TAER O&M Division Board

Chair:  Stephanie Walker
Hello, My name is Stephanie Walker and I  am an Educational Consultant for Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility for Education Service Center Region 11 (Fort Worth). I started my teaching career in Monahans as a Junior High Special Education Teacher in 2001. I earned my Master’s degree from Texas Tech University in Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility in 2005. After becoming certified as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and O&M specialist, I moved to Colorado Springs for three years. My family and I moved back to Texas to be closer to family. When I returned to Texas, I worked with Bluebonnet Co-op for Students with Visual Impairments until I took a consultant position with Region 11 in 2012. I have a very large blended family with 6 children ranging in age from eighteen to six. I was enticed into the field of VI and O&M when looking for a specialty as a graduate student.  After being in a classroom that was becoming more and more driven by testing, it was a breath of fresh air to find a job that focused on the life skills needed to be independent. I have been blessed to work with wonderful people throughout my career that have shared their expertise with me and pushed me to become more involved in all aspects of this field.
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Vice Chair:  Andrew Bernet

Secretary: Carrie Istre
I have been in the field of visual impairment for 18 years.  First as a certified O&M specialist (SFA graduate), then as a certified teacher of students with visual impairments (TTU graduate).  I taught in a classroom for three years and also added my university certification (TTU) as a teacher of students with a dual sensory loss (deafblind).  I love the field of visual impairment and truly enjoy each of the students that I teach.  I live and work right outside of the Houston area and enjoy spending my free time outdoors with my husband, son, and dogs.  I am currently the TAER Division 9 secretary.
Newsletter Editor: Vance Lankford

Member-at-Large:  Rick Eubank

Member-at-Large: Laurie Mayor

O&M Business Meeting Minutes

O&M Division By Laws

O&M Division Award Nominations (2018)

O&M Newsletter

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O&M Division: Best Practice Award Winners

BEST PRACTICE AWARD - LIST OF RECIPIENTS BY YEAR

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind – 1997

Vance Lankford - 1999

Marjie Wood – 2000

Gene Healy - 2003

Cindy Haughn – 2004

Carolina Martinez – 2005

Christy Householter – 2006

Beverly Jackson - 2007

Edward Mullen - 2008

Susan Waltrip - 2009

Emily Leeper – 2010

Diane Barnes – 2011

Ruth Ann Marsh – 2012

Burnsteen (Bernie) Smith – 2013

Rebecca Kilian-Smith – 2014