---
title: "AuDtonomy 2025"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://www.audiologist.org/events/audtonomy/audtonomy-2025"
date: "2026-06-22T03:44:32+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  AuDtonomy 2025 - Agenda

 ![AuDtonomy 2025](https://www.audiologist.org/_resources/images/events/audtonomy/2025/banner.jpg)

 [ VIEW THE AGENDA ](#agenda)

 [ VIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY ](https://flickr.com/photos/184869026@N05/albums)

| SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025 ( ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN ) |
|---|
| **11:00 AM - 11:05 AM** | Welcome & Opening Remarks  **Speakers:** Amyn Amlani, Ph.D.; Jill Davis, Au.D.; Jason Leyendecker, Au.D.; Libby Sarra, BS |
| **11:05 AM - 11:55 AM** | **General Session:** Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Characteristics and Personality Traits Common to Successful Business Owners  **Speakers:** Jennifer L. Tackett, Ph.D.; Brian Urban, Au.D. Moderator  [  Download Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/_resources/documents/events/audtonomy/2025/Entrepreneurial-Mindsets-Tackett.pdf)  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/entrepreneurial-mindsets-characteristics-and-personality-traits-common-to-successful-business-owners) |
| **11:55 AM - 12:00 PM** | Break / Game / Drawing |
| **12:00 PM - 12:50 PM** | **Track 1:** Portraits of Private Practice, Part 1: Pathways to Private Practice (Panel featuring personal stories of Audiologists and the path they took to get into private practice)  **Speakers:** Rachel Magann Faivre, Au.D.; Nikki Kopetzky, Au.D.; Whitney Swander, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/portraits-of-private-practice-part-1-pathways-to-private-practice)   ---   **Track 2:** Practical Applications, Part 1: Business Planning 101—What to Do Now, Next, and Never (Including resources and programs that can help)  **Speakers:** Kathleen Coates, Au.D.; Liz Rogers, Au.D.; Alicia Spoor, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/practical-applications-part-1-business-planning-101-what-to-do-now-next-and-never) |
| **12:50 PM - 01:00 PM** | Break / Game / Drawing |
| **01:00 PM - 01:50 PM** | **Track 1:** Portraits of Private Practice, Part 2: A Day in the Life of a Private Practice Owner  **Speakers:** Brooke Means, AuD.; Erica Person, Au.D.; Alexandra Tarvin, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/portraits-of-private-practice-part-2-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-private-practice-owner)   ---   **Track 2:** Practical Applications, Part 2: Figuring out the Figures (Budgets and Financial Reports Made Simple)  **Speakers:** Jordan Coates, MBA; Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH  [  Download Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/_resources/documents/events/audtonomy/2025/Figuring-out-the-Figures-Coates.pdf)  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/practical-applications-part-2-figuring-out-the-figures) |
| **01:50 PM - 02:00 PM** | Break / Game / Drawing |
| **02:00 PM - 02:50 PM** | **Track 1:** Portraits of Private Practice, Part 3: A Day in the Life of a Private Practice Employee  **Speaker:** Kari Harsh, Au.D.; Maggie Robertson, Au.D.; Dana Jacobson, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/portraits-of-private-practice-part-3-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-private-practice-employee)   ---   **Track 2:** Practical Applications, Part 3: Building Your Professional Network  **Speakers:** Dawn Heiman, Au.D.; Jason Leyendecker, Au.D.; Stacy O'Brien, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/practical-applications-part-3-building-your-professional-network) |
| **02:50 PM - 03:00 PM** | Break / Game / Drawing |
| **03:00 PM - 03:50 PM** | **Track 1:** Portraits of Private Practice, Part 4: Private Practice as an Instrument of Innovation, and Impact  **Speakers:** Jill Davis, Au.D.; Judy Huch, Au.D.; Emily McMahan, Au.D.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/portraits-of-private-practice-part-4-private-practice-as-an-instrument-of-innovation-and-impact)   ---   **Track 2:** Practical Applications, Part 4: Legal Considerations for Future Practice Owners  **Speaker:** Brandon Pauley, Esq.  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/practical-applications-part-4-legal-considerations-for-future-practice-owners) |
| **03:50 PM - 04:00 PM** | Break / Game / Drawing |
| **04:00 PM - 04:50 PM** | **General Session:** The Secret Sauce: Resources, Toolkits, Shortcuts and Valuable Tips from the Experts  **Speakers:** Josiah Dykstra, Ph.D.; Jessica Lovell; Tom Ethen  **Moderator:** Laurel Gregory, MA  [  Watch Presentation](https://www.audiologist.org/resources/educate/audtonomy-archive/item/the-secret-sauce-resources-toolkits-shortcuts-and-valuable-tips-from-the-experts) |
| **04:50 PM - 05:00 PM** | Closing Remarks/Grand Prize Drawing ($1,000 cash scholarship, must be present to win) |
| **05:00 PM - 05:15 PM** | Adjourn |

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