Blind Childrens Center

Key Staff Members

The Blind Childrens Center has a total of 44 staff members including teachers, specialists, consultants, facilities, office and management.

Management Staff

Midge Horton
Executive Director
Degree: BS Early Childhood Education
Blind Childrens Center staff member since 1983

Lena French
Assistant Executive Director/Director of Finance
Degree: MBA
Blind Childrens Center staff member since 1984

Muriel Scharf
Director of Development
Degree: A.A. Computer Science & Programming
Blind Childrens Center staff member since 1997

Education Staff

Fernanda Armenta-Schmitt
Director of Education & Family Services
Degree: Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Blind Childrens Center staff member since 1988

Joanne Shida-Tokeshi
Occupational Therapist
Degree: B.S. in Occupational Therapy, M.A. in Human/Child Development
Blind Childrens Center specialist since 2009

Rosalinda Mendiola
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Degree: B.A. in Child Development, Certificate in Infant Mental Health
Blind Childrens Center specialist since 1991