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Mai Lee Payne

Mai Lee Payne, MS, OTR/L

Executive Director & Occupational Therapist

Mai Lee is the Owner of Advance for Kids in Calhoun and Rome. She completed undergraduate and graduate studies at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, where she obtained a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Occupational Therapy. Mai Lee opened Advance for Kids with a desire and vision to meet the demands of the special needs community in Northwest Georgia. She wanted to create a clinic that put quality of care first and to provide an exceptional work environment for her employees. In 2003, the Calhoun location opened followed by the Rome location in 2010. In addition to this, she has served Chattooga County Schools (since 2007) and Calhoun City Schools (since 2023) as their supervising OT. The company has also served Georgia School for the Deaf for all their therapy needs since 2015. Mai Lee’s pediatric experience includes treating children with a variety of neurologic conditions, genetic disorders, and various developmental delays within the school system, early intervention, and outpatient settings. She has a strong passion for serving others and supporting her community. Mai Lee currently resides in Rome with her husband and three sons. In her spare time, she likes to volunteer for national and local causes, attend community events with her family, go on mission trips, craft, travel anywhere, and try new foods!


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Mai Lee Payne
  • Stacey York

    Operations Coordinator

    Location: Calhoun
  • Casaurah Waggoner

    Billing Specialist

  • Amy Dobson
    Amy Dobson

    Office Manager

    Location: Calhoun
  • Savannah Cardenas

    Office Assistant

    Location: Calhoun
  • Anita Pope

    Office Manager

    Location: Rome
  • Evelyn Vizcaya

    Office Assistant

    Location: Rome
  • Kaki Elemento
    Kaki Elemento, PT

    Clinic Director/ Physical Therapist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Jamie Gentry
    Jamie Gentry, MS, OTR/L

    Clinic Director/ Occupational Therapist

    Location: Rome
  • Lauren Mobley
    Lauren Beaird, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: GSD, Rome
  • Bailey Camp, M.Ed., CF-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Samantha Chafee, M.Ed., CF-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Rome
  • Sharon Cook, PT

    Physical Therapist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Deborah Cooley, DPT, PT

    Physical Therapist

    Location: GSD
  • Maddison DeStefano, MS, CF-SLP, TSSLD

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: GSD
  • Payton Evans, M.S., CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Mia Gordon
    Mia Gordon, OTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Whitley Hatch
    Whitley Hatch, MS, OTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Rome
  • Andrew Jones, MA, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Maritza McKinney
    Maritza McKinney, PT, DPT

    Physical Therapist

    Location: Rome
  • Emily McLemore, OTD, OTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: GSD, Rome
  • Camala Netzley, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Rome
  • Gracie Padgett, MHS, OTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Rome
  • Katherine Manning
    Katherine Parris, MOTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Debbie Schmidt, OTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Calhoun
  • Danielle Perales, COTA/L

    Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

    Location: GSD
  • Janafer Weems
    Janafer Weems, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist

    Location: Rome
  • Kami Wegand, MOTR/L

    Occupational Therapist

    Location: Calhoun

Calhoun

1114 S. Wall Street, Calhoun, GA 30701
Phone: 706-624-3000
Fax: 706-624-3001

Rome

212 W. 3rd Street, Rome, GA 30165
Phone: 706-295-4242
Fax: 706-295-4260

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