Instructors

Mary Billings, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Mary is the owner of Billings Speech Pathology Services, LLC a private practice established in 1994. Mary is a Lifetime ASHA member and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Oral Motor Institute (OMI). She is active in the American Academy of Private Practitioners in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) as well as the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry. She is a past President of the International Association of Orofacial Myology.

Mary is the recipient of many awards including the Connie Painter Award for Distinguished Services , the Anita Weinfeld Award for Professional Mentoring and the President’s award for Distinguished Service to an organization (IAOM). Mary is also the recipient of 14 ASHA ACE awards for Academic Continuing Education.

Mary’s private practice, with 12 other speech language pathologists has serviced 1000’s of clients with orofacial myofunctional disorders over the years with patients traveling significant distances to access their clinical diagnostics and therapeutic plans. She remains dedicated to continuing to expand her understanding of orofacial myofunctional disorders and how a “whole body” approach to treatment is most effective.

Financial Disclosure: 

Owner: Billings Speech Pathology Services, LLC

Owner: Elevated Therapeutics, LLC

Partner: FunctionFocus Academy

Non-Financial: 

Board of Directors - Oral Motor Institute

Patricia Fisher MA, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

Patty is a certified speech language pathologist in private practice in Dayton, OH and is a Lidcombe Certified Fluency Specialist.

Patty has specialized in oral motor and NDT based therapy applications throughout her career. She is an active member of the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association. In 2016, Patty was awarded “Honors” in Ohio. This award is the highest Honor of the Association and is a one-time / life-time award recognizing distinguished contributions to the field of Speech, Language and Hearing. She is also named a “Fellow” for OSLHA for her contributions in chairing the Consumer Affairs Insurance Initiative, Student Scholarship and Director of Public Information committees. Nationally, Patty served as an American Speech Language Hearing Association’s STAR representative from the state of Ohio.

Her skills in mediation, collaboration, and governance served her well when Elected by the IAOM Board of Directors to serve as organization Parliamentarian from 2015-2021. Patty has served as Adjunct Faculty at Miami University of Ohio and College of St. Rose in New York and her thirst for learning and advancement resulted in participation in clinical research related to Orofacial Myology Effects in collaboration with the Max Plank Institute in Germany. Her base of knowledge is expansive enabling her to easily engage course participants and offer them opportunity to apply what they have learned.

Patty joined the Make the Connection team in 2018 by invitation from Mary and Dianah. She quickly became a critical member of the team, offering support with techniques, clinical perspective and endless entertainment.

Financial Disclosure:

Receives compensation from Make the Connection as a course contributor

Non-Financial:

None

Charlie Beck, D.O., F.A.A.O.

Charlie Beck, D.O., F.A.A.O. graduated from the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (now the University of Pikeville) in 2004. He was one of Pikeville’s first undergraduate fellows, staying an extra year in medical school to study osteopathic manipulation more in depth. Taught by Edward G. Stiles, D.O., F.A.A.O., Charlie was given an excellent foundation for learning manipulative medicine. He is the first resident in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine in the history of his hospital and his state (Westview Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana). Charlie has taken numerous classes across the US and Canada and is skilled in multiple techniques and modalities. 

He has taught courses and given presentations here in the U.S. - for the American Academy of Osteopathy, the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, the Indiana Academy of Osteopathy, and numerous medical schools. He has also taught in Canada, Japan, Eastern and Western Europe as well as in Australia and New Zealand, where he works yearly as a locum osteopath. He is the president of the Indiana Academy of Osteopathy and a member and lecturer of the ALF InterFACE Academy. He is a published author and researcher. As his learning deepens by working with others he is always searching for the commonalities between different practitioners and healing styles. This has allowed him to bring together osteopathy with dentistry and vision to give a unique perspective on your illness/injury. He continues to strive to integrate this learning into principles that are easily taught to others. His primary practice is in Lebanon, IN.