The leadership at the American Foundation for the Blind works to create equal opportunities and expand possibilities through advocacy, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships.


Senior Staff

Eric Bridges, President & CEO Patsy Carvache, Vice President, Finance & Business Services Stephanie Enyart, Chief Public Policy & Research Officer Matthew Janusauskas, Chief Technology & Programs Officer Pam McGonigle, Chief Development Officer Sonya Shiflet, Chief Operating Officer Tony Stephens, Assistant Vice President, Communications Judy Szabo, Manager, Executive Office


All AFB Teams

Executive Office

Eric Bridges, President & CEO Judy Szabo, Manager, Executive Office Priscilla Rogers, PhD, Special Advisor, Aging and Vision Loss

Public Policy and Research Institute

Stephanie Enyart, Chief Public Policy and Research Officer Sarah Malaier, Senior Advisor, Public Policy & Research Rebecca Burrichter, Senior Editor, JVIB Arielle Silverman, PhD, Director, Research Sarahelizabeth J. Baguhn, PhD, Research Specialist Phil So, Research, Evaluation, and Training Development Associate

Resource Development

Pam McGonigle, Chief Development Officer Melody Goodspeed, Associate Director, Development Stephanie Sauer, Stewardship and Annual Fund Specialist

Technology and Workforce Programs

Matthew Janusauskas, Chief Technology & Programs Officer Ronak Patel, Director, Business Development & Strategy Andrew Worley, Program & Instructional Operations Manager Stacy Sporie, Senior Digital Accessibility Engineer Syed Hassan, Software Development and Support Engineer Aziz Kabulniyazov, Information Systems & CRM Administration Lead Hanna Fugulin, Internship Ambassador


People and Planning

Sonya Shiflet, Chief Operating Officer Lisa Santamarina, Human Resources Generalist Kristin Reuschel, Manager, AFB Project Portfolio

Communications

Tony Stephens, Assistant Vice President, Communications Kelly Gasque, External Relations Lead, Digital Marketing and Events Breanna Kerr, UI/UX Designer Aaron Preece, Editorial Lead, Digital Inclusion

Finance & Business Services

Patsy Carvache, Vice President, Finance & Business Services Haley Linville, Business Services Manager Diane Wright, Database Manager Autumn Bice, Business Support Coordinator Tim Meadows, Controller April Gardner, Accounting Coordinator Eric Ulbrich, Staff Accountant