Janine Verge has worked as an audiologist at the Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres for the past 18 years. She obtained her MSc (Audiology) from Dalhousie University and her AuD from AT Still University. Janine is an adjunct professor at Dalhousie University, teaching in the area of vestibular testing and management. She co-created the CAA National Vestibular Special Interest Group and is co-editor of “Striking the Right Balance,” an on-going feature column in the on-line publication Canadian Audiologist. Janine has served as president of the Speech and Hearing Association of Nova Scotia and is a co-founder of the Dalhousie Hearing Aid Assistance Program. She is currently a board member of the Canadian Academy of Audiology. Janine is particularly interested in improving hearing accessibility, fall prevention and mental health advocacy.