Parent Professional Advisory Council 

Created in 1996, the Parent Professional Advisory Council (PPAC) is committed to supporting Blind Children's Learning Center by being a strong resource to enhance the quality of the Center's services. 

Peggy Blaising - Chairman, PPAC and Board Member, Blind Children's Learning Center
Tina Bernardo - VI Teacher, Garden Grove Unified School District
Cinda Bottof - Speech/Language Pathologist, Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Dalit Bruchstein, MFT - Counseling Supervisor, Private Practice
Brian Bushway - Perceptual Mobile Coach, World Access for the Blind
Dr. Elizabeth Caloroso, O.D., M.Opt. - Professor (Retired), Southern California School of Optometry
Kathy Goodspeed - Assistant Executive Director (Retired), Blind Children's Learning Center
Amiee Goulding - Director of Early Childhood Center, Blind Children's Learning Center
Nadine Graves - Parent
Andy Griffin - Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Huntington Beach Union High School District
Jaimie Haver - Parent and Program Consultant, Blind Children's Learning Center
Dr. Catherine Heyman, O.D./FAAO - Optometrist, Southern California School of Optometry
Mary Ellen Hood - Program Executive Director, Newport Speech and Language Center
Kim King - Parent
Daniel Kish - President, World Access for the Blind
Tahira Knight-Zaluske - Parent
Carol Lewis - VI Teacher (Retired)
Kati McIlroy - OT
Dr. Robert Patterson - Psychologist, Private Practice
Susanne Smith Roley, M.S. OTR - Sensory Integration Specialist
Dr. David A. Sami, M.D. - Division Chief, CHOC Pediatric Ophthamology & Strabismus (PSF)
Dr. Jennifer Simpson - UCI Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Linda Smith - Executive Director, Family Support Network
Trisha Sullivan - Parent
Jill Tabera - Nurse, Blind Children's Learning Center
Irene Takahashi - Director of Outreach Services, Blind Children's Learning Center
Jane Vogel - VI Teacher
Susan Sternberg-White - Special Education Teacher