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Southcentral Region

Serving Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Southcentral Region Outreach map displaying the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Contacts

Outreach Specialist:
Stephanie Walker, swalker@aph.org

Stephanie’s professional career in the field of visual impairments began with a Master of Arts in Special Education with a focus on Visual Impairments and Orientation & Mobility from Texas Tech University. Her experience working with students with visual impairments extends over 18 years and includes serving as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments and O&M Specialist. Before obtaining her master’s degree, Stephanie served as a junior high special education teacher. She has been the webmaster for Texas AER for several years and is enrolled in an educational diagnostician program at Texas A&M Commerce University. She recently served as the State Lead for the Texas Sensory Support Network with ESC Region 11 where she provided technical assistance and professional development across Texas. She was an author for the Texas 2 STEPS Assessment and Curriculum; has served as the Southern representative on the Colorado Vision Coalition and the advisory board for ECI of North-Central Texas. Stephanie currently resides in Texas.

Southcentral Region Ex Officio Trustees

  • Arkansas

    Marieda Priest

    Conway Human Development Center

    Rehab Instructor Supervisor

    Address

    150 E Siebenmorgen Rd
    Conway, Arkansas 72034

    Contact

    Phone: 501-329-6851, ext. 206

    Fax: 501-336-0508

  • Christi Dixon

    Arkansas State Department of Education

    ESVI Director

    Address

    ESVI - 1401 W Capitol Ave Ste 425
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

    Contact

    Phone: 501-374-5517

    Fax: 501-379-8387

  • Charles Eric Yarberry

    World Services for the Blind

    President/CEO

    Address

    2811 Fair Park Blvd
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72204

    Contact

    Phone: 501-664-7100

  • Jena McDonnell

    Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Director, Records & Reporting

    Address

    2600 West Markham
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

    Contact

    Phone: 501-683-5116

  • Colorado

    James Olson

    Colorado Instructional Materials Center

    Coordinator

    Address

    1015 East High St
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-3559

    Contact

    Phone: 719-578-2195

    Fax: 719-578-2207

  • New Mexico

    Patricia Beecher

    New Mexico State Department of Education & New Mexico School for the Blind & Visually Impaired

    Superintendent

    Address

    1900 N White Sands Blvd
    Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310

    Contact

    Phone: (575) 439-4413

  • Oklahoma

    Pepper Watson

    AIM Center

    Director AIM Center

    Address

    300 NE 18th St
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-3212

    Contact

    Phone: 405-522-0523

    Fax: 405-521-4033

    Chair, 2021 Educational Products Advisory Committee

  • Lynn Cragg

    Parkview-Oklahoma School for the Blind

    Principal

    Address

    3300 Gibson St
    Muskogee, Oklahoma 74403

    Contact

    Phone: 918-781-8227

    Fax: 918-781-8300

  • Ronita Smalley

    NewView Oklahoma

    Director of Clinical Services & Rehabilitation

    Address

    4301 N Classen Blvd
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118

    Contact

    Phone: 405-286-9699

    Fax: 405-286-9161

  • Texas

    Emily Coleman

    Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

    Superintendent

    Address

    1100 W 45th St
    Austin, Texas 78756

    Contact

    Phone: 512-206-9242

    Fax: 512-206-9320

  • Chelean Zander

    The Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston

    Vice President

    Address

    3602 W Dallas St
    Houston, Texas 77019

    Contact

    Phone: 713-284-8494

    Fax: 713-284-8451

  • Nicholas Trotter

    Texas Education Agency

    Education Specialist

    Address

    1701 N Congress Ave
    Austin, Texas 78701

    Contact

    Phone: 512-463-9414

    Fax: 512-463-9560

  • Julie Johnson

    Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center

    Interim Director

    Address

    4800 N Lamar Blvd
    Austin, Texas 78756

    Contact

    Phone: 512-377-0302

  • Allison M Trammell

    Texas Health and Human Services Commission

    San Antonio SSLC Hab - Therapy Director

    Address

    6711 S New Braunfels
    San Antonio, Texas 78223

    Contact

    Phone: 210-531-3831