Uri Schneider M.A. CCC-SLP, a
partner in Schneider Speech Pathology. is known for his broad range of
professional experience, personal interests, and hallmark characteristics of
creativity, sensitivity and positive spirit. Uri specializes in stuttering,
voice, learning and public speaking; working with both children and adults,
and has been recognized as a dynamic lecturer, presenting professional
seminars and workshops locally and nationwide.
Uri received his MA in Speech-Language
Pathology from Queens College, CUNY, following his BA major in Linguistics
and Communication Disorders and minor in Business from Queens College,
CUNY. He graduated Magna Cum Laude, and he was awarded the prestigious
Mitsui USA Scholarship. He regularly attends and presents at professional
conferences on the topics of stuttering, voice, learning, literacy and
public speaking.
Uri's dynamic professional experience has included
corporate media training at Virgil Scudder & Associates, as well as
extensive experience working as a speech-language pathologist with children
and adults in varied settings (i.e. NYC Department of Education schools,
hospitals, private practice and as a consultant).
In addition
to his professional achievements, Uri is an active member of the local and
international Jewish community. He received rabbinical ordination at Beis
Medrash L’Talmud. He is also an active lay-leader in several organizations
and projects; including serving as an Executive Board Members of the Union’s
Young Leadership Cabinet Orthodox Union (OU), co-founder of KGHShuls (a
broad-based community listserve of 3000+ members), and co-founder and
co-president of Congregation Kehilas Ishei Yisrael, in addition to several
other projects.
Uri enjoys
biking, basketball and jumping-rope, and he resides in Queens, NY with his
wife and two sons.
Additional
Training:
Lidcombe Program – For
preschool children who stutter
Lindamood-Bell – Literacy intervention
Professional Associations:
* ASHA
- Special Interest Divisions for
Fluency
- Special Interest Divisions for
Voice
* NYSSLHA
* LISHA
* NYC Voice Study Group
* Health Advisory Committee of Worldwide B'Above Headstart
