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Current Members of the AFB Board of Trustees

Melissa Weisse, Chair
President & CEO, Leader Dogs for the Blind

Jamie Dean, Vice-Chair
Sr. Corporate Counsel – Infrastructure Legal Affairs, Microsoft

Katie Frederick, Secretary
Digital Content Manager for VisionAware
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) ConnectCenter

Jon Chesshire, Treasurer
Managing Partner, Sindia Capital, LLC

The Honorable Tony Coelho
Former Congressman, US House of Representatives, California's 15th District

Jason Eckert
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Vision Serve Alliance

Louis J. Fox
Retired Senior Vice President, Gerald Metals, Inc.
Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration

James Hands
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, The Seeing Eye

Sarah Herrlinger
Sr. Director, Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Apple, Inc.

Danny Kelly
President and CEO, IFB Solutions

Stacy Kelly
Professor, Northern Illinois University

Macy Lamb
Regulatory Sr. Manager, Oncor

JR Rizzo

Matthew Sherwood, Ph.D.
CEO/CIO, Pothos Partners

Megan Smith
Director, Global Accommodations & People Accessibility, Amazon

Harshil Ved
Accessibility Product Support Manager, Google

Victoria Watts
Founder, The CyR.U.S. System

Thomas Wlodkowski
Vice President, Accessibility, Comcast