Miami Lighthouse for the Blind


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Contact Us

Contact Information

601 SW 8th Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
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Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Please call for holiday hours.

For General Inquiries:

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

For Employment Inquiries: employment@miamilighthouse.org

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Directory

Executive Office

Virginia A. Jacko 305-856-4176 President & Chief Executive Officer vjacko@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Joseph 786-362-7500 Executive Assistant jjoseph@miamilighthouse.org
Sharon Caughill 786-362-7503 Special Projects Manager - Center of Excellence scaughill@miamilighthouse.org

Senior Staff

Carol Brady-Simmons 786-362-7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org
Jeff Rabalais 786-362-7441 Facilities and Transportation Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org
Mabel Lopez 786-362-7478 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Ed Largaespada 786-362-7475 Chief Financial Officer elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Cerda-Antomarchi 786-362-7513 Senior Development Officer jcerda@miamilighthouse.org
Brenda Williamson 786-362-7512 Manager of Grants and Program Compliance bwilliamson@miamilighthouse.org

Adult Services

Carol Brady-Simmons 786-362-7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org

Personal Management

Richard Nieves 786-362-7541 Vision Rehabilitation Therapist rnieves@miamilighthouse.org
Natalie Duarte de Escalante 786-362-7447 Vision Rehabilitation Therapist nduarte@miamilighthouse.org

Social Workers

Graciela Perez 786-362-7445 Senior Case Manager gperez@miamilighthouse.org
Helen Pijuan 786-362-7456 Part Time Social Worker hpijuan@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Franchi-Alfaro 786-362-7444 Case Manager jfranchi@miamilighthouse.org

Computer Technology Services

William (Bill) Rivera 786-362-7455 Computer Technology Services Manager brivera@miamilighthouse.org
Jin Ho Choi 786-362-7458 Braille & Assistive Technology Instructor jchoi@miamilighthouse.org
Oseas de Leon 786-362-7457 Computer Technology Instructor Assistant oleon@miamilighthouse.org
Barbara Del Pino 786-362-7446 Computer Technology Services Instructor bdelpino@miamilighthouse.org
Harold Cobo 786-362-7530 MIDI Instructor and Music Studio Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org

Orientation & Mobility

John Clapp 786-362-7451 O&M Specialist jclapp@miamilighthouse.org
Linh Pham 786-362-7448 O&M Specialist/Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (Part-time) lpham@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Stepp 786-362-7485 O& M Specialist jstepp@miamilighthouse.org

Social Group Activities

Nelba Gonzalez 786-362-7453 Coordinator of Arts & Crafts/SGA ngonzalez@miamilighthouse.org
Lucy Ramirez 786-362-7454 Arts & Crafts Instructor Assistant lramirez@miamiligthhouse.org

Transition Program

Abigail Miller 786-362-7523 Transition Program Coordinator amiller@miamilighthouse.org

Job Readiness

Brendan Gibson 786-362-7452 Job Readiness Instructor Specialist bgibson@miamilighthouse.org
Katiria Figueroa 786-362-7452 Job Training Specialist kfigueroa@miamilighthouse.org

Children’s Services

Carol Brady-Simmons 786-362-7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org

Blind Babies Program

Isabel Chica 786-362-7482 Manager of Children’s Programs ichica@miamilighthouse.org
Sayonara Villalta 786-362-7483 Children's Services Program Coordinator svillalta@miamilighthouse.org
Jennifer Diptee 786-362-7545 Children’s Specialist jdiptee@miamilighthouse.org
Yaneth Ruiz 786-362-7546 Children’s Specialist yruiz@miamilighthouse.org
Krizia Perez 786-362-7481 Social Worker kperez@miamilighthouse.org

Heiken Children’s Vision Program

Nashieli Garcia 786-362-7527 Manager of Heiken Children's Vision Program ngarcia@miamilighthouse.org
Carmen Arguijo 786-362-7528 Heiken Program Coordinator carguijo@miamilighthouse.org
Freddy Aira 786-362-7526 Heiken Program Outreach Specialist faria@miamilighthouse.org
Reinier Travieso 786-362-7525 Heiken Program Outreach Specialist rtravieso@miamilighthouse.org

Low Vision

Rosemary Gonzalez, O.D. 786-362-7469 Consulting Optometrist rgonzalez@miamilighthouse.org
Maria Fernandez 786-362-7529 Occupational Therapist mfernandez@miamilighthouse.org
Patty Berrios 786-362-7479 Client Services Marketing Coordinator pberrios@miamilighthouse.org

Music Department

Harold Cobo 786-362-7530 MIDI Instructor and Music Studio Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org
Antonio Cobo 786-362-7531 Sound Engineer/MIDI Music Instructor tcobo@miamilighthouse.org

Development

Brenda Williamson 786-362-7512 Manager of Grants and Program Compliance bwilliamson@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Cerda-Antonmarchi 786-362-7513 Senior Development Officer jcerda@miamilighthouse.org
Kristina Pham 786-362-7514 Communications & Marketing Coordinator kpham@miamilighthouse.org
Heidy Farinas 786-362-7510 Development Database Coordinator hfarinas@miamilighthouse.org
Angie Blanco 786-362-7511 Development Coordinator ablanco@miamilighthouse.org

Human Resources

Mabel Lopez 786-362-7478 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Jennifer Suarez 786-362-7460 Front Desk Security reception@miamilighthouse.org

Finance and Business Services

Ed Largaespada 786-362-7475 Chief Financial Officer elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org
Martha Perez 786-362-7477 Accounting Clerk mperez@miamilighthouse.org
Ejaz Lodhi 786-362-7489 Store Manager solutionstore@miamilighthouse.org
Lisa Romero 786-362-7449 Program and Database Compliance Coordinator eromero@miamilighthouse.org
Sandra Cueto 786-362-7450 Database/Data Entry Specialist scueto@miamilighthouse.org
Vicky Larrea 786-362-7459 Database/Data Entry Specialist vlarrea@miamilighthouse.org

Transportation & Facilities

Jeff Rabalais 786-362-7441 Facilities and Transportation Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org
Sase Narayan 786-362-7443 Facilities Maintenance Coordinator snarayan@miamilighthouse.org
Ingrid Garcia 786-362-7441 Driver
Jenny Hernandez 786-362-7441 Driver
Jose Vega 786-362-7441 Driver
Mariano Alvarez 786-362-7441 Driver
Ninnete Garcia 786-362-7441 Housekeeper
Jessica Burgos 786-362-7442 Part Time Cook jburgos@miamilighthouse.org

Solutions Store

305-856-9100

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.

From the West via SW 8th Street:

Head east on SW 8th STREET to SW 8th AVENUE.
Turn left onto SW 8th Avenue.
Go 1-1/2 blocks north.
Miami Lighthouse on the right.