Our Directors
Meet Our Directors
Meet our directors and leaders behind Child’sPlay Therapy Center. Our dedicated team combines a wealth of expertise and a deep passion for making a difference in children’s lives while guiding our staff toward excellence in pediatric therapy. Learn more about the experienced professionals committed to fostering an environment where every child can thrive.
Allyson Pasternack, Executive Director
Allyson Pasternack is the Assistant Director for the Huntsville, Hoover and Chelsea clinics, as well as the Clinical Supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology in Hoover. Allyson Pasternack is an Alabama state licensed, and ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist who has over 20 years of experience in the profession. Allyson was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and relocated to Hoover in 2012. Allyson earned both her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Communication Disorders from Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus, where she also served as an adjunct professor.
Mentoring new therapists and providing clinical support for her team is what Allyson enjoys most about her role as Clinical Supervisor. She has completed specialized training in Integrated Listening Systems® (ILS) and has completed two levels of training in Talk Tools® Oral Placement Therapy. She is also a certified SpeechEasy® provider.
Allyson’s clinical passions include early language learning and play as well as working with children and adults who stutter. Allyson is a two-time recipient of an ASHA ACE award for continuing education. When out of the office, Allyson enjoys spending time with her family, including her son, daughter, and cat Yankee. She is a proud baseball mom, loves to sing and bake, and enjoys musical theater!
Brooke White, OTR/L, Executive Director
Brooke White has been part of the Child’s Play team since 2011 as an Occupational Therapist. She served as Clinical Supervisor before transitioning to the position of Executive Director for the Huntsville, Birmingham and Chelsea locations. This role is by far her favorite as she is able to lead a gifted team of therapists and clinicians.
Prior to her work with Child’s Play Therapy Center, Brooke graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1991 with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She began her career in adult rehabilitation and transitioned to pediatrics in 2000.
Brooke’s experience includes treating children with a sensory processing disorder, autism, and feeding challenges. Her previous work in Tennessee within a public school system and later in an inclusive preschool has shaped her clinical skills and fostered a passion for autism and sensory processing disorders. Brooke has additional training in sensory processing, Wilbarger Protocol, Interactive Metronome, Integrative Listening Systems, Handwriting Without Tears, and the Sequential Oral Sensory feeding program.
Brooke has volunteered at The Red Barn combining both of her interests: children and horses. As a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association Brooke has had the opportunity to present at the ALOTA conference on two occasions. In 2017 she was a C3 award recipient voted upon by her CPTC peers as exemplifying the company motto Caring for Children, Caring for Families, and Caring for Each Other. “I am both humbled and honored to work with Child’s Play as part of the Cicero Therapies team. The clinical and professional support provided is second to none.” When not working Brooke enjoys spending time with her family and animals. Her hobbies include sewing, reading, and horseback riding.
Faith Wingo, Executive Director
Faith is originally from Huntsville, AL, and has extensive experience as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Clinical Director in the Tampa area. She has been actively involved in the ABA field since 2013, starting her journey at the ABA clinic at Auburn University during her undergraduate studies (War Eagle!). In 2017, she earned her Master of Science in Psychology with a focus on Applied Behavior Analysis from Florida State University.
Faith’s passion for working with the special needs population was inspired by her mother’s career as a Special Education Teacher in Huntsville City Schools. With over a decade of experience in the field, Faith is enthusiastic about the Today’s ABA movement and is excited to bring this progress to her hometown and Child’sPlay Therapy Center.
In her free time, Faith enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and traveling.
Taylor Callicutt, Executive Director
Taylor is a speech-language pathologist who started at Child’sPlay in June of 2018 and serves as the Director of Clinical Operations. She graduated from Auburn University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders (War Eagle!) and earned her Master of Science from the University of Montevallo in 2017.
She has clinical experience working with children in various settings including school systems, early intervention, and private practice. She is eager to build relationships with her clients and their families, facilitate communicative success, and encourage each child to reach his or her full potential. Taylor’s special interests include developing early language skills, teaching reading skills through Orton-Gillingham reading intervention, and facilitating functional communication in children with a variety of diagnoses.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys attending music and theatre events, serving at her church, and spending time with her husband, her daughter, and their dog.