Janet Salek, Retired Educator of Students with Visual Impairments, Elected to Board

A Board of Directors seated at a meeting

Janet Salek, a retired educator who taught students with visual and hearing impairments throughout the United States, was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s November meeting. Salek has been an agency volunteer and a Braille instructor in Monroe County since 2018. Throughout a career of nearly 40 years, […]

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Devin Darby Elected to Agency Board of Directors

Devin Darby

Devin Darby, MS, OTR/L, an Occupational Therapist for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s September meeting. Darby has been a therapist in Good Shepherd’s vision rehabilitation group since 2016, and has been with the network since 2011. In her role, she designs and […]

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Agency Announces Board, Officer Elections; Linwood Gehris Re-Elected Board President

Headshot photo of Linwood Gehris, who is wearing a black suit jacket and a red tie

The Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors has announced the re-election of its President and Vice President, the election of a new Treasurer and Secretary, and the election of three new members during its May meeting. Linwood Gehris, a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor with Affiliated Financial Planners, was elected to a second two-year term […]

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H. Ross Ramaley, Esq., Elected to Agency Board of Directors

H. Ross Ramaley, Esq.

H. Ross Ramaley, Esq., was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s November meeting. Ramaley is an Associate Attorney with Gross McGinley Attorneys at Law in Allentown, PA.  As a member of the firm’s Business Services Group, he assists banking, non-profit, technology, advertising, and commercial real estate clients with […]

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Pravak, Gerhart Elected to Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors

A Board of Directors seated at a meeting

Roman Pravak, M.D., and Richard Gerhart, CFP, were elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s March meeting. Pravak is an ophthalmologist with St. Luke’s University in Bethlehem, PA, and Medical Director of the St. Luke’s Retina Center. Pravak earned his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center and completed […]

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Center for Vision Loss Names Dennis Zehner Director of Development and Marketing

Dennis Zehner answering a question from a news media member

Dennis Zehner – a promotional ingenuity specialist with nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit communications and fundraising – has been named Director of Development and Marketing for the Center for Vision Loss as of March 1. Zehner operated his own company, EmpowerStar Enterprises, on a full-time basis in 2017. Since launching EmpowerStar in 2013, […]

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