Board of Directors

2024 Board of Directors

President

Tori Ashton, Aud, CCC-A

Tori earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, a Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her clinical externship at St. Louis Children's Hospital Audiology Department. She graduated in May 2015 and accepted a job with CESA #4. She also has her certification in Dangerous Decibel, which is a program that teaches children about Noise Induced Hearing Loss and how to protect their hearing from loud sounds. She is originally from Minnesota. Tori is an educational audiologist with CESA #4. She assists students, teachers, and schools with hearing aids and both personal and soundfield FM system use. Tori also assists school districts with hearing screenings and follow up. She serves the School Districts of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, Arcadia, Black River Falls, Blair-Taylor, Cochrane-Fountain City, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Holmen, Independence, Melrose-Mindoro, Onalaska, Sparta, West Salem, and Whitehall.

President-Elect

Rachel Parkington, AuD

Rachel Parkington earned her Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D) from The University of Northern Colorado and her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Communication Disorders from The University of Massachusetts. Dr. Parkington is the founder and owner of Hear to Learn, LLC, a company that provides Educational Audiology services throughout New Hampshire to students aged 3-21 years. Dr. Parkington is very active in her state and is currently the president of the New Hampshire Academy of Audiology. She is also a member of the Educational Audiology Association (EAA) Advocacy Committee and is the New Hampshire EAA State Representative.