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and boy scouts, The boys and girls club, HMNMH, College of the Canyons, Soroptimists for the education
of women, domestic violence, Toys for tots and in 2017 made a sizable contribution to the new senior center
building and her business has a room named after them. Nola’s group does free hearing screenings for the com-
munity to educate people regarding their hearing. This year they are reaching 2000 free screenings compared
to last year 1000. Nola and her business have won many awards from the community and a year ago Senator
Scott Wilk honored her with business of the month. From the Valley industrial association, she was nominated
rising star in 2015. From the Elite magazine she was awarded best female business entrepreneur of the year, best
audiologist and top 51 in the health care category. Also, she won best businesswoman of the year from the San
Fernando Valley Business Journal. Nola’s motto is she loves to help others in any way she can to lead better so-
cial lives and be able to communicate better in all life situations. Her focus is to help people hear well, no matter
what, with a solution for everyone no matter what the budget is. Nola loves the community of Santa Clarita and
couldn’t think of a better place to live and help the people in her community. She connects people to people by
helping them Hear better, Live Better.

Janis Ashley

Director, Friends of Hart Park and Museum
Nominating Organization

The Friends of Hart Park and Museum
Organizations
Volunteer and Director, Friends of Hart Park and
Museum; Volunteer with Los Angeles Conservancy,
Castaic Animal Shelter, Los Angeles Historical
Theater Foundation
Organization Impact
See bio below
Other Contributions
See bio below
Biography
Janis Ashley started volunteering at William S. Hart’s hilltop mansion in 1986 or 1987, soon after she moved
to Canyon Country. She proved to be such an asset that the Natural History Museum hired her as the museum
administrator in 2000. She left that position in 2006 but never left the premises: She has been volunteering with
the Friends of Hart Park and Museum ever since. Over the years, Janis has been involved in all aspects of the
volunteer organization – from organizing Hart Park’s first Pet Fair (now known as “Bow Wows and Meows”)
to serving as the current membership chair. She has given tours of the mansion, staffed the Friends’ Gift Shop,
and coordinated volunteers. She also helped build several Friends of Hart Park floats for the SCV Fourth of July
Parade and has worked on all of the Friends’ special fundraising events including Silents Under the Stars and
Bill’s Birthday Club (which she has chaired). Outside of Hart Park, Janis has volunteered with the Santa Clarita
Cowboy Festival (well, that’s in Hart Park now), and she has lent her time and skills to worthy causes locally
and beyond. She has helped out with the Santa Clarita Marathon, volunteered at the Castaic Animal Shelter, led
walking tours for the Los Angeles Conservancy, worked as a special event docent for the Los Angeles Historical
Theater Foundation, and helped build a home in Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity. Janis grew up in the San
Fernando Valley where she graduated from Granada Hills High School and Cal State Northridge. After the Hart,
she worked in guest relations for the Nethercutt Museum. In 2007 she joined financial services firm Edward
Jones and is currently the administrator of its branch office in Canyon Country. Her invaluable contributions of
time and talents have not gone unnoticed over the years: Both the Natural History Museum and the Los Angeles
County Department of Parks and Recreation have honored her as a Volunteer of the Year.