Nancy is the owner and director of Kaufman Children’s Center and a renowned expert on the topic of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). In addition to working with local children, she offers intensive speech and language programs that bring families from other states and around the world to work with her at the KCC.

Since 1979, Nancy has dedicated herself to developing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) methods and materials to help kids become effective vocal communicators. She lectures internationally and over 20,000 speech-language pathologists have learned the K-SLP directly from the creator.

Nancy earned her bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University and her master’s at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. She and her husband reside in West Bloomfield, Michigan and have three grown children, a son-in-law, and two granddaughters.

Honors & awards:

• Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University (2010)
• Distinguished Alumni Award from Wayne State University (2015)
• Distinguished Service Award from Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2011)
• Community Excellence Business Person of the Year Award from the West Bloomfield Township Chamber of Commerce (2015)
• Leader & Innovator by Lawrence Technological University

Additional career highlights:

• Speech-language consultant for the Parish School and Carruth Center in Houston, Texas
• Speech-language consultant for Suburban Speech Center in Short Hills, New Jersey
• Former professional advisory board member of Apraxia Kids
• Former advisory board member of Wayne State University’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development

Visit Nancy’s page to learn more about her methods and the services she offers

Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Wayne State University.

She was named the center’s assistant director in 2024 after serving as the director of occupational therapy and sensory integration programs since 2014.

Amy has previous experience working with inpatient orthopedic and outpatient pediatric patients in the hospital setting, as well as with spinal cord and traumatic brain injury cases.

She has been named a “Mom Approved Doc” by the readers of Metro Parent magazine.

Amy and her husband Josh have three children, and a crazy Australian Shepherd named Sadie.

Kelly has been with the KCC since 1992. She has a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Michigan.

In her free time, she enjoys thrifting with her husband, playing with her two cats, learning about mid-century modern design and architecture, hearing live music, organizing, and traveling.