Lafayette, IN - Claire Kilcoyne, AuD, and Lynn Lehman, AuD were elected to serve on the Audiology Foundation of America's Board of Directors. Both began their terms in January 2005.Dr. Kilcoyne, who received her undergraduate and master's degrees from St. Louis University in Missouri, graduated with her AuD degree from PCO, School of Audiology in 2004. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, and in 2004 opened her own private practice, Audiology and Balance Center, LLC in Denver, CO.
A former Board Member and Secretary of the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, Dr. Kilcoyne is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the Colorado Academy of Audiology.
Dr. Lehman is a graduate of Converse College and Purdue University. She received her AuD degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 1998. She is currently employed at Audiology Associates of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, SC.The current President of the South Carolina Academy of Audiology, Dr. Lehman is also a member of the American Academy of Audiology, the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, and the Audiological Resource Association. She has previously served on the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Directors make a major commitment to the profession by volunteering their time and talents, as well as their expenses to attend meetings.
Kelly Halligan, AuD, stepped down after several years of dedicated service to the AFA and the transition of audiology to a doctoral profession. She will continue to support the AuD movement as a member of the AFA's Advisory Committee. Other new Advisory Committee members include: Dierdre Anderson, Brenda Berge, Cynthia Earle, Judith Horning, and Charles Stone, all who are Doctors of Audiology.
