All clinicians at Olmos Speech, Language , and Learning Clinic hold advanced degrees, are certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and are licensed by the state of Texas to provide speech and language services.

Barbara C. Warren, M.Ed., CCC-S, Speech-Language Pathologist

Barbara Warren is a founding partner of Olmos Speech, Language, and Learning Clinic, one of the first private clinics for the practice of speech and language therapy in the San Antonio area. She holds a masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from Texas State University. Barbara is certified by the American Speech- Language -Hearing Association and is licensed by the state of Texas for the practice of speech and language therapy. She is a certified provider of the Fast ForWord family of products. Barbara has over 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents with speech, language, and learning differences both in school and private settings.

Barbara T. Sykes, M.S.,M.A.,CCC-S, Speech-Language Pathologist, Reading Specialist

Barbara Sykes is an owner /partner of Olmos Speech, Language, and Learning Clinic. Barbara  has been a certified and licensed speech and language therapist for over 30 years. She received her masters degree in Communication Disorders from Vanderbilt University and earned a second multi-disciplinary masters from Trinity University in Reading, Linguistics, and Psychology. Barbara has worked in public school, private school, university, and private practice settings. She was among the first private practitioners to become certified to provide the Fast ForWord family of programs  and has administered them to many students as well as conducted workshops  for professionals. Barbara specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of school age children with language based learning disabilities, including dyslexia.

Earlene T. Paynter, Ph.D., F.A.S.L.H.A., Speech-Language Pathologist

Earlene Paynter joined the staff of the Olmos Speech, Language and Learning Clinic in 1996 and provides evaluations and speech-language therapy services for preschoolers through adult with cleft palate, articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, and voice disorders. She earned a doctorate degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology, is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the State of Texas. She has 22 years experience as a faculty member at state and private universities and 16 years of experience providing speech-language therapy services in the public schools.  Her research findings have been published and presented in the United States and Europe. Her research interests include: cleft palate, articulation and phonology, and voice disorders.

Blair D. Toledo, M.S., CCC-S, Speech-Language Pathologist

Blair D. Toledo is a native of San Antonio with over 13 years of experience in the field of Speech Pathology. Blair completed her undergraduate and graduate coursework at Baylor University. Blair holds a Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology; the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and a Texas state license in the field of speech-language pathology. Blair is skilled in working with the pediatric through adult populations in assessing, diagnosing and treating speech and language disorders. Blair’s knowledge of Spanish allows her to work with Spanish dominant families. Blair has experience working in acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term care facilities, both the private and public school systems, Easter Seals, Early Childhood Intervention Program, and home health care services.