Our Team

Dr. Ann DePaolo Wietsma earned her Au.D. from A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona. She earned a master’s degree in education of the hearing impaired and audiology from Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. She is also a graduate of West Virginia University in Morgantown West Virginia with a B.S. degree in speech pathology and audiology.

Ann’s career began as a speech pathologist and resource teacher for hearing impaired students. She worked fifteen years as a consultant for a major U.S. hearing aid manufacturer. Prior to relocating to the Northern Neck, she owned an audiology private practice in Washington DC.

“Every day I come to office, it is an opportunity for me to make a difference for every person I will help that day. It has been said, if you like what you do you will never work a day in your life. I am blessed to never work a day; I have a passion and love what I do.”

Ann is a licensed audiologist in Virginia and Maryland. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A) from the American Speech and Hearing Association. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (FAAA) and has earned board certification from the American Board of Audiology. She is a licensed Virginia hearing aid specialist. She is committed to ongoing education and has earned awards for continuing education credits. She is a professional member of the American Tinnitus Association.

When she purchased the Mathews Hearing Aid Center in 2001, her goal was raise the standard of patient care to include comprehensive audiology and hearing care to children and adults in the area. Her extensive background in hearing counseling and rehabilitative services creates the foundation and tools needed to provide practical solutions for patients. She has a special interest in helping patients with tinnitus learn to live successfully with their condition.

A Pennsylvania native, Ann relocated to the Northern Neck from Silver Spring, Maryland. She now resides in Heathsville. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, cooking and quality family time with her husband Paul, family and especially her teenage granddaughters, Diane and Megan.

Dr. Kim Stout earned her master’s degree in audiology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She also received a B.S. in communication sciences and disorders from James Madison University.

Kim’s audiology career began in Richmond, Virginia where she provided clinical audiology and hearing aid services to pediatric and adult patients with an otolaryngology group. In 2003 she joined our professional team at The Audiology Offices. She later joined a large otolaryngology practice in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2013 we were thrilled when she rejoined our clinical staff. She has extensive experience in clinical and rehabilitative audiology working with adults and children. That experience has given her the ability to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to our patients of all ages. She has a special interest in aural rehabilitative needs for patients and works very closely to include family members.

“I always treat patients as I would my own family. This is a testimony of my upbringing and how I work for others. I entered the field of audiology with the desire to improve others’ abilities to communicate and enhance their quality of life. It is my sincere desire to make a difference in other peoples’ lives.”

Kim is a licensed audiologist in Virginia and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A) from the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Audiology (FAAA) and has earned board certification from the American Board of Audiology. She is committed to ongoing education and has earned awards for continuing education credits.

A native Virginian, Kim grew up in Richmond County. She lives in Wicomico Church with her husband Paul, son Sean and niece Winter. In her spare time Kim enjoys spending time with family, especially keeping up with her toddler son.

Janie attended Rappahannock Community College where she studied business administration. Her business career began as an administrative assistant for Lawyers Title Insurance Company for nine and half years. Her responsibilities included preparing title policies and providing excellent customer service to the clients.

Janie joined The Audiology Offices team in 2007 as an administrative assistant. She completed a certification program as an audiology assistant for diagnostic testing. After working with hearing impaired patients, she was eager to advance her professional expertise. In 2013 she completed an extensive training program through The International Hearing Aid Society, which included the study of hearing science, hearing assessment and treatment and selecting and fitting hearing instruments. Upon completion of this program, Janie successfully completed the Virginia examination test for hearing aid specialists. She holds a Virginia Hearing Aid Specialist license.

“It’s never too late to make a positive difference in your life. It brings me pride and joy knowing that we can improve the quality of life for our patients. We put great value in our services and time to help our patients understand their hearing loss and acclimate to new hearing instruments. It is so rewarding to see the happiness from the patient when they can hear again. It is a pleasure working with a remarkable team at The Audiology Offices. Our goal is to make a positive difference in our patients’ lives every day.”

Janie has a calm way of helping new and current patients acclimate to their hearing instruments. Her commitment to excellent hearing health care is shown daily to our patients. Our patients are surprised to learn she has a severe hearing loss and has worn hearing instruments since childhood.
A Middlesex native, Janie grew up in West Point, VA. Janie is very active sports mom. She resides in Middlesex County with her husband Aaron and son Chipper. She loves watching her son play sports and spending time with family and friends.

Lorna earned her Master of Science in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii, and received her Bachelor of Arts in music therapy from Colorado State University.

She first became interested in hearing impairment and audiology while pursuing her undergraduate degree, as several of her music therapy clients had hearing loss in addition to other disabilities. After graduating, she began her career as a registered music therapist at Sunland Training Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – a residential facility for severely intellectually and physically disabled children and adults. Since many of her clients had hearing loss, she frequently turned to the staff audiologist with questions seeking a greater understanding. When she moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where her Navy husband was stationed, she made the decision to continue her education in audiology.

“I love working in this field! There are few things as rewarding as improving a person’s quality of life through better hearing. To see a patient’s smile when we finish fitting an aid and they hear the clock ticking, or to learn of their delight at hearing the leaves rustle when they are out in the woods is simply inspiring.”

After recently relocating from Michigan to Virginia, she earned her Virginia hearing aid specialist license and further updated her audiology knowledge of new research in the field through continuing education coursework. Lorna is a member of the International Hearing Society and the American Tinnitus Society.

After years of moving around the world and across the U.S., Lorna and her husband Steve are happy to be settled in beautiful Virginia in their forever home. They hope their children, two daughters and a son, will someday settle down close by. In her spare time, Lorna loves to garden, sew, read and play the piano.

Karen obtained her associate’s degree in business management from Commonwealth Business College in Virginia Beach, VA. She has an extensive background in business administration. She worked as an administrative assistant to the director of safety at Newport News Shipyard for several years and then as an administrative assistant in commercial banking with Sovran/NationsBank.

In 1998, after taking a couple years to be a stay-at-home mom, she was first introduced to the hearing aid industry as an administrative assistant for the Mathews Hearing Aid Center. In 2001, when The Audiology Offices took over as owners, Karen remained with them and completed certification as an audiology assistant for diagnostic testing. Karen is involved in many aspects of the business. Her organizational and administrative skills keep our offices in tip-top shape. In addition to her business responsibilities, Karen assists patients with basic troubleshooting and cleaning of their hearing aids. Her commitment to excellent care helps to create a comfortable atmosphere for our patients.

“Be proud of the work you do, the person you are and the difference you can make. I am very proud to be a part of the audiology team because I am part of something special in that we as a team make a difference in lives of so many. It is very rewarding to watch someone adjust to hearing sounds that they have not heard in quite a while and to witness the gratitude from them and their family members now that their loved one can hear them.”

A native of Virginia, Karen grew up in Lancaster County. She currently resides in Weems with her husband Mike; her daughters, Nicole and Danielle are both in graduate school. In her spare time she loves to garden and cook.

Deanna joined The Audiology Offices team in January of 2013. Her composed personality makes her a perfect fit for the challenging task of scheduling patients. When you call our offices, 90 percent of the time Deanna will be answering your call. Deanna works mainly in our Kilmarnock main office, but you will also sometimes see her in the Warsaw office. In addition to managing telephone calls, she tracks all our new and repair hearing aid orders and completes all of our patient reports. Deanna’s talent in decorating gives our office a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Deanna has an extensive background in customer service. She served many years in the banking industry where she worked closely with customers to ensure excellent service. In addition, she is an excellent baker and has run her own business preparing cakes and other sweet treats. She currently is advancing her interest in interior decorating.

“My personal contact with patients gives me the opportunity to hear the wonderful success stories about how our practice is helping patients live better quality lives by hearing better.”

A native of Virginia, Deanna grew up in Lancaster County. She spent many years living in South Carolina, but she relocated to Lancaster County in 2012 to be closer to friends and family. She has a daughter, Katie, who recently graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. In her spare time, you will find Deanna cooking and baking. She loves being outdoors, gardening and taking nature walks and is always on the lookout for unique ideas for decorating.