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Mission Statement

"To empower people with vision loss to realize their full potential, and to shape the community's vision of that potential.”

Our mission statement reflects our value of an individual’s right to lead as full and meaningful a life as he or she desires, regardless of impairment level. Our programs and services are designed to empower our clients to move beyond limitations.

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Board of Trustees

Thank you to our distinguished Board Members for their dedication, support and many contributions to our agency.

2010 Board of Trustees appointments

For more than 100 years, Cleveland Sight Center has been empowering people who are visually impaired or blind to reach their full potential in life. Already well into its second century of service, Cleveland Sight Center builds on this solid foundation and a heritage of caring.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers:

Stanley E. Wertheim, Chair
Andrew L. Sikorovsky, First Vice Chair
Jane Grebenc, Vice Chair
William L. Spring, Vice Chair
Frann R. Zverina, Vice Chair
John P. Wolf, Treasurer
Gary W. Poth, Assistant Treasurer
Fred D. Kidder, Secretary
Sheryl King Benford, Assistant Secretary
Steven M. Friedman, Ph.D., Executive Director

Advisory Council:

Thomas W. Cristal
Kristie T. Kohl
John P. O’Brien
John M. Saada, Sr.
James P. Sacher
Gordon H. Safran
James P. Storer
Alexander S. Taylor, II
Theodore G. Thoburn
Clyde E. Williams, Jr.
James M. Wood

Executive Committee

William L. Annable, M.D.
Wally Anders
Karen Peterson Assink
Anthony Aveni
Robert L. Englander
Thomas P. Furnas
Thomas E. Galvin
Christine Gibbons
Thomas J. Gibbons
Robert L. Hartford, III
Priscilla Hoag
Charles K. Koster, M.D.
John M. Kundtz
Victor F. Leanza, Ph.D.
Howard A. Lichtig
Nathan S. Lipsyc
Michael D. Lundin
Delos T. Nelson
Caroline G. Oberndorf
Marilyn Tsivitse

Trustees:

Joan U. Allgood
Selma A. Baron
Jack D. Bennett
Irv Berliner
Mrs. Reynold Bookman
John F. Boyle, Jr.
Jean Cannon Jacobs
David E. Cook
Mrs. Thomas W. Cristal
Edwin H. Eigner, M.D.
Carol Fountain
Gary Gardiner
Bradley G. Gorman
Michael H. Greenberg, O.D.
Sally K. Griswold
Charles Gustafson
Susan Harnden
Elizabeth Hellmuth
Bruce G. Higley
Mary Kay Howard, Ph.D.
Frederick Kuper Jones
Newton S. Kimberly, Jr.
Kenny Koblitz
J. Andrew Kundtz
Marvin L. Lader
Jonathan H. Lass, M.D.
Kathy Leiden
James P. Lennon
Mrs. Mark R. Levine
Frederick J. Lisy, Ph.D.
Dave A. Maraldo
Rhea Meltzer, ex-officio
Scott Mueller
Michael J. O’Brien
William J. Ockington
Alec M. O’Neill
Douglas A. Piper
Steven R. Prengler
Beverly J. Roach
Andrew P. Schachat, M.D.
Michael P. Sherban
Thomas L. Steinemann, M.D.
Mary E. Tookman
Elias I. Traboulsi, M.D.
Steven Willensky
William C. Witt, Jr.

Life Trustees:

Lois G. Brucken
Jack N. Mandel

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