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The TSBVI Curriculum Department is available to conduct training on any of our publications, customized to your needs. Please complete the TSBVI Curriculum Training Form to request training.
Angela Wolf
Angela is an accomplished educator with teaching experience in both general and special education. She is a Certified Principal as Instructional Leader and is certified in Early childhood through 4th grade education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education, and Teaching Students with Visual Impairments. Her lived experience as a blind person fuels her passion for improvements in the field of educating students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision.
Allison Billes
Allison is a TSVI with extensive experience as an itinerant teacher. She is currently the project lead for developing statewide standards and assessments for the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).
Gigi Franklin
Gigi joined TSBVI in 2021 after 22 years at a non-profit. She holds a Radio, TV & Film degree from Texas Wesleyan University and worked in television news for 8 years and in radio while still in high school. She loves being the Administrative Assistant for the Curriculum team and takes pride in supporting her team and assisting staff across campus.
Shanna Hamilton
Shanna is a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Indiana University and a master's degree in special education, including a graduate certificate in dual sensory impairments, from Texas Tech University. She spent eight years as a special education classroom teacher serving students in grades 1–12 with complex access needs before joining TSBVI's curriculum department in 2020, where she works as an author, copy editor, and layout and design specialist. Shanna is active in campus leadership through the TSBVI Accessibility, Instructional Planning, and Instructional Resource Library committees, and she regularly leads professional development to train educators in the field.
Julie Majzel
As a PhD in Leadership: Reading, Language, and Literacy & dual-certified TSVI/TDHH, Julie is a curriculum author, editor, and advocate for equitable education for diverse learners. At TSBVI, she designs research-based instructional publications tailored for students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Her work focuses on building educator capacity to foster student learning, growth, and independence.
Bob Mellon
Bob manages all curriculum publication orders. If you have questions regarding our publications, or have school district purchase orders, please email Bob at [email protected].
Taggart (Tag) Millikin
Tag assists in the production of curriculum materials and resources available at TSBVI's online store and in the TSBVI Learning Resource Center.
