Jen Smith, Foundation Board President
Jen Smith has 20 years of experience leading and managing traditional, digital, and emerging technology projects for nonprofit, government, and for-profit organizations. She’s passionate about accessibility and has been working on making digital spaces more inclusive since 2007. Before becoming the Director of Accessibility for Strategic Initiatives in Visa’s Design organization, she served as a Principal Program Manager of Accessibility at Microsoft and a Senior Accessibility Subject Matter Expert at JP Morgan Chase. She’s also served as a subject matter expert and strategist while a contractor at the Centers for Disease Control. She started her career as an on-air newscaster with an NPR affiliate station in Oklahoma City after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in broadcast journalism. Since that time, she has definitely taken roads less traveled and moved around the country, living in three of the four continental U.S. time zones.
A Message from Foundation Board Member & Luncheon Chair Barbara Ross
Spring greetings to you! It was a great pleasure to chair this year’s Redefining Vision Luncheon. A huge vote of thanks goes to each of you who attended and supported Seattle Lighthouse for the [...]
Message from the President and CEO Kirk Adams
Our community makes The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.’s work possible with volunteer efforts, financial gifts, and customer relationships. Together, we create employment for individuals who are blind, Deaf-Blind and blind with other disabilities. [...]
Brett Lewis: Judo Gold Medalist and Sensei
Developed in Japan in 1882, Judo is a mutually beneficial sport for everyone involved, including blind and visually impaired athletes. Meaning “the gentle way” Judo requires a lot of self-discipline, structure, and strategy. Brett Lewis, [...]
