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Northeast Region

Serving Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia

Northeast Region Outreach map displaying the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.

Contacts

Outreach Specialist:
Erin Weaver, eweaver@aph.org

Erin is from the Western New York area and has worked in the field of Blind & Visually Impaired for more than 25 years as a Teacher of students with Visual Impairments and the Statewide Coordinator of Education for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired.

She earned her A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education at Villa Maria College of Buffalo, B.S. at Michigan State University in the areas of Elementary Education, Special Education, and Teacher of students with Visual Impairments, and an M.S.E.D. at St. Bonaventure University in Childhood Literacy.

A few highlights of Erin’s career include being a board member of the Pennsylvania-Delaware AER Chapter, the development and implementation of Delaware’s Transition to UEB Plan, and her involvement with Camp Abilities, and the opportunity to work on the publications: Visual impairment and physical education: Steps to success, Gross Motor development for Children With Visual Impairments, Teaching Gross Motor Development to Children With Visual Impairments, and Staff Training for Physical Education for Children With Visual Impairments.

Spending time with her family on the waterfront is Erin’s most cherished pastime.

Northeast Region Ex Officio Trustees

  • Connecticut

    Nancy Mothersele

    Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind

    Braille Coordinator

    Address

    184 Windsor Ave
    Windsor, Connecticut 06095

    Contact

    Phone: 860-602-4123

    Fax: 860-602-4020

  • Jacqueline Lorange

    Oak Hill School

    Special Education Teacher

    Address

    120 Holcomb St
    Hartford, Connecticut 06112

    Contact

    Phone: 860-769-3881

  • Delaware

    Matthew Tseronis

    Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired

    Information Systems Support Specialist

    Address

    1901 N Dupont Hwy, Biggs Bldg
    New Castle, Delaware 19720

    Contact

    Phone: 302-255-9845

    Fax: 302-255-4441

  • District of Columbia

    Karen Morgan-Donaldson

    District of Columbia State Education Agency

    Supervisory Education Policy & Compliance Specialist

    Address

    1050 First St NE 5th Floor
    Washington, DC 20002

    Contact

    Phone: 202-724-7803

  • Maine

    Nancy Moulton

    Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    ESBVIC Program Director

    Address

    229 Pool St
    Biddeford, Maine 04005

    Contact

    Phone: 207-592-4760

    Fax: 207-282-1694

    Alternate, 2021 Educational Products Advisory Committee

  • Maryland

    Robert Hair

    The Maryland School for the Blind

    Superintendent

    Address

    3501 Taylor Ave
    Baltimore, Maryland 21236

    Contact

    Phone: 410-319-5710

    Fax: 410-319-5719

    Alternate, Educational Services Advisory Committee 2022

  • Diane Colburn

    Maryland State Department of Education

    Director of Statewide Services

    Address

    3501 Taylor Ave
    Baltimore, Maryland 21234

    Contact

    Phone: 410-444-5000 x 1726

  • Massachusetts

    Carrie Brasier

    Accessible Instructional Materials Library

    Library Director

    Address

    5 Randolph Street
    Canton, Massachusetts 02021

    Contact

    Phone: 781-562-0461

    Fax: 781-562-0463

  • John Oliveira

    Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

    Assistant Commissioner of Programs & Services

    Address

    600 Washington St
    Boston, Massachusetts 02111

    Contact

    Phone: 617-626-7509

    Fax: 617-422-0419

  • Nancy Sharon

    The Carroll Center for the Blind

    Director, Education & Community Services

    Address

    770 Centre St
    Newton, Massachusetts 02458

    Contact

    Phone: 617-969-6200, ext. 217

    Fax: 617-969-6204

  • Teri Turgeon

    Perkins School for the Blind-Infants & Toddlers

    Education Director

    Address

    175 N Beacon St
    Watertown, Massachusetts 02472

    Contact

    Phone: 617-972-7331

    Fax: 917-972-7231

  • Martha Daigle

    Massachusetts Department of Education PNP

    Special Ed Family Student Coordinator

    Address

    AIM Library MA DESE, 5 Randolph St
    Canton, Massachusetts 02021

    Contact

    Phone: 781-338-3366

  • Jessica Brown

    Perkins School for the Blind-School Programs

    Education Director

    Address

    175 N Beacon St-Howe Bldg
    Watertown, Massachusetts 02472

    Contact

    Phone: 617-971-7777

  • New Hampshire

    Lynnette Lawrence

    New Hampshire Department of Education

    Education Consultant

    Address

    25 Hall Street
    Concord, NH 03301

    Contact

    Phone: 603-271-3294

  • Scott Vittner

    New Hampshire Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Deputy Administrator/SBVI

    Address

    21 S Fruit St Ste 20
    Concord, New Hampshire 03301

    Contact

    Phone: 603-271-3774

  • New Jersey

    David Feinhals

    St. Joseph’s School for the Blind

    Executive Director

    Address

    761 Summit Avenue
    Jersey City, New Jersey 07307

    Contact

    Phone: 201-876-5432

    Fax: 201-876-5431

  • Eva M. Scott

    New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired & Blindness Education Services

    Director of Education Services

    Address

    2201 Route 38 East - Suites 600/500
    Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002

    Contact

    Phone: 856-482-3737

    Fax: 973-693-5034

  • New York

    Kim Perlongo

    Lavelle School for the Blind

    Vision & Curriculum Coordinator

    Address

    3830 Paulding Ave
    Bronx, New York 10469

    Contact

    Phone: 718-882-1212, ext. 233

    Fax: 718-882-0005

  • Rosemarie D’Amico

    The New York Institute for Special Education

    Curriculum Coordinator

    Address

    999 Pelham Parkway
    Bronx, New York 10469

    Contact

    Phone: 718-519-7000 ext. 335

    Fax: 347-686-6402

  • Deborah Harlin

    Helen Keller National Center

    Acting Executive Director

    Address

    141 Middle Neck Road
    Sands Point, New York 11050

    Contact

    Phone: 516-833-8328

  • Jacqueline Simpson

    New York State Education Department and New York State School for the Blind

    Superintendent

    Address

    229 State Street
    Batavia, New York 14020

    Contact

    Phone: 585-343-5384 ext 205

    Fax: 585-344-5557

  • Pennsylvania

    Karen Walsh-Emma

    Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services-Department. of Labor & Industry

    VR Specialist

    Address

    8 W Market St
    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701

    Contact

    Phone: 570-704-9835

    Fax: 570-826-2538

  • Heidi Ondek

    Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children

    Executive Director & Superintendent

    Address

    201 North Bellefield Ave
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

    Contact

    Phone: 412-621-0100, ext. 240

    Fax: 412-621-6012

  • Barbara Peterson

    Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh

    Director, Client Services

    Address

    1816 Locust St
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

    Contact

    Phone: 412-368-4400, ext. 2245

  • Gregory Gerhart

    Pennsylvania Department of Education

    Gerhart

    Address

    PATTAN-HGB 6340 Flank Drive
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112-2764

    Contact

    Phone: 717-901-2223

    Fax: 717-541-4968

  • Hugh Braun

    Elwyn, Inc.

    Director of Regulatory Compliance

    Address

    111 Elwyn Road
    Elwyn, Pennsylvania 19063

    Contact

    Phone: 610-891-2000

    Fax: 610-891-2618

  • Barbara Maurer

    Royer-Greaves School for Blind

    Special Education Teacher

    Address

    118 S Valley Road
    Paoli, Pennsylvania 19301

    Contact

    Phone: 610-644-1810 ext 233

  • Beth Ramella

    Overbrook School for the Blind

    Superintendent

    Address

    6333 Malvern Ave
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151

    Contact

    Phone: 215-877-0313 x 327

  • Rhode Island

    Stefanie Lafleur Davit

    Rhode Island Department of Education

    Coordinator, Vision Services & Education

    Address

    600 Mount Pleasant Ave
    Providence, Rhode Island 02908

    Contact

    Phone: 401-456-8752

  • Vermont

    Stephanie Bissonette

    Vermont Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired

    Supervisor of Children’s Services

    Address

    60 Kimball Ave
    South Burlington, Vermont 05403

    Contact

    Phone: 800-639-5861, ext. 225

    Fax: 802-863-1481

  • Virginia

    Donna Cox

    Virginia Department of Education & Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired

    Director

    Address

    395 Azalea Ave
    Richmond, Virginia 23227

    Contact

    Phone: 804-887-7327

    Fax: 804-371-3508

  • Lindsay Burris

    Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind - Staunton

    Principal

    Address

    104 VSDB Drive
    Staunton, VA 24402

    Contact

    Phone: 540+332-9014

  • West Virginia

    Deborah L. Adams

    West Virginia State Department of Education & West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

    Deafblind Coordinator

    Address

    301 E Main St
    Romney, West Virginia 26757

    Contact

    Phone: 304-822-4890