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Southwest Region
Serving Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Contacts
- Outreach Specialist:
- Jenny Wheeler, jwheeler@aph.org
Jenny has worked in the field of visual impairment for 20 years as a paraprofessional, braille transcriber, TVI, COMS, and AT specialist. She has served the Arizona AER chapter for more than 10 years as a board member, treasurer, vice president, president, and past president. For the past year, it has been her privilege to work with professionals throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah as the CATT Southwest regional director. Jenny has a special interest in providing individualized technology education to children who have visual impairments and multiple disabilities, and in working with innovative schools and organizations to promote their technological and academic success. She is thrilled to join the APH team as the Southwest regional outreach specialist and so thankful for the continued opportunity to work with them and professionals across the Southwest to bring training and support to their educational professionals and administrators.
Regional Partner:
Southwest Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT-SW), Southwest Center for Assistive Technology Training (seeitourway.org)
The regional Center for Assistive Technology Training – Southwest (CATT or CATT-Southwest) program is a collaboration between Foundation for Blind Children (FBC), American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB). Together, we are committed to empowering individuals with visual impairments through cutting-edge assistive technology training. Experience the impact of our united expertise at CATT.
Our mission is to provide assistive technology training as well as access to assistive technology products to students, educators, service providers, parents, administrators and other community members.
APH fills the gaps in access to assistive technology options. FBC’s CATT team will provide training and other support.
Southwest Region Ex Officio Trustees
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Arizona
Lisa Yencarelli
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf And The Blind (Quota Account #6)
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Director of Blind Programs
Address
1200 W Speedway
Tucson, Arizona 85745Contact
Phone: 520-770-3247
Email: lisa.yencarelli@asdb.az.gov
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Brian Voeller
Arizona State Department of Education (Quota Accounts #8 & #9)
Arizona State Department of Education
Director of Accessible Learning Services
Address
1234 E Northern Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85020Contact
Phone: 602-331-8225
Email: bvoeller@seeitourway.org
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Emily Papenfus
Saavi Services for the Blind (Quota #67)
Saavi Services for the Blind
Chief of Staff
Address
3350 E Grant St
Tucson, Arizona 85716Contact
Phone: 520-795-1331 x 322
Email: epapenfus@saavi.us
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California
Gina Ouellette
California School for the Blind (Quota Account #16)
California School for the Blind
Superintendent
Address
500 Walnut Ave
Fremont, California 94536Contact
Phone: 510-794-3816
Email: gouellette@csb-cde.ca.gov
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Adrian Amandi
California Education Resource Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Quota Account #7)
California Education Resource Center for the Blind & VI
Director, CA Ed Resource Ctr f/Blind & VI
Address
500 Walnut Ave
Fremont, California 94536Contact
Phone: 510-794-3800
Email: aamandi@csb-cde.ca.gov
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Mike Torres
California Department of Education (Quota Accounts #18 and #19)
California Department of Education
Director
Address
1430 N Street Ste 3207
Sacramento, California 95814Contact
Phone: 916-319-0663
Email: mtorres@cde.ca.gov
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Eric Mazariegos
Orientation Center for the Blind, California (Quota Account #17)
Orientation Center for the Blind, California
Administrator
Address
400 Adams St
Albany, California 94706Contact
Phone: 510-559-1214
Email: eric.mazariegos@dor.ca.gov
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Allison Burdett
Braille Institute of America, Inc. (Quota Account #11)
Braille Institute of America, Inc.
Chief Program Officer
Address
741 North Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, California 90029Contact
Phone: 323-906-3190
Email: aburdett@brailleinstitute.org
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Colorado
Yolanda Thompson
Colorado Center for the Blind (Quota Account #68)
Colorado Center for the Blind
Technology Specialist
Address
1768 Meadow St
Longmont, Colorado 80501Contact
Phone: 303-778-1130 ext. 239
Email: ythompson@cocenter.org
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Hawaii
Haruka Hopper
Hawaii State Department of Education (Quota Accounts #29 & #44)
Hawaii State Department of Education
Educational Specialist (TA)
Address
475 22nd Ave
Honoluly, Hawaii 96816Contact
Phone: 808-305-9790
Email: haruka.hopper@k12.hi.us
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Gavan Abe
Hawaii Department of Human Services, Ho'Opono Services for the Blind Branch, Quota Account #264
Hawaii Department of Human Services, Ho'Opono Services for the Blind Branch
Branch Administrator
Address
1901 Bachelot St
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817Contact
Phone: 808-586-5274
Email: gabe@dhs.hawaii.gov
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Nevada
Jessica Boles
Nevada Department of Education (Quota Account #128)
Nevada Department of Education
AAIII
Address
700 E Fifth St Ste 106
Carson City, Nevada 89701Contact
Phone: 775-687-9171
Fax: 775-697-9123
Email: jboles@doe.nv.gov
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Utah
Armando Venegas
Utah State Office of Education (Quota Accounts #202 & #203)
Utah State Office of Education
USIMAC Director
Address
742 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84404Contact
Phone: 801-629-4795
Fax: 801-629-4896
Email: armandov@usdb.org
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Susan Patten
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (Quota Account #200)
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Associate Superintendent
Address
742 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84404Contact
Phone: 801-629-4715
Fax: 801-629-4896
Email: susanp@usdb.org