Cadine was introduced by Denise Nett with the following speech:

Cadine has been a speech therapist in Royal Oak for 35 years. During her career in Royal Oak Cadine worked with students at all grade levels, preschool through high school.

I got to know Cadine well 6 years ago when I joined the special education department to teach a PPI Program. Most of the children in the PPI Program had speech delays and Cadine worked closely with me in the classroom. I enjoyed working with Cadine and I learned a great deal from her. As a teacher I usually sought to have a “somewhat” organized environment. Cadine taught me that it was important to build surprises into the day -  children talk more when something unexpected happens!

One of Cadine’s greatest strengths was her ability to see how all areas of a child’s development are interrelated. Cadine was able to help families relax a little even when their child wasn’t talking. Cadine trusted in a child’s ability to grow and she helped teachers and parents to also trust in that growth process.

Cadine had always been interested in learning new things! A few years ago Cadine took a course on designing websites. Cadine designed the website for the ROEA and she is going to continue to do the ROEA website after her retirement. Cadine also designed 12 websites in connection with her husband’s business. So we can see Cadine is planning to keep busy after her retirement. Cadine also enjoys reading. traveling, and spending time with her family. Cadine and her husband already have wonderful trips planned for the coming year.

Best of luck to you Cadine and I will miss you in Royal Oak.

Denise Nett