Professional Staff

1972 BBA University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1989 MBA Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 1975-1986 Veteran U.S. Navy; Computer Systems Analyst and Custom programmer for over 20 years; Cruise Holidays, certified Accedited Cruise Councellor by Cruise Lines Internationa Association US +1 (515) 988-7605 (local to DM Metro) Call SKYPE: HobsonHearing or SeaMasterIA

Severely hearing impaired, since she was 2 years old.

Determined to help others with hearing loss, she pursued Audiology at University of Iowa. She recieved her BA in 1973, Masters in Audiology in 1975. Doctorate from Arizona State University of Osteopathic Medicine in Audiology 2001.

Educational Audiologist through Heartland AEA#11 from 1975 to 1977 for Carroll, Audubon, Guthrie & Dallas counties

ENT Staff Audiologist for ENT/Facial Plastic surgeon, Charleston, SC 1977-1979

Audiological Consultant and Navy Wife/Ombudsman in Misawa, Japan; San Francisco, CA; and Pearl Harbor HI 1980-1986 Audiologist Staff at Des Moines Osteopathic School of Medicine 1987-199

First President of the Central Iowa Chapter for the Self Help for Hard of Hearing or SHHH in 1988

Private Practice 1992 to present at 3839 Merle Hay Rd. Upstairs in Suite # 200,

Produced Caregiver Communication Hearing Aids & Cochlear Implants Copyright 2008 with QNA Productions carried in the Harris Communications Catalog or go to www.harriscomm.com  50 minute DVD for Caregivers on Communication, Hearing Aids, and Cochlear Implants!

AWARDS National, State and local: including DiCarlo from ASHA 1993, Community Awareness award from National SHHH 1994, Thomas Edison award 1994, IOJD H.I.K.E. award 1995, Central Iowa Deaf and Blind Chapter Small Business award 1999.

Dr. Hobson has written several published articles on hearing loss, and has presented at several National Conferences and State conferences. Worked with the Deaf Jr. Commssion teen workshops for several years.

Law Enforcement training video was developed with  Des Moines Police Department, Deaf Services Commission of Iowa, Central Iowa SHHH, Iowa Association of the Deaf, Domestic Violence Coalition, and others

Served on the Hospital Communications Access Taskforce for Greater Des Moines Area, Medical Assistance Advisory Council as well as serving as Chair in 1995, and the Taskforce for Iowa Courtroom ADA Accessibility

BBB member since May 2006