Board of Trustees Biography

Richard (Dick) Danielson, PhD

Richard (Dick) Danielson, PhD, is the Manager for Audiology and Hearing Conservation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, where he leads a NASA program aimed at preventing noise-induced hearing loss during spaceflight and ground-based missions. He served for 28 years as a U.S. Army audiologist, including a deployment as the Officer-in-Charge of an audiology task force for Operation Desert Storm, and served as the Director of the Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dr. Danielson has held several leadership positions in the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) and was CAOHC’s Chair in 2005. He is a former president of the Texas Academy of Audiology. Dr. Danielson’s PhD is from the University of Texas at Dallas (Callier Center). He has served as a faculty member of several universities, including a current appointment as an associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine.

Edward Szumowski, AuD

Edward Szumowski, AuD, is a private practice audiologist and owner of West Michigan Hearing Services since 1985. His practice specializes in the rehabilitation of adults with hearing loss, primarily through dispensing and related services. Dr. Szumowski received his BA in Pre-Medicine and English from the University of Michigan, his MA in Audiology from Wayne State University, and his AuD from the George S. Osborne College of Audiology at Salus University.

He is Past-President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology. He and his wife Marcia have two adult children—Andrew & Laura.

James A. (Jim) Beauchamp, AuD

James A. (Jim) Beauchamp, AuD, is an educational audiologist employed by Tulare (California) County Office of Education.  In charge of the Hearing and Speech Center, he provides the full range of clinical and rehabilitative audiology services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students including the fitting and adjustment of hearing aids and FM systems.  Dr. Beauchamp consults with public school nurses concerning student hearing health care, and he works with teachers and administrative personnel concerning appropriate classroom acoustics and educational needs of hearing impaired students.  He is Board Certified in Audiology by the American Board of Audiology (ABA) and has served in various leadership roles in the California Academy of Audiology and Educational Audiology Association.  He also provided leadership on the ABA Board of Governors, where he served as Board Chair in 2009; he currently serves as chair of the ABA Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification Task Force.

David Fabry, PhD

David Fabry, PhD, is Managing Director of Sales at Starkey Laboratories, Inc. He is a Past President (2001) and Board Member (1997-2002) of the American Academy of Audiology and has previously held positions as Director of Audiology at Mayo Clinic (1994-2002) and the University of Miami (2007-2009). He is currently the Content Editor of Audiology Today. He earned three degrees from the University of Minnesota, a BA in Psychology (1981), MA in Audiology (1984), and PhD in Hearing Science (1988). He devotes his life to hearing and balance, the latter provided primarily by his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Loren.

Karen Glay, AuD

Karen Glay, AuD, is a private practice audiologist in Lake Barrington, Illinois and owner of Suburban Hearing Services since 1989. Her practice focuses on diagnostics and dispensing for both adult and pediatric patients. She received her BS in Communication Disorders from Marquette University, a MA in Audiology from Northern Illinois University, and her AuD from the George S. Osborne College of Audiology at Salus University. She is a founding member and Past-President of the Illinois Academy of Audiology and remains active on several committees. She also served as chair of the American Academy of Audiology State Leaders Network (State Leaders Subcommittee) and member of the Academy's Government Relations Committee. 

Karen Jacobs, AuD

Karen Jacobs, AuD, is a private practitioner in Grand Rapids, Michigan and owner of AVA Hearing Center, which she started in 1998 following 15 years in an ENT practice. She is thrilled to be serving as a Trustee of the AAA Foundation. She has been active in the profession, serving recently on the American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors, the American Board of Audiology Board of Governors, Political Action Committee Advisory Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Business Enhancement Strategies and Techniques, International Committee, and State of Michigan Audiology Licensure Board. She served as President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology and numerous committees and Task Forces at the State and National level. She has a BS in Communication Disorders from Central Michigan University; an MA in Audiology from Central Michigan University; and an AuD from the George S. Osborne College of Audiology at Salus University. In addition to audiology she enjoys fishing, traveling, and spending time with her husband Michael, daughter Sarah, and son Paul.

Francis Kuk, PhD

Francis Kuk, PhD, received his PhD in Audiology from the University of Iowa. He has assumed staff and faculty positions at the University of Iowa and University of Illinois-Chicago respectively. Dr. Kuk is currently the VP of Audiology at Widex USA and has written and presented extensively in the area of hearing aid technology and fittings. He also serves as the editorial consultant for various professional journals.

Michael Mallahan, AuD

Michael Mallahan, AuD, is the director of the Hearing & Balance Lab in Mill Creek, Washington and has been in private practice since 1995. He is regionally recognized for expertise in providing assessment and direction for rehabilitative care for patients with balance disorders. He received his undergraduate and graduate education at Western Washington University and his AuD from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. His greatest joy is serving children in Guatemala leading medical mission teams through the Healing the Children organization. Mike and his wife Laura have three sons.

Joscelyn Martin, AuD

Joscelyn Martin, AuD, is an Instructor in Audiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.  She is the newborn hearing screening coordinator and works with adult and pediatric patients in the diagnostic and hearing aid clinics.  She earned her bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University, master’s degree at Northwestern University, and Doctor of Audiology degree at Central Michigan University.  Dr. Martin has served as President of the Minnesota Academy of Audiology, has volunteered for several American Academy of Audiology committees, and was selected to participate in the Academy’s 2010 Future Leaders of Audiology Conference.  She has also been a member of the Newborn Hearing Screening and Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology advisory councils to the Minnesota Department of Health. 

Eugene (Gene) McHugh, EdD

Eugene (Gene) McHugh has been in solo private practice and has been the owner of Colorado Springs Audiology providing audiology, hearing aid dispensing, and industrial audiology services since 1985. His practice is located in a professional building he owns and shares with his wife(dentist) Dr. Mary Purinsh. He received his MA in Audiology in 1976 from the University of  Northern Colorado (UNC) and  EdD in Special Education with emphasis in audiology from UNC in 1985. Between degrees he worked for Siemens (1976-1980) and Westone Labs (1980-1982). He was a charter board member of  the Colorado Academy of Audiology and has participated in a variety of committee positions at the state level. He enjoys singing and musical arranging with various groups from classical to rock and roll, including the American Academy of Audiology Chorus.

Jill Preminger, PhD

Jill Preminger, PhD, received her master’s degree in Audiology from the University of Wisconsin and her PhD in Audiology from the University of Minnesota.  She is currently an associate professor in the Program of Audiology at the University of Louisville. Dr. Preminger’s research interests are in adult rehabilitative audiology.  She is interested in measuring the efficacy of group audiologic rehabilitation programs, the role of spouses in the rehabilitation process, and in documenting the audiologic rehabilitation experience for people with hearing loss and their communication partners.  She is a past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, a past faculty member for the Ida Institute, and has served on and chaired several AudiologyNOW! committees.  She also currently sits on the Advisory Committee for the Student Academy of Audiology

Hilary Rosenstrauch, AuD

Hilary Rosenstrauch, AuD, is Director of Audiological Research at Personics Labs. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University, a Master of Arts in Audiology and Hearing Science from Northwestern University and Doctor of Audiology from the University of Florida.  Prior to joining HearFlorida in 2010, Dr. Rosenstrauch was an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences at Rush University and held a position as a research audiologist at GN ReSound.  She has been a clinical educator and AuD student advocate; she served as National Advisor to NAFDA, and was the Rush University NAFDA chapter advisor for 6 years.   Currently, she is a member of the Rush University AuD Advisory Board. Dr. Rosenstrauch is a proud participant of 2010 Future Leaders of Audiology Conference (FLAC) and presently serves on the AAA Professional Standards and Practices Committee.

Therese Walden, AuD

Therese C. Walden, AuD, is a Research Audiologist at the Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. She is the immediate Past President of the American Academy of Audiology and also served as a Member-At-Large for the Board in 2005-2008. She has served as a member of the Academy’s Government Relations Committee, the Ethical Practices Committee (Board) and several AudiologyNOW! Program Committees; serving as the 20^th Anniversary Chair in 2008. Therese also served as a member of the Board of Governors for the American Board of Audiology. She earned her BS (1983) in Communication Sciences and Disorders; her MS (1984) in Audiology from Towson State University, and her AuD through Central Michigan University (2001). Her clinical/research interests are in the areas of adult and geriatric diagnostics, amplification, evidence-based practice, and treatment efficacy. Therese is devoted to her husband Brian and their daughter Kelly and she enjoys playing golf (mostly) and loves to sing, read, and help out at church.

Cheryl Kreider Carey, CAE

Having served on staff of the American Academy of Audiology since 1999, Cheryl Kreider Carey was named the executive director of the Academy (and the AAA Foundation) in October 2007. Carey, who holds the CAE (Certified Association Executive), developed initiatives co-branding the Foundation with the Academy resulting in growth of the Foundation's philanthropic endeavors.

Known as an innovator, she developed the Academy's Turn it to the Left® public awareness campaign, focusing on noise-induced hearing loss prevention that debuted in the summer of 2007. While the Academy headquarters is based in Reston, VA, Carey spearheaded the initiative to purchase property in Washington, DC, that led to opening the Academy's Capitol Hill office. She oversaw the formation of the Student Academy of Audiology in 2009, now a division of the Academy. Additional initiatives implemented during her tenure include the Future Leaders in Audiology Conference, the Academy Research Conference, and National Audiology Awareness Month/National Protect Your Hearing Month.

With a degree in Secondary Education, Carey began her career as an educator. Her quest for learning and intrigue of effective leadership make her a lifelong learner as she leads. Her passions include promoting the profession of audiology in the eyes of the public, assisting volunteers in forming strategic partnerships, supporting the development of the volunteer-staff team, and developing and supporting national office staff. She is an enthusiastic sports fan as well.