About Us

Global Speech and Hearing Incorporated (GSHI) was developed by Michelle (Shelly) DiMartino-Odai after a visit to Ghana in 2022 where she was presenting on her work as a bilingual speech pathologist in the United States. Many of the principals and educators in the audience were eager to learn how to implement services such as identification and treatment of hearing impairments through universal hearing screenings, speech and language evaluations, phonological disorders, and other topics related to communication disorders. Shelly showed them various computer and iPad applications to utilize with students but left Ghana wanting to do more for this enthusiastic and motivated group of educators.

Upon her return to the U.S., Shelly spoke with other professionals in the speech pathology field as well as various representatives of local non-profits. She started GSHI , an organization that would continue to grow the small seed that she had planted on her trip. The goal evolved to encompass potential education and services through workshops that could be brought not only to Ghana but to Shelly’s home city of Rochester and beyond.