Meet the experts

Dr. Robyn Becker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. She has almost 30 years of experience as an SLP across settings with children and adults.  Most recently, she was a school-based SLP for 17 years with the opportunity to form deep and meaningful interprofessional relationships across disciplines. Her research interests include how SLPs fit into educational frameworks, particularly in the area of emerging literacy.  

Meaghan received her BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Montclair State University, NJ and MA in Speech and Hearing Science in 1995 from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. She began her career practicing under the mentorship of Mark Singer, MD, and Carla Gress, PhD at University of California, San Francisco where she worked as both a therapist and clinical manager specializing in head and neck cancer rehabilitation. Meaghan then relocated to Chicago Illinois where she oversaw the head and neck program at Northshore University Health systems prior to joining Atos Medical inc. As part of her tenure at Atos Medical, Meaghan co-founded the clinical education division and has had the opportunity to engage with hundreds of health systems, head and neck providers as well as over 13000 patients to further support and develop healthcare practices that enhance patient outcomes. She spearheaded the creation of the Laryngectomy Pulmonary Kit & Program which has been adopted in over 350 facilities across the US as the gold standard for care.  She has also partnered with healthcare facilities including MDACC & University of Chicago to develop & deliver advanced, multi-disciplinary continuing education programs focused on H & N cancer treatment.  Having extensive clinical experience with TE voice restoration & pulmonary rehabilitation, she has directed and been invited faculty at numerous international and national seminars and training programs for laryngectomy rehabilitation.  Meaghan has been employed by Atos Medical since 2006 and is currently a Senior Clinical Educator.

Cindy Krafft PT, MS, HCS-O is an owner of K&K Health Care Solutions based in Florida. She brings more than 25 years of home health expertise that ranges from direct patient care to operational / management issues as well as a passion for understanding regulations. For the past 15 years, Cindy has been a nationally recognized educator in the areas of documentation, regulation, therapy utilization, and OASIS. She has and currently serves on multiple Technical Expert Panels with CMS Contractors working on clinical and payment reforms and bundled payment care initiatives. Her focus is on providing the knowledge and tools critical to the post-acute continuum of care to operationalize external requirements while keeping the driver of care where it needs to be – the needs of each patient being cared for.