We are pleased to announce the winners of our Mission and Values in Performance Awards for 2022! This award is intended to recognize and reward employees for their outstanding performance while personifying the organization’s Mission and Values. Please congratulate the 18 employees who were recognized as MVPs!

MVP Award Winners

From our Spokane, WA Facility:

  • Heather Bogatinoff, Production Worker I
  • Robert Fair, Set-up Specialist III
  • Cody Clark, Inventory Control Clerk Receiving
  • Tyler Hunt, Inventory Control Clerk Shipping

From our AbilityOne Base Supply Center:

  • Gretchen Butler, Admin and Web Sales Manager BSC

From our Summerville, SC Facility:

  • Avery Brooks, Production Worker SMV

From our Seattle, WA Facility:

  • Bristol Poff, Air Ducts Lead Aerospace
  • Malisa Alvin, Assembly Sewer III Aerospace
  • James Rumbaugh, Maintenance Specialist III
  • Joel Christoe, Quality Inspector I Aerospace
  • Vianey Garcia, Part Marker Aerospace
  • Kaiiron Richards, Accounts Payable Specialist II
  • Michelle Tibbits, Assembly Supervisor Aerospace
  • Austin Hirsch, CNC Lead Aerospace
  • Donald Russell, Production Worker II Aerospace
  • Katy Todd, Braille Production Specialist and Employment Advocate
  • Lucas Holster, Production Lead Aerospace
  • Maria McCully, Production Worker II Aerospace

Congratulations to all of these exceptional employees!

Our Top 10 Values

Accessibility

The Lighthouse ensures that all manufacturing, physical environment, technology, and information are accessible to all employees through:

  • Accessible technology and training
  • Accommodations
  • Orientation and mobility
  • Accessible delivery of information in multiple formats
  • Independence

Accountability

Taking ownership for your work: the quality of our work, the condition of our work environment and the decisions we make.

  • Responsibility for your actions
  • Commitment to follow through
  • Acknowledging mistakes and making improvements
  • Honesty and truthfulness
  • Willingness to receive constructive feedback

Communication

Communicate and share information in a clear, courteous, and effective manner using all accessible formats for all employees.

  • Information needed to get your job done is communicated accurately and in a timely manner with confirmation of understanding
  • Inclusion – getting more information to more people in a timely way
  • Shop meetings, electronic media, interpreters, the Buzz, etc.
  • Connecting through effective communication between all communities

Community

The Lighthouse community consists of a diverse culture of internal and external stakeholders.  We have a common purpose centered on our Mission, Vision, and Values

  • We collaborate in an inclusive and supportive manner
  • We create a sense of belonging, contribution, and connection

Confidentiality

We value a culture where all Lighthouse employees and stakeholders treat confidential information with privacy and respect.  Confidential information includes topics such as:

  • Business information
  • Proprietary information
  • Personal information

Respect

All Lighthouse employees and stakeholders, regardless of job title or role, provide encouragement, inclusion, support, and validation in a fair and professional manner to all employees through:

  • Equal treatment
  • Respectful language
  • Personal actions

Safety

We create, maintain, and improve a clean, comfortable, healthy, and secure work environment through:

  • Individual responsibility
  • The Safety Committee
  • Organizational policies and procedures

Teamwork

We work in a collaborative and positive manner to accomplish organizational and team goals through:

  • Cooperation
  • Self-motivation
  • Leadership

Training

We provide opportunities to learn and develop the skills and abilities that can lead to increased knowledge, independence, and advancement for all stakeholders through:

  • Accessibility
  • Career planning
  • Cross-training

Upward Mobility

We will partner with employees in their pursuit of work and career of choice. This will be accomplished through:

  • Employees being proactive and showing initiative to advance
  • Offering education, training, and career coaching
  • The possibility of advancement to other positions
  • Increased responsibilities and pay

We’re Leaders in Blind Employment – View Our Open Positions and Apply Today!

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. transforms the lives of people who are blind, Deafblind, and blind with other disabilities. We are leaders in blind employment. Through employment opportunities, we are a catalyst for empowerment. We foster self-confidence and instill a life changing affirmation that independence is possible. From our expertise in cutting-edge technology to our understanding of mobility, we help people who are blind, Deafblind, and blind with other disabilities live fulfilling lives.