Our Staff

When in need of help, your time can be limited. We understand your needs for guidance and assistance. Our entire staff is trained to support our clients with patience and customer care. North Florida, Jacksonville, Orange Park, and surrounding areas we are here to serve the community. Contact us today!

FSST Director - Speech Therapy

Khalilah Marques M.A. CCC-SLP

Licensed SLP / Clinic Director

An experienced, state licensed, vital stim and ASHA certified member since 2010.  Khalilah Marques is licensed to practice Speech Language Pathology in the states of : California, Georgia, and Florida. Her experience includes working in every setting of Speech Pathology (schools, hospitals, home health, rehab & private clinic). 

Previously, she was on the Communications Sciences & Disorders department advisory board with Jacksonville University. Khalilah has previously worked with Los Angeles County Office of Education, Loma Linda University Hospital, Duval County Public Schools, First Coast YMCA, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital. She has provided quality care in the field for 18 years, also has treated and completed the VitalStim certification for Dyshagia treatment. Khalilah is trained and American Heart Association
Basic Life Support CPR and AED certified.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders from California State University of Los Angeles and a Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders from California State University of Long Beach. 

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Dr. Velinda Utile

 Licensed OTD/OTR/L

Velinda Utile graduated from Florida A&M University (Go Rattlers!) with her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education. She further pursued a doctorate in Occupational Therapy Services from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Miami.
 
Velinda has previous experience working with the pediatric and adult populations in the school system, home, and outpatient settings. She has a passion for meeting people where they are, with previous experience assisting individuals with disabilities in finding employment. When not working, she enjoys exploring new eats in Jacksonville!
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Thurmon Marques sr.

Business Manager

A fair and detailed orientated individual who strives for extreme efficiency in operations. Understanding customer care with protective communication, this is his focal point when incorporating our company’s policies and procedures. He has established systems that help maintain a strong core and values structure with our company strategy. Thurmon is also certified for HIPAA Compliance. 

Majority of his experience from the last 20 years has been developed from working for Aviation Fortune 500 companies and also being a United States Army Veteran. A discipline and attention to detail skill set he says is credited to being a Federal Aviation Administration Licensed Technician. 

He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Redlands. 

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Our Story

We continue to operate on our combined history and experience since establishing in 2012.

Our clinic was developed to keep in mind results driven mindset with our clients . Since the doors have been opened, we have served families to large organizations with an equal mindset. As our story continues, we look forward in reaching those in need and impacting their goals positively.

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