Jeri Konopisos Named Board Chair of Blind Children's Learning Center

SANTA ANA, Calif. - July 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Blind Children's Learning Center, a more than 50-year-old non-profit organization providing specialized services for children with visual impairments, announced the naming of the organization’s new board chair, community leader, Jeri Konopisos.  

Bringing to this leadership position her vast community service experience professionally and as a volunteer, Konopisos was an Orange County United Way Loaned Employee and advanced to become Vice President of Workplace Campaigns for two years.  She has also served as PTO president of Arroyo Elementary School, helped establish the Foothill Education Foundation, and was chairman of the gift shop for the Assistance League of Santa Ana.  In addition she has volunteered with the Jr. Ebell Club of Irvine and the Girl Scouts of America.  

For 35 years she has been a dedicated member of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church teaching Sunday School, coordinating meals to feed homeless families at Isaiah House in Santa Ana, Calif. and serving on the board of the Greek Orthodox Philoptochos Society.  

Konopisos joined the Center’s board of directors in 2008 and has actively played a major role in fundraising.  She chaired the Governance Committee and served on the 50^th Anniversary Gala Committee helping to raise more than $190,000.  

Konopisos resides with her husband, Ted and family in Santa Ana, Calif.

About Blind Children’s Learning Center

Blind Children’s Learning Center, a non-profit agency, provides services for children with visual impairments.  Founded in 1962 by six adults who were blind, the organization was originally called “Services for the Blind Orange County.” The founders quickly discovered the key to helping a person with visual impairments was to start working with them at a very early age. Today the agency serves children and their families through Bright Visions Early Childhood Center (onsite preschool) and Outreach Services with the mission to provide early intervention, education and services for blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind children and their families to empower independence.  For more information please visit www.blindkids.org