Category Archives: Clinic

Email: Kendra Higgins Phone: 907-694-6002

Email: Judy Dyrenforth Phone: 907-689-7223

Hello! My name is Abby and I am an Occupational Therapist. I began working at Focus in October, 2019 when my family and I moved to Chugiak. I grew up in Glennallen as a missionary kid, living the full Alaskan life of hunting, catching salmon in a fishwheel, and walking to school in -45-degree weather. […]

Kathy joined the FOCUS team in September of 2018, bringing with her over 13 years of experience in working with both adult and pediatric populations. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of New Orleans in 2002 and then went on to earn her Masters of Occupational Therapy from Louisiana State […]

Elizabeth was born and raised in New Mexico. She attended the University of New Mexico for her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She obtained her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA. She worked in the school system in Georgia serving elementary, preschool, and homebound children. […]

Emilee is a born-and-raised Alaskan. After graduating from UAA with her bachelor’s degree she went on to complete a Master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders at East Carolina University through the ECU-UAA joint program. Helping others communicate has become a passion, as she has seen clients make great strides in functional communication to help build […]

My name is Felisha Showmaker. I completed my Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science in 2016 from Truman State University. Since then, I have completed my Master’s of Science in Healthcare Administration from A. T. Still University in 2018. I am from Missouri and in 2017 my husband, dogs, and I traveled the Alcan up […]

Email: Jeff Clift Phone: 907-694-6002

Hi, my name is Julie Friedli and I am a speech-language pathologist who began working at Focus in January of 2016. I graduated from University of Iowa in 1987 with a BA degree in Speech and Hearing Science and Northern Illinois University with a MA degree in Speech-Language Pathology. I met and married my husband, […]