Misophonia Association Board Leadership
Founder and President
Marsha Johnson is the founder of the Misophonia Association and a pioneer in identifying the condition now known as misophonia. For nearly 30 years, she has provided care for patients with tinnitus, hyperacusis, and sound sensitivity at her Oregon clinic. Dr. Johnson continues to guide the Association’s mission and lead its annual convention, bringing together individuals, families, and professionals to advance education, advocacy, and community support.
Board Member
Cindy Simon, an audiologist specialist at South Miami Audiology Consultants, has more than 30 years of experience as a licensed audiologist. She is an expert in misophonia diagnosis and treatment and serves on the Misophonia Association’s board. Dr. Simon offers a wealth of experience in the audiology field and also serves on several professional boards, both locally and nationally, advocating for hearing healthcare.
Board Member
Jaelline Jaffe is a licensed marriage and family therapist with almost 50 years of experience as an educator, psychotherapist, and coach. She developed and leads a multidimensional program that has benefited hundreds of misophonia clients. Dr. Jaffe is a board member who has presented at every patient convention since 2013, as well as at dozens of professional conferences across the country, in London, and in Warsaw.
Treasurer
John Smoot is the treasurer of the Misophonia Association and a long-time member of the misophonia community. After discovering in 2015 that misophonia was the source of the sound sensitivity he had experienced since his teens, he became an active advocate. Smoot leads the Western and Pacific Misophonia Support Group and Misophonia Without Borders—and hosts the “Misophonia Without Borders” YouTube channel.
Misophonia Association Advisory Board
Jadon Webb is a psychiatrist who is board certified in adult and child/adolescent psychiatry. His practice, Bloom Mental Health, diagnoses and treats misophonia. Dr. Webb is actively involved in the academic community and scientific research and is a faculty member at the Yale Child Study Center. He strongly believes in family-centered mental health and also serves as a board member for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Colorado.
Adeel Ahmad is a software entrepreneur, founder of the nonprofit Embodied Knowledge Institute, and host of the Misophonia Podcast, where he has conducted hundreds of conversations exploring lived experience and emerging research. His work bridges computational methods with embodied learning, treating lived experience as legitimate data. Ahmad helped author “Sounds Like Misophonia” and advocates for deeper inquiry into conditions that reward patient attention.