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Sara and Bryce Moen with their daughter, Chandler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When Bryce Moen was an MBA student at The University of Texas at Austin, his professor said, \u201cIf we\u2019re going to teach you to be capitalists, you also need to think about being philanthropists.\u201d The advice stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryce is chief financial officer of Arch Energy Partners, an oil and gas investment firm. In 2018, he founded ChandlerSpeaks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds to give children in need access to speech-language pathology services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, Bryce asked the Callier Center to be a practice partner and beneficiary of ChandlerSpeaks. To date, ChandlerSpeaks has awarded Callier nearly $50,000 to provide speech-language therapy to children whose families cannot afford care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChandlerSpeaks is named for Bryce and Sara Moen\u2019s 7-year-old daughter, Chandler. At 2 years of age, Chandler could say only one word: \u201cmama.\u201d She was later diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech, a disorder in which the brain struggles to direct speech movement, making it difficult for a child to speak. Developmentally, Chandler was behind in her expressive speech but ahead in her understanding of speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe knew what she wanted to say, but she couldn\u2019t physically say it,\u201d Bryce said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chandler received speech services through Early Childhood Intervention and later through the school district. Since age 2, Chandler has also received speech therapy from Molly Augustine MS\u201907, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) at Holland Speech & Consulting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the public school system, an SLP could have four or five kids per session,\u201d Bryce said. \u201cSpeech therapy is an individualized treatment protocol, and from a developmental standpoint, Chandler needed one-on-one care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Moens quickly discovered that many insurance carriers do not cover speech-language services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen Chandler was at her peak, you\u2019re talking $600 to $800 per month,\u201d Bryce said. \u201cTo get your child into early treatment and carry it forward for a number of years, you\u2019re talking about thousands of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChandlerSpeaks began as a result of the Moens\u2019 desire to help families who cannot afford care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOther than Chandler\u2019s individual experience, we didn\u2019t know much about speech pathology, so we focused on finding a place to donate the money where they could provide services,\u201d Bryce said. \u201cI called Molly and asked her who I should work with in Dallas that has a good reputation, and she said, \u2018Callier is the best in the country. You need to figure out how to work with them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly graduated with a master\u2019s degree in communication sciences and disorders from UT Dallas in 2007. She continues to provide speech therapy for Chandler, who is now in second grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBryce and I remember when speaking wasn\u2019t a part of Chandler\u2019s communication set,\u201d Sara said, \u201cand she didn\u2019t want to interact with anybody and didn\u2019t feel understood. But last year, her first grade teacher called and said, \u2018Chandler volunteered to read today. She got up in front of the class, and she didn\u2019t care that she was reading a different book\u2019 \u2014 all these things your mama-heart is worried about because you\u2019ve seen your child struggle for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs you progress in life, communication is the No. 1 key to your success,\u201d Bryce said. \u201cThrough our partnership with Callier, ChandlerSpeaks is a financial bridge to help children like Chandler receive the ability to communicate and connect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough our partnership with Callier, ChandlerSpeaks is a financial bridge to help children like Chandler receive the ability to communicate and connect.\u201d<\/p>\u2014 Bryce Moen, ChandlerSpeaks Founder and President<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I would like to give to help children in need<\/a> receive the ability to communicate and connect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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