Referrals - Missouri | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

Listed below are the names of speech pathologists in your state who might be able to help you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America provides these names only to help in locating a speech pathologist who might be able to assist you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America does not warrant the competency of these speech pathologists nor guarantee their treatment.

This list is likely to include only a small number of the speech pathologists in your area and therefore might not include the names of all speech pathologists who might be able to assist you. No negative implication should be drawn about a particular speech pathologist's qualifications or competency if he or she is not included on this list.

If the individuals located below cannot assist you or are not located near you, the Stuttering Foundation of America encourages you to request a referral from them.

Ms. Calista Dosanjh, M.S., CCC-SLP St. Louis, MO 63141 (602)750-7770 keck75@hotmail.com	Mr. Matt Krause, M.HS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F 1117 Boonville Rd Jefferson City, MO 65109-0621 (573)353-1540
Bonnie S. McKenzie, M.S., CCC-SLP McKenzie Ctr for Speech & Language 12015 Manchester Rd., Suite 55LL St. Louis, MO 63131-4418 (314)909-0294 (314)822-2174 mckenziecenter@sbcglobal.net	Dr. Lynne Shields, CCC-SLP St. Louis, MO 63119 (314)406-0718 lshields53@gmail.com
Ms. Janelle Stevens, M.A., CCC-SLP Children's Mercy Hearing & Speech 501 NW Barry Rd. Kansas City, MO 64155 (816)413-2500 (816)413-2555 jstevens@cmh.edu	Dr. Greg Turner, CCC-SLP Welch-Schmiddt Ctr for Comm Dis University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 (660)543-8799 (660)543-8234 turner@ucmo.edu

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bob Love

Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.