Meet our Staff

Hearing & Speech of WNY employs over 100 licensed therapists who provide therapy services throughout WNY. Our directors and supervisory staff, with their many years of experience, bring together a multi-disciplinary team which includes Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Special Education Teachers, Audiologists, and Psychologists who will provide comprehensive evaluations and treatment for all children. Our highly skilled and experienced staff of therapists, teachers, and evaluators offer services to children between birth and five years old who have speech, hearing, feeding, communication, motor, sensory, challenging behaviors and special education/learning needs.

OUR STAFF

Mary Anne Furlani, MS, CCC, SLP (Director and Managing Partner)

Mary Anne Furlani, MS, CCC, SLP has been a speech language pathologist for over 30 years. She completed her training at the State University College of New York at Buffalo (BSC). She purchased the practice from Joseph DeRose in 2008, the Chair of the Communication Disorders Department at BSC. At the time, the practice served…

Cynthia Stando (Associate Director and Managing Partner)

Cindy Stando has worked as a Speech Language Pathologist for 25+ years. She spent most of these years as a related service provider before joining Hearing and Speech of WNY as the Associate Director. Cindy is also the Evaluation Program Manager and continues to take great pride in her amazing team of evaluators. One of…

Teresa Marioles, OTR/L (Partner and Occupational Therapy Supervisor)

Teresa Marioles is the Occupational Therapy partner and supervisor of the Occupational Therapy Program at H&S of WNY. She has been working in the field of pediatrics for over 25 years, with the early intervention and pre – school population. Teresa has been with H&S since 2010 where she is fortunate enough to be working…

Michelle L. Chaffee, Psy.D. (Partner and Licensed Psychologist)

Michelle L. Chaffee, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist as well as a certified school psychologist in NYS. She received her BS in Elementary Education from St. Bonaventure University in 1994, her Masters of Arts in School Psychology and Certificate of Advanced Study in 1996 and then her Doctorate in School Psychology from Alfred University in…

Anne P. Orsene, Au.D, F-AAA (Partner and Doctor of Audiology)

Dr. Anne Orsene is the Executive Director of Hearing Evaluation Services, a non-profit audiology practice with four locations in Western New York. She has been practicing audiology and caring for her patients since 1991. Dr. Anne Orsene was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York State Hearing Aid Dispensing Advisory Board in 2012.…

Anne Olszowka (Partner and Licensed Physical Therapist)

Anne earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Buffalo. The most recent and majority of her 23 year career has focused on pediatric evaluation and treatment, with her earlier practice including clinical experience in acute, subacute, geriatric and head trauma rehabilitation. She is an adjunct faculty member at D’Youville…

Melissa Galdys (Special Education Itinerant Teacher Supervisor)

Melissa Galdys is a certified special education teacher and has been working in the field of preschool and early intervention for more than 22 years. She has worked as a special education teacher in a variety of settings including self-contained classrooms, inclusion classrooms, co-taught classrooms and as an itinerant teacher. Melissa is a behavior specialist…

Chris Marple (Supervisor and Administration)

Chris Marple has 40 years of experience as a Speech/Language Pathologist in the WNY area. She retired from the Buffalo Public Schools in 2010 after 32 years of service in several positions. In addition, she has worked part time throughout the years as an Itinerant Speech Pathologist for several WNY agencies. Chris earned a Certificate…

Carrie Tsakiris (Ongoing Service Coordinator)

Carrie Tsakiris, is our new Ongoing Service Coordinator at Hearing & Speech of WNY. Carrie moved to Buffalo to attend college at Buffalo State College and pursue a degree in Education. Her love for children drew her to a career that would ultimately involve them. Carrie has been a Service Coordinator (both initial and ongoing)…

Jessica Mendez, MS, RDN, CDN (Registered Dietitian)

Jessica graduated from D’Youville College with a Masters degree in dietetics in May 2016. Previously, she obtained a Bachelors degree from Towson University in exercise science. Since graduation, Jessica has worked with clients with a wide array of nutrition concerns, but her true passion is helping children achieve their nutrition goals for proper growth and…