Tamar Katz, LHIS brings 35 years of experience in the hearing health field to Onsite Hearing Care. Tamar knows that a thorough hearing evaluation is only the beginning of the process to hearing better. She finds that listening to her patient’s hearing needs, providing them with hearing technology expertly programmed to their particular hearing needs and providing ongoing exceptionally caring service lead to a patient’s success with better hearing.

Dr. Colleen R. Hicks has worked as an Audiologist for almost 30 years in a variety of settings, including a VA Medical Center, Yale/Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, opened her own private practice, two ENT offices while living in NY State for five years and then several years in audiology technical support for a large hearing aid manufacturer. Dr Hicks obtained her first master’s degree in Special Education, her second master’s degree in Audiology in 1994 and her doctorate in Audiology in 2013. She has taught classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels along with having supervised undergraduate and graduate students. Dr Hicks currently and has for many years held state licensure in Connecticut and Rhode Island. A mother of 2 and grandmother of 1, she spends her free time gardening, golfing with her husband and enjoying her granddaughter Aurora.

Mary Taddie graduated from Indiana University of PA with a BS degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Mary’s commitment to the hearing-impaired spans over three decades. Her empathy and understanding grew as a therapist at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. For over eight years, Mary was the East Coast Regional Manager for Dahlberg Electronics. In this role, she trained over 1000 Hearing Instrument Specialist how to dispense, fit and sell hearing aids along with training the psychology of a hearing impaired patient. She is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Amy R. Fistel, M.A., CCC-A, has worked as a licensed, certified Audiologist for over 40 years in a wide variety of settings, including private clinics, not-for-profit agencies, ENT offices, hearing aid dispensing offices, hospitals, prisons, long-term care and assisted living facilities. She has been the founding and/or Senior Audiologist in several practices, most recently with Costco Hearing Aid Centers for 9 years before joining Onsite Hearing Care. She has supervised undergraduate and graduate students and hearing aid apprentices and has additional industry experience representing manufacturers of audio logical testing equipment. She holds current national certification in audiology as well as state licensure in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A mother of 3 and grandmother of 4, she spends her free time reading, walking, kayaking, singing in a choir, doing crossword puzzles, and gourmet cooking. Her goal is to help people hear better through evaluation, service, education, counseling, and technology.