Community Corner
St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired Elects New Board Members & Officers
ST. LOUIS, Missouri… David Ekin, ACSW, LCSW, President of the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired (http://www.SLSBVI.org), is pleased to announce that the Society has elected new Board Officers who will serve the nonprofit organization in 2013 and new Board Members who will serve three-year terms. Board Officers for elected for 2013 are:
Chair
Chris Pickel, Director, External Affairs, AT&T
Find out what's happening in Clayton-Richmond Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Vice Chair
Sabra Engelbrecht, Community Volunteer
Find out what's happening in Clayton-Richmond Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Secretary
Greg Levine, Nidec Motors
Treasurer
Jim Hall, President, Eagle Bank St. Louis Region
Assistant Secretary
Nichole Wren, Partner, Wren Bottini LLC
Assistant Treasurer
Allan Larson, Partner, Clifton Larson Allan
Board Members elected to three-year terms are:
James Bobrow, MD Ophthalmologist
Joe Brinker, President & CEO, Bethesda Health Group
Gerald Brooks, Director of Marketing, St. Louis Public Library
Jim Hall, President, Eagle Bank St. Louis Region
Chris Pickel, Regional Director, AT&T
Ann Shapiro, Community Volunteer
Mark Spurrier, MD, Premier Eye Associates
Founded in 1911, the not-for-profit St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired enhances independence, empowers individuals and enriches the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired and their families. Its caring staff provides specialized Vision Rehabilitation, Orientation & Mobility, Adaptive Education, Assistive Technology, Children’s Services and Support Services. It provides older adults who are newly visually impaired or blind due to age-related eye conditions with home-based services, specialized agency services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students in Illinois and Missouri. It is the only agency of its kind serving greater St. Louis, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.
The Society’s headquarters are at 8770 Manchester Road in Brentwood. For information about Society programs and activities, please visit the Society website at http://SLSBVI.org/ or call David Ekin at 314.968.9000. Media relations contact: Jeff Dunlap at 314.993.6925.
* * *