Who We Are and Why We Exist

ANNUAL REPORTS

Our Vision

Full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.

Our Mission

Provide and promote opportunities that empower people with disabilities to achieve their potential.

Values that lead to action

We believe that core values and beliefs are meaningless without action to back them up.  At The League for the Blind & Disabled, when we value something or someone, we will always respond accordingly.

A woman shows her laptop to another woman with Down syndrome

We value and believe people with disabilities, no proof required.

Our response: In all of our interactions, we respect people with disabilities as service consumers instead of patients or clients who need to be “fixed,” “rehabilitated,” or cared for by providers.

 

Two women look at a computer screen

We value consumer control.

Our response: Consumers provide the direction for the services they receive from The League, constitute the majority of The League’s Board of Directors and staff, and are encouraged to participate in other decision-making bodies that are relevant to their issue.

 

A man with a prosthetic leg looks at his phone at the gym

We value equal opportunity.

Our response: we work at the individual, community, and systemic levels to promote equal access to the opportunities in society that people with disabilities need to achieve their potential and thrive in our community.

 

 

A diverse group of people collaborate on their computers at a conference table

We value diverse thoughts and ideas.

Our response: We actively work to include people from diverse backgrounds and cultures in our board, staff, and consumer service population in order to have access to the widest possible range of thoughts and ideas.  We advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community.

 

A woman in a wheelchair and a man in a chair have a conversation next to a window

We value the community.

Our response: We share our knowledge, expertise and physical facilities with others for the betterment of the community.  Through our systems advocacy work, we believe it fosters a better community for all.

 

Close up photo of a man's hands reading a Braille book

We value quality.

Our response: We hold ourselves accountable for providing quality programs and services, managing our resources in a fiscally responsible manner, and reflecting this committment to quality in action and appearance.

 

A team built to serve you best

Need to get in touch with our staff?  Contact us at 260-441-0551

Our Leadership

JOHN GUINGRICH

President / CEO

KIM RICHARDS

Chief Operating Officer

CORINNA WYSS

Financial Controller

KAREN HORVATH

Director of DeafLink

LUKE LABAS

Director of Inclusion Institute

LAURA LINDSAY

Director of Programs and Services

MELANIE REY

Director of Home Care/Home HealthCare +

SUEANN REYNOLDS

Director of Benefit Enrollment Center

Our Staff

SYLVIA ADAMS

Adaptive Equipment Coordinator

CONNIE ALLES

BookKeeper

ALANA ARELLANO

Community Engagement Specialist

JENNIFER BETZ

Senior Blind Services Driver/Assistant

MORIAH BOESE

Youth Services Coordinator

HALIE BROWN

Community Living Coordinator

MARIA BURKET

DeafLink Bridge Program Resident

RON CLARK

Development & Marketing Specialist

ANGIE CRAWFORD

DeafLink Lead Interpreter

CAITLIN ECKERT

BEC Navigator

STEPHANIE FOSTER

Braille Coordinator

FRED FULKERSON

Senior Blind Services Coordinator

DONNA HORNER

Rehabilitation Teacher for the Visually Impaired North Central Indiana

CAITLYN HOSE

Orientation & Mobility Specialist

SCHANEIL IRISH

Community Living Coordinator

SHERRYL McCULLOUGH

Peer Support Group Coordinator

BRENDA NICCUM

Information and Referral Coordinator

ANNE PALMER

Resource Development Assistant

DENA PICKENS

Office Manager Home Care/Home Health Care Plus

ALI REVOLT

Volunteer/HR Coordinator

LANETTE ROBINSON

Research & Data Specialist

SYDNEY SCHNEIDER

Staff Accountant

MELONIE STEGEMANN

Receptionist

ANNE STREVELER

Benefit Enrollment Center Assistant

DEBRA TAYLOR

BEC Navigator

CASSIDY UMANA

DeafLink Staff Interpreter

JACKIE WALLACE

Youth Services Coordinator

CASSANDRA WILLIAMS

HR Generalist

MOLLY ZOOK

DeafLink Staff Interpreter

CHRISTINE ZYGMONT

Grants Coordinator

Home Health/Home Care Team Full Time Staff

Shaniqua Booker – Home Care Assistant

Alexa Clark – Home Health Aide

Tekee Scott – Home Health Aide

Our Board

OFFICERS

Chair: Lana Keesling, MBA

Vice Chair: John Metzinger

Secretary: Nikki Quintana, J.D.

Treasurer: Robert Lee, PhD.

Immediate Past Chair: Ronald Duchovic, Ph.D

BOARD MEMBERS

Fred Eckart, MS, PCC

Christine Gilsinger

Denise Kneubuhler

David Leininger

DeShawn Moore

Ed San Inocencio

Dara D. Spearman, MD

Shaun Tackett

Cliffton A. Wallace

Corinna Wyss

Annual Reports

2020 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report

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