Meet our Expert Audiologists and Hearing Aid Specialists

Because of multiple trainings from various hearing aid manufacturers, Keith has a talent for troubleshooting and repairs on all makes of hearing aids. Keith is now co-owner and co-president of Puget Sound Hearing Aid & Audiology. In his leisure time, he enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, traveling, and playing drums in a local cover band.

Although most of her career has been spent in private practice, she has also worked in an ENT setting as well as for a major hearing aid manufacturer. In addition, she wrote the curriculum and provided instruction for the very first college-level hearing aid dispenser training program in the United States.

Dr. Petermann draws on her extensive education and experience to maintain the highest standards and skill sets for the providers at Puget Sound Hearing Aid & Audiology. She enjoys mentoring her employees and helping them to be the best in their field. In her limited spare time, she enjoys family, baking, reading, and traveling.

Dr. Ofir-Talmon is intrigued by the connection between technology, physiology and the social-emotional aspects of rehabilitation and communication. Dr. Ofir-Talmon’s goal and passion as an audiologist is to improve her patients’ quality of life by restoring speech audibility and communication abilities. She achieves this by utilizing current evidence-based technologies and counseling techniques.  

Dr. Ofir-Talmon became a certified audiologist in Israel in 2008, when she completed her clinical Bachelor’s degree in audiology through the University of Haifa. After several years in the field, she then went on to complete her Masters degree in Audiology in 2013. Upon receiving her state health license in Israel in 2008, Dr. Ofir-Talmon chose to specialize in hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation through fitting hearing aids for both adults and children. Dr. Ofir-Talmon arrived at the Seattle area in late 2015, and devoted 3 years of her career to preventing noise-induced hearing-loss in industry. She then proceeded to complete the post-professional Doctor of Audiology program through A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. She periodically attends continuing education activities, to ensure that she is always up-to-date with the most recent research, clinical and technological advancements. She finds this to be an essential part of being able to provide her patients with the best evidence-based standard-of-care. 

Dr. Ofir-Talmon is a mother of three. Outside of work, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and pets, doing yoga, reading books, spending time outdoors and connecting with nature. 

As a student she worked with audiology outreach for local, national, and international programs, supported two UW Speech and Hearing research labs, and provided guest lectures for multiple undergraduate courses. She completed her training at VA Puget Sound Healthcare Systems primarily working with hearing aids, cochlear implants, balance assessments, and tinnitus counseling.

She has over 20 years of experience in audio engineering for live events, including the design and implementation of sound systems for nonprofit and corporate events. Her experiences have given her a unique appreciation for speech and room acoustics as well as how we perceive sound. Dr. Mitchell believes that a foundation based in evidence-based practices coupled with honoring each patient’s listening and lifestyle goals is fundamental to patient care. She is associated with the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

In her free time she enjoys learning and creating new things. She can often be found reading, sewing, woodworking, and cooking.

Dr. Jackson was a native to Arizona before moving to Washington in 2021.

Dr. Jackson has a passion for helping adults and geriatric patients utilize technology to achieve their best possible hearing. He previously worked at Chik-Fil-A where he learned how to serve others with excellence. Dr. Jackson also enjoys mixing live music at a loudness level that is safe for all to listen. His schooling and appreciation for music has taught Dr. Jackson how important hearing is and the improvement that fine-tuned hearing aids can make for those with hearing loss.

Her goal is to be able to care for patients, especially those in underserved populations, in a way that allows them to make the best decisions for their hearing health and management. Dr. Wong aims to have her patients leave their appointments feeling thoroughly listened to, informed, and treated with unparalleled care and respect. Dr. Wong was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of Washington in 2015, then went on to earn her Doctor of Audiology degree at Arizona State University in 2020.

Linda enjoys private practice due to the level of professional–patient relationships that can be provided. Her passion has always been to help improve people’s lives the best that she can. Making their lives better gives her a sense of happiness.

The greatest gift she gets to see is watching loved ones connect with each other without the stress of not being able to hear what was said. To be able to see someone that had been isolated in their lives, become active again. This is what drives her to share with anyone the reason why hearing correctly is so important.

Outside of the professional setting, Linda enjoys time with her family and grandchildren. She loves hiking, reading and horseback riding.

From there, a passion for how the ear functions and the physical properties of sound has been a source of interest and fascination.

Kristen pursued her dreams of becoming a hearing care provider through the Washington Hearing Society. From Texas to Haiti, her degree in Speech Language Pathology/Audiology and experience working with patients in a clinical setting has helped many people reconnect with their family and loved ones through better hearing.

She has always had an attachment to helping others in any shape or form and wanted to turn that into a career.

Unexpectedly, she found a passion with hearing when she realized it’s more than just hearing aids: it’s helping individuals connect with their loved ones and keeping in tune with their style of living.

Lauren graduated from Bates Technical College where she deepened her passion of bettering people’s lives through hearing.

Lauren’s primary focus is not where you are at with your hearing but where you want to be so you can start living the fullest life possible.

Soon after graduation, she worked as a research study assistant on a project exploring speech therapies for individuals with a communication disorder, kindling her desire to help people improve their quality of life through communication.   

She transitioned from speech to hearing care in 2018 when she joined Puget Sound Hearing Aid & Audiology and completed Washington Hearing Society’s hearing aid specialist training program. Kerry has witnessed how vital hearing can be in connecting people to their loved ones, and considers it a privilege to be able to help individuals improve their quality of life by helping them navigate their way to better hearing.

He has poster presentations on tinnitus management that were accepted for national conferences by both the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Taylor speaks both English and Spanish fluently. Taylor grew up in South Florida and has lived in Spain and Germany as a young adult.

Taylor first became interested in the field of audiology when his father, a disabled US Army veteran, received his first pair of hearing aids. This life-changing event inspired Taylor to pursue a fulfilling career in audiology to help people who struggle with hearing difficulties and tinnitus improve their overall quality of life.

Taylor strives to make a positive impact on people’s lives by providing them with the gold standard of care to his patients. He is a member of the Audiology Practice Standards Organization (APSO), an audiologist run organization that has set forth standards of practice for professionals in the field of audiology. Taylor is also interested in pursuing a roll in advocacy work at the state and national level to ensure patients receive the best care possible.

In his free time, Taylor enjoys spending time with his kitten. He is an avid knitter who adores spending time in the numerous yarn shops throughout the greater Seattle area.