Laura McAlpine, M.Ed. CCC-SLP, is a Speech and language Pathologist
with over 24 years experience working with students to provide contextualized
speech/ language intervention programs. Her experience includes 11
years in the public school system with extensive work in language
learning disability classes, high school curriculum development for
speech/language-impaired learners and as a diagnostician for augmentative/alternative
communication. She has been a private practitioner for the past 13
years working with the school age population in areas of speech articulation,
pragmatic language, reading, and writing development. Most notably,
Laura has co-facilitated and developed Act As If, which is a cutting
edge social cognition and skill development program incorporating
social thinking research and behavior modification concepts. All
Interactions associates are committed to realizing potential in students
to become effective learners and communicators. Laura and all speech
language pathologist associates are certified through the American
Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Geoffrey Greenman, M.A. CCC-SLP, is a Speech and Language Pathologist
whose experience includes working in elementary, middle, and high
school settings. Currently, he works for the Virginia Public School
system in addition to his work at Interactions. He provides speech and
language therapy to students with intellectual, language, or emotionally
based impairments or delays. Geoff’s work is focused on speech articulation,
reading comprehension, fluency, and augmentative/alternative communication.
His experience also includes developing and implementing pragmatic
language groups for school age children with autism spectrum disorders.
He is certified through the American Speech Language and Hearing Association.
Lisa Jan Sherman is an actress and has been a member of the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Screen Actors
Guild (SAG) for over 25 years. Since 1990, she has performed totally
improvised musical comedy with "Now This" www.nowthisimprov.com of which she is a founding member. It is there, that Lisa and her
fellow cast members create customized musical shows, murder mysteries,
treasure hunts, and corporate team building workshops. She has worked
in film, commercials, radio, and stage. In her past life, she has also
helped to open a dozen restaurants. She has enjoyed volunteering her
time with adolescents and adult mentally disabled, mentally ill, and
with animal rights welfare groups. Lisa and Laura have been working together
facilitating social cognition groups for 15 years and co-developed Act
As If in 2005. Lisa has a BA in Theatre and Speech from the University
of Maryland.
