Board of Directors, Committees and Staff

For 90 years, Braille Institute has been guided by the wisdom and tireless expertise of a generous Board of Directors and a capable and knowledgeable staff who have enabled us to become an organization bringing hope and confidence to thousands of people who are blind or visually impaired.

Board of Directors
Medical Advisory Board
Advisory Committees
Standing Committees
Ad Hoc Committees

Board of Directors

Chair

Lester M. Sussman, C.P.A.*
Managing Director, Resource Audit Solutions
Resources Global

Members

James B. Boyle Jr.
Boyle, Olson & Robinson, Attorneys at Law

Thomas K. Callister
Resource Management & Marketing Solutions

Michael C. Corley*
KPMG LLP

Caryl O. Crahan

Nancy Neal Davis
Director of Marketing & Development, Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Percy Duran III

James H. Jackson*
Vice President, Strategic Planning, Alisal Properties
Managing Director, Resources Audit Solutions

Richard C. Larson*

Richard C. Lawton

Michael J. D. Lindsay*

John F. Llewellyn*
Chairman, Forest Lawn

Richard A. Nelson*
Consultant

John G. Nuanes*

Jeanne Olenicoff

James J. Rhodes*
Managing Partner, Proteus Environmental Technologies

Ronald E. Smith, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, USC School of Medicine,
Ophthalmology Department; Doheny Eye Institute

Harvey Strode

Philip V. Swan*
Private Trustee

George E. Thomas*
Thomas Partners Investments, L.L.C.

David Wiegand

Howard O. Wilson*
Consultant

Diane Wilkinson

** Executive Committee Chair
* Executive Committee Member

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Medical Advisory Board

Robert L. Avery, M.D.
Mark Borchert, M.D.
Richard Casey, M.D.
Ron Gallemore, M.D., Ph.D.
Bartly J. Mondino, M.D.
Steven Schwartz, M.D.
Ronald Smith, M.D.
Bill Takeshita, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D.

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Advisory Committees

Orange County
Charles Caldwell
Thomas K. Callister
Ted Konopsis
Richard A. Nelson
Willard S. Voit
Howard Wilson

Santa Barbara
James H. Jackson*
Caryl O. Crahan
Joan Lévy
Frank R. Miller, Jr.

Standing Committees

Audit
Michael C. Corley, CPA*
Percy Duran
Michael J.D. Lindsay
Frank R. Miller, Jr., CPA
George E. Thomas
Howard O. Wilson

Development
Richard A. Nelson*
Thomas K. Callister
Nancy Neal Davis
Richard Larson

Executive Compensation
Philip V. Swan*
James J. Rhodes

Auxiliary
Caryl Crahan
Diane Wilkinson
Joanie Kelly
Wendy Fassberg
Suzanne Swigart
Beverly Adair
Vicki Liske, Staff

Finance
James J, Rhodes*
James H. Jackson
Michael J.D. Lindsay
John F. Llewellyn
Harvey Strode
Philip V. Swan
Howard O. Wilson
Reza Rahman, Staff
Anthony J. Taketa, Staff

Program Review
John Nuanes*
Mrs. Stevey Bruce
Caryl O. Crahan
Joy Efron
Keith LaMarra
Parisa LaMarra
George Lobely
Bertha Melgoza
Barbara Oberle
Ronald E. Smith, M.D.
Charlotte Stradtman
Mike Tanner
Diane Wilkinson
Sally Jameson, Staff

Human Resoures/Personnel
Richard A. Nelson*
James B. Boyle, Jr., Esq.
Janice Herzberg, Staff

Nominating
James H. Jackson
John F. Llewellyn
Philip V. Swan

Property & Facilities
George E. Thomas*
Howard O. Wilson
Anthony J. Taketa, Staff

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Ad Hoc Committees

Strategic Planning Steering
George E. Thomas*
Thomas K. Callister
Michael C. Corley
James H. Jackson
Richard A. Nelson
Dot Nelson
John Nuanes

Orange County Architectural & Construction Service Selection
Richard A. Nelson
George E. Thomas
Les Stocker, Staff

*Chairperson

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