Committees

Katherine Miltiades

Membership Chair

Mercy Health

Katherine (Kate) Miltiades, AuD, MBA is an audiologist with Mercy Health in Cincinnati.  She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Akron in 2014, and then stayed on at UA as part of the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium to complete her AuD in 2018.  During her time at NOAC, she served on the Student Academy of Audiology board as the NOAC Student Liaison for The Ohio Academy of Audiology from 2015-2017.  In 2016, she was the recipient of the Kenneth W. Berger, Ph.D memorial scholarship. She completed her fourth year clinical externship with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.  After working for a couple years, she furthered her education and leadership experience by earning her Master of Business Administration through Louisiana State University in 2025.

Dr. Miltiades is happy to be back in her hometown of Cincinnati.  She works at Mercy Health in Cincinnati at the Kenwood and Fairfield offices, where she sees patients for a variety of audiology services, including: diagnostic hearing evaluations, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implants, bone anchored implants, custom hearing protection, and vestibular evaluations (VNG).  She is a Past President of OAA and has worn many other hats with OAA since 2015, including Student Liaison, Southwest Liaison, Scholarship Chair, and now Membership Chair.  In addition to being a member and volunteer of OAA, she holds Board Certification in Audiology through the American Board of Audiology, is a Certificate Holder in Tinnitus Management (CH-TM), and she is a member of the American Academy of Audiology.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, her young daughter, and their pets.  She also enjoys cooking and exploring the sites and tastes of Cincinnati.  Geaux Tigers and Go Zips!

Julie Hazelbaker

Governmental Affairs Coalition Representative

The Ohio State University

Gina Hounam

Governmental Affairs Coalition Representative

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Gina Hounam is the Audiology Program Manager at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Oh. She received her B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The Ohio State University and her M.A. and PhD in Audiology from the University of Cincinnati. Gina has practiced audiology in a variety of settings for over 16 years. Her areas of interest focus on relationship-centered care, counseling and program development. She also has years of experience grant writing for non-profits and believes in supporting community education and awareness. Her goal both as a clinician and manager has always been to help patients and families overcome obstacles associated with hearing loss and achieve their maximum potential. In her current management role, Gina now focuses on assisting staff in achieving their full potential and expanding the services and programs offered at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Rachel Clary

Scholarship Chair

Cleveland VA Medical Center

Dr. Rachel Clary grew up in Canton, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University for her Bachelor's Degree. She then pursued her Doctorate of Audiology at the University of Akron. After completion of her externship year at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, she was hired by that same facility and has been there over 10 years. Dr. Clary is serving our military Veterans in clinic full-time performing diagnostics, fitting hearing aids, and fitting/programming cochlear implants. She precepts both 3rd year and 4th year graduate students, she is a secondary provider for telehealth services, and she is currently the Scholarship Chair serving on the Board for the Ohio Academy of Audiology. In her free time, Dr. Clary enjoys finding great local coffee shops, reading, golfing and playing in sand volleyball leagues all over the northcoast. She can be reached professionally at 216-791-3800 x64626.

Maria Leno

Northeast Regional Liaison

Akron Children’s Hospital

Kirsten Mosko

Southwest Regional Liaison

Mercy Health

Rebecca Meier

Southeast Regional Liaison

Ohio University

Brenna Downing

Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium Student Liaison

Northeastern Ohio AuD Consortium (NOAC)