Our Professional Staff

Jim has been a hearing instrument specialist since 2000. In 2001, he purchased HEARINC to develop it into a full audiology practice. As a native of Canton, he received his B.S. in Aerospace and Manufacturing from Kent State University in 1973. Jim became interested in audiology in 1998, when his father, grandfather, and several uncles - who worked in industry and served in World War II - were constantly complaining about their current remedies to hearing loss. With a corporate background in problem diagnostics and solutions applications, Jim felt he could take a different approach to correcting hearing loss, one that restores patients to the most active lifestyle possible.

As proud mother of four, and grandmother of six, Gina joined the practice in 2009. With her Associate of Science degree and extensive experience in office management, she handles all aspects of accounting and financials for all locations, in addition to routine hearing aid maintenance.

Dr. Gherian earned a Doctor of Audiology degree from the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium, a joint program of the University of Akron, Kent State University and the Cleveland Clinic; he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Toledo. 

He spent a year of fellowship at a VA hospital in Cleveland before spending over 10 years at an Otolaryngology practice in Dover, OH. Dr. Gherian’s extensive medical background allowed him to now be an expert in treating both basic and advanced hearing loss conditions. He was solely responsible for the growth of the Audiology and hearing aid department, which saw record growth. 

He is married and a father of 5. He also enjoys cycling and anything outdoors, traveling and home improvement. 
 

Terri Runner has been managing the needs of hearing care patients for more than 21 years. When she is not managing the Akron office and conducting routine hearing aid maintenance, she enjoys camping and entertaining family and friends in her home. She has been married for 32 years, and is the mother of three children and three grandchildren.