Dawn is a speech-language pathologist at The Carruth Center. Dawn attended Baylor University, where she earned both a BA in Communication Disorders and a MS in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Dawn was hired by Robbin Parish, the founder of The Parish School, in 1993....
Team Members
Virginia Ivers, MA, CCC-SLP
Virginia is a speech-language pathologist at The Carruth Center. She has a Bachelor of Science in Child Studies from Vanderbilt University and earned her Early Childhood – 6th Generalist teaching certification from Houston Baptist University. After completing a...
Laurie Stempien, LCSW-S, RPT
Laurie Stempien, LCSW-S, RPT is a therapist at The Carruth Center. She earned a Master of Science in Social Work, with a concentration in clinical studies, from the University of Houston in 2010. She is a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist....
Mirna Viesca
Mirna was born in Houston and raised in Pasadena, Texas. Before joining Carruth, she worked as an administrative assistant for several years, staying organized and paying attention to details — skills she now uses in an educational setting. While her children were in...
Andra Gruver, MS, CCC-SLP
Andra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from Texas Tech University and a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from West Texas A&M. Andra is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist through the Texas State Board of Examiners...
Renee Attaway-Storer, MS, CCC-SLP
Mimi Branham, MA, CCC-SLP
Mimi comes to us with more than 30 years of experience as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. She has worked in a variety of settings, including as owner of a private practice, in public education as a clinical supervisor, in hospitals and as a clinical director...
Rachel Czar, OT, SIPT Certified
Rachel Czar is an occupational therapist at The Carruth Center. She holds both a BS and MS from the University of Texas Health Science Center and is Sensory Integration Praxis Test (SIPT) Certified. Prior to joining The Carruth Center, Rachel worked as a lead in a...
Courtney Dahl, MS, CCC-SLP
Courtney is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist in the State of Texas. She holds a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Texas. Her work...
Nicole Devens, MS, CCC-SLP
Nicole is a certified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with eleven years in practice. She received her undergraduate degree from Baylor University in 1997 and graduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1999. Her memberships include TSHA and...









