Executive Committee
Serving January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022

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
Board at Large
Serving January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2024

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
Board at Large
Serving January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025

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