601 SW 8th Ave, Miami FL 33130 · 305.856.2288

     
 
 
 
     
 

 

 
     
 


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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
Jessica Joseph
226 Executive Assistant jjoseph@miamilighthouse.org
Sharon Caughill
244 Special Project Liaison scaughill@miamilighthouse.org

Senior Staff

Carol Brady-Simmons 257 Director of Children’s Programs and Vision Services csimmons@miamilighthouse.org
Sylvia Perez 224 Director of Adult Services sperez@miamilighthouse.org
Tatiana Palma 228 Associate Director of Adult Service tpalma@miamilighthouse.org
Jeff Rabalais 223 Facilities and Transportation Manager jrabalais@miamilighthouse.org
Mabel Lopez 241 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Donna Fischer-Williams 264 Director of Resource Development dfischer-williams@miamilighthouse.org
Ed Largaespada 243 Chief Financial Officer
elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org

Adult Services

Sylvia Perez 224 Director of Adult Services sperez@miamilighthouse.org
Tatiana Palma 228 Associate Director of Adult Services tpalma@miamilighthouse.org
Sharon Jadoo 225 Support Specialist sjadoo@miamilighthouse.org
Sandra Cueto 236 Database/Data Entry Specialist
scueto@miamilighthouse.org

Personal Management

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

Social Workers

Therese Belizaire 227 Social Services Manager tbelizaire@miamilighthouse.org
Helen Pijuan 234 Part Time Social Worker hpijuan@miamilighthouse.org
Richard Nieves 262 Part Time Case Manager
rnieves@miamilighthouse.org

Computer Technology Services

William (Bill) Rivera 251 Computer Technology Services Manager brivera@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 
Harold Cobo 277 MIDI Instructor and Studio Productions Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org 

Orientation & Mobility

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

Social Group Activities

Nelba Gonzalez 240 Coordinator of Arts & Crafts/SGA ngonzalez@miamilighthouse.org
Sergio Garcia 240 Arts & Crafts Instructor sgarcia@miamilighthouse.org

Children’s Services

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

Blind Babies Program

Patricia Silva 247 Children's Services Program Coordinator psilva@miamilighthouse.org
Gisela Vazquez
284/247 Pediatric Social Worker gvazquez@miamilighthouse.org 
Isabel Chica 247 Children’s Specialist ichica@miamilighthouse.org
Marisela Pereda 247 Children’s Specialist mpereda@miamilighthouse.org
Victoria Velez 247 Children’s Specialist
vvelez@miamilighthouse.org

Heiken Children’s Vision Program

Mindy McClellan 283 Manager of Heiken Children's Program mmcclellan@miamilighthouse.org
Carmen Arguijo 266 Heiken Program Coordinator carguijo@miamilighthouse.org 
Astrid Villela 289 Heiken Program Outreach Specialist avillela@miamilighthouse.org
Freddy Aira 290 Heiken Program Outreach Specialist faria@miamilighthouse.org  

Low Vision

Nashieli Garcia 288 Manager of Low Vision Services ngarcia@miamilighthouse.org

Music Department

Harold Cobo 277 MIDI Instructor and Studio Productions Consultant hcobo@miamilighthouse.org 
Antonio Cobo 260 MIDI and Other Music Related Instructor tcobo@miamilighthouse.org 

Development

Donna Fischer-Williams 264 Director of Resource Development dfischer-williams@miamilighthouse.org
Brenda Williamson 259 Manager of Grants and Program Compliance bwilliamson@miamilighthouse.org
Angie Blanco 231 Direct Marketing and Database Coordinator ablanco@miamilighthouse.org
Julia King 249 Communications and Marketing Coordinator jking@miamilighthouse.org 
Carolina Santander 293 Administrative Assistant to Development Office csantander@miamilighthouse.org

Human Resources

Mabel Lopez 241 Human Resources Manager mlopez@miamilighthouse.org
Stephanie Cruz 222 Receptionist reception@miamilighthouse.org

Finance and Business Services

Ed Largaespada 243 Chief Financial Officer elargaespada@miamilighthouse.org
Martha Perez 235 Accounting Clerk mperez@miamilighthouse.org 
Roberto Acosta 239 Store Manager racosta@miamilighthouse.org

Transportation & Facilities

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