Board

DbI has a wide range of members, both corporate and individual, from all over the world.

Participation of the members and collaboration with other umbrella organizations  are vital to DbI’s success.

Our management structure has an active Board which guides DbI`s direction, a Management Committee to provide the engine for action, a Communication Committee taking care of the outreaching communication and a Fundraising Committee looking for sufficient financial resources.

DbI is a NPO and everyone involved on the Board and in the Committees does so in a voluntary capacity, possibly supported by their organizations.

Corporate membership fees are set to reflect the relative financial  strength of the organization, individual membership comes for free.

DbI has a complete document outlining the organizational structure.

The board is responsible for advising and managing the organization and meets once a year. It comprises representatives from large and small corporate members and networks. It considers and discusses all matters related to the strategic direction and operation of DbI in pursuing its objectives.

DbI Management Committee (ManCom) and the following Large & Small Corporate Members and Network Leaders make up DbI Board:

Voting Board Members

Akhil Paul
Akhil Paul

Sense International India
akhil&&senseintindia*org
Allan Wareham
Allan Wareham

Canadian Hearing Services
deafblindservices&&chs*ca
Andrea Wanka
Andrea Wanka

DbI Charge Network
aw&&andrea-wanka*de
Carolyn Monaco
Carolyn Monaco

Canadian Deafblind Association
carolyn*monaco&&sympatico*ca
Cathy Proll
Cathy Proll

Sensity
ManCom – DbI Secretariat
dbi-secretariat&&sensity*ca
Raquel Alba Martin
Raquel Alba Martin

ONCE – Spanish National Organisation of the Blind
Coordinator of the Deafblind Department
RAAM&&once*es
Frank Kat
Frank Kat

SWVPO 3006
ManCom – DbI Past President
Frank*kat&&outlook*com
Graciela Ferioli
Graciela Ferioli

Iberolatinamerican Network
g_ferioli2000&&yahoo*com*ar
Gloria Rodriguez Gil
Katherine Holland, delegated to Gloria Rodriguez Gil

Perkins School for the Blind
gloria*rodriguez&&perkins*org
Henriette Hermann Olesen
Henriette Hermann Olesen

Centre of Communication and Special needs (formerly Center for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss, Denmark
henriette*olesen&&rn*dk
Jackie Brennan
Jackie Brennan

Overbrook School for the Blind
jackie&&obs*org
Joe Gibson
Joe Gibson

DbI Outdoor Network
deafblindoutdoors&&gmail*com
Lynette McKeown
Lynette McKeown

Able Australia
lynette*mckeown&&ableaustralia*org*au
Caroline Lindstrom
Caroline Lindstrom

National Resource Center for Deafblindness: Mo Gard
caroline*lindstrom&&nkcdb*se
Esther van Dijk
Esther van Dijk

Royal Kentalis
ManCom – DbI Treasurer
es*vandijk&&kentalis*nl
Saskia Damen
Saskia Damen

University of Groningen
Communication Network
s*damen&&rug*nl
Sherry Grabowski
Sherry Grabowski

CNIB Deafblind Community services
Sherry*Grabowski&&deafblindservices*ca
Kerry Fryers
Kerry Fryers

Sense WA (formerly Senses Australia)
kerry*fryers&&senses*org*au
Meredith Prain
Meredith Prain

Deafblind Australia
DbI Vice President
meredith*prain&&ableaustralia*org*au
Mirko Baur
Mirko Baur

Tanne, Swiss Foundation for Persons with Deafblindness
ManCom – DbI President
m*baur&&deafblindinternational*org
Magda Ahmed Fahmy
Magda Ahmed Fahmy

Nida Society
nidasociety1&&hotmail*com
Mary Maragia
Mary Maragia

ManCom – DbI Vice President
mary*maragia&&gmail*com
Pawlos Kassu
Pawlos Kassu

Addis Ababa University Ethiopia
pawloskassu&&gmail*com
Ricard Lopez
Ricard Lopez

DbI European Deafblind Network
FESOCE – Federación Española de Sordoceguera (Spanish Federation of Deafblind)
rlopez&&sordoceguera*com
Richard Mativu
Richard Mativu

African Network
richardm&&senseint-kenya*org
Richard Kramer
Richard Kramer

Sense
richard*kramer&&sense*org*uk
Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks
Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks

DeafBlind Ontario Services
ceo&&deafblindontario*com
Sian Tesni
Sian Tesni

CBM Christoffel Blindenmission
sian*tesni&&cbm*org
Simon Allison
Simon Allison

DbI Youth Network (DbIYN)
Simon*Allison&&sense*org*uk
Sonja van de Molengraft
Sonja van de Molengraft

ANPSA
sonja*vandemolengraft&&cresam*org
Sue Hall
Sue Hall

DbI secretariat
dbi-secretariat&&sensity*ca
Ton Roelofs
Ton Roelofs

Kennis over Zien (Royal Dutch Visio and Bartimeus)
tonroelofs&&visio*org
Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen
Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen

Royal Kentalis
ManCom – DbI Network Coordinator
T*vanNunen&&kentalis*nl
Walter Wittich
Walter Wittich

Research Network TBD
walter*wittich&&umontreal*ca

Non-Voting Board Observers

Lord Colin Low
Lord Colin Low

International Board for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
colin*low&&rnib*org*uk
Frances Gentle
Frances Gentle

ICEVI President
Frances*Gentle&&ridbc*org*au
Sanja Tarczay
Sanja Tarczay

World Federation of The DeafBlind
president&&wfdb*eu
Irina MoiseevaIrina Moiseeva
Deafblind Support Resource Center, Moscow
ManCom – Acting DbI Information Officer
i*moiseeva&&so-edinenie*org

A Management Committee (ManCom) is appointed by Board to undertake executive action.
The current ManCom comprises the President, two Vice Presidents, the Governance Officer, the Information Officer, the Network Coordinator, the Secretary, the Treasurer and the Immediate Past President.

President

Mirko Baur
m*baur&&deafblindinternational*org

Vice Presidents

Meredith Prain
meredith*prain&&ableaustralia*org*au

Mary Maragia
mary*maragia&&gmail*com

Governance Officer

Jackie Brennan
jackie&&obs*org

Information Officer

Irina Moiseeva
i*moiseeva&&so-edinenie*org

Network Coordinator

Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen
T*vanNunen&&kentalis*nl

Secretariat

Cathy Proll / Sue Hall
dbi-secretariat&&sensity*ca

Treasurer

Esther van Dijk
es*vandijk&&kentalis*nl

Immediate Past President

Frank Kat
Frank*kat&&outlook*com

ComCom is responsible for DbI’s outreaching communication and its development.

Passionately active are:

  • Graciela Ferioli (i.a. DbI Social Media Pioneer)
  • Mary Maragia (i.a. DbI Vice-President)
  • Irina Moiseeva (i.a. Acting DbI Information Officer)
  • Mirko Baur (i.a. Chair ComCom)
  • Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks (i.a. ComCom Communication Ambassadors Coordinator)
  • Trees van Nunen-Schrauwen (i.a. DbI Network Coordinator)
  • Vikram Choudhary (i.a. ComCom Accessibility Team Coordinator)

Meet us and our mission and get in touch!

Video with ComCom-Crew of 2020

FundCom is responsible for DbI’s fundraising and its development.

Passionately active are:

  • Esther van Dijk (i.a. DbI`s Treasurer)
  • Mirko Baur (i.a. Chair ComCom)
  • Roxanna Spruyt-Rocks (i.a. ComCom Communication Ambassadors Coordinator)
  • Vikram Choudhary (i.a. ComCom Accessibility Team Coordinator)
  • Atual Jaiswal atul*jaiswal&&umontreal*ca
  • Meredith Prain meredith*prain&&ableaustralia*org*au