Helena Solodar was born and raised in Columbia, SC.  She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 1973 and her Master’s degrees in both Audiology and Speech Pathology from the University of South Carolina in 1975.  She completed her Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) with Ear, Nose, and Throat physicians, Drs. Haile and Warder in Columbia, SC, in 1976, where she founded her own private practice in audiology and speech pathology, Professional Hearing Aid Associates.  She operated this facility for 6 years.  On December 7, 2000, she completed her Doctor of Audiology degree at the University of Florida.

        Dr. Solodar joined forces in Atlanta with Kadyn Williams in 1981 to form Occupational Noise Consultants (ONC), Inc., the first female-owned hearing conservation practice in Georgia.  In 1983, they sold ONC, Inc., to a national concern and founded ACA in February, 1983, the first private audiology and speech pathology practice in Georgia.  Dr. Solodar is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and is a member of the Audiology Resource Association (ARA), the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA), and the Georgia Academy of Audiology (GAA).  She is licensed by the state of Georgia as an audiologist.  Business to Business magazine honored Dr. Helena Solodar by naming her as one of Atlanta's business DIVAS during the year 1999. Dr. Solodar was appointed by the governor of Georgia to serve on the State Board of Examiners for Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers, on which she served for 9 years.  In 1995, the ARA named her Audiologist of the Year. Dr. Solodar  served as a member of the Songbird Medical Advisory Board and a member of the Editorial board for a national publication, The Hearing Journal.   Dr. Solodar was appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) for the year 2003-2004 and was subsequently elected for an additional three year term ending in 2007.  Dr. Solodar also serves as  the Academy's  Secretary-Treasurer.   She currently serves on the AAA Marketing committee and is the AAA board liason for several other committees.

        Dr. Solodar is an active Rotarian, involved parent and highly accomplished and respected public speaker and educator.  She has co-authored publications and book chapters on hearing health care issues.  Dr. Solodar is originally from South Carolina and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family.