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2020 SCV Woman of the Year Nominees

Nola Aronson

Owner, Founder, Advanced Audiology
Nominating Organization

Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita
Organizations
Nola has been an active supporter of a variety of
organizations including Circle of Hope,
SCV Senior Center, Soroptimists of Greater SCV,
the SCV Chamber of Commerce and the Valley
Industry Association. Her contributions and support have been of great benefits to all.
Organization Impact
Nola’s support of the Valley Industry Association has been instrumental to the organization’s success. From
membership to program and event planning to financial support - she does it all. She has been a Board member
for 3 years, has Chaired the VIA Leadership Program for 2 years, is a member of the Marketing & Sales Acad-
emy Committee, an annual sponsor of the organization, a member of the BASH Committee and Title Sponsor
in 2019, and a sponsor of virtually every event VIA produces each year. Anytime we need a volunteer, her hand
is immediately in the air. The benefit of her experience has been invaluable to the organization and to its mem-
bership. Nola’s leadership skills have helped us grow in leaps and bounds, and have assisted in attracting other,
like-minded business professionals help us continue our work in assisting businesses of the Santa Clarita Valley
to grow and prosper.
Other Contributions
Nola’s consistent sponsorship of local programs and events is unsurpassed. She can always be counted on to
support, contribute, attend and work tirelessly to better any program or event ongoing in the SCV - her time and
efforts are not limited to the Valley Industry Association - she also supports the SCV Senior Center, the SCV
Chamber of Commerce, Soroptimist International of the Greater SCV and Circle of Hope (among others). She
has worked actively with high-level professionals in the SCV to ensure healthy hearing, but also works tireless-
ly to make sure everyone in the SCV has the chance to hear better. She offers free screening tests on a regular
basis to give back to the community. A breast cancer survivor herself, Nola additionally donates a portion of her
hearing aid sales proceeds to Circle of Hope.
Biography
Nola Aronson received a bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Hartford in 1975 and
subsequently received her master’s degree in Audiology from California State University, Long Beach in 1982.
Nola holds certifications of clinical competence from the American Hearing and Speech Association and the
American Academy of Audiology. She is licensed by the state in Audiology and hearing aid dispensing. She has
practiced Audiology in Los Angeles County for 40 years, 33 of those have been in the Santa Clarita Valley. For
several years, she served as Director of Audiology at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Van Nuys. She moved
to Santa Clarita to raise her family in 1986. She purchased Audiology Services of Newhall and Audiology part-
ners of Mission Hills and has locations in Mission Hills and in Northridge. She has been the teacher of many
successful audiologists over the years and her staff has grown to 12 people as of 2017. Her professional affili-
ations include the American Academy of Audiology, American Hearing Aid Associates, American Speech and
Language Association and California Academy of Audiology and the California Speech, Language and Hearing
Association. She is also a member of the California Academy of Audiology. Nola is also a philanthropist do-
nates 10% of her profits to a different nonprofit each month. As a breast cancer survivor, she does 2 events with
the Circle of Hope and serves as vice president on the board of directors. Nola is also on the board of directors
for VIA and Co-Chairs their leadership workshop. She also supports the Alzheimer’s association, the Veterans