Dr. Sharon L. Judlowitz, AU.D. received her B.S. degree in Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped and her Doctorate in Audiology. To pay or school, she worked as a Red Cross lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor, Adapted Aquatics Swimming instructor, CPR instructor and held certificates in basic first aid, Solo wilderness Medicine, basic canoeing and sailing. After graduating, audiology became the means to fund her hobbies such as camping, hiking and long-distance backpacking. She successfully made the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, hiked Mach Picchu in Peru, hiked down the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Tuckerman's ravine to the weather observatory in New Hampshire. She was a volunteer at the Fire Island National seashore and a lighthouse keeper. She plays classical Viola, cross county skis, has been stung by jellyfish 13 times. 3 times by yellow jackets, bit by 2 ticks has never had poison ivy and hates worms.