Our Professional Staff

I was born and raised in Southern California. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from California State University Los Angeles in Spring of 2018.  I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Marcia Blank during the last semester of school where I needed to complete hours for an internship program. Immediately after graduating, I joined the Gardena Hearing Center team as a full-time employee, taking on the roles of front-desk receptionist, biller, and Hearing Aid Dispenser trainee. 

Dr. Marcia Blank is an ASHA certified audiologist and has been serving the South Bay since 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science and Master of Arts in Audiology from the University of Iowa and an Au.D from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.

Vanessa was born and raised in the South Bay. She graduated from California State University Los Angeles in Spring of 2023 with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders. When she first started university, she had the dream of becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist and working with children. As her first year of university came to an end, she realized she wanted to make a difference in a population that is largely overlooked-- the deaf and hard of hearing community. A friend told her about becoming a Hearing Aid Dispenser and a quick Google search led her to Gardena Hearing. She spent the summer shadowing Sam and quickly fell in love with the field. She received her Hearing Aid Dispenser Trainee license in Fall of 2023.