Charmaine

Where are you originally from? It’s a mix between Kalihi and Ewa Beach, HI 

Start date at SSH? August 2024 

What is your professional area of specialty? I like working with both children and adults on speech, language and cognition. 

What's your greatest accomplishment? Currently it’s making it through graduate school and earning my Master’s degree 

What is something you are great at (can be anything work related or not)? Baking and meditating 

What is your favorite food? I love Japanese, Korean, and Filipino cuisine. A couple of Filipino dishes I love are kare kare and pork ginataan with squash and string beans.  

When you are not being an amazing SLP or admin what do you do for fun? (what's your hobby)I love arts and crafts, watching Asian dramas, and reading books on my Kindle! I enjoy watercolor painting, drawing, and journaling. I love watching Korean, Japanese, and Chinese dramas on Netflix.  

What's your favorite book? What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama and Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes 

What's your favorite color? Pastel pink and blue

What's your favorite movie? Harry Potter series

Who would play you in a movie about your life? Kathryn Bernardo (a Filipino actress!)  

What is your biggest pet peeve? Lack of time management and getting stains on my clothes 

What is something you want us to know about you? I love planning/creating theme based therapy sessions where I’m able to work on the client’s goals while integrating a theme throughout the session.