Staff & Board

Meet the Council’s staff & board

Join our Board of Directors

Executive Director

Denise Jess

Denise Jess
Executive Director

Administrative

Mitch Brey

Mitch Brey
Operations Manager

Heather Buggs

Heather Buggs
Administrative Assistant

Susan Bosques

Susan Bosques
Administrative Assistant

Kathleen Callen

Kathleen Callen
Education & Outreach Coordinator

Jaxon Baker

Jaxon Baker
Program Associate

Communications

Bob Jacobson

Bob Jacobson
Communications Director

Nate Wegehaupt

Nate Wegehaupt
Communications Coordinator

Development

debbie rasmussen standing in front of a brick wall

debbie rasmussen
Development Director

Jodi Nachtwey sitting in front of a brink wall

Jodi Nachtwey
Development Specialist

Vision Services

Amy Wurf

Amy Wurf, CLVT
Education & Vision Services Director

Jim Denham

Jim Denham
Access Technology Specialist

Brent Perzentka

Brent Perzentka, CVRT, COMS
Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist

Greg Schmidt

Greg Schmidt
Store Customer Care Specialist

Kate Bleyl-Ericson

Kate Bleyl-Ericson
Vision Services Navigator

Board of Directors

The Council’s board consists of people who are blind or low vision/living with vision loss and sighted allies. Board members have diverse education and employment backgrounds and are actively involved in their local communities. Each board member serves as an advocate for the blind and low vision community in their geographical area.

Officers

CHAIR
Nick Sinram
Milwaukee


VICE CHAIR
Melanie G. Ramey
Madison


SECRETARY
Sanbrita Mondal
Middleton


TREASURER
Renee Peterson
Horicon

BOARD MEMBERS

Liz Fryseth
La Crosse


Maggie Groshan
Stoughton

Chip Kaufman
Middleton


Mikyla Mobley 
Madison

Kole Torres
Menomonee Falls


Jim Unger
Rhinelander

Terri Young
Madison

Jennifer Zutter
Sun Prairie

Board Committees

Executive Committee
Board Development Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating Committee

Upcoming Board Meetings

August 23
November 15

Are you interested in becoming a board member? You can get a taste of what it’s like to serve on the Council Board by attending an upcoming board meeting. Contact Executive Director Denise Jess at [email protected] if you would like to attend.

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