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CloseNorthwest Region
Serving Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Contacts
- Outreach Specialist:
- Leslie Weilbacher lweilbacher@aph.org
Leslie is the Outreach Specialist for the Northwest Region with APH.
Leslie is a lifelong disability advocate and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature and German from the University of Oregon with her first guide dog Cammy. After interning with Mobility International USA (MIUSA) and the Wesley Foundation she pursued her Master of Arts in Special Education with emphasis in Visual Impairment and Orientation & Mobility from the University of Northern Colorado with her second guide dog Gwenny.
Her experience working with students with visual impairments extends over 6 years serving as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments and O&M Specialist, including summer programs in independent living skills, and career experiences with her third guide dog Neil. Currently, Leslie lives in Washington state with her current guide dog Fame, retired guide Gwenny and two horses, and some chickens.
Regional Partner:
The Northwest Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT), cattnw@wssb.wa.gov
Program is a collaboration between the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) and the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB).
Our mission is to provide assistive technology training to teachers of blind/low vision children, utilizing a “train the trainer” model, while also providing support/training for other professionals working with blind or low vision children as well as parents/caregivers of a child who is blind or has low vision, including those with additional disabilities.
Assistive technology options are provided through APH and training is provided through WSSB employed trainers serving a ten-state/territory region: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Northwest Region Ex Officio Trustees
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Olivia Yancey
Alaska
Alaska Department of Education (Quota Account #5)
Alaska Department of Education
Executive Director
Address
3501 Denali Street Ste 101
Anchorage, Alaska 99503Contact
Phone: 907-334-1332
Fax: 206-330-0306
Email: oyancey@sesa.org
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Olive Isaako
American Samoa
American Samoa Department Of Education (Quota Account #231)
American Samoa Department of Education
Visual Impairment Program Coordinator
Address
PO Box 4120
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799Contact
Phone: 684-699-4611
Email: ioane.75@gmail.com
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Thomas C. Babauta
Guam
Guam Department of Education (Quota Account #236)
Guam Department of Education
Assistant Superintendent, Special Education
Address
501 Mariner Ave
Barrigada, Guam 96913Contact
Phone: 671-300-1322
Fax: 671-472-5001
Email: tcbabauta@gdoe.net
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Brian Darcy
Idaho
Idaho State Department Of Education & Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (Quota Accounts #46, #48 & #51)
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind
Administrator
Address
1450 Main St
Gooding, Idaho 83330Contact
Phone: 208-934-4457
Fax: 208-934-8352
Email: brian.darcy@iesdb.org
Co-Chair, Trustee Advisory Committee (TAC) 2023
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Collene Kroenke
Idaho
Idaho Commission for the Blind (Quota Account #47)
Idaho Commission for the Blind
Low Vision Storekeeper
Address
341 W. Washington St
Boise, Idaho 83720Contact
Phone: 208-334-3220, ext. 314 or 208-639-8380
Fax: 208-334-2963
Email: ckroenke@icbvi.idaho.gov
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Carol Clayton-Bye
Montana
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (Quota Account #120) & Montana State Department of Public Instruction (Quota Accounts #122 & #123)
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind and Montana State Department of Public Instruction
MSDB Outreach Director
Address
3911 Central Ave
Great Falls, Montana 59405Contact
Phone: 406-403-1322
Fax: 406-771-6164
Email: cclayton-bye@msdb.k12.mt.us
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Jacqueline Che
MP
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Education (Quota Accounts #239 & #242)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Education
Interim Federal Programs Officer
Address
PO Box 501370 CK
Saipan, MP 96950Contact
Phone: 670-237-3065
Email: jacqueline.che@cnmipss.org
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Emily Stenberg Brown
North Dakota
North Dakota School for the Blind (Quota Account #154) & North Dakota Department of Public Instructions (Quota Accounts #155 & #156)
Vision Resource Center (NDVSISB)
Director of ND Vision Services
Address
500 Stanford Rd
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203Contact
Phone: 701-795-2709
Fax: 701-795-2727
Email: estenber@nd.gov
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Brian Yoder
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education (Quota Accounts #168 & #169)
Oregon Department of Education
Manager, Oregon Textbook & Media Center
Address
2060 Vista Ave SE #100
Salem, Oregon 97302Contact
Phone: 503-540-2940
Email: brian.yoder@wesd.org
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Laurie Megard
South Dakota
South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind (Quota Account #185)
South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
Communications Instructor
Address
2900 West 11th Street Ste 101
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104Contact
Phone: 605-367-5260
Fax: 605-367-5263
Email: Laurie.Megard@state.sd.us
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Jessica J Vogel
South Dakota
South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Quota Account #184)
South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Superintendent
Address
605 14th Ave SE
Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401Contact
Phone: 605-626-2580
Email: jessica.vogel@sdsbvi.northern.edu
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George W. Seamon Jr.
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Education (Quota Accounts #186 & #187)
South Dakota Department of Education
South Dakota State Librarian
Address
800 Governors Dr
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2235Contact
Phone: 605-773-3167
Email: george.seamon@state.sd.us
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Pamela Parker
Washington
Washington State Department of Public Instruction (Quota Accounts #216 & #217)
Washington State Department of Public Instruction
Director of Outreach WSSB/State Vision Coordinator WSDS
Address
2214 E 13th St
Vancouver, Washington 98661Contact
Phone: 360-947-3304
Fax: 360-737-2120
Email: pam.parker@wssb.wa.gov
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Scott McCallum
Washington
Washington State School for the Blind (Quota Account #214)
Washington State School for the Blind
Superintendent
Address
2214 E 13th St
Vancouver, Washington 98661Contact
Phone: 360-947-3301
Fax: 360-737-2120
Email: scott.mccallum@wssb.wa.gov
Chair, Educational Product Advisory Committee 2022
Alternate, Trustee Advisory Committee (TAC) 2023
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Leslie Bechtel Van Orman
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education (Quota Accounts #226 & #227)
Wyoming State Department of Education
Vision Outreach Services – Program Manager
Address
215 Lincoln St
Lander, Wyoming 82520Contact
Phone: 307-857-9267
Email: leslie.vanorman@wyo.gov
Co-Chair, Trustee Advisory Committee (TAC) 2023