Board Members

TVI/COMS at Tacoma Public Schools. Graduate of Pacific Lutheran University (BA English), University of Washington (M.Ed. Early Childhood Special Education), and Portland State University (TVI and O&M certifications).

COMS/TSVI at Puyallup School District. In her 10th year as a COMS and 5th year as a TSVI. Serves as a PSU supervisor. Holds an MS in Special Education from Texas Tech University.

Director of On-Campus Education at the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB). Career path from paraprofessional to TVI to O&M specialist to principal.

TSVI/COMS at Olympic ESD 114 in Bremerton. Over 15 years in the field. Graduate of San Francisco State University. Former president of the California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists (CA AOMS).

TSVI/COMS at Olympic ESD 114. Graduate of Heritage University (BA) and Portland State University (MS in Visual Impairment Learning + O&M certification).

TVI/COMS at Richland School District. Completed Portland State University VIL program in 2013 and was part of PSU’s first O&M cohort in 2019.

COMS serving the Shoreline and Northshore School Districts in North Seattle. Holds an M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts Boston. AER member since 2001.