Current Board Members

Karen Frank
President

Al Kaufman, COMS
Past-President

Sharon Payne, COMS, CLVT
President-Elect

Matt Spencer, TVI
Treasurer

Abby Gifford, TVI/COMS, M.Ed.
Secretary
Abby is a resource teacher for children who are blind and/or visually impaired for Anne Arundel Public Schools. Abby moved to Maryland and joined the AAPS team in 2017 after she graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Kutztown University in Vision Studies. In 2021, Abby earned her M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Orientation and Mobility and Applied Behavior Analysis. In the summer of 2021, Abby spent time in Biloxi, Mississippi, working at the Gulf Coast Veterans’ Blind Rehabilitation Center as an orientation and mobility intern. She is eager to continue to collaborate with peers and colleagues to best support students, school teams, and families throughout Maryland. Abby resides in Baltimore City and enjoys spending time with her Chihuahua puppy, Daisy.

Sarah Wilkins, COMS
Member-at-Large

Ericka Tinsley, TVI/COMS
Member-at-large

Diane Ducharme
Member-at-Large

Kinyatti Gakuhi, TVI, COMS, CLVT
Member-at-Large
