Jodi Walker MA, CCC-SLP, COM^®, is a speech-language pathologist and Certified Oro-facial Myologist. Jodi has pioneered a neurodiverse affirming, nature-based approach to children’s airway healthcare with a focus on providing access to airway healthcare to children from diverse neurological, cultural, and economic backgrounds through innovative treatment approaches that meet the community where they are in terms of nervous system development, values, and economic realities while exploring the restorative power of nature. Jodi has presented in various settings on tethered oral tissues, providing developmentally informed orofacial myofunctional therapy to children and was on the faculty of the American Dental Association’s Children’s Airway Symposium in 2023 and 2024.