Board Members
Our Board of Directors provides leadership, guidance, and oversight to support the mission and vision of Let’s Talk! Child Development Center.
Adrienne Williams
Founder & President
Adrienne Williams is the founder and CEO of Let’s Talk! Therapy Center, where she recently celebrated the 16-year anniversary since its inception. Originally from Winchester, Virginia, Adrienne earned her bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, she relocated to Las Vegas, NV with her husband and two young children, and began her speech therapy career within the Clark County School District.
While working for CCSD, Adrienne packed up her kids every summer and moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Speech Pathology from Northern Arizona University. Adrienne’s love and compassion for her work with clients, coupled with her desire to see a more collaborative approach to therapy, fueled the launch of Let’s Talk! Therapy Center.
Let’s Talk! Therapy Center is a multi-disciplinary clinic where Speech-Language Pathologists can work in tandem with Occupational, Physical therapists, and ABA therapists creating a positive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary therapeutic approach that has shown to dramatically improve and maximize patient outcome. Adrienne, who is believed to be the first African American female in the state of Nevada, and perhaps nationally, to own a multidisciplinary pediatric outpatient rehabilitation center of this magnitude, strives to create a positive, friendly, and motivating environment for her clients to increase their abilities and change their lives for the better. Additionally, Let’s Talk! Therapy Center is excited to open its second location in the Fall of 2023 which will include all of the above mentioned services, as well as aquatic therapy and a developmental preschool.
As an accomplished, Nevada State and American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA) certified Speech Language Pathologist, Adrienne has over 26 years of extensive knowledge and experience helping children and adults with feeding and swallowing disorders, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Stroke, ALS, Parkinson’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Phonological & Articulation delays, Stuttering and much more. She is knowledgeable in Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC), a Certified Vital Stim provider for pediatrics and adults, and earned certifications in the SOS Approach to Feeding, Beckman Oral Motor. Adrienne is a Hanen Center More Than Words Certified Provider and has been acknowledged as a recipient of the ACE Award from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) for the past 10 years. In addition, Adrienne has utilized her passion for helping others succeed as she frequently mentors and trains graduate students and clinical fellows, and additionally has developed guest lecture presentations to help students improve their test-taking for the PRAXIS exams. Adrienne is a board member of the Nevada Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board as well as the medical advisory board of the Collaboration Center Foundation.
Adrienne has extensive knowledge of working with diverse populations and age groups to include birth–3 year olds, preschoolers, school age, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. She is able to educate parents and community workers on how to best meet the needs of typical and neurodiverse populations.
Adrienne is a wife and mother of 4 children. She enjoys serving her church, spending time with family, reading and fellowshipping with friends.
Michelle Jobe
Vice President
Michelle is motivated by her desire to help others and facilitate positive change. It led her to become a lawyer working as a Deputy District Attorney with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office beginning in 2009. In her time at the District Attorney’s office, Michelle has worked on various teams focusing her time and effort to seek justice and protect the community. Michelle spent a number of years working on the Special Victims’ Unit where she helped many individuals and families through the court process, which furthered her desire to help individuals move beyond negative circumstances and towards positive change. Michelle works with various agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to serve the community and ensure equity in the court process.
Michelle was born and raised in Southern California. She received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.
In her personal time, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and exploring the great outdoors.
Colleen Baharav
Secretary
After moving to Nevada in 2009, Colleen began her legal career as a Law Clerk with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office. She primarily worked on appellate briefs and motions and argued cases before the Eighth Judicial District Court. Two years later, she was promoted to Deputy District Attorney where she prosecuted thousands of cases including domestic violence, DUIs, fraud and even murder.
In 2016, Colleen was promoted to Chief Deputy District Attorney and subsequently went on to serve on various specialty teams including Vehicular Crimes and the Major Fraud and Elder Abuse Units. She currently serves on the Vulnerable Adult Fatality Review Committee. The Adult Fatality Review Committee is a state-wide committee designed to review cases involving maltreatment of elder or vulnerable adults and to develop findings and provide recommendations regarding the prevention of adult maltreatment to the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies.
Colleen was born and raised in the Midwest. She received her undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2006, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science. After graduating from Marquette University, Colleen attended the University of Wisconsin Law School. During school, Colleen completed an internship with the Office of the Judge Advocate General as well as two Milwaukee law firms.
Colleen has lived in Henderson for the last 13 years and does so with her husband and two children. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family.
Tara Cadena
Treasurer
I graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Biology and moved west to settle in Las Vegas. During my time at Purdue, I discovered a passion for education and community-focused service through my two years as an AmeriCorps member—an experience that profoundly changed the trajectory of my life.
I’ve now been teaching for 21 years. For the first 20, I taught middle school math and science, where I developed a strong foundation in STEM instruction and adolescent learning. After earning my master’s degree in Elementary Education from Western Governors University, I transitioned to teaching upper elementary. This shift has allowed me to bring my experience and enthusiasm to younger learners while continuing to foster curiosity, critical thinking, and a love of learning.
Outside the classroom, I am a proud wife and mother. My husband is also a teacher by day and a mariachi by night, and our lives are filled with music, education, and laughter. We have two children—a 22-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son—who are the heart of our world. My family is the center of my existence, and they inspire me daily.
In my spare time, I enjoy crafting, woodworking, and spending quality time with my loved ones. Whether I’m building something in the garage or relaxing with family, I find joy in creating and connecting.
Katharine Joines
Director
Katharine contributes to strategic planning, program insights, and organizational initiatives to support long-term success.
Beverly Rowe
Director
Graduate of Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Miami, Florida, 1971
Graduate of Arizona State University, BS, Business Management, Magna Cum Laude 1987
Mrs. Rowe has been involved in promoting and providing the highest level of health care as an expert in programs designed to promote healthy pregnancies, encourage the highest quality of care for the elderly, and identify care programs for disabled and medically fragile children for more than 50 years. Her constant drive and motivation to guide her team members in achieving their highest ambitions have rewarded her with constant professional accolades and promotions in both private industry and state government sectors. Mrs. Rowe has embraced a more hands-on approach to healthcare by personally guiding and advising those receiving care. Her dedication to maintaining integrity in medicine was applied to audited skilled nursing facilities, ensuring quality care and accurate billing.
Mrs. Rowe served as an industry advisor to the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Chapter of United Cerebral Palsy. She worked on a team of advisors that developed a highly successful program that led to fruitful fundraising designed to facilitate improvement in UCP’s service offerings. She has lived in the Las Vegas area since 2001 with her husband of four decades, Chip Rowe, and enjoys her five beautiful adult daughters and their families, including eight grandchildren.
