The Voices Behind the Mission

Meet the People Shaping the Future of Stuttering Treatment

Hear from the people driving progress in stuttering research, awareness, and advocacy. These short conversations feature board members and community voices reflecting on their journeys and the shared mission to advance understanding, research, and support for people who stutter.

Tony De La Mora STARS advocate Tony De La Mora shares how his lived experience with stuttering inspired him to help create change for children and people who stutter, and how greater awareness, treatment, and advances in neuroscience can better support the stuttering community.

Maura Miles STARS Community Advisor Maura Miles shares how finding a doctor with expertise in stuttering helped her better understand its neurological basis, and how she hopes others who stutter know they are not alone in their journey.

Sam STARS Community & Investment Advisor Sam, shares why advancing research is essential to expanding treatment options for people who stutter.

Annie Hernandez STARS Scientific Advisor Annie Hernandez, shares how combining those perspectives has inspired her to raise awareness and encourage earlier, more effective treatment for people who stutter.

Harris Meet Harris! A young, passionate attendee at the STARS Research and Education Conference who came to learn more about stuttering and connect with others who share his experience.

Ernie Canadeo STARS Marketing Advisor Ernie Canadeo shares why collaboration and scientific research are vital to understanding and treating stuttering—and how the STARS team is leading the way in advancing care for people who stutter.

Zach Greene STARS Advisory Committee member Zach Greene shares how an integrated approach to stuttering treatment that combines science, research, and multiple modalities can deliver the best care for people who stutter.

David Adams STARS advocate David Adams shares how his lived experience with stuttering highlights the importance of greater public and healthcare understanding, and how expanding awareness of what stuttering truly is and the treatments available—can better support people who stutter.