Our Staff

CCVI's staff includes professionals in occupational, speech/language and physical therapies, as well as in the specialized instruction areas of braille and orientation and mobility. CCVI teachers are certified in Early Childhood Special Education and Blind/Partially Sighted.

Administrative Staff

Mary Lynne Dolembo Executive Director
Ann Rutherford Program Director
Jean Pedigo Program
Lisa Lind Social Worker
Susan Belger Angulo Director of Development
Sally Cook Assistant Director of Development
Suzanne Lewis Development Associate
Traci Todd Murphy Marketing/Communications Manager
Elizabeth Mayer Office Manager
Becky Rittenhouse Secretary and Bookkeeper
Maria Burgen Secretary
Mary Carter Accounting Department

Braille Instruction

Clare Flemington Braille Instructor

Infant Program

Kim Litscher Infant Teacher
Amanda Daniels Infant Teacher
Melissa Bissell Infant Teacher
Shelley Donahue Infant Teacher
Pam Reed Infant Teacher

Occupational Therapists

Tammy Bruegger Infant OT and Assistive Technology Coordinator
Krestin Fields Infant Program OT
Nancy Gerding Infant Program OT
Becca Foster Preschool & Kindergarten OT
Lauri Proulx Infant Program OT
Teresa LaManno Infant Program OT
Christy Dow Preschool & Kindergarten OT

Orientation & Mobility

Sarah Fields Orientation & Mobility
Nicole Wood Orientation & Mobility

Physical Therapists

Kate Jamis Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Meaghan Moore Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Corrie Graves Tice Preschool & Kindergarten PT

Preschool & Kindergarten Program

Barbara Gunderman Kindergarten Teacher
Sarah Fields Preschool Teacher
Alex Ritter Preschool Teacher
Kitty Greeley Preschool Teacher
Julie Johnson Preschool Teacher
Gayla Dunn Preschool Teacher

Speech-Language Pathologists

Samantha Hance Speech-Language Pathologist
Pamela Shatto Speech-Language Pathologist

Teaching Assistants

Cathe Bralley Kindergarten TA
Analisa Castrellon Preschool TA
Debbie Eifler Kindergarten TA
Marquisha Gist Preschool TA
Jessie Higgins Foster Preschool TA
Stephanie Jacobs Deafblind Class One-on-One
Veronica Nelson Preschool TA
Lisa Payne Kindergarten One-on-One
Kim Richardson Preschool TA
Samantha Roe Preschool TA
Penny Tate Preschool TA
Melissa Turner Preschool TA

Did you know …

Our major fundraising event, the annual Sabates Eye Centers Trolley Run, is the largest four-mile run/walk in the U.S. with more than 10,000 adults and children participating! More than 600 volunteers work on the run, some year-round. Since 1989, the Trolley Run has raised more than $2.5 million for CCVI.