Born and raised in Southern California, Dr. Hofferber studied at the University of Redlands in California, where she received both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science Degrees in Communicative Disorders. She later received her Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Dr. Hofferber practiced a broad scope of audiology while in Southern California for 10 years. She worked in several multispecialty medical clinics and ENT physician practice environments. This provided a wide variety of experience including a high volume of pediatric patients as well as years of experience with providing amplification devices and hearing aids for the hearing impaired. She moved to the Tri-Cities where she has been practicing since 1998. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, has a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology (CCC-A) from the American Speech and Hearing Association, and is a Licensed Audiologist in the State of Washington.