Pennsylvania Directory of PAB, VA, and BBVS Agencies by County Current

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1 Pennsylvania Directory of PAB, VA, and BBVS Agencies by County Current Adams County Mark E. Stock 23 Baltimore Street, Suite 103 Gettysburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) ForSight Vision William Rhinesmith, President 1380 Spahn Avenue York, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] Website: Contact for Adams County Services: Jennifer Zack Allegheny County Ron Conley th Avenue, 3 rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) Fax: (412) [email protected] John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 1

2 Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh (BVRS) Stephen Barrett, President/CEO 1800 West Street Homestead, PA Phone: (412) Statewide Toll Free: Fax: (412) Website: Armstrong County Rick Croyle Court House Complex, Admin. Building 450 East Market Street, Suite 107 Kittanning, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Butler County Association for the Blind Jennifer Bindernagel, MSW, Executive Director 322 North McKean Street, Rear Butler, PA Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

3 P.O. Box 468 Butler, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Website: Beaver County William T. Muns 810 Third Street, Room A100 Beaver, PA Phone: (724) , Ext Fax: (724) Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Beaver County Association for the Blind Jonathan G. Fister, President/CEO Perry Templeton, Executive Director 616 Fourth Street Beaver Falls, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Website: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 3

4 Bedford County Frank Shaffer 204 South Julian Street Bedford, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) South Central Blind Association Abby Dively, Executive Director 100 East Pitt Street, Suite 209 Bedford, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Berks County Janice Kingkinger 1243 County Road Leesport, PA Phone: (610) , Ext Fax: (610) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 4 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

5 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Berks County Association for the Blind David R. Neideigh, President/CEO 2020 Hampden Boulevard Reading, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Blair County Timothy Susengil 423 Allegheny Street, Suite 112 Hollidaysburg, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: [email protected] Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Blair County Association for the Blind & Visually Handicapped Marty Sekerak, Executive Director 300 Fifth Avenue Altoona, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 5

6 Bradford County Gene Osmun Court House 301 Main Street Towanda, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Bucks County Daniel Fraley Assistant: Betty Carelo Neshaminy Complex Building K Doylestown, PA Phone: (215) Fax: (215) [email protected] G.W. Stilwell, MSW, LSW Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) [email protected] 6 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

7 BROS: Robert Fitzgerald BROS, MSW, COMS Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) Cell: (267) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 Philadelphia Blindness & Visual Services 444 North 3 rd Street, 5 th Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) (Voice) Phone: (215) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Bucks County Association for the Blind Anne Marie Spinden, Executive Director 400 Freedom Drive Newtown, PA Phone: (215) Toll Free: (toll free in Bucks County) Fax: (215) [email protected] Website: Butler County John P. Cyprian P.O. Box West Diamond Street, Suite 136 Butler, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) [email protected] Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) [email protected] Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 7

8 Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Butler County Association for the Blind Jennifer Bindernagel, MSW, Executive Director 322 North McKean Street, Rear Butler, PA P.O. Box 468 Butler, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Website: Cambria County Nancy Tavalsky 200 South Center Street Ebensburg, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Cambria County Association for the Blind & Handicapped Richard C. Bosserman, President/CEO 211 Central Avenue Johnstown, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Website: Cameron County Floyd Keefer 8 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

9 335 East Allegany Avenue Emporium, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) * Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) *denotes Pennsylvania VA Blind Rehab Staff located geographically closest to Cameron County Carbon County Henry Desrosiers Assistant: Bonnie Gawlick Court House Box 129 Jim Thorpe, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 9

10 Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Southern Carbon County: Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired of Lehigh County Kathleen Meckes, Executive Director 845 Wyoming Street Allentown, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Website: Northern Carbon County: Hazleton Blind Association Lori Lesante, President/CEO 1201 North Church Street Building B, Suite 409 Hazleton, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) Centre County Stanley D. Adams Assistant: Deb Homan Willowbank Office Building 420 Holmes Street Bellefonte, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services 10 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

11 Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) Website: Satellite Office (Centre County): 142 West Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA Phone: (814) Chester County Paul Andriole P.O. Box Westtown Road, Suite 385 West Chester, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 Philadelphia Blindness & Visual Services 444 North 3 rd Street, 5 th Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) (Voice) Phone: (215) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Southern Chester County: Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) Jonathan G. Fister, President/CEO 100 West Fifteenth Street Chester, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: Northern Chester County: Montgomery County Association for the Blind Douglas Yingling, Executive Director 212 North Main Street North Wales, PA Phone: (215) Fax: (215) [email protected] Website: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 11

12 Landenberg, Atglen, Parkesburg, Pomeroy, Avondale, West Grove, Devon, Berwyn, Main Line Area, Coatesville, Honey Brook, Glenmoore, Elverson, Downingtown, Exton, Kennett Square, Chadds Ford, Malvern, Oxford, Lincoln University, Cochranville, Paoli, Phoenixville, West Chester Areas: Chester County Branch Inc., Pennsylvania Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Anita Cavuto, Executive Director 71 South First Avenue Coatesville, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Website: Clarion County John Reed Assistant: Judy Zerbe 421 Main Street, Suite 33 Clarion, PA Phone: (814) , Ext Fax: (814) Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Venango County Association for the Blind Loretta A. Strawbridge, Executive Director P.O. Box Rt. 257 Seneca, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Clearfield County Domenick Kurtz 650 Leonard Street, Suite 101 Clearfield, PA Phone: (814) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

13 Fax: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Blair County Association for the Blind & Visually Handicapped Marty Sekerak, Executive Director 300 Fifth Avenue Altoona, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Clinton County David Bower 230 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 13

14 North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) Website: Columbia County Ken Taylor 15 Perry Road, Suite A Bloomsburg, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] (Jennifer Dunkelberger ) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Central Susquehanna Sight Services Shelly A. Stroble, Executive Director 348 Market Street Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Crawford County Fred Cunningham 903 Diamond Park, Suite B5 Meadville, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW 14 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

15 Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Keystone Blind Association Jonathan G. Fister, President/CEO 1230 Stambaugh Avenue Sharon, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Website: Cumberland County Neal J. Delisante 1 Court House Square East Wing, Suite 110R Carlisle, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # [email protected] Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Tri-County Association for the Blind Danette Blank, Executive Director 1130 South 19 th Street Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 15

16 Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Website: Dauphin County Thomas P. Wasco P.O. Box 1295 Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Tri-County Association for the Blind Danette Blank, Executive Director 1130 South 19 th Street Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] Website: Delaware County William A. Lovejoy, Jr. 201 West Front Street Court House Media, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] G.W. Stilwell, MSW, LSW Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

17 Fax: (215) BROS: Robert Fitzgerald BROS, MSW, COMS Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) Cell: (267) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 Philadelphia Blindness & Visual Services 444 North 3 rd Street, 5 th Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) (Voice) Phone: (215) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) Jonathan G. Fister, President/CEO 100 West Fifteenth Street Chester, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: Elk County Leslie Neal (Glatt) Courthouse Annex 300 Center Street P.O. Box 448 Ridgway, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: 931 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 17

18 Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Erie County John P. Williams Assistant: Patty Vogel 140 West 6 th Street, Room 101 Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 [email protected] Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 18 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

19 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Fayette County Rosemary White Assistant: Madonna Nicklow 22 East Main Street Uniontown, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Fayette County Association for the Blind Nancy C. Shockey, Executive Director 48 Bierer Lane Uniontown, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Forest County Daniel Molitoris Forest County Court House 526 Elm Street, No. 3 Tionesta, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 19

20 Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Venango County Association for the Blind Loretta A. Strawbridge, Executive Director P.O. Box Rt. 257 Seneca, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Franklin County Robert F. Harris, Jr. 425 Franklin Farm Lane Chambersburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) ForSight Vision William Rhinesmith, President 1380 Spahn Avenue York, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] 20 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

21 Website: Satellite Office (Franklin County): Michelle Wenzel P.O. Box 303 Waynesboro, PA Phone: (717) Fulton County Dale R. Miller 617 Millers Road Three Springs, PA Phone: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) South Central Blind Association Abby Dively, Executive Director 100 East Pitt Street, Suite 209 Bedford, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Greene County Christina Christy 22 West High Street, Suite 100 Waynesburg, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 21

22 Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Washington-Greene Association for the Blind Dennis Charlton, Executive Director 566 East Maiden Street Washington, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Huntingdon County Stephen R. Lane Court House 205 Penn Street, Suite 2 Huntingdon, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: [email protected] Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Juniata Association for the Blind Willa Adams, President/CEO 658 Valley Street Lewistown, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] Indiana County Brenda Stormer 825 Philadelphia Street 22 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

23 Court House Indiana, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Indiana County Blind Association Mariann McGee, Executive Director 2698 West Pike Road, Unit A Indiana, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) [email protected] Jefferson County Richard Stover Assistant: Molly Miller 155 Main Street, Suite 210 Brookville, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) [email protected] Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 23

24 Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Pager: Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Punxsutawney: Carole Brosius Cell Phone: (814) Juniata County Daniel Dreese Court House Annex Box 68 Mifflintown, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

25 Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Juniata Association for the Blind Willa Adams, President/CEO 658 Valley Street Lewistown, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Lackawanna County Hal Donahue 224 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA Phone: (570) , Ext Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Lackawanna Branch, Pennsylvania Association for the Blind Mary Lou Wascavich, Director/Administrator 228 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Lancaster County Daniel Tooth Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 25

26 150 North Queen Street, Suite 101 Lancaster, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Susquehanna Association for the Blind & Vision Impaired Dennis Steiner, CEO Kay Macsi, VP for Rehab & Education 244 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] [email protected] Lawrence County Shirley Noga 430 Court Street New Castle, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) [email protected] Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road 26 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

27 Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Lawrence County Association for the Blind Rebecca Shaner, Executive Director 319 North Jefferson Street New Castle, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Lebanon County Robert Kale 400 South 8 th Street, Room 102 Municipal Building Lebanon, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # [email protected] Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Susquehanna Association for the Blind & Vision Impaired Dennis Steiner, CEO Kay Macsi, VP for Rehab & Education 244 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 27

28 Satellite Office: Lebanon Facility 2550 Hanford Drive Lebanon, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Lehigh County Thomas Dye 17 South 7 th Street Allentown, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired of Lehigh County Kathleen Meckes, Executive Director 845 Wyoming Street Allentown, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: Lehigh County (Bethlehem City Only): VIABL Services of Northampton County Judi Pobuda, Executive Director 260 East Broad Street Bethlehem, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: 28 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

29 Luzerne County Richard Wren Benefit Specialist: Jim Spagnola 77 Water Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Hazleton Area of Luzerne County: Hazleton Blind Association Lori Lesante, President/CEO 1201 North Church Street Building B, Suite 409 Hazleton, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Luzerne County (Except for Hazleton Area): Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind Ronald V. Petrilla, Executive Director 1825 Wyoming Avenue Exeter, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Lycoming County Don Cohick 48 West 3 rd Street Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 29

30 Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) Website: McKean County Ben Defibaugh 500 West Main Street Smethport, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center 30 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

31 Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Mercer County Gary Solander 14 Court House Mercer, PA Phone: (724) , Ext Fax: (724) Jaime Brewer, LCSW Butler VA Medical Center 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA Direct Phone: (724) Main Switchboard #: (724) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (724) Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Keystone Blind Association Jonathan G. Fister, President/CEO 1230 Stambaugh Avenue Sharon, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Website: Mifflin County William F. Dippery 20 North Wayne Street Lewistown, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Laurie M. Waite, MSW, LSW James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard Altoona, PA Direct Phone: (814) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (814) Toll Free: Fax: (814) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 31

32 Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Juniata Association for the Blind Willa Adams, President/CEO 658 Valley Street Lewistown, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Monroe County Joel Keller 1 Quaker Plaza, Room 101 Stroudsburg, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) VIABL Services of Northampton County Judi Pobuda, Executive Director 260 East Broad Street Bethlehem, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: Satellite Office (Monroe County): Burnley Workshop 4215 Manor Drive Stroudsburg, PA Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

33 Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Montgomery County James H. Seader P.O. Box DeKalb Street Norristown, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Michelle Focht, LCSW Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Black Horse Hill Road Coatesville, PA Direct Phone: (610) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (610) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (610) Pager: (610) , #133 G.W. Stilwell, MSW, LSW Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) BROS: Robert Fitzgerald BROS, MSW, COMS Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) Cell: (267) Philadelphia Blindness & Visual Services 444 North 3 rd Street, 5 th Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) (Voice) Phone: (215) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Montgomery County Association for the Blind Douglas Yingling, Executive Director 212 North Main Street North Wales, PA Phone: (215) Fax: (215) [email protected] Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 33

34 Website: Montour County Chuck Wagner 114 Woodbine Lane, Suite 105 Danville, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Central Susquehanna Sight Services Shelly A. Stroble, Executive Director 348 Market Street Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Website: Northampton County David Graf 45 North Second Street Easton, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

35 Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) VIABL Services of Northampton County Judi Pobuda, Executive Director 260 East Broad Street Bethlehem, PA Phone: (610) Fax: (610) [email protected] Website: Northumberland County Jim Ruch Assistant: Sherri Scholl 399 South 5 th Street, Room 110 Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] [email protected] VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Central Susquehanna Sight Services Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 35

36 Shelly A. Stroble, Executive Director 348 Market Street Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Website: Perry County Lynn D. Van Leaven Court House Box 37 New Bloomfield, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Tri-County Association for the Blind Danette Blank, Executive Director 1130 South 19 th Street Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] Website: Philadelphia County Edgar Howard Assistant: Joyce McKeown City Hall Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) G.W. Stilwell, MSW, LSW Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

37 Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) BROS: Robert Fitzgerald BROS, MSW, COMS Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Direct Phone: (215) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (215) , Ext Fax: (215) Cell: (267) Philadelphia Blindness & Visual Services 444 North 3 rd Street, 5 th Floor Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) (Voice) Phone: (215) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Local Agency Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB) 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) Fax: (215) [email protected] Website: Pike County Pierce J. Bunce 514 Broad Street Pike County Admin. Building Milford, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Website: Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 37

38 Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind Ronald V. Petrilla, Executive Director 1825 Wyoming Avenue Exeter, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) Website: Potter County Joe Becker 1 East 2 nd Street Court House Coudersport, PA Phone: (814) , Ext. 210 Fax: (814) [email protected] * Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 [email protected] Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: *denotes Pennsylvania VA Blind Rehab Staff located geographically closest to Potter County Schuylkill County Brenda Zechman 401 North 2 nd Street Court House Pottsville, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] 38 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

39 Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Hazleton Blind Association Lori Lesante, President/CEO 1201 North Church Street Building B, Suite 409 Hazleton, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Snyder County Roger L. Snook 9 West Market Street P.O. Box 217 Middleburg, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: 579 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 39

40 VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Central Susquehanna Sight Services Shelly A. Stroble, Executive Director 348 Market Street Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Website: Somerset County Thomas J. Anderson 300 North Center Avenue, Suite 380 Somerset, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) 40 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

41 Susquehanna Association for the Blind & Vision Impaired Dennis Steiner, CEO Kay Macsi, VP for Rehab & Education 244 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) Satellite Office: Somerset County Blind Center 748 South Center Avenue Somerset, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Toll Free: Website: Sullivan County Naomi English Main & Muncy Street P.O. Box 157 Court House LaPorte, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 41

42 Susquehanna County Tommy Yadlosky 331 Public Avenue P.O. Box 218 Montrose, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 260 Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Tioga County Tim Cleveland Court House Annex 118 Main Street Wellsboro, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] * Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

43 Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) North Central Sight Services Robert B. Garrett, President/CEO 2121 Reach Road P.O. Box 3292 Williamsport, PA Phone: (570) , Ext. 126 Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: *denotes Pennsylvania VA Blind Rehab Staff located geographically closest to Tioga County Union County Philip K. Frederick 155 North 15 th Street Lewisburg, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Altoona Blindness & Visual Services th Avenue, Suite 300 Altoona, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Central Susquehanna Sight Services Shelly A. Stroble, Executive Director 348 Market Street Sunbury, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 43

44 Venango County Lynn D. McMasters P.O. Box 1130 Franklin, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Venango County Association for the Blind Loretta A. Strawbridge, Executive Director P.O. Box Rt. 257 Seneca, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Warren County Edgar Burris 204 Fourth Avenue Warren, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Nancy Olszewski, MSSA, LCSW Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38 th Street Erie, PA Direct Telephone: (814) Main Switchboard #: (814) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (814) Pager: (814) , #427 Erie Blindness & Visual Services 44 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

45 3100 Lovell Place Erie, PA Phone: (814) (Voice) Phone: (814) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Vision and Blindness Resources (VBR) Erie Center Linda Hackshaw, Chief Executive Officer 2402 Cherry Street Erie, PA Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Warren County Jim Findlay Phone: (814) Fax: (814) Washington County Harry Wilson 100 West Beau Street, Suite 703 Washington, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Washington-Greene Association for the Blind Dennis Charlton, Executive Director 566 East Maiden Street Washington, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 45

46 Wayne County Tom (Joe) McDonnell 323 Tenth Street Honesdale, PA Phone: (570) , Ext Fax: (570) Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind Ronald V. Petrilla, Executive Director 1825 Wyoming Avenue Exeter, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: Westmoreland County John Panichella 2 North Main Street, Suite 502 Greensburg, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) [email protected] John Ciak, LSW VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division University Drive Pittsburgh, PA Direct Phone: (412) Main Switchboard #: (412) , Ext Statewide Toll Free: , Ext National Toll Free: VAPITT ( ) Fax: (412) Pager: (412) , # [email protected] 46 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

47 Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services 531 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA Phone: (412) (Voice) Phone: (412) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Westmoreland County Blind Association Larry Helkowski, President/CEO 911 South Main Street Greensburg, PA Phone: (724) Fax: (724) Wyoming County Thomas Owens 1 Courthouse Square Tunkhannock, PA Phone: (570) Fax: (570) [email protected] Maria Grimes, MS, COMS, CLVT Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA Direct Phone: (570) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (570) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (570) Pager: [email protected] Wilkes-Barre Blindness & Visual Services 300 G Laird Street Wilkes-Barre, PA Phone: (570) (Voice) Phone: (570) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind Ronald V. Petrilla, Executive Director 1825 Wyoming Avenue Exeter, PA Phone: (570) Toll Free: Fax: (570) [email protected] Website: York County Phillip A. Palandro 141 West Market Street York, PA Phone: (717) Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 47

48 Fax: (717) VIST/VISOR Service Chief: Nancy Strohm, LCSW, CLVT Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA Direct Phone: (717) , Ext Main Switchboard #: (717) , Ext Toll Free: , Ext Fax: (717) Pager: (717) , # Harrisburg Blindness & Visual Services Forum Place 555 Walnut Street, 8 th Floor Harrisburg, PA Phone: (717) (Voice) Phone: (717) (TTY) Toll Free: (Voice) Toll Free: (TTY) ForSight Vision William Rhinesmith, President 1380 Spahn Avenue York, PA Phone: (717) Fax: (717) [email protected] Website: Contact for York County Services: Jennifer Zack Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR) Program VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA (717) or (800) Strohm, Nancy - ext VIST/VISOR Service Chief Rhette, Kelli - ext VISOR Program Clerk Althouse, Eugene W. (Bill) - ext Low Vision Therapist Brown, Amy - ext Rehabilitation Teacher; Computer Access Low Vision Therapist Lubecki, Chet - ext Orientation and Mobility Peach, Jeff - ext Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist (BROS) Smaltz, Jeanne - ext Rehabilitation Teacher 48 Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies

49 Philadelphia Advanced Low Vision Clinic Philadelphia VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA Serving primarily Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery & Delaware Counties Will take referrals from other Counties through referral from VIST Coordinators & eye care staff at VAMC covering those areas Referrals and inquiries for legally blind veterans, please contact: G.W. Stilwell, MSW, LSW, VIST Coordinator Telephone: For all other referrals and inquiries, please contact: Denise Wilcox, O.D., P.H.D. * Low Vision Optometrist [email protected] Arthur Alexander, O.D. Program Supervisor [email protected] * Staff only have access to VA on Tuesday and Wednesdays Refer to Lisha if contact is urgent. Lisha Pottackal, Program Support Assistant [email protected] Telephone: ext Janet Meyers, MS OTR/L, CLVT Team Leader, Low Vision Therapist [email protected] Muriel Savage, MS COMS Orientation & Mobility Therapist [email protected] Connie Chronister, O.D. * Low Vision Optometrist [email protected] Directory of PAB and VA and BBVS Agencies 49