Contact Information

• General Contact Information
• Superintendent
• Principals/Assistant Principals/Coordinators
• Admissions
• Business and Operations
• Center for School Resources (CSR)
• Health & Medical Issues
• Human Resources
• Information Resources
• Outreach Program
• Psychologist
• Short-Term Programs
• Social Workers
• Special Education Coordinator
• Student Trust Funds
• Supervisors of Residential Programs
• Volunteers/Community Relations
• Weekends Home

General Contact Information

• Address:
  Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  1100 W. 45th St.
  Austin, TX 78756
• Switchboard: (512) 454-8631
• Toll Free Recording Number: 1-800-872-5273
• TDD (512) 206-9451
• FAX Number: (512) 206-9450
• Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

Superintendent

• Bill Daugherty, (512) 206-9133

Principals/Assistant Principals/Coordinators: 

• Comprehensive Programs
  • Miles Fain, Principal (512) 206-9251
  • Tad Doezema, Assistant Principal (512) 206-9457
  • Eden Hagelman, Assistant Principal (512) 206-9451
  • G'Nell Price, Assistant Principal (512) 206-9396
• Post Secondary Program
  • Linda Locke, Coordinator (512) 374-1664

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Admissions

• Cathy Olsen, Coordinator (512) 206-9182 

Business and Operations

• Pamela Darden, Administrator (512) 206-9422
  • Business Department
    • Amanda Hafer, Director of Accounting (512) 206-9208
  • Operations Department
    • Brian McDonald, Director of Operations (512) 206-9126

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Center for School Resources

• Susan Hauser, Director (512) 206-9273

Health & Medical Issues

• Yanni Crespo, Supervisor (512) 206-9137 

Human Resources

• Kate Mainzer, Director (512) 206-9132

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Information Resources

• Dan Hampton, Director of Information Resources (512) 206-9210

Outreach Program

• Full TSBVI Outreach Staff list
• Cyral Miller, Director (512) 206-9242 
• Miriam Miramontes, Outreach Administrative Coordinator (512) 206-9268
• Randall McAlister, APH Quota Materials (512) 206-9270
• Chrissy Cowan, Mentor Coordinator (512) 206-9367

Psychologist

• Valerie Perwein, Supervising Psychologist (512) 206-9281

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Short-Term Programs

• Sara Merritt, Principal (512) 206-9176

Social Workers

• Michael Clinkscales, (512) 206-9280
• Marcela Contreras, (512) 206-9194
• Elsa Wirsching-Guimbarda, (512) 206-9172

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Special Education Coordinator

• Valerie Perwein, (512) 206-9281

Student Trust Funds 

• Director of Accounting (512) 206-9208 (contact Pam Darden until further notice at )

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Supervisors of Comprehensive Residential Programs 

• Shelly Allen, Residential Director A,  (512) 206-9179
• H. Garner Vogt, Residential Director B,  (512) 206-9115

Volunteers, Community Resources and Donations: 

• Gloria Bennett, Coordinator (512) 206-9234

Weekends Home

• Shelly Allen, (512) 206-9179
• H. Garner Vogt,  (512) 206-9115
• Gian Calaci, (512) 206-9231

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