Contact Us
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2470 El Camino Real,
Suite 107
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-858-0202
To contact us, please call our reception desk or send e-mail to info@vistacenter.org.
If you are calling from the 408 area code, please call us toll-free at 800-660-2009.
If you are calling from the 831 area code, please call us toll-free at 800-705-2970.
Fax: 650-858-0214
Business hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Store Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
To contact a specific staff member by telephone, please see the staff directory below:
Accounting and Business Office
Aaron Jones, Director of Finance
ajones@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 120
Tom Musgrave, Accountant
tmusgrave@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 127
Access Technology
Steve Nakagawa, Manager
snakagawa@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 123
Administration
Pam Brandin, Executive Director
pbrandin@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 119
Sharon Hudson, Associate Director
shudson@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 111
Meg Faville, Administrative Services Manager
mfaville@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 110
Earl Norwood, Program Assistant
enorwood@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension, 140
Community Relations
Alice McGrath, Community Relations Coordinator
amcgrath@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 130
John Faustino, Community Outreach Coordinator
jfaustino@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 128
Computer Training
Jan McKinley, Instructor
jmckinley@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 185
Development
Susan Kokores, Co-Director
skokores@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 124
Nacole Barth-Ellis, Co-Director
nbarth-ellis@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 118
Carol Lena Figueiredo, Grant Writer
clfigueiredo@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 141
Sharon Canessa, Assistant
dhanson@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 125
Instructional Services
Paul Raskin, Supervisor of Rehabilitation Services
praskin@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 112
Sonja Biggs, Orientation & Mobility Instructor, TVI
sbiggs@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 103
David Emanuel, Orientation & Mobility Instructor
demanuel@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 133
Carla Frazier, Daily Living Skills Instructor
cfrazier@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 136
Alec Karp, Orientation & Mobility Instructor
akarp@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 114
Laura Michels, Orientation & Mobility Instructor
lmichels@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 113
Kelly Wynne, Orientation & Mobility Instructor
kwynne@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 139
Information Technology
Alice Sakamoto, IT Specialist
asakamoto@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 134
Low Vision Clinic
Garlyn Serame, Director of Clinic Services
gserame@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 121
Selma Chin, OD
schin@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 138
Marge Geronimo, OD
mgeronimo@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 126
Kristy Esteban, Clinic Services Assistant
kesteban@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 137
Social Services/Counselors, Information and Referral
Jo Jaros, LCSW, Supervisor
jjaros@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 115
Carolyn Dingman, LCSW
cdingman@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 131
John Faustino
jfaustino@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 128
The Health Library
Dawn Wilcox, RN
Roger Petersen
thl@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 132
The Store
Martha Warren, Manager
650-858-0202 Extension 135
Volunteer Services
Alice McGrath, Coordinator
amcgrath@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 130
Youth Group
youthgroup@vistacenter.org
650-858-0202 Extension 183