practice Speech-Language Pathology
- Board Certified Tele-practice Specialist (IBCCES)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED TRAININGS
Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program - AT Specialization
California State University Northridge - June 2019
Awarded certification of completion for the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program (ATACP).
Advisor: Michael Williamson, M.A., ATP
AAC Mentorship Program - AAC Specialization
Walnut Creek, CA - 2013
Awarded certification of completion and recognition as an augmentative and alternative communication specialist (AAC Specialist). Participation in the SPG-sponsored AAC mentorship program to gain additional experience and knowledge in AAC strategies. Program included bi-monthly AAC in-service trainings, current case-load to include children with AAC needs, mentor supports for AAC evaluations, and additional training/materials to support growth as an AAC service provider.
Advisor: Kathy Beatty, M.S., CCC-SLP
Project CLLASS - AAC Specialization
San Francisco State University - 2010-2012
Awarded certification of completion and recognition as an augmentative and alternative communication specialist (AAC Specialist). Project CLLASS (Collaborating for Language, Literacy, and Augmentative Systems in Schools): A Master’s level specialization that includes additional course work, trainings, and off-site clinical experiences working with children who have severe communication needs. Includes a weeklong intensive training at The Bridge School’s summertime Bridge Camp.
Advisor: Nancy Robinson, PhD., CCC-SLP
Specialized AAC Trainings
- PODD (2-Day) Oakland, California - 2019
- LAMP (1-Day) Hayward, California - 2017
- PECS (Level 1) San Jose, California - 2016
INTERNSHIPS
- Albany High School Albany, California - 2012
- John Muir Medical Center Concord, California - 2011
PUBLICATIONS
AAC for All: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Practice
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP
Jeeva John M.S. CCC-SLP
Plural Publishing
(2021)
Talk Like Me: Supporting Students who are African American Using AAC
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 12
December 17, 2020
Bridging the School and Home Divide for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families using Augmentative and Alternative Communities Systems
Mollie Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP
Jeeva John M.S. CCC-SLP
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 12
September 18, 2018
PRESENTATIONS
Invited Speaker at American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
New Orleans, LA, 2022
Presented on titled topic:
- Connecting Culture & Language to Everyday AAC Interventions
Invited Speaker at American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention Master Class Series
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Washington D.C., 2021
Presented on titled topic:
- AAC for All: Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Practice
Accepted Presenter at International Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication (ISAAC) Biennial Convention
(conference delayed due to COVID)
International Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication
Cancun, Mexico 2020
Accepted Presentation on titled topic:
- AAC for Everyone: Supporting African American Students
- Ready Set.... Go? Supporting AAC in Belize
Presenter at ASHA's Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Orlando, FL 2019
Presented on titled topic:
- Legally Defensible AAC Services in the School-Based Setting: What You Need to Know!
- AAC for Everyone: Supporting African American Students
- Ready Set.... Go? Supporting AAC in Belize
Presenter at California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
Anaheim, CA 2019
Presented on titled topic:
- Keeping it Legal: AAC in the Schools
Presenter at CSHA Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
Sacramento, CA 2018
Presented on titled topics:
- Belize: Providing an International Therapy Experience to Pre-Professionals and Professionals
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Student Considerations in AAC
Keynote Speaker at SFSU’s Annual NSSLHA CONFERENCE
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 2018
Presented on titled topic:
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Student Considerations in AAC
Presenter at ASHA Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Los Angeles, CA 2017
Presented on titled topic:
- African American Students: Avoiding Disproportionality & Conducting Appropriate Assessments
PathLight’s 2017 Teacher Training Conference
PathLight International
Belmopan, Belize 2017
Presented on titled topic:
- Language Differences vs. Language Disorders
Poster at CSHA's Annual Convention
California Speech-Language Hearing Association
San Francisco, CA 2014
Poster on titled topic:
- Issues of Disproportionality of African-American Children in Special Education Programs within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Presenter at ASHA's Annual Convention
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Chicago, IL 2013
Presented on titled topic:
- Disproportionality of African American Children in Special Education Within the San Francisco Bay Area
GUEST LECTURER/PANELIST
Panel Discussion - Multidisciplinary Teletherapy
The Speech Pathology Group
Walnut Creek, California - 2020
Panel Discussion - Bilingual Topics in AAC
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California - 2019
DISTRICT TRAININGS
Mollie G. Mindel M.S. CCC-SLP, ATP has presented extensively on a variety of topics to school districts, SELPAs, and county departments of education across Northern and Southern California. This is an abbreviated list of highlighted topics:
- Issues of Disproportionality of CLD Students
- Legal and Ethical Assessments of African American Students
- Alternative Assessments of CLD Students
- Legally Defensible AAC in the Schools
- Supporting Emergent Communicators
- CLD Considerations in AAC
- AAC Assessments
- Supporting Students using AT in the Schools
- AAC for Early Intervention & Preschool
- Adapting Books and Toys for Students with Complex Bodies
- Communication Partner Training for Emergent Communicators
- Adaptable Setting Teletherapy Across the Disciplines (ST/OT/PT)
- Teletherapy for Students with Limited Engagement
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Fluent Native English language skills
- Basic Proficiency Spanish language skills
- Excellent clinical and academic writing skills
- Leadership and Management
- Curriculum Development
- Familiarity with SEIS and various LMS platforms
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs and Google Extensions
- Conflict Management and Negotiations
- Case Management
