Todd has served as President of the Technology Assistance Division for the National Federation of Kentucky since 2012. Todd is a self-employed vendor in the Kentucky Business Enterprises (KBE) Program. His company, TLQ Vending Services LLC provides canteen and vending services to more than 2,000 IRS Federal Employees. Todd also serves as both project manager and state coordinator for NFB-NEWSLINE Kentucky, an audio reading service for the print impaired. He was employed by Independence Place, a Center for Independent Living (CIL) from August 2009 to October 2015. Todd served as the center's Senior Project Manager. He also served as Assistive Technology Specialist, where he provided technical education and training to individuals with disabilities. Prior to his work at Independence Place, Todd worked for Wells Fargo Bank in CA from 1988 to 1999 as a Financial Analyst, Business Underwriter and Consumer Underwriter.
Todd studied Assistive Technology at the Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired (CAVI), headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. He earned his certification in Assistive Technology Information from the agency known as Equal Access to Software Information (EASI) in conjunction with the University of Southern Maine in June 2012. Todd also engages in website accessibility consulting for businesses, schools and individuals. He is also a member of the governor appointed council, Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation (SCVR) and former governor appointed council member of the Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network. Todd was recently elected to his second term on the KBE Blind Vender Committee where he is currently serving a two-year term that will expire in 2022. He served on the Red Cross Wheels paratransit advisory board, and Mayor's Commission for Citizens with Disabilities in Lexington before relocating to Ashland, KY.
Todd Stephens earned his MBA in Finance from Golden Gate University located in San Francisco, CA and a BA from the University of Kentucky in Business Administration. Todd serves as First Vice President of the NFB Kentucky State Board of Directors and has been affiliated with the National Federation of the Blind since 2003. Todd enjoys studying technology, designing accessible websites, reading, writing and traveling.
Sandra Williams is a full time Home management instructor employed by the Kentucky Office for the Blind's Charles W. McDowell Center, a rehabilitation center for the visually impaired, located in Louisville, KY. She is a true advocate and believes very strongly in assisting those with disabilities through education and training so that they can advance their independence.
Sandra Williams is a resident of Louisville, KY and has earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Louisville.
Sandra has been a member of the National Federation of the Blind for 20 plus years and has held a variety of positions on the local and state board.
Sandra enjoys teaching, public speaking and singing in her church's choir.
Scott is a Louisville resident and is an active volunteer serving the community in every capacity that he can. Scott Spaulding received his B.A. in communications from the University of Louisville in 2012. He has been a member of the NFB since 2003. Scott enjoys Pod Casting as well as learning and teaching technology.
Angela Henderson, her husband, Ben and their son Tobias have recently re-located back to their hhome in Ashland where Angela is fully engaged in her studies in the TVI program at the University of Kentucky. Angela is expected to graduate with her second Masters degree in 2023. Prior to this Angela had worked as an emergency TVI in the Boone County School District teaching children with visual impairments. Angela worked for Applied Behavioral Services (ABS) as an Intervention Specialist in Cincinnati, OH until February 2020. Prior to her position with ABS, Angela taught children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities in the Kentucky Public School system for three years.
In the Spring of 2014, Angela earned her degree from Morehead State University in Special Education with an emphasis in Moderate to Severe Disabilities, and in the Spring of 2020, she concluded her Master's degree program in Education at the University of Cincinnati in Foundations in Behavior Analysis.
Angela has been a member of the NFB since 2002. Angela is the recipients of both national and state NFB Scholarships. She is one of the founding members of the NFB kentucky Ashland Chapter. Angela currently serves on the NFB of Kentucky State Board of Directors; she is the chair of the NFBK Nominating Committee in addition to serving as Secretary for TAD. Angela was also a former president of the NFB kentucky Student Division.
Angela Henderson enjoys spending time with her husband, Ben and son, Tobias. In addition,she enjoys traveling, listening to music, cooking, technology, and social media.
Danielle graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in December 2021 majoring in Deaf Studies. In April 2022, Danielle accepted a position at the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) as a Teaching Assistant in Louisville. This was a short stint for Danielle as she was offered a remote, multi-year paid internship in June working for the American Foundation for the Blind's Talent Lab, a program that will allow Danielle to pursue a career potentially working for a Fortune 500 company on meeting proper and lawful accessibility standards for the blind.
Danielle serves as Secretary on the national board of the NFB's Deaf-Blind Division and is a member of the NFB Kentucky Board of Directors.
Danielle has also been the recipient of both national and state NFB Scholarships. She has been fortunate to have had the experience to attend one of the NFB's training centers, Blind, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Danielle attended the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and concluded her studies at this center on 11/3/2017. Danielle also attended Guiding Eyes in New York, where she got her first guide dog, Willa.
Danielle enjoys reading, swimming and rock climbing.
Joseph Hodge is a Technology Product Manager at APH in Louisville, KY. He earned his degree from Ball State University located in Indiana. As you might imagine, Joe enjoys all things technology. He has a real passion for developing and troubleshooting issues that arise in blindness technology.
Joe enjoys traveling the country and has had the pleasure of visiting twenty major league baseball parks across the country. Jo plans to travel to Australia with his lovely wife, Abby, when safe to travel abroad.
Lonnie Swafford is currently employed by Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU) as a Senior Customer Solutions Representative.
Lonnie has expressed how very pleased he is to have been recently elected to the board of directors for the technology assistance division for NFBK. His passion is to ensure that all blind Kentuckians are afforded equal opportunities through the use of assistive technology to live the lives they want.
Outside of work, Lonnie enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife Ashley and their two children, Emma and Noah.
Taryn Seif is a resident of Louisville Kentucky and a long-time member of the NFB of Kentucky. She has had an interest in assistive technology since attending the Kentucky School for the Blind at a young age. Taryn has also participated in the NFB Engineering Quotient (EQ) programs at the National Center for Blind Youth in Science. Taryn serves on the NFB Kentucky Greater Louisville Board of Directors as Secretary and has been very active as a volunteer in the NFB sponsored youth program for children ages 5 through 12 known as Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL). Taryn was the sole recipient of the Charles and Betty Allen NFB Kentucky academic scholarship awarded in 2019. she is currently training at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.
Bill Deatherage was born in Covington Kentucky August 28, 1955 and lived there until he was 11 years old . While he lived there, Bill attended Mother of God School and Sacred Heart in Bellevue Kentucky. Billl subsequently relocated to Louisville Kentucky to attend the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) until he was in the 10th Grade. Bill quit school and later took the GED (General development test) and Received his High school diploma. After completing his secondary educational requirements, he decided to attend Sullivan JR. of Business where he obtained an associates degree in Business management. After moving back to Northern Kentucky, Bill furthered his education by attending Northern Kentucky University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mental Health and Human Services. Bill took an elective course in the introduction to computers. That got him going! That is where he learned about DOS and word Perfect. Knowing that the computers at the University did not have speech on them, he decided to get his own personal computer where he learned about speech programs. Mark Fosterling, a computer instructor at the Cincinnati Association for the Blind, was a great help to Bill. Bill Deatherage later worked for this agency on a part-time basis. He went on later to work for the Social Security Administration as a Claims Agent. The first computer program that Bill received was Artic for Dos. He later obtained ASAP and then Jaws for Windows. After Obtaining his degree in Human services, Bill received a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky.
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