Board of Directors

Lauren Branch

Chair, NewView Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK

Serving on the following Committees: Executive (Chair), Finance (Chair) & AVLNC (Co-Chair)

Bernadette Kappen

Vice-Chair,  NY Institute for Special Education
Bronx, NY

Serving on the following Committees: Executive, Public Policy (Co-Chair) & Conference

Dennis Steiner

Treasurer, VisionCorps
Lancaster, PA

Serving on the following Committees: Executive, Governance & Finance

Shari Roeseler

Secretary, Society for the Blind Sacramento
Sacramento, CA

Serving on the following Committees: Executive & Conference (Chair)

Miki Jordan

Immediate Past Chair,  Wayfinder Family Services
Los Angeles, CA

Serving on the following Committees: Executive & Governance (Chair)

Lee Nasehi

President-CEO,  VisionServe Alliance
St. Louis, MO

George Abbott

Member-at-Large, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Seattle, WA

Serving on the following Committees: Governance & Conference

Courtney Plotner

Member-at-Large, ABVI- South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Serving on the following Committees: Membership (Chair) & Conference

Sharon Giovinazzo

Member-at-Large, Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
San Francisco, CA

Serving on the following Committees: Membership (Chair), Public Policy & AVLNC

Diane Nelson

Member-at-Large, Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)
Louisville, KY

Serving on the following Committees: Conference, Membership & Governance

Tammy Owen

Member-at-Large, Visually Impaired Advancement (VIA)
Buffalo, NY

Serving on the following Committees: IDEAL (Chair) & Public Policy

Reinhard Mabry

Member-at-Large, Alphapointe
Kansas City, MO

Serving on the following Committees: Finance

Craig Meador

Member-at-Large, American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
Louisville, KY

Serving on the following Committees: Finance & Conference

Laura Park – Leach

Member-at-Large, St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
St Louis, MO

Serving on the following Committees: Membership & Conference

Denise Jess

Member-at-Large, Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Madison, WI

Serving on the following Committees: IDEAL