Our Staff

Anna Fern-Buneo MA, PT has 18 years of experience as a physical therapist, 15 of which are in pediatrics. She is originally from New York City where she received her B.S. in P.T. from Hunter College and her M.A. in Motor Learning from Teachers College at Columbia University. She came to AZ by way of California where she was employed at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for eight years, most recently in a position of leadership, teaching and mentoring newer staff.

Anne Slocum MA, CCC-SLP

Penny Leideker, Speech-Language Pathologist , has been a practicing speech-language pathologist for the past 14 years. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Idaho State University. For more info, click on the picture...

Keri Ellenberger, Speech-Language Pathologist is a native Arizonan. She received her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and then got her Masters from Utah State University. She has been working as a SLP since 1996. She has worked with a wide variety of abilities and disabilities and absolutely loves her job. She was married 10 years ago and has three awesome sons ages 5 years, 4 years, and 6 weeks. She enjoys organizing, being creative and decorating.

Vincent Uy, Physical Therapist, was born and raised in New York, and was just married in June, 2004. His past work experience includes pediatric center-based, public school system, and adult/pediatric home-based. Vincent enjoys the variety of challenges that pediatrics has to offer, and his hobbies include basketball, ping pong, and movies.

Robyn Lynn Wilcoxson, Physical Therapist, has been practicing therapy for 17 years in Arizona after graduating from the University of Colorado in 1986. She also holds a degree in Interpreting for the Deaf. She has three children, three dogs and twenty birds and considers it a true blessing to work with the children who come to TEAM kids for therapy.

Board certified music therapist Hope Kumme MT-BC, NMT is an independent contractor and Director of Music Therapy for TeamKids with an extensive one to one practice in the Chandler – Gilbert – Mesa area. Working with infants, children, teens and adults, her clients have a wide range of diagnoses including autism, cerebral palsy, Retts and Down syndromes, brain trauma and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Élan Kekoa Creed Slocum-Baysa is 21 years old and currently a Dance Major working for his Associates in Arts. Élan was born in Walnut Creek, California, but was raised in Waimanalo, Hawaii before moving with his mom, 4 brothers and 2 sisters to a horse ranch in Arizona. Élan's oldest sister Leah was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was a child and he feels that she has been a positive influence on certain aspects of his life. When Élan's mother told him that he would have an opportunity to use his knowledge of horses to help other families who have someone close to their heart with special needs, he was enthusiastic about volunteering his time. Élan is now a resident horse-leader for Lio Mana'Olana therapy center and works closely with T.E.A.M. Kids' Physical and Occupational Therapists, as well as Speech-Language Pathologists.

Nancy Comeau