Employee & Community Services Results
During FY2020, we added the Independent Living Program and Low Vision Clinic, each serving the broader low vision community, and those who are new to vision loss.
Thank You to Our Donors
We are incredibly thankful to our generous donors and community members for making a difference in the lives of people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities every day.
Letter from President and CEO Cindy Watson
Despite all the difficulties and negative impacts caused by COVID-19, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. persevered and remained robust, focused, and ever more dedicated to its mission.
FY2020 Annual Report
We are pleased to present our FY2020 Annual Report to the community.
Katherine Beck, 25 Years of Service | 1996 to 2021
We thank Katy for her commitment to the Lighthouse and its mission. During her 25 years of service on our Board of Trustees, Katy was involved with the initial opening of the Base Supply Center business, participated in the expansion process to our Spokane and South Carolina locations, played a part in hiring the Organization’s first CEO who is blind (Kirk Adams) and was instrumental in the recruitment and hiring of our current President and CEO, Cindy Watson.
FY20 Financials
Detailed financials for FY2020 at The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
FY 20 Lighthouse Employees
Upward mobility is a key tenet in the Lighthouse mission, along with providing services such as computer technology training, orientation and mobility, braille instruction, and other courses, all to support employees in a successful career at the Lighthouse and beyond.
Employee Spotlight: Dana Van Dussen
“I’m a self-starter; I don’t like to rely on other people unless it’s absolutely needed,” said Dana Van Dussen, Senior Director of Human Resources and Lighthouse’s 2020 Indirect Labor Employee of the Year. She has led a successful 15-year career at the Lighthouse working in human resources.