Deaf-Blind Staff and Lighthouse Leaders. Front row, left to right: Joey Graff and daughter Pera, Carolyn Traub, Suzette Ledet, Nancy Sommer, Tony Daverso. Middle row, left to right: Richelle Frantz, Paula Hoffman, Jackie Matthews, Mark Landreneau, Tami Berk, Karen Park, Shane Dickson. Back row, left to right: Terry Dockter, Sue Benson, Kirk Adams, Bruce Visser, George Jacobson, Amy Koehl, Johnnie Peterson, Beth Jurco, Di Black, David Miller
Phil: Jenné Chalfant and Phil Quibodeaux chat at the Deaf-Blind anniversary.
Debbie Sommer (right) and interpreter.
Di Black gives Jackie Dore (center) visual information about a Deaf-Blind program display board using tactile ASL.
Terry Dockter (left) and Jeff Wildenstein share a laugh.
- RJS: Steve Kennedy (left) interprets for Robert Steppler using tactile ASL.
President George Jacobson opened the formal anniversary program with his reminiscences.
Deaf interpreter and community activist Ellie Savidge was one of the many presenters who shared stories of Seattle’s Deaf-Blind community through the years.
Mark Landreneau (left) and Ken Sting greet each other on stage.
Margarita Eng (left) and Cherie Furtado applaud the Deaf-Blind community.
ECS Director Paula Hoffman expresses her thanks to the audience.
A special “Golden Thread” was shared by each person in the room to represent the ties the community shares with one another.