Dave Bertsch
In 2003 Dave Bertsch founded and led Grow Sales Marketing Group, until selling the company in 2018. Since then, he has served in various leadership roles in the blind and disability community, focused on advocacy and public policy.
Legally blind since his twenties, Dave has served as a City Councilman and is a current member of Ohio’s Statewide Independent Living Council and the State Library’s Consumer Advisory Committee. Other board positions have included his local Rotary and Library Foundation.
Dave has degrees from The University of Akron and Kent State University, where he met Stephanie, his wife of twenty-five years. They live near Akron, Ohio with their rescue dogs Sadie and Summer.
The Power of Your Gift
Charitable gifts create opportunities for The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.’s employees. In this report, you have seen examples of those opportunities, from the accomplishments of our outstanding Employees of the Year to the [...]
Expansion and Accomplishments
While FY 2012 was a challenging year, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. had several milestone achievements as we strove to accomplish our strategic goals and increase opportunities for people who are blind, Deaf-Blind, [...]
Message from Kirk Adams, Harry Egler, and Howie Dickerman
A mission gains its power through the collective efforts of the individuals who carry it out. As representatives of The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. and Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind Foundation, we’re pleased [...]
