About Us

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Background

John Christopherson grew up in the Moorhead Minnesota area. After  graduation John headed off to the United States Marine Corps where he  worked on CH53 helicopters. After leaving the USMC, John headed back  home where he found himself working in aviation again- this time in  emergency medical helicopters. He also missed the military life so  decided to join the North Dakota Air National Guard. Today John and his  wife Gina have a family with a total of four young men , one young lady,  and six furry family members. John and his family reside on Little  Oscar Lake outside Alexandria.

On Career Changes

After 31 years working on helicopters, John decided it was time to  leave aviation . His desire to help people led him to hearing care.  After almost a year of studying and training in a hands on capacity,  John passed his International Hearing Society written test and his State  of Minnesota Certification practical exam. He is now a Certified  Hearing Instrument Specialist in the state of Minnesota. His certificate  number is 2848. He enjoys working with patients who are desiring  improvement in their hearing through professional hearing care with a  great fitting pair of hearing aids.

Why hearing?

What does John love about his career? Being excited to see people’s  reactions to their new improved hearing brings him great pleasure.  Helping them in hearing their spouses, friends, and grandchildren with  properly fitted hearing aids brings him great satisfaction. Seeing  excited eyes, the occasional tear, and the changes in connecting  generations with conversations makes this new adventure worth while!  John loves working with staff to help our patients in Alexandria,  Morris, Wadena, Brandon, Evansville, and Parkers Prairie areas. John’s  MN HID Certificate is #2848.

Background

Christina grew up in the Alexandria, MN area. After attending college  she settled into life in Glenwood with her significant other. Their  family has grown over the years to include two young ladies and one  young man as well as six furry family members. In her spare time  Christina enjoys helping people, gardening, reading, and spending time  with family and her pets.

On Career Changes

After graduating from Jefferson Senior High School she attended  Alexandria Technical and Community College. She graduated with an AAS  degree in office information systems specialist. After college she  worked at Alexandria Hearing Centers, Minnewaska school district as a  paraprofessional, in many areas of customer service within the  community. Most recently she was hired at Legacy Hearing Centers as an  audiologic assistant and has recently started training to become a  certified hearing instrument dispenser. She is excited to come into work  each day and is enjoying her days at Legacy Hearing Centers.

Why hearing?

Growing up in a household with family members who experienced hearing  loss gave Christina a jump start on having an appreciation for good  hearing. She learned at an early age to annunciate so that those in her  home could easily understand her. One of her children was born  prematurely and has a hearing loss as a result. Over the years and  throughout other careers she has found that her passion for helping  people with hearing was driving her toward a new goal – becoming a  hearing instrument specialist. She looks forward to getting to know her  patients and helping them with strengthening communication with family  and friends. As we say here… she loves connecting generations with  conversations.

Background

Remington, aka “Remmy”, was born in December 2020 just outside  Alexandria. He is a toy poodle. He is hypoallergenic as he doesn’t have  fur- he has hair. Remmy was carefully selected for his temperament and  personality to fit into our busy office.

On Greeting People!
Remmy loves greeting people at the door and inviting them in. Fear not,  his bark is way larger than his physical stature! Remmy loves having  people play fetch with him as well as sniffing their feet. He loves cuddling with our visitors and is known to occupy a chair too! 

If you prefer that Remmy not visit with you during your visit to our  office no problem! Just ask Gina to pop him into his office. He has plenty of toys and fun in there as well!

Remmy’s Bell

Remmy is learning to ring his bell when its time to go outside for a much needed break. So if Gina is missing from the desk she will return shortly. Remington’s got to have a break when he needs it! 🙂

Background

Lyndy Joy, aka LJ, came to us from Apple Creek, Ohio! She is a  Portuguese Water Dog born in Feburary 2023. She has a little more  stature than her big brother Remington, but has a sweet disposition.

On Greeting People!

Lyndy prefers greeting people with a wag of her tail rather than a  bark but if she barks she is REALLY excited to see you. She wants to be sure you are friend... not foe. As with Remington if you prefer Lyndy can spend a little kennel or leash time with momma in her office, just let us know. No offense taken.

On Break time!

While Remmy has mastered the art of ringing his bell, Lyndy prefers  letting herself out to potty after learning how to open the door. Gina may be off attempting to retrieve the water dog from the pond! Fear not  she will return shortly.