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Laurel Manwaring
Education
Communication Disorders (BS) – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah ▪ December 2015
Emphasis on diagnosing specific areas of cognitive impairments that affect speech, and improving
social awareness in individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Professional Experience
Professional Parent Coordinator – RISE Services Orem, Utah ▪ September 2016 – present
Worked as a team to: plan, create, and implement individual intervention strategies in order to
address the needs of each client.
• Maintained legal and sensitive records, logs and other documentation in compliance with state
and agency policies in a timely manner.
• Established partnerships and developed supportive relationships with customers, employees,
agencies and other personnel involved.
Instructional Assistant – Spring Creek Elementary, Provo, Utah ▪ January 2016 – April 2016
Responsible for assisting the lead teacher in providing a warm and promoting classroom
environment in which the child can grow physically, emotionally and mentally.
 Conducted assessment tests for the students to analyze their progress according to difference
parameters established by school administrators.
 Developed lesson plans for small group instruction using Wonders and Phonics for Reading as
supplements.
Speech Pathologist Assistant – Wonderwood Academy, Woods Cross, Utah ▪ July 2015 – April 2016
Worked closely with certified Speech Language Pathologist Marilyn Howe, CCC-SLP, in a group
therapy setting of students with Down Syndrome between the ages of 16 to 26.
 Assisted the speech pathologist in monitoring and recording data collected during sessions.
 Shepherded activities to focus on the basics of phonological awareness and articulation skills.
 Directed activities towards improving: vowel/consonant combinations, syllable separations, and
fricative productions.
 As directed and supervised by the speech pathologist, acted as an instructor of a group of
students in lesson curriculum.
Personal Trainer – Acumen Fiscal Services, Provo, Utah ▪ April 2014 – May 2015
Worked with a physically and intellectually impaired individual to increase academic, physical,
cognitive, and pragmatic abilities.
 Administered nutrition and medication through a PEG feeding tube and monitored and contained
any diverse degree of seizure activity.
 Built a relationship of trust, compassion, and firmness to increase the individual’s confidence and
motivation while implementing prescribed cognitive and physical activities.
Additional Experience
NSSLHA Secretary – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah ▪ January 2014 - December 2015
 Planned and implemented activities to connect with professionals and patients in the field.
Activities Volunteer – Utah Down Syndrome Foundation, Utah ▪ November 2014 – present
Coordinated events and relations with individuals and families.
Ecclesiastical Missionary – Helsinki, Finland ▪ April 2012 - November 2013
 Responsibilities included communicating, teaching, presenting, assisting, and counseling
individuals, students, and families from many countries and cultures. Taught individuals English.

2.  Fluent in Finnish. Adept at learning quickly and getting along with people of all backgrounds.