TTMD Team

The TTMD-R team are speech-language pathologists who are passionate about improving the lives of residents in long-term care through the application of standard care protocols and tools for the management of feeding and swallowing disorders.

Kelly Tye Vallis

Kelly has over 20 years of experience in the long-term care sector specializing in the diagnosis and management of swallowing disorders in the geriatric population. Kelly earned a BA degree from the University of Manitoba, a BA degree from the University of North Dakota and a graduate degree in speech-language pathology from the University of North Dakota.
Currently, Kelly is a member of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Manitoba.

Angela Forrest Kenning

Angela has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist in both Canada and the United States for well over 20 years. Angela graduated with a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Baylor University in Texas in 1996, and has worked with adult and geriatric populations specializing in swallowing and communication disorders since that time. Angela has worked in a variety of settings, including long-term care, acute care, and rehabilitation.
Angela was one of the authors of the original version of the Test of Texture Modified Diets.

Shelley Irvine Day

Shelley graduated from the University of North Dakota 1992 with a major in Speech-Language Pathology and from the University of Manitoba with her MBA in 2010. She practiced as a speech-language pathologist in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for over 17 years in adult communication and swallowing disorders and developed dysphagia programs in Brandon and Winnipeg. She was also one of the co-authors of the first version of the Test of Texture Modified Diets in 2000. Today, Shelley continues to focus on quality improvement, patient safety and program development in a leadership capacity.

The inspiration for the TTMD at the time was the scarcity of speech-language pathology services and need for standard quality care protocols for managing feeding and swallowing disorders in the growing geriatric population.