Dr. Linda Engelmann has been serving patients in the Kansas City area for over 30 years. She earned her Bachelor of Health Science from the University of Missouri, received her Masters in Audiology from Central Missouri University, and her Doctorate in Audiology from A.T. Still University. She has also served on the Missouri State Board of Examiners for Hearing Instrument Specialists, mostly as Chairman. This Board serves as a consumer protection board that oversees the licensure of future providers entering into the profession that Linda enjoys.

Linda began her career working for an ENT practice as an audiologist in Liberty. Following that, she then went into private practice in area Audiology clinics. She enjoys providing greater care in a private practice setting like American Hearing & Audiology. Linda is motivated to help her patients overcome their hearing challenges and provide resources to their families.

For fun, Linda enjoys playing with her 5 grandchildren. She is also a very passionate horseback rider.

Kristen McCorkle-Smith received her Associates degree in General Studies from Ozarks Technical Community College in 2015, obtained her state license for hearing instrument specialists in October of 2016 and her Bachelor’s degree in General Studies with a Psychology Minor from the University of Central Missouri in 2019.

She joined American Hearing and Audiology as a hearing instrument specialist in August 2019. Prior to working at American Hearing and Audiology, Kristen worked as a hearing instrument specialist for the Cabela’s/Bass Pro Hearing Center for 3+ years. Her passion lies with technology and hearing aids and she is excited for this new opportunity with American Hearing. She strives to treat ever patient like family and to do whatever is necessary to help her patients hear better. In her spare time, Kristen enjoys watching the Kansas city sports teams with her husband, as well as spoiling her dog.