Faculty and Staff

Mallorie Desimone, B.A.

Academic Office & Clinic Coordinator

mallorie@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Burk Hall 114

Mallorie Desimone graduated from SF State in May 2007 with her bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies. While a student, she worked in the Credential Services Teacher Preparation Center. She is currently the SLHS department administrative office coordinator.

Jim Cartwright, M.F.A, M.S., CCC-SLP

Lecturer

jamescartwright60@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Jim Cartwright is devoted to exploring the intersections between speech therapy, social justice, creativity, coaching, and counseling. He has a B.A. in Literature, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and an M.S. in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences( called “Communication Disorders” at the time) from this program back in 1996. Before becoming a lecturer at SF State, he worked for the San Francisco Public Schools for 10 years, then for a free community clinic for 16 years, where he was also the director and taught after-school creative writing classes for tweens with learning disabilities. He lives in San Francisco with his husband Jorge and is an author and a singer-songwriter. If you’d like to learn more about him, his personal website is https://www.jimcartwright.org/.

Oneida Chi, M.S., CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor

(415) 375-0279

Oneida Chi, M.S., CCC-SLP (They/ them) Oneida is a first‑generation Chinese American genderqueer speech‑language pathologist who grew up in San Francisco and proudly graduated from SFSU. With 25 years of experience across schools, hospitals, and private practice, they bring deep expertise and heart to every space they join. Alongside Anusha, they helped establish SFSU’s gender‑affirming voice clinic. They currently support patients at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Lyon‑Martin Community Health, and Santa Clara County Gender Health Clinic. A presenter, advocate, and founding member of the Trans Voice Initiative, Oneida is dedicated to culturally responsive care and building joyful, inclusive communities. Outside of work, they love traveling, snacking, and sharing meals and boba with their wife, friends, and family. 

Kimmy (Kimberlee) Golles, M.S., CCC-SLP, CDP, CGCP

Kimberlee.Golles@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Kimmy Golles attended SFSU for both undergraduate and master's in Communicative Sciences. She has worked in school, skilled nursing, and outpatient settings, and has spent the last decade as an acute care SLP, specializing in dysphagia, geriatrics, and end of life care. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Health Sciences through Rocky Mountain University. When not in the hospital or the classroom, she can usually be found on some kind of outdoor adventure: backpacking, snow camping, or canyoneering!

Wes Heidenreich, M.S., CCC-SLP

Lecturer

wbh@mail.sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Burk Hall 152

Wes attended San Francisco State University for both his Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Communicative Sciences.  During his graduate program he focused on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), including completing a thesis on pragmatic factors that impact production of morphosyntactic forms when using AAC.  Since 2014 he has been a clinician with San Francisco Unified School District working primarily with young adults and adolescents with complex communication needs.  He can usually be found riding his bike around the city.

Supreet Kaur, MA, CCC-SLP

Lecturer

supreetkaur@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Supreet Kaur, MA, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and lecturer in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Her clinical, teaching, and supervisory work centers on pediatric speech and language development, with a particular emphasis on speech sound disorders, language development, and neurodiversity-affirming practices.

Her interests include play-based and functional intervention approaches, caregiver and teacher coaching, and culturally responsive assessment and treatment for children from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. She is especially interested in bridging research and real-world clinical practice, supporting graduate clinicians in developing strong clinical reasoning skills, and promoting inclusive, strengths-based models of service delivery in educational and community settings.

In addition to her academic role, Supreet is the founder of a pediatric speech-language private practice in the Bay Area. Outside of her professional work, she is also a yoga teacher and loves going to concerts, as well as spending time with family and friends.

Sarah Leslie, M.S., CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor

sleslie@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Burk Hall 146

Sarah earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree at California State University East Bay (Hayward). Her expertise is working with individuals with complex communication needs requiring augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT). She is a RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional. She works primarily in the school setting providing AAC & AT assessments and intervention as well as mentor student interns and Clinical Fellows (CF). Outside of supervising the adult AAC Conversation Club clinic at SFSU, she works at ACTS/Ascend Rehab Services and serves on the Board of The Nika Project.

Emily Root, M.A., CCC-SLP

Lecturer

emilyroot@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Emily lives in New Jersey and has taught Fluency Disorders, at SFSU since 2017 as an online lecturer.  Originally from California, she attended UC Santa Cruz for her undergraduate studies and went to graduate school at New York University.  Emily has had a private practice in New Jersey for 20 years, specializing in working with children and young adults who stutter. Emily speaks annually at the National Stuttering Awareness conferences on topics ranging from stuttering desensitization to supporting parents of children who stutter.  Emily also loves to spread the message of stuttering acceptance in as many communities as possible to decrease stuttering stigma around the country.   Emily spends her free time listening to eighties music, working in local politics, and visiting California as often as possible!

Katherine Seto, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor

katherine_seto@yahoo.com

(415) 338-1001

Burk Hall 146

Katherine Seto received her bachelor's degree in English from UC Berkeley in 1986 and master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from SF State in 1990. In addition, she received her Ph.D. In 2020 in the field of Higher Education with specific interest in student success and thriving.  She has enjoyed working with the adult/geriatric neurogenic population for over 35 years in the medical setting. Dr. Seto is currently employed at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Redwood City. She is a big "foodie' and loves to spend time with her dogs and her family. 

Alyssa Winn, M.S., CCC-SLP

Clinical Instructor

amwinn@sfsu.edu

(415) 338-1001

Burk Hall 146

Alyssa Winn, M.S., CCC-SLP is the supervisor for the SFSU Neurodiversity Clinic and an alum of San Francisco State University (SFSU), where they specialized in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) through Project CLLASS. Alyssa now works as an ASL bilingual SLP for San Francisco Unified School District where they focus on early intervention for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in efforts to prevent language deprivation by providing exposure to both spoken English and American Sign Language.

Outside of speech pathology duties, Alyssa is a co-leader of Queer Birders Bay Area, a birdwatching group that promotes inclusivity in nature and birding communities.