13 Blind Employees Nominated for Employee of the Year Awards
The Employee of the Year selection process for 2022 is nearing completion this month. Nominations for our two awards, the Raymond W. Haman Direct [...]
How Blind People Balance Million Dollar Budgets & Lead Organizations
Incredibly high rates of unemployment and underemployment among those who are blind can largely be explained by one simple fact - many employers simply [...]
The Unique Advantages of Hiring People Who Are Blind
“What many employers don’t realize is that investing in employees with disabilities will yield tremendous results,” shares Dana Van Dussen, Senior Director of Human [...]
Shawn Dobbs Becomes New VP of Marketing & Public Relations
Join us in congratulating Shawn Dobbs as the new VP of Marketing & Public Relations. Shawn comes to this role with a strong history [...]
Upward Mobility: Shawn & John
Shawn Dobbs and John Lewis are not only employees of the year, they’re also examples of the opportunities available at the Lighthouse for upward mobility.
AbilityOne Base Supply Centers: Colleen Smith
Colleen Smith has been a clerk at the McChord Air Force Base AbilityOne Base Supply Center (BSC) for more than four years now. Her previous job could not have been more different.
Meet Dylan from the Supported Employment Program
Dylan Job has been working at The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. since 2014 through the Supported Employment Program. Dylan commits to a long commute [...]
Shawn Dobbs and John Lewis announced as 2021 Employee of the Year winners!
Last week, Lighthouse President and CEO, George Abbott, announced two 2021 Employee of the Year winners in a virtual ceremony. “It’s like the Lighthouse version [...]
6 Lighthouse Employees Graduate from AJAC Apprenticeship Program
Congratulations are in order! Six Lighthouse employees graduated from Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) manufacturing training program in June. Andriy Matsyuk, Philip Blackmer, Lucas Holster, [...]
Employee Spotlight: Jane Elliott
Jane Elliott loves hot glazed donuts and helping people who are losing their vision adapt to a new normal.