Staff
The center employs approximately 50 professionals and an additional 50 contract interpreters and captionists. Clinical staff are licensed by the State of Ohio and hold National Certification from the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Interpreters have certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and/or National Association of the Deaf. Staff is given financial support and is encouraged to attend continuing education to keep their skills current and to develop new areas of expertise. In addition, staff have presented at state and national meetings on various topics in their area of practice. In-house training takes place routinely at staff meetings on a multitude of topics, from Legal Interpreting to Customer Service. The Center provides training in current technology and best practices as well.
Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists also serve as supervisors for graduate students in the field who are obtaining externship experiences and supervised clinical hours, a requirement for certification. Seasoned interpreters are paired with newer staff to provide mentorship and guidance. As a premier training facility we offer positions for both Au.D. Externships and Speech-Language Pathology Fellows. Interested candidates should contact the Director of Clinical Services.
President & CEO
LBurman@hearingspeechdeaf.com
ext. 127
Clinical Services
Gina Hounam, Ph.D
Director, Clinical Services, ext.123
GHounam@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Carrie Balzer M.S., CF-SLP
Speech-Language Clinical Fellow, ext. 113
CBalzer@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Robert Cornuelle, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist, ext.162
RCornuelle@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Lois Gushin, M.S., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist, ext. 124
LGushin@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Gwen Haid, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, ext. 115
GHaid@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Kerry Havens, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist, ext. 122
KHavens@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Maja Heyduk, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist,ext. 143
MHeyduk@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Jill King, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, ext. 152
JKing@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Anne Rolfert, M.S., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist, ext. 109
ARolfert@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Janice Warner, M.A., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist, ext. 126
JWarner@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Community Services for the Deaf
Meg Deckert
CSD Operations Manager , ext. 255
MDeckert@hearingspeechdeaf.com
John “Jack” Baker, NAD-3
Staff Interpreter
JBaker@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Angela Hellman
Staff Interpreter
AHellman@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Tracey Kaluba
Staff Interpreter
TKaluba@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Beth Maltry
Scheduling Coordinator, ext. 155
BMaltry@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Tamara Merida
Staff Interpreter
TMerida@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Machelle Phillips-Pyle, NIC
Staff Interpreter
MPhillips@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Monica Pumpelly
C-Print Captionist
MPumpelly@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Michelle Rinehart, CI/CT, NAD-3
Lead Interpreter
MRinehart@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Sharon Yurkowski, NIC
Staff Interpreter
SYurkowski@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Administration
Rob Thoroughman
Director of Finance and Administration, ext. 151
RThoroughman@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Emily Adkins
Administrative Specialist, ext. 107
EAdkins@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Adriane Dvorak
Staff Accountant, ext. 148
ADvorak@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Tarri Fisher
West Chester Office Manager, ext 131
TFisher@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Debra Hittner
Main Office Manager, ext. 129
DHittner@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Mary Johnson
Program Support Specialist, ext. 102
MJohnson@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Toni Junius-Thoroughman
Speech Program Support Specialist, ext. 116
TJunius@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Glenna Osterman
Eastgate Office Manager, ext. 106
GOsterman@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Robin Redding
Executive Administrative Assistant, ext. 150
RRedding@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Development & Marketing
Sharon D. Hill
Director of Development & Marketing, ext. 114
SHill@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Kelly Lyle
Development Specialist, ext. 156
KLyle@hearingspeechdeaf.com
Kristine Whitaker
Marketing Specialist, ext. 108
KWhitaker@hearingspeechdeaf.com
