Board Members Elected at St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Feb. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- David Ekin, ACSW, LCSW, President of the St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired, today announced that the Society Board of Directors has elected new members who will serve terms through 2014.
Mr. Ekin said, “All of these talented individuals bring fresh perspectives and new insights to the Society, and the Board of Directors is very grateful for their volunteer commitments as the Society is entering its second century of service.
Those elected to serve terms on the Society Board of Directors through 2014 are:  

Raj Apte, MD
Ophthalmologist, Washington University in St. Louis

Sabra Engelbrecht
Community Volunteer

Marshall Hier
Partner, Bertram Peper & Hier, LLP

Robert Heuermann
Partner, Sapient Technologies, LLC

Laurie Waters
   KMOV-TV Channel 4

Nichole Wren
Partner- Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, LC

Founded in 1911, the Society is a registered 501 C (3) not-for-profit organization. The Society enhances independence, empowers individuals and enriches the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired and their families. It provides older adults who are newly visually impaired or blind due to age-related eye conditions with home-based services, specialized services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students in Illinois and Missouri. It is the only agency of its kind serving greater St. Louis, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.

The not-for-profit Society serves an increasing number of older adults who are newly visually impaired, blind or deaf-blind due to age-related eye conditions by providing home-based services, specialized agency services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students at school districts in Illinois and Missouri. It is the only agency of its kind serving greater St. Louis, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.
For more information about Society activities and volunteer opportunities, please visit the Society website at http://slsbvi.org/ or call Christy McCutcheon at 314.968.9000. Media relations contact: Jeff Dunlap at 314.993.6925.
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The not-for-profit Society serves an increasing number of older adults who are newly visually impaired, blind or deaf-blind due to age-related eye conditions by providing home-based services, specialized agency services and community activities. It also renders services to school-age students at school districts in Illinois and Missouri. It is the only agency of its kind serving greater St. Louis, and the second oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi River.