Meagan Bachmann, AuD, MHL, ABA Certified, CISC, CH-AP

President-Elect Nominee: Meagan Bachmann, AuD, MHL

Meagan Bachmann, AuD, MHL, ABA Certified, CISC, CH-AP, is the director of audiology for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina.  She leads a large team across multiple clinics and specialty areas. Throughout her tenure at Atrium Health Wake Forest, her areas of clinical focus and interest include cochlear implants, promoting evidenced-based practice, collaborative culture, and professional issues. Dr. Bachmann has given numerous presentations and actively participated in clinical research throughout her career.

Dr. Bachmann received her AuD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Cochlear Implant Specialty Certification from the American Board of Audiology (ABA). She completed a master of health-care leadership from the School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and received a certificate in telehealth from Wake Forest University School of Law.

Dr. Bachmann has had many previous state and national service positions. She currently serves on the Academy Board of Directors and is liaison to the Advocacy Council, which includes the Legislative and Regulatory Committee. Through her appointment on the Practice Management Task Force, she seeks to optimize how audiologists bill and receive payment for services. She is a founding member of the North Carolina Audiology Association, president of the North Carolina Audiology Association, and conference chair for both the North Carolina Audiology Association and North Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing-Association. She is a past chair of the ABA Board of Governors’ Professional Education and Certificate Committee, and Academic and Professional Standards Council. She previously served on the American Academy of Audiology Foundation’s Audiology Assistants Task Force.