601 SW 8th Ave, Miami FL 33130 · 305.856.2288

     
 
 
 
     

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Contact Us

Contact Information

601 SW 8th Avenue
Miami, FL 33130 

Telephone: 305-856-2288 
Fax: 305-285-6967 
Email: info@miamilighthouse.org
 

 

Directory

Executive Office

Virginia A. Jacko 245 President & Chief Executive Officer vjacko@miamilighthouse.org
Sharon Caughill
244 Administrative Assistant scaughill@miamilighthouse.org

Senior Staff

Carol Brady-Simmons 257 Director of Children’s Programs and Vision Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org 
Mabel Lopez 241 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Tatiana Palma 238 Associate Director of Adult Services tpalma@miamilighthouse.org
Sylvia Perez
223 Director of Adult Services sperez@miamilighthouse.org
Jeff Rabalais
223 Transportation and Facilities Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org 

Adult Services

Sylvia Perez 223 Director of Adult Services sperez@miamilighthouse.org
Tatiana Palma 238 Associate Director of Adult Services tpalma@miamilighthouse.org

Personal Management

Asteria Fernandez 232 Personal Management Instructor afernandez@miamilighthouse.org
Sarah Clark 232 Rehabilitation Teacher sclark@miamilighthouse.org

Social Workers

Therese Belizaire 227 Social Services Manager tbelizaire@miamilighthouse.org
Helen Pijuan 234 Part Time Social Worker hpijuan@miamilighthouse.org
Mairim Leon 234 Part Time Social Worker melon@miamilighthouse.org

Computer Technology Services

William (Bill) Rivera 251 Information & Access Technology Manager brivera@miamilighthouse.org 
Harold Cobo 277 Music Instructor (Contractor) hcobo@miamilighthouse.org 
Jin Ho Choi 268 CTS Instructor jchoi@miamilighthouse.org 
Oseas de Leon 263 CTS Instructor oleon@miamilighthouse.org 
Barbara Del Pino 230 CTS Instructor bdelpino@miamilighthouse.org 
Vicky Larrea 285 CTS Instructor vlarrea@miamilighthouse.org 
Brendan Gibson 291 CTS Instructor bgibson@miamilighthouse.org 
Gisella Racini 236 Computer Familiarization Instructor

Orientation & Mobility

Tatiana Palma 228 Associate Director of Adult Services tpalma@miamilighthouse.org
John Clapp
238 O&M Specialist jclapp@miamilighthouse.org 
Nilsa Coble 256 O&M Instructor ncoble@miamilightouse.org 
Hilda Flores 238 O&M Instructor hflores@miamilighthouse.org 
Linh Pham 238 O&M Specialist (Part-time) 238 lpham@miamilighthouse.org

Social Group Activities

Nelba Gonzalez 240 Coordinator ngonzalez@miamilighthouse.org
Sergio Garcia 240 Arts & Crafts Instructor
Sharon Jadoo 225 Support Specialist sjadoo@miamilightouse.org

Children’s Services

Carol Brady-Simmons 257 Director of Children’s Programs and Vision Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org 

Blind Babies Program

Patricia Silvia 247 Children's Services Program Coordinator psilva@miamilighthouse.org
Gisela Vazquez 247 Pediatric Social Worker gvazquez@miamilighthouse.org 
Isabel Chica 247 Children’s Specialist ichica@miamilighthouse.org
Marisela Pereda 247 Children’s Specialist mpereda@miamilighthouse.org
Maria Anderson 247 Children’s Specialist manderson@miamilighthouse.org

Heiken Children’s Vision Program

Cori Pappas 288/290 Heiken Vision Program Co-Manager cpappas@miamilighthouse.org
Mindy McClellan 283 Heiken Vision Program Co-Manager mmcclellan@miamilighthouse.org
Carmen Arguijo 266 Heiken Program Coordinator carguijo@miamilighthouse.org 
Astrid Villela 289 Heiken Program Outreach Specialist avillela@miamilighthouse.org

Low Vision

Cori Pappas 288/290 Low Vision Co-Manager cpappas@miamilighthouse.org
Mindy McClellan 283 Low Vision Co-Manager mmcclellan@miamilighthouse.org

Development

Donna Fischer-Williams 264 Director, Resource and Campaign Development Officer dfischer-williams@miamilighthouse.org
Brenda Williamson 259 Development Officer (Contractor) bwilliamson@miamilighthouse.org
Angie Blanco 231 Direct Marketing & Database Coordinator ablanco@miamilighthouse.org
Julia King 249 Communications & Marketing Coordinator jking@miamilighthouse.org 

Human Resources

Mabel Lopez 241 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org

Finance and Business Services

Martha Perez 235 Accounting Clerk mperez@miamilighthouse.org 
Roberto Acosta 239 Store Manager racosta@miamilighthouse.org

Transportation & Facilities

Jeff Rabalais 223 Transportation and Facilities Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org 
Sase Narayan 223 Facilities Maintenance Coordinator snarayan@miamilighthouse.org 
Christian Rodriguez Facilities Services Coordinator
Freddy Aria 223 Driver faria@miamilighthouse.org
Ingrid Garcia 223 Driver
Jenny Hernandez 223 jhernandez@miamilighthouse.org
Jose Vega 223 Driver
Ninnete Garcia 223 Housekeeper

 

Directions to the Lighthouse

From the North: 

  • Take I-95 South to the SW 7 Street exit.
  • At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto SW 7 Street.
  • Proceed to the next traffic light, which is SW 8 Avenue and turn Right.
  • Our parking lot is on the right-hand side, about ½ block down. 

From the South: 

  • Take US 1 North until it becomes I-95 North.
  • Take the SW 8 Street exit.
  • At the traffic light go straight ahead to the next traffic light, which is SW 7 Street.
  • Turn Left.
  • Go to SW 8 Avenue (a traffic light) and turn Right.
  • Our parking lot is on the right-hand side, about ½ block down. 

From the West: 

  • Take the Palmetto to 836 east.
  • Proceed to I-95 South.
  • Take I-95 South to the SW 7 Street exit.
  • At the bottom of the ramp, turn right onto SW 7 Street.
  • Proceed to the next traffic light, which is SW 8 Avenue and turn Right.
  • Our parking lot is on the right-hand side, about ½ block down. 



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