Pee Dee Hearing Center

Dr. Ellen Marcia Emmons was born in St Vincent, a Caribbean island in the Grenadines, and later, at the age of eight-years-old,  moved to the United States with her family. She completed her undergraduate studies in Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan graduating in 2006.  Dr.Emmons further pursued her education, earning her Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) from A.T. Still University, in Mesa, Arizona in 2010.

Dr. Emmons has worked in various settings, including OU Physician's/ OU Children’s Hospital, Spartanburg ENT & Allergy, Rutherford County Schools, and other entities. She has worked with people of all ages and walks of life. Dr. Emmons is excited to join the  Pee Dee Hearing Center Family. Driven by her belief that hearing is among the most intricate and complex senses bestowed upon us by God, her mission is to assist individuals in preventing, identifying, and managing hearing loss.

Dr. Emmons is married to Pastor Marquis Jackson M.Div., formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio. They are the proud parents of two beautiful, and adventurous girls - Elisabeth and Michaela Jackson.  As a closely-knit family, they cherish attending church services, listening to music, reading, exploring culinary delights, and traveling.

Kathy Grabowski is a SC Licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist. She has been in South Carolina since 1989 when she moved here from Minnesota. She is retired from the US Air Force where she served six years as a photo processor, working with everything from satellite imagery to photos of the space shuttle during its missions.

She came to the hearing healthcare field in 2011 and has found her passion in hearing health. “Through the past 11 years, I have very much enjoyed helping folks have a better quality of life through better hearing. I just love seeing them reconnect to life. I’ve seen everything from grandparents hearing their grandchildren say, ‘I love you, Grandma’, to seeing the expressions of wonder on people's faces when they hear something for the first time like the refrigerator humming, or crickets, or the blinker on their car. It’s that ‘Oh my gosh, I heard that!’ expression on people’s faces when they try their new aids that has me hooked. I like to teach people that their hearing ability is not a disability.”

Kathy has three children, two of whom are active military. She lives in Aynor, SC, where she enjoys critters: horses and dogs, kayaking, paddling, and walking on the beach.

Rachel Bennett is our Audiologist Assistant and joined Pee Dee Hearing Center in October of 2022. Her professional background is in hospitality and healthcare services, and she has worked in various settings, including restaurants, pharmacies and specialty doctor's offices. 

Rachel has a passion to assist those with hearing health needs and focuses heavily on personalized patient care, ensuring excellent customer relations and a smooth experience. She truly cherishes working with the community. As well as overseeing the start-to-finish process from troubled hearing to patients witnessing sounds, emotions, and interpersonal connections they have been missing from their lives for quite some time. 

Rachel views her career as a hobby of its own; but outside of working hours experiencing new places to eat in different towns along with spending time with family and friends is how Rachel loves to spend her free time.