Carol Sayre, Au.D., CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist
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Carol Sayre has worked as a clinical audiologist for Salem Audiology Clinic for over two years. She performs diagnostic audiological evaluations, hearing aid evaluations, hearing aid fittings, and consultations. Prior to her current position, she worked as a staff audiologist for a major hearing aid manufacturer, Starkey Laboratories in Gresham, Oregon, for ten years.
Raised in Albany, Oregon, Carol now lives in Oregon City, with her dog Grace. She enjoys gardening, crocheting, camping fishing, BBQ competition, and traveling. She is actively involved in her church and has participated in several mission trips abroad to help with various building projects as well as served on the church board, participated in the church choir, and on the worship team.
Carol received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 1976 in Speech and Hearing Sciences and her Master of Science from Portland State University in 1995 in Speech Communication – Speech and Hearing Sciences. She received her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 1997. She is currently taking courses to obtain her Au.D (doctor of Audiology) degree through the online distance program from Arizona School of Health and Sciences at A.T. Still University. She has been a member of the Oregon Hearing Society since 2000.
Jonathan Hamm, COCH
Licensed Hearing Aid Specialist
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Jonathan Hamm became Salem Audiology Clinic's full-time repair technician in 2005, and has recently graduated to fitting hearing aids by acquiring his dispensing license in August of 2008. As a repair technician Jonathan is one of the people you will see for walk-in visits if your hearing aids fail or just need a good cleaning. He and his wife, Debbie, have two children, ages 3 and 5. Jonathan is also an accomplished musician, playing with the Salem Pops Orchestra.
Matthew Bell, Au.D. CCC-A
Clinical Audiologist
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A transplant to the Pacific Northwest, Matt grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Utah. An avid music enthusiast, Matt worked as a professional musician for many years, and earned a Bachelor of Music in guitar performance from Utah State University in 2000. Upon graduation, Matt embarked upon a career as a musician for cruise ships and traveled extensively.
Matt moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2004 to pursue a Doctor of Audiology degree at the University of Washington, graduating in 2008. Matt and his new bride (also an audiologist) moved to New Zealand to work for a leading New Zealand Audiology company and experience life down under. Returning to the Pacific Northwest in early 2009 to be near family, Matt joined the staff at Salem Audiology Clinic as a clinical audiologist.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys reading, bicycling, fishing, music, movies and traveling. He and his wife are currently living in Salem, and are enjoying the many activities the area has to offer.
C. Scot Frink, M.S. FAAA
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Scot Frink grew up in the field of audiology, his father having started Salem Audiology Clinic in 1981, one of the first private practice audiology clinics in the United States. Scot obtained his degree in audiology in 2004, but had been involved hearing aid repair since 1990 and dispensing hearing aids since 1995. He previously worked as regional trainer for Phonak Hearing systems from 1999 – 2001 in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, before returning to private practice in 2002. He has presented numerous seminars on technology and practice development for state associations in his region, and currently owns his own practice in Salem, Oregon. He is a contributing editor for Your Health magazine, a local periodical. He is passionate about assisting the hearing impaired, serving on the Oregon State Hearing Aid Licensing Board since 2002, with a strong focus on consumer rights. When not at Salem Audiology Clinic, he spends time with his family at home. Yes, his children all have red hair.
Beth Carter, Au.D. FAAA
Clinical Audiologist
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With experience in Industrial Hearing Conservation programs, newborn hearing screenings, diagnostic hearing evaluations, and hearing instrument services, Beth Carter built her career in various medical settings, including ENT offices and hospitals, before joining Salem Audiology Clinic in January, 2011.
She received a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from Willamette University with an internship at Connecticut Valley State Hospital. When she decided against making Music Therapy a career she spent three years as an Education Assistant in Special Education classrooms. During that time, Beth became acquainted with the Speech Language Pathologist employed at the school and developed an interest in the profession. One of the first classes she took in the Master’s in Speech and Hearing Sciences program at Portland State University was in general Audiology and she was hooked. She completed the Audiology Doctorate from AT Still University in 2007 and has a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology as well.
Beth's philosophy is "keep it simple." She prefers a partnership with her patients instead of the usual doctor-patient relationship. She would rather counsel and educate her patients throughout the process than tell them what they should do. She also tries to emphasize the need to involve more than just the person with hearing loss, specifically the spouse, parents, and children. She feels when one member of the family has a hearing loss, the rest of the family does too.
She and her family live up north in Portland, and when she isn’t working, Beth enjoys music, horses, hiking, touring lighthouses, reading mysteries, and crafting. She would rather curl up with a book than watch a movie, and spends her free time collecting books and comics about hearing humor.
Randy Lerner, MA
Board Certification in Audiology
CCC-A, FAAA, ABA
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A new addition to the beautiful state of Oregon, Randy grew up in sunny Southern California. He obtained his Associate of Arts in Behavioral Science, his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders, his Master of Arts in Audiology, and is currently working towards his Doctor of Audiology degree. He is Board Certified in Audiology and has Privileges at multiple hospitals for Audiology and Neurophysiology.
Randy relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2011 to be closer to his family, enjoy the outdoors and raise his son in a better environment with focus on core values. His spare time is occupied mostly with adventures involving his son, but he also enjoys bicycling, fishing, woodwork, classic hot-rods and family time. His wife is a Speech Language Pathologist and works in the local Salem-Keizer School District. They were high school sweethearts and they now call South Salem their home.
