Brenna Downing is a third-year AuD student at the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium (NOAC). She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with Professional Deaf Resources Liaison and Gerontology certificates from Ohio University in 2024. Brenna hopes to gain more experience working across the lifespan as she completes her time at NOAC and continues to be an advocate for the profession. She has been involved with her local SAA chapter as the Ohio Academy of Audiology Liaison and the advocacy committee chair, and will continue this role into the next year. Brenna is looking forward to making connections with other students motivated to positively influence the profession. In her free time, you can find Brenna trying out new recipes, taking on a new craft, or caring for her growing collection of plants.