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for the Blind

Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

AFB Leadership and Staff

AFB Leadership

Carl R. Augusto, President and CEO
Shelia Edmonson, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President
Teresa Bagley, Vice President, Resource Development
Kelly Bleach, Chief Administrative Officer
Rick Bozeman, Finance Director, Chief Financial Officer
Adrianna Montague-Devaud, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Paul Schroeder, Vice President, Programs and Policy
Sonya Shiflet, Chief Human Resources and Planning Officer

AFB Staff by Department

Administration

Executive Office

Carl Augusto, President and CEO

Finance

Rick Bozeman, Chief Financial Officer
Patsy Carvache, Accounting Manager
Lacinda Fresquez, Staff Accountant
Cynthia Howerton, Payroll Administrator/Staff Accountant
Michelle Roberts, Accounting Assistant

Human Resources

Sonya Shiflet, Chief Human Resources & Planning Officer
Lisa Santamarina, Human Resources Generalist

Technical Services and Web Operations

Kelly Bleach, Chief Administrative Officer
Technical Services
Mary Bellard, Computer Systems Administrator
Roberto Hernandez, Network Systems Engineer
Deo Mattow, Administrative Services Manager
Heather Spence, Customer Service Associate
Web Operations
Crista Earl, Director, Web Operations
Cynthia Simmons, Administrative Assistant
Sameera Kamra, Web Projects Associate
Vishal Talreja, Web Technical Manager
Elizabeth Neal, Associate Director Web Content Strategy
Jeremy Ramsier, Web Content Coordinator


AFB eLearning Center and Professional Development

George Abbott, Director AFB eLearning Center
Ike Presley, Project Manager
Shirley Landrum, Office Administrator


AFB Press

Natalie Hilzen, Director/Editor-in-Chief
Ellen Bilofsky, Managing Editor
Rebecca Burrichter, Senior Editor, JVIB
Jenese Croasdale, Rights and Administrative Manager
Beatrice Jacinto, Database Publishing Associate


Communications

Adrianna Montague-Devaud, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Anne Durham, Sales Marketing Manager
Amanda Kolling, Communications and Marketing Manager
John Mackin, Media Relations/Social Media Manager
Helen Selsdon, Archivist, Helen Keller Archives


Programs and Policy

Paul Schroeder, Vice President
Heidi Kurtz Walters, Programs and Policy Coordinator

AFB Consulting

Darren Burton, Acting Director

AFB Tech

Darren Burton, Director, AFB Tech
Mark Uslan, Senior Advisor, AFB Tech
Marilyn Burns, Executive Secretary
Lee Huffman, AccessWorld and Technology Information Editor

Center on Vision Loss and Web Programs

Judy Scott, Director
Anne Davis, Office Administrator

Center on Vision Loss

Neva Fairchild, National Independent Living Associate

CareerConnect

Joe Strechay, Program Manager
Detra Bannister, Employment Specialist

FamilyConnect

Scott Truax, Program Manager

Information and Referral

Tara Annis, Information Specialist

Public Policy Center

Mark Richert, Director, Public Policy
Julia Wartenberg, Senior Policy Researcher

VisionAware

Priscilla Rogers, Program Manager


Resource Development

Teresa Bagley, Vice President
Suzette Williams, Resource Development Coordinator
Mickey Bane, Regional Development Officer
Audrey Taylor, Gift Processing Administrator
David Walker, Individual Giving Officer
Sherry Rose, Institutional Giving Officer

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