KRISTIE GATTO, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® 

Kristie Gatto, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in the public and private school systems, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and children’s hospitals, and in private practice. In 2004, Ms. Gatto became the co-owner of a private practice in Northwest Houston and began her journey in treating children with pediatric feeding disorders. After years of searching for answers in traditional feeding approaches, she underwent training in the field of Orofacial Myology and became the first certified orofacial myologist in the city of Houston in 2011. Ms. Gatto is currently the owner of The Speech and Language Connection, which has two offices in the greater Houston area and employs multiple speech-language pathologists with various specialties. 

Ms. Gatto has focused her clinical skills on treating patients with issues in feeding, dysphagia, deglutition, oral sensory aversion, orofacial myology, and swallowing- related disorders, as well as articulation, phonological processing, and early childhood feeding interventions.

Ms. Gatto is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM), American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology & Audiology (AAPPSPA), Texas Speech- Language-Hearing Association (TSHA), and Houston Association for Communication Disorders (HACD). She has previously served on the board of directors for the IAOM and AAPPSPA. Currently, she is on the board of directors for the Oral Motor Institute, and the Myofunctional editor for the Dental Sleep Practice Magazine. 

Financial: Kristie Gatto is also the owner and a treating clinician with The Speech and Language Connection in Houston, Texas, as well as an instructor for the International Association of Orofacial Myology, for which she is paid. She is the author of two text books, Understanding the Orofacial Complex: the evolution of dysfunction, and Understanding the Orofacial Complex: the Muscle Manual; and one children’s book, Sam the Super Chewer Eats. 

Non-financial: Kristie Gatto is a Past President of the International Association of Orofacial Myology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a board of directors member for the Oral Motor Institute, an editor for the Dental Sleep Practice Magazine, a journal reviewer for Cranio, and actively involved in her community providing speaking engagements for moms and families of patients with oromyofunctional dysfunction and feeding difficulties. 

AMANDA CHASTIAIN, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® 

Amanda Chastain, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® is an ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association) certified and Kentucky licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with specific focus in the areas of Orofacial Myology and Pediatric Feeding. She is a Certified Orofacial 

Myologist (COM®) through The International Association of Orofacial Myology. As the owner and director of The Speech Network Pediatric Feeding and Orofacial Myology Clinic in Lexington KY, she dedicates her focus of practice to infants and toddlers with feeding difficulties as well as teens and adults with orofacial myofunctional deficits. Amanda is a Past President of the International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM), an approved IAOM instructor, and provides training for infant and toddler feeding through her GoMAP (Guided Oral Movements with Active Patterning) Program. 

Financial: Amanda Chastain is also the owner and a treating clinician with The Speech Network in Lexington, KY, as well as an instructor for the International Association of Orofacial Myology for which she is paid. 

Non-financial: Amanda Chastain is a PastPresident of the International Association of Orofacial Myology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and actively involved in her community providing speaking engagements for moms and families of patients with oromyofunctional dysfunction and feeding difficulties.

ANGIE LEHMAN, BS, RDH, COM® 

Angie Lehman, BS, RDH, COM® earned her Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene from Pennsylvania College of Technology in 1999. She began practicing Orofacial Myology in 2012 and received her Certification from the International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM) in 2014. Angie is the owner of Oral Myofunctional Therapy of York (OMT of York). 

As a Certified Orofacial Myologist, Angie provides caring, individualized therapy for patients of all ages with Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD’s). She is passionate and enthusiastic about prevention and treatment of the causes of OMD’s rather than just treating the symptoms. Her fun and relaxed approach to the elimination or Oral Habits has proven to be very successful. Her expertise includes Sucking Habit Elimination, Tongue Thrust correction, Oral Rest Posture Therapy and the recognition of tongue and lip ties and their influence on orofacial growth and function. She works in conjunction with, and is well respected by local Dentists and Orthodontists, Speech Pathologists, ENT’s, Lactation Consultants, and other skilled medical professionals. 

Financial: Angie Lehman is also the owner and a treating clinician with OMT of York,, as well as an instructor for the International Association of Orofacial Myology, for which she is paid. 

Non-financial: Angie Lehman is a Past board of Directors member of the International Association of Orofacial Myology, a member of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygiene Association and actively involved in her community providing speaking engagements for patients and families of patients with oromyofunctional dysfunction.