Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc.

To provide vision rehabilitation and eye health services that promote independence, to educate professionals, and to conduct research in related fields.
 

601 Southwest Eighth Avenue, FL 33130 · Ph: 305.856.2288 · Fx: 305-285.6967 · info@miamilighthouse.org 

Contact Us

Staff 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 7442 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 Case Manager 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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