Vicki grew up in Grand Island, NE. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders in 1976 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and her Master's degree in 1978. She began her career as a speech pathologist at Mid-Nebraska Individual Services in Hastings, then moved on to private practice part-time in Grand Island and part-time at Aurora Elementary through Educational Service Unit 9. She began employment at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Grand Island in 1982 and worked there until early 1995. Following that, she worked in area nursing homes until she was hired at Mary Lanning Healthcare in late 1996.
Vicki has worked in Acute Care, Inpatient Rehab and Transitional Care Units, and Home Health at Mary Lanning but her main focus now is outpatient, providing as needed services in the hospital and Home Health. She has also provided services at St. Francis Hospital and area nursing homes on an as needed basis, and was a therapy supervisor at UNK.
Vicki is the speech pathology internship coordinator for Mary Lanning, which has affiliations with UNK, UNL, UNO, and Fort Hays, KS, and is a member of the Stroke Care Team at Mary Lanning.
She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and certified/trained in VitalStim therapy, Interactive Metronome, Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation, myofascial release, Beckman Oral Motor, McNeill Dysphagia Program, swallowing disorders, and modified barium swallow assessments.
Vicki resides in Grand Island with her husband, Mitch, and has three grown children, Dylan, Evan, and Mattie.
