Experience

Summit Educational Service Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Educational Audiologst

  • Aug 2015 - Present

• Educational Audiologist

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Providing educational audiology services for students with hearing loss in the Summit and Medina county region. Providing direct and indirect audiology and consultative services for the TALK (Teaching Auditory Learning in Kids) Preschool Program; a listening and spoken language preschool program for children with hearing loss. Facilitator of the Hit It! (Hearing Impaired Teens Interacting Together) support group program. Presented at the local, state, national, and international level on topics related to educational audiology, support groups, humanitarian audiology, and living well with hearing loss.



3cdigitalmedianetwork.com

• Brand Ambassador and podcast host for empowEAR Audiology

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Ohio Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

• Board Member for Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board

  • Dec 2014 - Present



State of Ohio Infant Hearing

• Member of Subcommittee

  • Jun 2002 - Present

  Member- Individual who is Hard of HearingPrevious co-chair for this committee Member- Individual who is Hard of HearingPrevious co-chair for this committee



The University of Akron

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Educational Audiology Clinician and Instructor

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  Developed and implemented the "Hear and Learn" educational audiology program providing services to area school districts. Taught doctoral level audiology classes for school based audiology and central auditory processing disorders. Published several book chapters and articles in various audiology journals. Invited presenter at local, state, national, and international conferences on topics related to children with hearing loss. Developed and implemented the "Hear and Learn" educational audiology program providing services to area school districts. Taught doctoral level audiology classes for school based audiology and central auditory processing disorders. Published several book chapters and articles in various audiology journals. Invited presenter at local, state, national, and international conferences on topics related to children with hearing loss.



Quota International

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairperson

  • Nov 2000 - Dec 2014

  Provided personal testimony for the Ohio House of Representatives Health Committee regarding HB 150, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (Jan., Mar., April 2002) Provided personal testimony for the Ohio Senate Health Committee regarding HB 150, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (Feb., April, 2002) Provided personal testimony for the Ohio House of Representatives Health Committee regarding HB 150, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (Jan., Mar., April 2002) Provided personal testimony for the Ohio Senate Health Committee regarding HB 150, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (Feb., April, 2002)



Educational Audiologist, Stark County Educational Service Center

• Doctor of Audiology

  • Feb 1999 - Jul 2013

  32 Hrs per week, 11months year)Responsible for providing audiological services for children in eastern Stark County ages birth through 21Implemented and supervise a support group called Hit It! (Hearing Impaired Teens Interaction Together) for students in middle school and high school who have a hearing loss 32 Hrs per week, 11months year)Responsible for providing audiological services for children in eastern Stark County ages birth through 21Implemented and supervise a support group called Hit It! (Hearing Impaired Teens Interaction Together) for students in middle school and high school who have a hearing loss



University of Akron

• United States
• Government Administration

• Supervisor

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2002

  4 hours per week; 45 weeks per year)Supervised graduate students in the field of speech-language pathology and audiology who work with children who have hearing loss utilizing the auditory-verbal principles for learning to hear and speakPrepared weekly progress notes, mid term evaluation plans, and final evaluation summaries for each student supervised 4 hours per week; 45 weeks per year)Supervised graduate students in the field of speech-language pathology and audiology who work with children who have hearing loss utilizing the auditory-verbal principles for learning to hear and speakPrepared weekly progress notes, mid term evaluation plans, and final evaluation summaries for each student supervised