Dr. Donna Geffner, a dually certified and licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist maintains a private practice in Long Island, NY.  She served as the Director of the Speech and Hearing Center at St. John's University, Queens, New York, for 40 years where she created and founded both the undergraduate and graduate programs and Center.  She is the recent developer of a consortium doctoral program in audiology with her colleagues from Adelphi and Hofstra Universities, and served as the director of the St. John’s University Doctoral Audiology program for the LI AuD Consortium.