Special Services
Speech Therapist
Tina Yeung
Tina Yeung
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Ms. Tina grew up in Youngstown, Ohio and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing science from The Ohio State University. In 2012, she decided to move to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Teachers College, Columbia University in order to work with bilingual Mandarin/Cantonese students. During her time at Teachers College, Ms. Tina worked with K-12 students in special education and general education settings. She also had the wonderful opportunity to practice speech and language therapy and work closely with teachers and doctors all across Ghana!
Ms. Tina now resides in Manhattan and loves to explore New York City, cook and eat, read, and do arts/crafts. She recently illustrated five Spanish children’s books that were distributed in Colombia and Bolivia for children with cleft palate to practice their speech sounds. She is currently using her artistic talents to create materials for speech and language evaluations and therapy. As a new member of TALES, Ms. Tina is excited and eager to design and create board games with her students to help them achieve their speech, language, and academic goals. |
Ms. Michaela grew up in Northport, NY. She graduated with a B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of Richmond. At Richmond, she enjoyed playing Division 1 Women's lacrosse and conducting research in the Memory and Cognitive Aging Lab. Ms. Michaela also spent her time coaching and mentoring at a local youth organization. All of these passions led her to the field of speech-language pathology in the NYC Department of Education.
She received her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Hofstra University. While there, she was a research assistant conducting studies on word finding and cueing strategies for people with aphasia.
She continues to coach youth lacrosse and enjoys sharing her love of having a healthy and active lifestyle with her students.
She received her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Hofstra University. While there, she was a research assistant conducting studies on word finding and cueing strategies for people with aphasia.
She continues to coach youth lacrosse and enjoys sharing her love of having a healthy and active lifestyle with her students.
Occupational Therapist
Erika Fridman
Erika Fridman
Miss Erika grew up in Ukraine and immigrated to New York City as a teenager. She received her dual Bachelors and Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Long Island University. Prior to joining Tales she worked with middle and elementary school aged children in District 75 in Brooklyn. As well as early intervention and adult care.
Miss Erika believes that children should be seen from a holistic perspective and uses meaningful activities to address their needs.
Outside of work, Miss Erika enjoys traveling, reading, exercising and spending time with her family.
Miss Erika believes that children should be seen from a holistic perspective and uses meaningful activities to address their needs.
Outside of work, Miss Erika enjoys traveling, reading, exercising and spending time with her family.
Ms. Caroline is the school counselor at TALES. She lives on Long Island and loves to spend time with her son, Dylan, when she is at home. She loves to travel all over the world and experience different cultures. She’s a big foodie and enjoys tasting new and different types of food from all over the world. She has a dual masters in Childhood Education and Special Education, as well as a masters in School Counseling. Her career in education began 9 years ago in Bayside, where she taught Kindergarten and First Grade. After graduating with her Masters in School Counseling, she wanted to pursue her passion in supporting students' social emotional well-being, and began her career as a School Counselor at TALES. She is very excited to be a part of the TALES family and hopes to be a positive support for everyone in the community!
Physical Therapist
Mari Karr
Mari Karr
Social Worker
Judith Pierre
Judith Pierre
School Psychologist
Weinian Luo
Weinian Luo
Family Worker
Jamie Yee
Jamie Yee
