Our Mission
We strive to give every child and adult the ability to effectively communicate with the world in collaboration with families and specialists involved in their care.
Midland Speech Center Beliefs:
- Building a child’s communication skills improves their self-esteem and confidence.
- A family centered approach to learning is the key to improving the overall success of the child.
- Children learn best through play and exploration and strive to make all therapy sessions fun and interactive.
- Parents need to be given all the information available in order for them to make an informed decision about their child’s care.
- Motivating parents to find the natural teachers within will ensure their child’s continued improvement toward being successful communicators.
- Every child has their own individual personality and aim to build goals and activities that ensures that child’s success.
- Parents know their child the best, which makes their input the most important factor to effectively treating their child.
Meet the Clinicians
Dara L Jackson
Dara is originally from Roswell, NM but moved to Midland in 2014 with her husband, Matt. Dara loved Midland so much that she decided to make the leap into small business ownership with her friend and fellow Speech-Language Pathologist, Sara Dunnam in 2017. Since that time, Dara and her husband became parents to 2 little girls that constantly keep them on their toes. Dara offers a unique skill set with an academic and performance background in voice. Dara holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in vocal performance and has worked as a professional opera singer. She returned to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in Communicative Disorders to follow her greatest desire; helping children find their voice. Dara loves being a speech-language pathologist and especially loves learning from her patients.
Dara L Jackson
Dara is originally from Roswell, NM but moved to Midland 2 years ago with her husband and 4 dogs. Dara loves Midland so much that she decided to make the leap into small business ownership with her friend and fellow Speech-Language Pathologist, Sara Dunnam to serve the community. Dara offers a unique skill set with an academic and performance background in voice. Dara holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in vocal performance and has worked as a professional opera singer. She returned to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in Communicative Disorders to follow her greatest desire; helping children and adults find their voice. Dara has spent a significant amount of time with children and adults who have speech, language, voice, and/or swallowing disorders. Through these experiences, she developed a passion for tongue thrust therapy and articulation therapy with children. Dara loves being a speech-language pathologist and especially loves learning from her patients young and old.
Sara V Dunnam
Sara was born and raised in Midland, Texas. Her passion for Speech-Language Pathology started when she had to have speech therapy from ages 3-5. Sara loved her speech therapist and wanted to be just like her. Sara pursued an undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University where she majored in Special Education. After earning her undergraduate degree, Sara moved to Dallas to pursue a degree in Communication Disorders from The University of Texas at Dallas. While at UTD, Sara was selected as a Teaching Assistant for the Early CLASS program for 3 semesters. She graduated with her masters in Speech-Language Pathology in 2010. Sara has worked in a variety of settings including public schools, private practice, and outpatient rehab. In April 2017, Sara left her job to open Midland Speech Center, LLC with her friend and fellow Speech-Language Pathologist, Dara Jackson. Sara enjoys working with patients of all ages and helping them communicate their wants and needs to others. Her passion is serving children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. She completed all day one-on-one training with Kay Giesecke at Apraxia Dallas, PLLC; she also has completed continuing education coursework in Introduction to PROMPT Technique, SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding), Nancy Kaufman’s course in Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Apraxia of Speech, and Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk. When not at work, you can find Sara spending time with her husband, Matt and her two kids, Sally June and Louie.
Sara L. Dunnam
Sara was born and raised in Midland, Texas. Her passion for Speech-Language Pathology started when she had to have speech therapy from ages 3-5. Sara loved her speech therapist and wanted to be just like her. Sara pursued an undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University where she majored in Special Education. After earning her undergraduate degree, Sara moved to Dallas to pursue a degree in Communication Disorders from The University of Texas at Dallas. While at UTD, Sara was selected as a Teaching Assistant for the Early CLASS program for 3 semesters. She graduated with her masters in Speech-Language Pathology in 2010. Sara has worked in a variety of settings including public schools, private practice, and outpatient rehab. In April 2017, Sara left her job to open Midland Speech Center, LLC with her friend and fellow Speech-Language Pathologist, Dara Jackson. Sara enjoys working with patients of all ages and helping them communicate their wants and needs to others. Her passion is serving children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. She completed all day one-on-one training with Kay Giesecke at Apraxia Dallas, PLLC; she also has completed continuing education coursework in Introduction to PROMPT Technique, SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding), Nancy Kaufman’s course in Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Apraxia of Speech, and Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk.