Marla is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and owner of Talking Together, Inc. Marla has worked in Early Intervention for over 25 years and has passion for helping providers to support families on their journey. Marla currently mentors providers and facilitates transdisciplinary teaming, provides State-Approved trainings and participates in multidisciplinary assessments to help in the writing of IFSPs. Marla believes in the power of relationships and the empowerment of families to help their children grow and learn. Through her trainings and mentorship, Marla supports providers in building their understanding that families are the experts on their children and therefore are critical members of every team. Additionally, Marla continues to take part in reflective consultation to better understand the ways in which power, privilege, and bias shows up in her work.  She uses this awareness to center the voices of families and providers from different ethnicities and socioeconomic experiences to best serve our community in a culturally responsive way. In her spare time, Marla enjoys spending time with her family, reading, visiting area schools as a volunteer with her therapy dog, Chance, and creating in her kitchen with plant-based cooking.