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 Infant Program Director
Nicole Wood Preschool & Kindergarten Program Director
Lisa Lind Social Worker
Kim Baggette Director of Finance
Susan Belger Angulo Director of Development
Sally Cook Assistant Director of Development
Suzanne Lewis Development Associate
Traci Todd Murphy Marketing/Communications Manager
Jennifer Anderson Special Events Coordinator
Elizabeth Mayer Office Manager
Becky Rittenhouse Secretary and Bookkeeper
Maria Burgen Secretary
Debbie Eifler Special Assistant

Braille Instruction

Clare Flemington Braille Instructor

Infant Program

Kim Litscher Infant Teacher
Amanda Daniels Infant Teacher
Melissa Bissell Infant Teacher
Shelley Donahue Infant Teacher
Kathy Altstrin Infant Teacher
Hailey Dunne Infant Teacher

Occupational Therapists

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

Orientation & Mobility

Lauren Blackmon Orientation & Mobility
Sarah Fields Orientation & Mobility

Physical Therapists

Margaret Hartman Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Kathy Plant Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Alicia Richardson Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Danielle Schulte Preschool & Kindergarten PT
Jessica Stegman Preschool & Kindergarten PT

Preschool & Kindergarten Program

Sarah Fields Kindergarten Teacher
Hillary Joy Sims Preschool Teacher
Molly Taylor Preschool Teacher
Cara Cowan Preschool Teacher
Gayla Dunn Preschool Teacher

Speech-Language Pathologists

Andrea Bennion Speech-Language Pathologist
Lindsey Heidrick Speech-Language Pathologist
Pamela Shatto Speech-Language Pathologist

Teaching Assistants

Connie Barry Preschool TA
Kelsey Bink Preschool TA
Ashley Coussens Preschool TA
Terri Datica Preschool TA
Stephanie Jacobs Kindergarten One-on-One
Andrea Kean Preschool TA
Felicia Manus Preschool TA
Trinia Morrison Preschool TA
Tricia Rechenberger Kindergarten TA
Kim Richardson Kindergarten TA
Catherine Tronnes Preschool TA
Melissa Turner Preschool TA
Jaime Underhill 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.