HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER - Key Persons


Betty Kimble

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Retired, Community Volunteer

Celinni Lubi

Job Titles:
  • Audiology Assistant

Emily Smith - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO

Estefany Castillo

Job Titles:
  • Audiology Assistant

Jan Minar

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors

Jasmine Carino

Job Titles:
  • Audiologist

Karen Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Small Business Owner, Volunteer, and Parent of Former HSC Student

Kirsten Nusser

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Mike Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Entrepreneur, Founder of What If Widgets Director of Product Design at Playground.Global

Rupa Balachandran

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Asst. Service Chief ( Audiology and Speech Pathology ) VANCHCS

Tom Engel - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

Tricia Evans

Tricia has worked as a Speech/Language Pathologist at the Hearing and Speech Center since receiving her B.A. from the University of the Pacific and M.A. from San Diego State University in Communicative Disorders. Tricia enjoys working with a diverse population of children who experience difficulty with articulation, apraxia and language disorders. She has a particular interest in the diagnostic process and assessing children with language processing disorders. Tricia brings to her work over 35 years of experience in Speech and Language Pathology. Over the course of her career, she has made countless presentations in the field of communicative disorders. Tricia has also worked with the Child Development Center of CPMC from its inception to the present, at various Headstart centers and with the Preschools for All program. She has special memories of children being able to clearly articulate a favorite word for the first time and the happiness of parents who can understand and converse with their child. Tricia enjoys the process of supporting each child to achieve the highest communication skills.