Referrals - Wisconsin | 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. Erin Dyer, M.A., CCC-SLP 807 Tenth Avenue New Glarus, WI 53574 (608)527-5949 (608)444-5632 erincecilia@yahoo.com	Ms. Laura A. Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP, BCS-F Spotlight on Stuttering Speech Therapy LLC Madison, WI 53705 (608)238-8342 (608)217-8960 laura@spotlightonstuttering.com www.spotlightonstuttering.com
Ms. Susan M. Marks, M.S., CCC-SLP Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Delafield Clinic MSB 8948 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997 (414)266-2934 (414)266-6189 smarks@chw.org *School age children & teens	Ms. Julie Marzluf, M.S.,CCC-SLP West Allis, WI 53214 (414)666-1530 TalkKingspeechtherapy@gmail.com Web Site
Mr. Charlie Osborne, M.A., CCC-SLP University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Communication Sciences & Disorders 1901 4th Ave Stevens Point, WI 54481-1909 (715)346-4960 (715)346-2157 Charlie.Osborne@uwsp.edu Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist	Ms. Maura Quinn-Padron, M.S., CCC-SLP Marshfield Clinic 1000 N Oak Ave Marshfield, WI 54449-5702 (715)387-5128 EMail
Mr. Michael J. Retzinger, M.S., CCC-SLP Manitowoc, WI 54220 (920)683-2266 www.logueacademy.com W docmike@lakefield.net www.thefreedomtospeak.com	Dr. Carol Hubbard Seery, CCC-SLP UW-Milw, Comm Sci & Disorders Dept 853 Enderis Hall 2400 E Hartford Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211-3159 (414)229-4291 (414)229-2620 cseery@uwm.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt’s name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.