Coast Hearing and Balance Center Professional Staff
Donna F. Cody, Au.D.
Doctor Cody holds the title of Director and Owner of Coast Hearing and Balance Center. Donna previously worked 16 years with the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles, where she served as Director of its Hearing Aid Dispensary and Co-Director of the Audiology Department. Donna also opened and managed the House Clinic's Encino Hearing Aid Dispensary satellite, in addition to assisting in the opening of the Clinic's Orange County medical practice.
In 2006, Donna Cody received her Doctorate of Audiology Degree from Central Michigan University-Vanderbilt Bill Wilkinson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. (At present, Vanderbilt's Doctor of Audiology program is ranked #1 in the Nation by U.S. News and World Report.) She earned a Master’s in Audiology from Utah State University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitation, with a Specialization in Interpreting for the Deaf, from the University of Arizona.
As a Senior Staff Audiologist at the House Clinic, Doctor Donna's duties included working hand-in-hand with the Clinic's physicians, performing diagnostic testing and hearing aid fitting, overseeing operations of her department, training student audiologists, performing the HINT (Hearing-in-Noise Test), balance testing and interoperative monitoring, and participating in joint clinical research studies with the scientists of the House Ear Institute.
While at House, Donna appeared on ABC TV's Extreme Makeover, where she fitted a participant from Louisiana with hearing aids. She also made a special 48-hour, 17,000-mile home visit to Saudi Arabia to consult with the King about his new hearing aids.
Having worn hearing aids for most of her adult life, Donna has an intimate understanding of the issues hearing aid wearer's face—and how to address them.
Doctor Donna holds State of California licensure in Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Auditory Society, American Tinnitus Association, and the California Academy of Audiology.
Fluent in Sign Language, Donna taught Sign at Cal State University-Long Beach for several years.
In her off hours, Donna is an avid reader, enjoys working out at the gym, plays piano, and likes to see an occasional "art house" film, stage play or musical.
Sarah J. C. Nunns
Doctoral Candidate
Photo coming soon.
Phone: 949.675.3833
In the Pursuit of Excellence in Hearing Health Care
Donna F. Cody, Au.D.
Doctor of Audiology
Sarah J. C. Nunns
Audiology Doctoral Candidate Sarah J. C. Nunns is in her final year of the Au.D. program at Cal State University-Los Angeles. She received her Bachelor’s Degree—in Communication Sciences and Disorders—with highest honors from Biola University.
To describe Sarah as a “bright star” in the field of Audiologic clinical care is a woeful understatement. She will soon begin teaching graduate-level audiology courses at Biola, concurrent to fulfilling her full-time externship with Doctor Cody at Coast Hearing and Balance Center. At Coast Hearing, Sarah receives great pleasure working together with patients to help them communicate better with their friends and loved ones.
Growing up in a family of musicians, having good hearing is of paramount importance to Sarah—who has played bass guitar for more than a decade. Sarah likes to find ways of combining her love of music with her passion for Audiology, in addition to expanding her interests in vestibular diagnostics, cochlear implants, and hearing conservation.
In her free moments, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband, and their dog Pepper, reading a good book, drawing (another passion), and playing her bass guitar.
Behind the Scenes
Jonathan M. Cody, Chief Operating Officer of Coast Hearing Services, APC, previously worked 6 years with the House Ear Institute (HEI) in Los Angeles, where he served as Associate Director of Development and Manager of the Institute's Business Partners Program.
At HEI, Jon routinely met with senior leadership of entities like Bank of America,The Walt Disney Company, ARCO, Times-Mirror Corporation, and various players in the LA entertainment industry.
Jon's fundraising efforts furthered HEI's groundbreaking cell and molecular research to eradicate acoustic neuroma/tumor growth and Neurofibromatosis (NF type 2), auditory prosthesis development (hearing aids, cochlear implants, and the auditory brainstem implant); teaching temporal bone dissection/skull base surgery to physicians from around the world, and the Institute's CARE (Children's Auditory Research & Evaluation) Center.
Before his time with HEI, Jon served more than 6 years with the University of Southern California's central office for University Advancement.
His earliest career was working as a commercial artist/designer in suburban Chicago.
Jon received his Master's Degree from USC's Graduate School and his Bachelor's Degree, as a Communication Multi-Major, summa cum laude from Metropolitan State University of Denver.