Meet the Team:
The Fighting For My Voice team is dedicated to the advancement of apraxia awareness, disability rights, and advocacy support. We have a team of hard-working and inspiring individuals who believe in our mission of leaving no voice unheard. Get to know our team, put names to a face, and see the force that powers our wonderful organization.
Jordan Christian LeVan is a disability, mental health, and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) advocate who resides in Greensboro, North Carolina. Jordan received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, emphasizing mental health studies, with a minor in General Biology. In addition, he has an associate’s degree in Orton-Gillingham Instruction from the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Jordan has been practicing school advocacy since 2020, and he has worked across the USA with families. He takes a whole-student approach, focusing on the full disability profile of each student, ensuring all of their needs are met. As a person with multiple disabilities who has had an IEP & 504, Jordan knows each student is capable of learning; it’s a matter of meeting the student’s unique learning needs.
Tripp Lyons is a disability advocate, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Consultant, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Training Instructor. As an AAC-User with
cerebral palsy, he understands the life-changing potential of AAC to give people a voice. To
Tripp, communication provides independence, agency, and confidence for all, especially people
with disabilities. He has lived this firsthand, using AAC to thrive in college, graduating with
honors, and leading campus-wide disability awareness initiatives. Tripp’s goal is to work with
students and families navigating AAC to ensure that all students with disabilities have access to
the communication methods that work for them and their families, unlocking and meeting their
full potential.
In addition to AAC advocacy and consulting, Tripp brings several years of disability
training experience, creating original trainings on issues ranging from the ADA, to creating
inclusive environments for people of all abilities. Tripp volunteers with disability advocacy
groups and engages in local activism. Tripp sees disability not as something that families should
manage alone but instead supported by a team that strives to care for the whole person.
Mikayla has been a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) in Michigan since 2014 and now is an IEP Advocate for Fighting For My Voice LLC. Over the years, Mikayla has obtained a variety of experience in multiple educational and medical settings, including clinical and management roles. Mikayla was a director of rehabilitation for 6 years in a skilled nursing facility, as well as a director on a subacute trach and ventilator unit where her primary role outside of management was to assess individuals for speaking valves and to provide dysphagia intervention to allow patients with feeding tubes to eat again. Mikayla now primarily works with children with disabilities, and considers herself to be a client-led, neurodiversity affirming therapist who specializes in childhood apraxia of speech, gestalt language processing, AAC, and dysphagia. Mikayla’s advocacy efforts regarding access to care/speech therapy for Medicaid clients in Michigan, led her to a regional liaison role with a national advocate group. Mikayla is passionate about supporting families through the advocacy process, in order to ensure their children receive high quality therapy from knowledgeable SLPs.
Courtney Burnett is a Disability Advocate, IEP Advocate, Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant, and a mom of a child with disabilities. I am a board-certified special education advocate. I grew up on an IEP for my own learning disability, I also have a non-speaking child who is twenty years old. I became an advocate to help my daughter and other children like her have equal access to their education and community. In 2019 I helped pass a universal changing table bill into law. I know the power of being a parent advocate. I want to help you understand special education to ensure your child’s have access to a meaningful education that prepares them for their future.
Megan Moede is a disability, mental health, 504 and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) advocate for Fighting For My Voice. She also serves as the office coordinator and assistant for Jordan LeVan. Megan received her Bachelor of Arts from Texas State University, emphasizing in communications with a minor in music.
She began teaching private and group music lessons in 2011 and later earned her teaching certificate. She has several teaching and professional certifications, including general education, ESL (English as a Second Language), and a special education supplemental. She is also certified in the dyslexia program Reading By Design.
Megan has taught several grade levels and subjects including music, English, ESL, and Special Education. She also has experience as a 504 manager, dyslexia specialist, and education policy specialist.
Her main goal with FFMV is to empower her clients to navigate the complex world of special education so they can successfully advocate not only for their students, but also for themselves.