After discovering her passion for working with children and families, Stacey has worked in a variety of settings, from toddler teaching, coaching sports classes and ABA therapy, to working with Early Head Start and Head Start as a family services coordinator. She is so excited to be a part of Joya, and help with their incredible mission! Stacey loves spending time outdoors, rooting for the University of Washington, and recently started gardening.
Originally from Kentucky, it has been her pleasure to move around the globe, learn about different cultures, and gain new insight into how to best support the families that she works with. Joya families are a passion of hers because she enjoys watching the bonds between parents and their children.
Cami came to Joya Child & Family Development after working in the field of medical social work for five years. In her role, Cami connects families with the services and resources they need to be the best advocates for their children. Originally from Omak, Washington, Cami enjoys camping, horseback riding and sports.
Taylor Western grew up in Fresno, California, then attended Chico State University for college. Her family moved to Spokane, WA her senior year of college. She began her master’s in Communication Disorders at Eastern New Mexico University, and moved to Spokane to do her final internships so she…
Sierra grew up in a small town in Washington. She received her AA degree here in Spokane through running start, then went on to receive her Bachelor of arts and then Master of Science at the downtown Spokane health campus.
Growing up in a small town in central Washington, I learned the value of community early on. I was fortunate to embrace the Spokane community while attending undergraduate and graduate school at WSU and to join Joya upon graduation. I thoroughly enjoy building and enhancing the communication skills of early language learners and leaving a lasting impact on them and their families.
Jennifer has a special interest in infant and toddler feeding as well as phonological processing disorders. She loves working with children, birth to 3, and building relationships with, and supporting, the whole family. She is forever amazed by the early learning and development that takes place through play and daily life…
Ashley was born in Key West Florida, grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved to Seattle in 1994. She graduated from University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in a clinic in Seattle as a therapy aide…
Ann developed an interest in children with special needs and hearing loss after volunteering in high school. She took sign language classes and majored in special education at the University of South Florida. After a year of teaching she decided that speech therapy would be a better fit and returned…