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: Georgie Syndor
• National Federation of the Blind: Jennifer Dunnam
• National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled: Amber Pearcy
• Perkins School for the Blind: Wendy Buckley

Associate Members

• Allyant: Aquinas Pather
• Council of Schools and Services for the Blind (COSSB): Emily Coleman
• Crawford Technologies: Holly Bullock
• Educational Center for the Blind and Disabled of Puerto Rico: Ana Marqués
• Horizons for the Blind: TBA

BANA Board Officers

BANA Board Officers

• Jen Goulden, Chair
• Wendy Buckley, Vice-Chair
• Amber Pearcy, Secretary
• Danette Johnson, Treasurer

BANA Board Committees

BANA Appointments Committee

• Tracy Gaines, Chair
• Kyle DeJute
• Amber Pearcy

BANA Archives Committee

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

Bylaws Committee

• Jennifer Dunnam, Chair
• Jennifer Goulden
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Sue Reilly, Admin Assistant

Membership Committee

• , Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Tracy Gaines

Nominating Committee

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Diane Spence

Outreach Committee

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

BANA Task Forces

About BANA Task Force

• Judy Dixon, Chair
• Jen Goulden
• Sue Reilly

Board Orientation Task Force

• Jennifer Dunnam
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Tina Seger

Administrative

BANA Administrative Assistant

• Sue Reilly

BANA Registered Agent

• InCorp
  Washington, DC

BANA General Committees

Awards Committee

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Amber Pearcy
• Darleen Bogart
• Dawn Gross

General Committee on Digital Assets

• Sue Reilly, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Jen Goulden
• Mary Nelle McLennan
• Tina Seger

General Committee on Electronic Braille Translation 

• Jen Goulden, Chair
• Judy Dixon
• Jennifer Dunnam

General Committee on Languages Other Than English

• Jen Goulden, Chair
• Jennifer Dunnam
• Sarah LaRose

General Committee on Review Process

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

General Committee on Unified English Braille

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

Publications Committee

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

BANA Technical and Ad Hoc Committees

Braille Formats Technical Committee

• Cindi Laurent, Chair (2026)
• Hollie Knight, Board Liaison
• Diana Brent (2026)
• Bre Brown (2025)
• Randy Davis (2025)
• Tina Herzberg (2026)
• Charles Mize (2026)

Music Braille Technical Committee

• Jenny Wheeler, Chair (2026)
• Hollie Knight, Board Liaison
• Melinda Hudson (2025)
• Bill McCann (2025)
• Stephanie Pieck (2026)
• Ka Kit Tam (2026)

Nemeth Code Technical Committee

• Dawn Gross, Chair (2026)
• Jennifer Dunnam, Board Liaison
• Mary Denault (2025)
• Cindi Laurent (2026)
• Allison O'Day (2025)
• Susan Osterhaus (2025)
• Caryn Navy, Consultant
• Jacquie Walker, Consultant
• Lindy Walton, Consultant

Tactile Graphics Technical Committee

• Aquinas Pather, Chair (2025)
• Diane Spence, Board Liaison
• Betty Marshall (2026)
• Allison O'Day (2025)
• Susan Osterhaus (2026)
• Janet Milbury, Consultant

Ad Hoc Committee on Braille Signage and Labeling

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

Ad Hoc Committee on Chemistry

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

Ad Hoc Committee on Standardized Tests

• Kyle DeJute, Co-Chair
• Frances Mary D'Andrea Co-Chair
• Sara Larkin
• Cristin Lockwood
• Betty Marshall
• Allison O'Day
• Katherine Padgett
• Diane Spence, Consultant

BANA Representatives to ICEB Committees

US Representative

• Callie Brusegaard

Canada Representative

• Jen Goulden

Code Maintenance Committee

• Jennifer Dunnam, US
• Jen Goulden, Canada

Music Committee

• Bill McCann, US
• Nichole Robertson, Canada

Public Relations

• Sue Reilly, US
• Kim Kilpatrick, Canada

 Braille Technology Committee

• Willow Free, US
• Anthony Tibbs, Canada

Research Committee

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, US
• Natalie Martiniello, Canada

Technical Guidelines

• Don Winiecki, US
• Michele Hayes, Canada

BANA Representative to DAISY Consortium eBRF Working Group

• Jen Goulden