About Us

Odilia MacDonald, M.Sc, Aud.(c)

Odilia is owner and staff Audiologist at Marco Hearing Health Centre. After two years as a hearing instrument specialist, Odilia chose Dalhousie University and obtained a Masters of Science in Audiology from the School of Human Communication Disorders. Odilia was employed as a Clinical Audiologist in Antigonish, Sydney Mines and Glace Bay. Prior to opening Marco Hearing Health Centre, she was regional manager for a leading Canadian manufacturer of hearing aids working out of Kitchener, ON.

Odilia has been dispensing hearing aids in private practice for over 16 years – longer than any other private practice Audiologist on the Island.

Odilia is one of only two Audiologists in Nova Scotia trained in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), a specialised method of treatment that effectively helps patients adapt to tinnitus.

For three years, Odilia served as the first president of the Private Practice Audiologists of Atlantic Canada (PPAAC). She was one of the driving forces behind rebranding PPAAC as Sounds⁺, and also helped with the formation of the Canadian Academy of Audiology.

Janet Gallivan, BC-HIS

Janet is a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist. She has been with Marco Hearing Health Centre for 10 years. Janet's educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University College of Cape Breton. Janet has 20 years experience dispensing hearing aids in Cape Breton – longer than any other Hearing Instrument Specialist in continuous practice on the Island. Janet is past president of the Atlantic Canada Hearing Aid Association.

Carrie Morrison

Melissa MacNeil

Amy MacLeod