Current BANA Directory

BANA Member Organizations and Their Representatives to the BANA Board

Full Members

• Alternate Text Production Center of the California Community Colleges (ATPC): Marie Zaldivar
• American Council of the Blind: Judy Dixon
• American Foundation for the Blind: Frances Mary D'Andrea
• American Printing House for the Blind: Kyle DeJute
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired: Mary Nelle McLennan
• California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Tracy Gaines
• CIDI (Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation): Hollie Knight
• Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Tina Seger
• CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind): Jen Goulden
• Hadley: Danette Johnson
• National Braille Association: Diane Spence
• National Braille Press: Amber Pearcy
• National Federation of the Blind: Jennifer Dunnam
• National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled: Tamara Rorie
• Perkins School for the Blind: Wendy Buckley

Associate Members

• Council of Schools and Services for the Blind (COSSB): Emily Coleman
• Crawford Technologies: Holly Bullock
• Horizons for the Blind: TBA
• Allyant: Aquinas Pather

BANA Board Officers

BANA Board Officers

• Jen Goulden, Chair
• Mary Nelle McLennan, Vice-Chair
• Amber Pearcy, Secretary
• Danette Johnson, Treasurer
• Tamara Rorie, Immediate Past Chair

BANA Board Committees

BANA Archives Committee

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Judy Dixon

Bylaws Committee

• Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
• Jennifer Goulden
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Tamara Rorie

Membership Committee

• TBD, Chair

Nominating Committee

• Tamara Rorie, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Frances Mary D'Andrea

Outreach Committee

• Marie Zaldivar, Chair
• Jen Goulden (Liaison to Publications Committee
• Judy Dixon
• Tracy Gaines
• Amber Pearcy
• Tamara Rorie
• Guy Toles
• Sue Reilly, Admin Assistant

BANA Task Forces

BANA Appointments Committee

• Tracy Gaines, Chair
• Kyle DeJute
• Amber Pearcy

Board Orientation Task Force

• Jennifer Dunnam
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Tina Seger

Administrative

BANA Administrative Assistant

• Sue Reilly

BANA Registered Agent

• The Washington Lawyers Committee
  Deepa Goraya, Attorney
  Washington, DC

BANA General Committees

Awards Committee

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Kathy Kremplewski
• Amber Pearcy
• Sandy Ruconich

General Committee on Digital Assets

• Sue Reilly, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Jen Goulden
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Tamara Rorie

General Committee on Electronic Braille Translation 

• Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Jen Goulden
• Tamara Rorie

General Committee on Review Process

• Kyle DeJute, Chair
• Frances Mary D'Andrea
• Jen Goulden
• Diane Spence
• Tamara Rorie

General Committee on Unified English Braille

• Wendy Buckley, Chair
• Frances Mary D'Andrea
• Darleen Bogart
• Kyle DeJute
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Jen Goulden

Publications Committee

• Mary Nelle McLennan, Chair
• Patricia D'Ascenzo
• Holly Bullock
• Jen Goulden
• Brenda Loughrey
• Tina Seger
• Jackie Sheridan Witterschein

BANA Technical and Ad Hoc Committees

Braille Formats Technical Committee

• Cindi Laurent, Chair
• Hollie Knight, Board Liaison
• Diana Brent (2024)
• Are Brown (2025)
• Randy Davis
• Tina Herzberg

Music Braille Technical Committee

• Karen Gearreald, Chair
• Tamara Rorie, Board Liaison
• Stephanie Pieck
• Kit Kat Tam

Nemeth Code Technical Committee

• Dorothy Worthington, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam, Board Liaison
• Mary Denault
• Dawn Gross
• Cindi Laurent
• Allison O'Day
• Susan Osterhaus
• Caryn Navy, Consultant
• Jacquie Walker, Consultant
• Lindy Walton, Consultant

Tactile Graphics Technical Committee

• Aquinas Pather, Chair
• Diane Spence, Board Liaison
• Betty Marshall
• Allison O'Day
• Susan Osterhaus
• Janet Milbury, Consultant

Ad Hoc Committee on Braille Signage and Labeling

• Kim Charlson, Chair
• Debbie Gillespie, Co-chair
• TBD, Board Liaison
• Wendy Buckley
• Walter Childs
• Judy Dixon
• Miriam Dixon
• Jen Goulden
• Gene Lozano, Consultant

Ad Hoc Committee on Chemistry

• Cary Supalo, Chair
• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Board Liaison
• Kristin Parker
• Lindy Walton
• Greg Williams
• David Wohllers
• Susanne Lewis, Consultant

Ad Hoc Committee on eBRF

• Tamara Rorie, Chair
• Jen Goulden
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Judy Dixon
• James Bowden

Ad Hoc Committee on Standardized Tests

• Kyle DeJute, Chair
• Sara Larkin
• Cristin Lockwood
• Betty Marshall
• Allison O'Day
• Katherine Padgett
• Diane Spence, Consultant

BANA Representatives to ICEB Committees

US Representative

• Frances Mary D’Andrea

Canada Representative

• Jen Goulden

Code Maintenance Committee

• Jennifer Dunnam, US
• Jen Goulden, Canada

Music Committee

• Bill McCann, US
• Kit Kat Tam, Canada

Public Relations

• Sue Reilly, US
• Jen Golden, Canada

 Braille Technology Committee

• William Freeman, US
• Jen Goulden, Canada

Research Committee

• Robert Englebretson, US
• Natalie Martiniello, Canada

Technical Guidelines

• Don Winiecki, US
• Michele Hayes, Canada