Our Board

Michelle Posner is the President of the Jewish Caucus and one of its founding members, dedicated to fostering a space where Jewish identity, advocacy, and community thrive.

A bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist since 2006, Michelle brings to her work a deep sense of purpose shaped by personal experience. Her younger brother, who is Autistic, inspired her to pursue a career centered on communication, inclusion, and support for neurodivergent individuals. Michelle’s life is a braid of cultures, histories, and identities. She is an Ashkenazi Jew whose family fled Russia and Poland during the Holocaust, finding refuge in Mexico before immigrating to the United States when Michelle was nine. This multicultural journey informs every facet of her personal and professional life: Jewish, Mexican, bilingual, and deeply committed to equity and representation.

As President, Michelle leads with compassion, cultural fluency, and a strong belief in the power of community. She remains committed to elevating diverse Jewish voices and advancing meaningful, inclusive change.

Amy Schraier is a speech-language pathologist with a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from The University of Texas at Austin and a master’s in speech-language pathology from George Washington University.

In addition to her work at the Federation, Schraier is in private practice for Schraier Speaks, LLC. She has previous classroom experience at The Parish School and in Plano ISD.

Dr Robyn Newman began her clinical career over 20 years ago working in both private and public schools with children who have complex communication needs. Currently, she has a private practice in the suburbs of Chicago, PediaTalk, PLLC, that provides office, virtual, and school-based speech and language assessment and intervention services for preschool, elementary, middle, and high school-aged children who have a variety of developmental speech and language disorders. She also supports public elementary and high school districts on a part-time basis.  Dr Newman was on the Board of Directors of the North Suburban Speech-Language Association in Illinois for 16 years having served as their webmaster, secretary, and most recently, co-president. She received her academic training from the University of Illinois (BS) and Northwestern University (MA, PhD).

Stephanie Cohen, M.C.D., CCC-SLP is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in the Jacksonville, FL metropolitan area. She received her Master's degree in Communication Disorders from Auburn University and has been practicing since 2019. Stephanie currently serves children ages 3-5 and young adults ages 18-22 in the charter school/non-profit setting at The Arc of the St. Johns in St. Augustine, FL, and has experience working in public school, ABA clinic, and pediatric outpatient settings. She specializes in early language development, functional communication, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). 

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Jess is a speech language pathologist specializing in infant and pediatric feeding and swallowing. She is currently pursuing a PhD to further understand oral motor development in children and how feeding and speech development connect.