New York Vision
Rehabilitation Association
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
-Helen Keller
Board of Directors & Management Team
To link to a board members corporate web site please click or tap the underlined text for each individual.
Executive Board:
President: Maura Sweeney: SVP, Chief Program and Services Officer, Lighthouse Guild, NYC
Vice President: Sylvia Stinson-Perez: Executive Director / CEO, VISIONS / Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, NYC
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Secretary: John Kelly: Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services & John J Kelly Vision Consulting
Treasurer: Lisa Drzewucki: VISIONS / Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, NYC
Board Members:
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Edward Welsh: President / CEO, Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Utica
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Jennifer Lake: President / CEO, ABVI Goodwill of the Finger Lakes, Rochester & Syracuse
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Dr. Bernadette Kappen: Executive Director, New York Institute for Special Education, NYC
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Ken Fernald: President / CEO, Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Binghamton
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Yvette Blitzer: Director of Vision Services, Bridges/AVI
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Jeannine Hobbes: New York State Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and VI
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Martin Cahill: American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc.
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Government Relations:
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NYVRA has no paid staff and accomplishes its work by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors and members that pay annual dues.