Hello everyone!!  My name is Leslie Bravo and I’m the new speech therapist at Deer Creek Elementary School.  I’m so excited to be part of this wonderful staff, and look forward to working with the students and parents at DCES.

I graduated with my B.A. and M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!!!).  I taught in Moore for several years after graduation and then stayed home to raise my five sons—yes, FIVE BOYS!!! Jake, 26, owns his own pest control company after graduating in Entomology from OSU and is married to Megan. They have two children, Braelyn-3 (I finally got a girl!!)  and Maddox-1.  Cody, 24, is attending OSU, majoring in Business, and his wife Nataly recently graduated from OSU. She is a microbiologist in a lab part-time and is the assistant girl’s basketball coach for Stillwater High School. They are expecting my third grandchild next Spring. Zach, 23, is a student at BYU and is an IT major. Luke, 20, is on a mission for the LDS church in Bolivia and Jackson, my 15 ½ year old, is a sophomore at Stillwater High School.  Needless to say, I have fun being a Mom to five sons—there’s never a dull moment!  However, being a grandmother is even better!!!

Before coming to DCES, I worked at Frontier Public School in Red Rock, OK for 11 years. I recently married Mark Bravo and relocated to Edmond,OK.  My husband, Mark, is a fitness coach/running consultant in the OKC/Edmond area. You may have seen him on Channel 4 as the color commentator for the OKC Memorial Marathon.  And no, I do not run, but I love to walk and completed the 2008 OKC Memorial Half Marathon in 3:15.  I also love to cycle and am a certified PADI scuba-diver.  The ocean is a favorite vacation destination of mine.  My favorite activity, however, is spending time with my family. Having grown up in OKC, but living in Stillwater for the last 24 years, it’s been fun to be back in my old “stompin’ grounds”.

Teaching children to communicate, to the best of their ability, is my passion.  I love children and feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with them.  We are going to have a fantastic year!!!