Michael Bruk, PhD, BC-HIS earned his degrees in the former Soviet Union where he specialized in Military Audiology, and Research and Development in Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices. He has lectured on Hearing Aids and Aural Rehabilitation at the Pedagogical Institute and the Medical Institute of Leningrad, USSR.
In 1991, Dr. Bruk immigrated to the United States. Prior to his current position as a Hearing Aid Specialist at the Costco Hearing Center, he had been employed by the Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ as a biomedical engineer.
Dr. Bruk serves on the NJAHHP Board and Chair of its PAC, HADEC.
Sharon Ostrowski, Hearing Aid Specialist and NJAHHP member
I am a licensed hearing aid specialist for the past 15 years, started out as a front end receptionist, and knew I wanted to help people hear the world again. I also took it a step further I received my Board Certification a few years after I received my License. I love what I do, and it shows, after working for hearing aid companies and Dr offices and for myself. I now work for Costco, I am very satisfied with the Costco Mission, on their customer service ethics, they go above and beyond to help the hearing impaired...
Dr. David Weesner has been a full-time practicing clinical audiologist since 1988. He has enjoyed many varying facets of audiology, including clinical, hospital, military, private practice, academic and administrative settings. He has a wide range of experience including hearing and vestibular evaluation, cochlear implantation, hearing aid dispensing, aural rehabilitation, auditory processing evaluation, teaching and business ownership.
Dr. Weesner has served on the State of New Jersey hearing aid dispensers examining committee since 1996, and served as its president for several years.
Dr. Weesner presided as president of the New Jersey Association of Hearing Health Professionals from 2006 to 2013. This period was marked by significant growth in membership and financial stability for the Association. During his tenure as NJAHHP President, he spearheaded the unprecedented coalition with New Jersey Academy of Audiology, and The New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association to oppose online hearing tests and internet sales of hearing aids. Dr. Weesner and other coalition members have met with the New Jersey Division of Banking and Insurance, and The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs to educate them on this growing issue in our state.
Dr. Weesner invests in the future of the profession through teaching and supervision of students for over 20 years. He has taught several at The College of New Jersey, Richard Stockton College and Burlington County College, focusing on audiology and hearing aid dispensing. He is proud that so many of his former students are now counted as friends, professional colleagues, and NJAHHP members.