NYVRA 2018 Board of Directors
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Executive Board:
President: Nancy D. Miller: CEO, VISIONS/ Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired, NYC
Vice President: Lori Scharff: President of the American Council of the Blind, New York
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:
Becky Barnes Davidson
Judith Katzen: Director, Catholic Charities Guild for the Blind, NYC
Beth A. Bate-DuBoff: Association for the Visually Impaired, Westchester, Rockland & Orange Counties
Dr. Bernadette Kappen: Executive Director, New York Institute for Special Education, NYC
Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken: Project Coordinator RT and O&M Programs, Hunter College & COMS, NYC
Dr. A. Gidget Hopf: President & CEO, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes-ABVI
Rudy D'Amico: President & CEO, Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Utica
Ken Fernald: President & CEO, Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Binghamton
NYVRA has no paid staff and accomplishes its work by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors and members that pay annual dues.