Contact Information
Address: 3071 Highland Oaks Terrace, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 942-3658
Fax: (850) 942-4518
Toll-free: (888) 827-6033
Email: info@lighthousebigbend.org
Website: www.lighthousebigbend.org
History
A non-profit agency since July 1983, the Lighthouse of the Big Bend provides free services for any person who is legally blind in Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and Wakulla Counties. You may have known us by our former names - most recently FIRE, the Florida Institute of Rehabilitation Education, or before 2000 as Independence for the Blind (IB) or long ago in 1983 as the Rural Center for Independent Living in Gadsden County.
The Lighthouse of the Big Bend is a fully accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Impaired (NAC). The Lighthouse is a member of the United Way of the Big Bend, as well as the Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind. The Lighthouse receives funding from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Services, the Community Human Services Partnership, the Capital Medical Society Foundation, The Able Trust, our Paula Bailey Dining in the Dark benefit, and many community donations.
Staff
Barbara Ross, Executive Director 
Evelyn Worley, Assistant Director, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT)
Wayne Warner, Vocational Program Director
Jeanine Kane, CVRT, Independent Living Supervisor
Eva McElvy, Independent Living Specialist
Toni King, Independent Living Specialist
Cindy Snowden, Independent Living Specialist
Elizabeth Bowden, Assistive Technology Instructor
Jennifer Crowder, Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), Orientation & Mobility Specialist (OMS), Early Intervention Specialist
Sharon Scherbarth, TVI, COMS, Early Intervention/Orientation & Mobility Specialist Specialist Amanda Bernath, TVI, COMS, Transition/Orientation & Mobility Specialist
Amanda Lyn Kan, Transition Specialist
Billy Badeau, TVI, Transition Specialist
Joyce Warner, Data Entry Specialist
Mike Worley, Specialist Assistant
Lynda Jones, Public Awareness Specialist
Jan Sanagree, Driver
Gary Rogers, Receptionist
Board of Directors
Norine Labitzke, Board President
Evelyn Sewell, Board Vice President
Lynda Breen, Board Treasurer
Jamie Ito, Board Secretary
Tinnetta Cooper, Board Member
Norris Coster, Board Member
Sharyn Davidson, Board Member
Caroline Mathews, Board Member
Sila Miller, Board Member
Kim Peaden, Board Member
Fred Sanguiliano, Board Member
Christopher Thomas, Board Member
Susan Whaley, Board Member
If you are interested in applying to be a member of the Lighthouse of the Big Bend Board of Directors, please complete a Board Member Application (rich text document) or in word: Board Member Application (word.)
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