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.

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 7505 President & Chief Executive Officer vjacko@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Joseph 7500 Executive Assistant jjoseph@miamilighthouse.org
Sharon Caughill 7503 Special Projects Manager - Center of Excellence scaughill@miamilighthouse.org

Senior Staff

Carol Brady-Simmons 7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org
Jeff Rabalais 7441 Facilities and Transportation Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org
Mabel Lopez 7478 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Ed Largaespada 7475 Chief Financial Officer elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org

Adult Services

Carol Brady-Simmons 7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org 
Sandra Cueto 7450 Database/Data Entry Specialist scueto@miamilighthouse.org
Vicky Larrea 7459 Database/Data Entry Specialist vlarrea@miamilighthouse.org 
Lisa Romero 7449 Client Database Coordinator eromero@miamilighthouse.org

Personal Management

Sarah Clark 7447 Personal Management Supervisor  sclark@miamilighthouse.org
Richard Nieves 7541 Personal Management Instructor Assistant rnieves@miamilighthouse.org

Social Workers

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

Computer Technology Services

William (Bill) Rivera 7455 Computer Technology Services Manager brivera@miamilighthouse.org 
Jin Ho Choi 7458 Braille & Assistive Technology Instructor jchoi@miamilighthouse.org 
Oseas de Leon 7457 Computer Technology Instructor Assistant oleon@miamilighthouse.org 
Barbara Del Pino 7446 Computer Technology Services Instructor bdelpino@miamilighthouse.org 
Brendan Gibson 7544 Computer and MIDI Instructor bgibson@miamilighthouse.org 
Harold Cobo 7530 MIDI Instructor and Music Studio Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org 

Orientation & Mobility

John Clapp 7451 O&M Specialist jclapp@miamilighthouse.org 
Hilda Flores 7542 O&M Specialist hflores@miamilighthouse.org 
Linh Pham 7448 O&M Specialist/Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (Part-time) lpham@miamilighthouse.org
Jessica Stepp 7485 O& M Specialist jstepp@miamilighthouse.org 

Social Group Activities

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

Transition Program

Abigail Miller 7523 Transition Program Coordinator amiller@miamilighthouse.org

Children’s Services

Carol Brady-Simmons 7480 Director of Client and Vision Enhancement Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org 
Lorena Quesada 7546 Children’s Specialist lquesada@miamilighthouse.org

Blind Babies Program

Isabel Chica 7482 Manager of Children’s Programs ichica@miamilighthouse.org
Sayonara Villalta 7483 Children's Services Program Coordinator svillalta@miamilighthouse.org
Jennifer Diptee 7545 Children’s Specialist jdiptee@miamilighthouse.org 
Yaneth Ruiz 7546 Children’s Specialist yruiz@miamilighthouse.org
Karla Padilla 7481 Pediatric Social Worker kpadilla@miamilighthouse.org

Heiken Children’s Vision Program

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

Low Vision

Rosemary Gonzalez, O.D. 7469 Consulting Optometrist rgonzalez@miamilighthouse.org
Maria Fernandez 7529 Occupational Therapist mfernandez@miamilighthouse.org

Music Department

Harold Cobo 7530 MIDI Instructor and Music Studio Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org
Antonio Cobo 7531 Sound Engineer/MIDI Music Instructor tcobo@miamilighthouse.org 
Rebecca Duren 7535 Music Production Program Coordinator rduren@miamilighthouse.org

Development

Brenda Williamson 7512 Manager of Grants and Program Compliance bwilliamson@miamilighthouse.org
Julia King 7514 Communications and Marketing Coordinator jking@miamilighthouse.org 
Kristina Pham 7514 Communications & Marketing Coordinator kpham@miamilighthouse.org
Heidy Farinas 7511 Development Database Coordinator hfarinas@miamilighthouse.org

Human Resources

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

Finance and Business Services

Ed Largaespada 7475 Chief Financial Officer elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org
Martha Perez 7477 Accounting Clerk mperez@miamilighthouse.org 
Dannielle Dixson 7476 Bookkeeper ddixson@miamilighthouse.org 

Transportation & Facilities

Jeff Rabalais 7441 Facilities and Transportation Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org 
Sase Narayan 7443 Facilities Maintenance Coordinator snarayan@miamilighthouse.org 
Ingrid Garcia 7441 Driver
Jenny Hernandez 7441 Driver
Jose Vega 7441 Driver
Mariano Alvarez 7441 Driver
Ninnete Garcia 7441 Housekeeper
Jessica Burgos 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.

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