BEST Advisory Board
Jan Rogers, MS, OTR/L, ATP
BEST Grant Co-Director
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
Rachel Schultz, M.A., ATP
BEST Grant Co-Director
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
614-410-1955
Sarah Buoni, M.Ed
Program Specialist
Office for Exceptional Children
25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
Sarah.buoni@education.ohio.gov
614-752-1245 | 877-644-6338
Danene Fast, Ph.D
Lead Faculty Program in Visual Impairments
Department of Teaching and Learning
The Ohio State University
222A Ramseyer Hall - 29 W. Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-1976
Heather Herbster, Ph.D.
Outreach Specialist
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
614-401-2895
Jodi Dowell, M.Ed
Resarch Associate
Ohio Center for Deaf-Blind Education
5080 Tuttle Crossing Ste. 325. Dublin OH 43107
304-593-9454
Lauri Kaplan
Parent Mentor
Ohio State School for the Blind
5220 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210
614-806-2651
Katie Frederick
Program Administrator
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
150 E. Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, Ohio 43235
Kathryn.Frederick@ooh.ohio.gov
614-438-1260
Karen Koehler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, TVI Program Director
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio
740-351-3440
Shelley Mack
Braille Consultant and TVI
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
440-759-8589
Shawn Tiel
Executive Director
American Council of the Blind of Ohio
3805 North High Street, Suite 305
Columbus, OH 43214
614-261-3561
Katie Robinson
Certified Braille Transcriber
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, OH 43214
614-410-1045
Jerry Whittaker
Technical Assistance Consultant
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214
330-354-3506
Tiffany Wild, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Assistant Dept. Chair, Undergraduate Studies
The Ohio State University
Department of Teaching and Learning
222A Arps Hall
wild.13@osu.edu
614-292-4783
Jennifer Govender
AEM Specialist
AT&AEM Center at OCALI
470 Glenmont Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43214