Leadership

The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults operates through countless volunteers who are overseen by a volunteer board and a full-time executive director.

All of our board members are blind and receive no financial compensation for their services. The Action Fund's executive director is also a blind individual with extensive experience in educational programming for the blind.

Executive Director

Mark A. Riccobono
Baltimore, Maryland

Board of Directors

Barbara Loos, President
Lincoln, Nebraska

Julie Deden, First Vice President
Littleton, Colorado

Sandra Halverson, Second Vice President
Arlington, Virginia

Gary Mackenstadt, Secretary
Sequim, Washington

Cassandra McNabb-McKinney, Treasurer
Jackson, Tennessee

Mary Ellen Gabias
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

John G. Paré, Jr.
Baltimore, Maryland

Bennett Prows
Kirkland, Washington

Gary Wunder
Columbia, Missouri

Pam Schnurr
Indianapolis, Indiana