#  Brown, Armatoski, and Vaught Elected to Serve on ADA Board of Directors

## Dr. Jana Brown Elected to Serve as President-Elect of ADA

![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/2026/2026-10-12-jbrown.webp)The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that Jana Brown, Au.D. has been elected to serve as ADA President-Elect for the 2027 program year.

ImageDr. Brown, former owner of Allegany Hearing & Balance, earned her Doctor of Audiology Degree in 2004, from the A. T. Still Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, AZ. She also holds a Master of Science Degree from West Virginia University. She is currently serving as Chair on Maryland’s Board of Examiners for Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Music Therapy. She is the past president of the Maryland Academy of Audiology and served on their executive board for six years. She is currently serving on their legislative committee which resulted in Maryland being the first state to allow audiologists to order bloodwork and imaging.

 ## Katie Armatoski, Au.D. and Samuel Vaught, Au.D., have been elected to serve as a directors-at-large on the ADA Board of Directors.

![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/2026/2026-10-12-karmatoski.webp)Dr. Armatoski is the founder of Ascending Audiologists, LLC, where she works producing clinical content and communication strategy for independent audiology practices, helping doctors of audiology translate their clinical training into the kind of public-facing content that establishes trust with patients and referral sources. Dr. Armatoski earned her Doctor of Audiology in 2013 through the UW-Stevens Point and UW-Madison consortium program.

 ![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/2026/2026-10-12-svaught.webp)Dr. Vaught has been the owner of The Audiology Center of Snellville for the last 20 years and has been practicing audiology since 1982. He has been an active member of ADA since 2013 and is an active member of the Georgia Academy of Audiology (GAA). Dr. Vaught holds an Au.D. from Salus University, along with a Master of Science and Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Drs. Brown, Armatoski, and Vaught will begin their terms of service on January 1, 2027. Continuing in service on the ADA Board of Directors, for 2027, will be Dr. Jill Davis (2027 Immediate Past President), Dr. Erica Person (President), Dr. Sarah Curtis, Dr. Nikki Kopetzky, and Dr. Alex Tarvin.

Concluding their terms on the ADA Board of Directors are Dr. Amyn Amlani and Dr. Stacy O’Brien. ADA is grateful for their service.

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