2025 Board of Directors

Ohio Affiliate President

Richard Payne, Miami Valley Chapter

Phone: 937-829-3368

Email: rchpay7@gmail.com

PO Box 20544, Dayton, OH 45420

Vice President

Suzanne Hartfield-Turner, Cleveland Chapter

Phone: 216-990-6199
Email: SMTurner.234@gmail.com
1127 Euclid Ave 
Cleveland, OH 44115

Secretary

Annette Lutz, Capital Chapter

Phone: 614-288-4323
Email: President.capital.nfboh@gmail.com
77 West Jeffrey Place
Columbus, OH 43214

Treasurer

Kathy Legg, Greater Akron Chapter
Phone: 330-212-5118
Email: treasurer@nfbohio.org
1916 15th Street SW
Akron, OH 44314
 

Board Members

Dr. Carolyn Peters, Miami Valley Chapter

Phone: 937-657-5134
Email: dr.carolyn.peters@gmail.com
411 Elmhurst Rd
Dayton, OH 45417

Marianne Denning, At Large Chapter

Phone: 513-607-6053
Email: marianne@denningweb.com
835 Carini Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45218

William Turner, Cleveland Chapter

Phone: 330-328-9860
Email: TurnerW794@gmail.com
1128 Nome Avenue

Akron, OH 44320.

Emily Kiehl, Cincinnati Chapter

Phone: 813-394-2720
Email: emilydkiehl@gmail.com
4515 Smith Rd, Apt 12
Cincinnati OH 45212

Shawn Martin, Cuyahoga County Chapter

Phone: 216-288-1243
Email: smartin494@roadrunner.com
11406 Clifton Blvd, Apt 409
Cleveland, OH 44102

David C. Perry, Cincinnati Chapter
Phone: 513-470-1122

Email: daveperry16@yahoo.com

3214 Blue Acres Dr, Apt 1
Cincinnati, OH 45239

Andra Stover, Greater Akron Chapter

Phone: 440-204-9244
Email: Andra.stover@outlook.com

3000 Graham Rd, Apt 111 
Stow, OH 44224

79^th Annual State Convention Sponsors

We are thankful to the following community partners for their commitment to the transformative work of the blind in Ohio. Their support enables the blindness community to be even stronger.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals 

Dedicated to raising awareness of Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder (Non-24) and supporting the blindness community. Non-24 is a rare circadian rhythm disorder affecting people who are totally blind. People living with non-24 experience excessive daytime sleepiness and nighttime sleeplessness, which leads to impaired social and occupational function.

Disability Rights Ohio

A non-profit corporation with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Ohio. 

Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired

A private, not-for-profit organization offering comprehensive services and job opportunities for people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. Every day we work to ensure full lives and community inclusion for those we serve.

Clovernook Center for the Blind

For more than a century, Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired has dedicated itself to empowering adults and children by providing employment, opportunities for sports and recreation, vision care and a host of support services.

Spectrum Accessibility

Accessibility Center of Excellence is an award-winning team that fosters a culture of accessibility and inclusivity for customers and employees alike. We offer access to a variety of devices and services, ranging from closed captioning to voice services to a large selection of On Demand movies and TV shows through your mobile device. The Spectrum Accessibility team builds products that enable people with disabilities to more easily enjoy our innovations. Whether it’s text-to-speech, accessibility features in our mobile products or audio descriptions through the Spectrum Access App, we are committed to innovating for all our customers.

Norwalk Ohio Lions Club

We would like to thank the Norwalk Ohio Lions Club for continuously supporting our 2025 scholarship program this year.