The entire CASTLE staff is committed to promoting excellence in the development of strong, oral communication skills and an environment where young children feel secure and successful. Teaching and therapy staff members have extensive training and experience in childhood education and speech/language pathology for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The unique staff is able to provide an array of educational options to families, including the Auditory-Verbal and Auditory-Oral approaches.

• Hannah R. Eskridge, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
  CASTLE Director
  Assistant Professor
  Pediatric Speech & Language Pathologist
  MSP, University of South Carolina
  heskridg@unch.unc.edu

• Maegan Evans, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd
  Pediatric Speech & Language Pathologist
  PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  MKevans@unch.unc.edu

• Velma J. Grose, MPH
  Teaching Assistant
  MPH, University of Illinois - Chicago
  vgrose@unch.unc.edu

• Sandra Hancock, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
  Pediatric Speech & Language Pathologist
  MS, San Francisco State University
  SOnisk@unch.unc.edu
• Lillian Henderson, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
  Lead Speech & Language Pathologist
  Diagnostician for the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Team
  MSP, University of South Carolina
  LHenders@unch.unc.edu

• Robert Humphreys
  Financial Officer
  RHumphre@unch.unc.edu
• Chrissy Kramer, MS, CCC-SLP
  Speech & Language Pathologist
  CKramer@email.unc.edu

• Lori Parker
  Office Assistant - Durham
  LParker@unch.unc.edu
• Erin M. Thompson, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
  Speech Language Pathologist
  MS, Speech & Hearing Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill
  ethompso@unch.unc.edu