About the LDS Training Series’ Leader
The majority of the LDS product line was researched and designed by the founder of LDS & Associates: Lorna D. Sikorski, M.A., CCC. Lorna is a speech pathologist whose practice has emphasized adult second language learners for the past twenty years. Her rich and varied background results in communication skill building programs that resonate with the adult second language learner.
Ms. Sikorski created the widely acclaimed accent improvement program, MEEC. She has created highly successful licensing adaptations for global organizations that pinpoint the unique communication needs required. She spearheads an aggressive team that continually reviews and updates all the LDS products and she is always on the lookout for improved delivery systems.
Under Ms. Sikorski’s direction, LDS actively searches for new products and authors to augment their product line. Here are some of our distributed authors:
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker is the co-author of our newest LDS program – Mastering Idiomatic American English Series, or MIAE. She is the founder and principal of The Whittaker Group, located in the greater Boston metropolitan area. An experienced speech-language pathologist, she brings over twenty years of creative expertise instructional programs.
Lynda Katz Wilner
Lynda Katz Wilner, M.S., CCC- SP is the founder of Successfully Speaking, based in the Baltimore/Washington area. After years of working with medical residents and physicians, Lynda saw the need for a training program that would meet the unique needs of the medical community. She developed a CD-audio instruction product entitled: Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession.