The school-based speech-language pathologist conducts screenings and evaluations, provides individual and small group services, teaches listening, speaking, reading, writing and learning strategies, collaborates with other professionals and parents to facilitate students' academic and social skills in an educational environment, serves as a consultant to other educators, and provides training to enhance students' communication skills.

Mrs. Powers obtained a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the State University of New York at New Paltz and received the SUNY New Paltz President's Outstanding Graduate Award in Communication Disorders upon graduation. Mrs. Powers is a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities, a New York State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.