Our Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers

Charles L. Hutto, Au.D., F-AAA

In 1970 while a undergraduate psychology student, Dr. Hutto and his wife Kate took in a deaf foster child who had been misdiagnosed at birth as severely mentally retarded and grossly emotionally disturbed. He spent the first 10 years of his life in an institution with the key thrown away. Finally his hearing loss was discovered and IQ tests placed him in the high normal range. Bewildered that such a tragedy could occur, Dr. Hutto began a period of study and eventually decided to dedicate his work life to the study of hearing loss and service to individuals with impairment of hearing.

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Dr. Caroline Aland, Au.D, F-AAA

Caroline Aland, Au.D, a former Girl Scout leader and Sunday school teacher at Christ Church, Kent Island, has been a resident of Kent Island and private practitioner with Chesapeake Hearing Centers since 1986. Dr. Aland received her bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee University in communicative disorders, her master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in audiology, and her Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Florida. She enjoys her work and believes helping people is what makes her job enjoyable. “I found a calling to audiology back when I was working with children while going to college at East Tennessee State,” she says. “That satisfaction of helping someone communicate still drives me to this day.” Her professional experience includes clinical work at Womack Army Hospital, the Durham V.A. Hospital, and the ENT Clinic at UNC Hospital. Caroline was appointed by the governor of Maryland to the State Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists for two consecutive terms, serving one year as chair.

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Ashley Mitchell, Au.D., CCC-A

Ashley Mitchell, Au.D., received her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Maine, and her Doctorate of Audiology from Towson University. Having joined Chesapeake Hearing Centers as a student extern, she has received extensive training in our way of “doing what is best for the patient.

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Dr. Ellen Alvarez Frederick, Au.D., FAAA CCC-A

Dr. Frederick, a native of Anne Arundel County, has been in practice since 1989. She graduated from West Virginia University, received her master’s degree in audiology from the University of South Carolina, and earned her doctorate degree from A.T. Still University. Her previous work experience includes clinical work at the University of Maryland Medical Center, The University of Maryland Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Center, Maryland Audiology, University Medical Center of Las Vegas and the Medical University of South Carolina.

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Allison C. Adkins, Hearing Aid Dispenser

Allison Adkins recently joined the staff of Chesapeake Hearing Centers as a hearing aid dispenser assisting the audiologists in hearing aid fittings and management. She is a native of Grand Rapids, Ml and graduated from Huntington University in 2005 with a bachelors degree in elementary education and a minor in Spanish, after studying abroad in Spain for a semester. The daughter of missionaries, Allison spent seven years in Bolivia and Paraguay as a child and developed a passion for helping people and building relationships.

Kristin Wilson, Au.D.
Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Kristin Wilson, Au.D., received her doctorate from Towson University and fulfilled her clinical fellowship requirements with Chesapeake Hearing Centers. She was raised in the quiet town of Wheeling, WV and attended West Virginia University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology.

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Mariya Elizabeth Hutto, Hearing Aid Dispenser

Mariya Hutto has been employed by Chesapeake Hearing Centers for most of her life in many different capacities. She is now office manager and assists audiologists in fitting and caring for hearing aids. She graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2000. While there, she learned a great deal about the workings of the brain, human behavior, and research. She also has a master’s degree in Information Science from the University of Maryland. She is licensed to dispense hearing aids by the states of Maryland and Delaware, and sees patients in both Severna Park and Annapolis. Her favorite part of her work is building relationships with the many people she meets every day. They have truly been her greatest teachers.

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