West Staff

• Sherri Markowski, OTR
  
• Meghan O'Dwyer, SLP
  

  Meghan graduated in 2011 with a Masters of Communication Disorders degree from Auburn University.  She also obtained her bachelor’s degree from Auburn.  She has worked in a variety of settings including an outpatient location at a major children’s hospital and at an adult rehabilitation hospital.  Meghan enjoys working with children with a variety of disorders including: language, articulation, fluency, and dysphagia/feeding.  She is looking forward to continuing to learn everyday from all the patients at NTS.  Having recently moved from Atlanta, Meghan is enjoying getting to know the Houston area.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her new husband, watching Auburn football (WAR EAGLE!), cooking, and volunteering as an advisor for her social sorority.

• Toni Perkins
  

  PTA

  Toni has been practicing as a physical therapist assistant since January 2000.  She enjoys treating clients on land and in aquatic settings.  She began working at NTS in October 2006.  Prior to this, she practiced at an outpatient rehabilitation center specializing in pediatrics, school based therapy and early childhood intervention program.  Toni has attended numerous continuing education courses to develop skills in NDT, MFR, taping and aquatics.  She enjoys working with adaptive equipment – standers, walkers and wheelchairs, to see that functional use and positioning is optimal.  In her spare time, she likes to work in the yard, visit friends and go to the beach.

• Pam Paguio, OTR
  

  Pam graduated with honors from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2001.  Upon earning her degree, she returned to her hometown of Beaumont, TX to continue her passion.  She has devoted almost a decade in serving children with disabilities in the Golden Triangle Area.  In 2010, she moved to Houston to pursue a career as a rehabilitation program manager.  Afterwards, she returned to pediatrics to devote more time to starting a family with her new husband.  In her spare time, she loves to practice yoga, weight training, and running.

• Erin Langlois, OTR
  

  Erin completed her Master’s degree in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University - Houston in December of 2010.  She grew up in Carrollton, Texas and attended Texas A&M University (Whoop!), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.  Erin completed one of her fieldwork rotations for school at NTS, and recently accepted a part-time position here as an occupational therapist.  She has a passion for working with children and is excited to begin her career doing what she loves.  In her free time, Erin likes to read, work out, and spend time with her husband and their two dogs, Kona and Hazel.      

• MIchelle Miller Silvers, CCC-SLP
  

  CCC-SLP

  Michelle graduated from Texas State University with her Master of Science in Communication Disorders in 2005. Part of her clinical fellowship year was spent in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she focused on early intervention services. As part of her job, she received training in feeding therapy for infants. From 2006 to 2009, Michelle worked in an elementary school. She treated children with a variety of needs in the areas of articulation, language, stuttering, augmentative communication, and social skills. Due to a strong desire to grow professionally, Michelle joined the staff at NTS, Inc. in June, 2009. She had worked part-time at NTS, Inc. in the summer of 2008 and was excited to come on board as a full-time speech-language pathologist. Michelle has the Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association.

• Carol Nunez Parker
  

   

  OTR/L, C/NDT 

  My name is Carol S. Nunez Parker and I have been an Occupational Therapist for over 41 years. I started out so very long ago working at “The Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center” in San Antonio, TX and ever since, serving children with disabilities has been my life, my love, and my passion. Throughout my career I have held various positions: The CP Center- 5 years; Trans-disciplinary Team in Oregon, City County Health Dept. 7 yrs in Montana; Harris County Dept. of Education in Houston; and finally my own private practice, which began in 1986.  Neurodevelopmental Therapy Services is so bressed to have such a wonderful therapy and office staff.

  Completing the Neurodevelopmental Training both for Basic and Advanced baby course was a life long dream. I was on the Board of Directors for NDTA for over 6 years and presently the co-chair  with Lois Bly,  for the NDTA National Conferences.

  I have learned much from all my clients and want to provide the help and nurturing environment they need. I gave thanks to all that have crossed my path as each and every one has touched my life.

   

• Marilyn Adams
  

  Marilyn has twenty + years experience in providing speech, language and hearing therapy from infancy to adulthood. She has extensive experience in autism, hearing impaired, deafness, Cerebral Palsy, strokes, stuttering, language delay, articulation and phonemic awareness. She also has experience with augmentative communication devices. Marilyn received her Bachelor’s degree in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana and her Master Degree in Speech Pathology from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.  She also worked as the State Consultant for the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing for the State of Indiana.  She joined NTS Northwest, summer of 04 We are glad to have her expertise, even if it is part time.

• Kim Cantu
  

  Hi I am Kim Cantu and my position here at NTS West is office manager.  I live here in Katy with my husband and two children, Michael is 18 and Josh is 6.  I have been in the medical office field for 4 years now; I started at the University Of Houston in the Optometry School and worked for some private practice doctors as well.  I have a medical billing and Coding certificate and plan on going back to school in the future for a medical business degree.