Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE RELIEF, HELP PREVENT, AND RESEARCH TINNITUS CURES, EVIDENCED BY ITS CORE VALUES OF COMPASSION, CREDIBILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY.COMPASSION: EVIDENCED IN A SPIRIT OF HOPE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITMENT TO PREVENTION, FINDING CURES, AND SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CONDITION. CREDIBILITY: EVIDENCED IN ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM RELIABLE SOURCES, TRANSPARENCY IN DECISION-MAKING, AND AN EARNED REPUTATION FOR TRUSTWORTHINESS.RESPONSIBILITY: EVIDENCED IN PATIENT CENTERED ADVOCACY BY A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OF FORWARD THINKING LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE TO MISSION AND MEMBERS.
TO PROMOTE RELIEF, HELP PREVENT, AND FIND CURES FOR TINNITUS, EVIDENCED BY ITS CORE VALUES OF COMPASSION, CREDIBILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY.
TINNITUS ADVISORS PROGRAM: TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE SUFFERING FROM TINNITUS CAN GAIN CREDIBLE INFORMATION AND COMPASSIONATE ADVICE, THE ATA LAUNCHED THE TINNITUS ADVISORS PROGRAM (TINNAP) TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH FREE 15-MINUTE CONVERSATIONS WITH AUDIOLOGISTS TRAINED IN TINNITUS MANAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM OPERATES DAILY, MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A PRIMARY GOAL OF TINNAP IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SUPPORT IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE ATA DOES NOT OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE OR ENDORSE SPECIFIC TREATMENTS AND PRODUCTS. THE CALLS CAN BE LIFE ALTERING FOR MANY PEOPLE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A UNIQUE BOND WITH THE ATA. THE TINNAP ALIGNS WITH ATA'S MISSION TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL RELIEF GUIDED BY COMPASSION, CREDIBILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY.
TINNITUS PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND TINNITUS HELP NETWORK: TO ENSURE THAT THOSE STRUGGLING WITH TINNITUS CAN CONNECT WITH OTHERS LIVING WITH THIS CHRONIC CONDITION, THE ATA FOSTERS 29 SUPPORT GROUPS THAT PROVIDE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT, OPEN COMMUNICATION, AND COMPASSION WITH ATTENDEES. THE ATA CREATED A ZOOM ACCOUNT FOR SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS TO ACCESS TO CONTINUE THEIR MEETINGS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN AREAS WITHOUT A SUPPORT GROUP, THE ATA MAINTAINS A VOLUNTEER TINNITUS HELP NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE WITH TINNITUS/WHO TREAT TINNITUS PATIENTS, WHO ACCEPT CALLS AND/OR EMAILS FROM PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH THE CONDITION.
TINNITUS TODAY MAGAZINE: TINNITUS TODAY, PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT THREE TIMES A YEAR, PROVIDES IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF NEWS AND ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE PATIENT, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES. EACH ISSUE IS THEME BASED ALLOWING THE ATA TO BUILD USEFUL TARGETED RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE. AS THE ONLY PUBLICATION OF ITS KIND, IT DISTINGUISHES THE ATA AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD, PROMOTING PROGRESS IN RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS, AND GREATER AWARENESS OF PATIENT STRUGGLES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING HEALTH. THE DIGITAL ISSUE IS DISTRIBUTED TO PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH TINNITUS PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF AUDIOLOGISTS WORKING FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Torryn Brazell | CEO; BOARD MEMBER, EX-OFFICIO | 37.5 | $120,156 |
| Jinsheng Zhang Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Wikoff | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ted Turesky Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Trevisani | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert M Trainer Edd Ma Mba | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laguinn Sherlock Aud | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert T Scott | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon Mountford Cpa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannie Karlovitz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Gander Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael E Hoffer Md | SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY CMTE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Zagel | ASST TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| David Hadley Mba | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Bar-Giora Goldberg | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John Minnebo | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Meltzer | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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