Staff

The Iris Network’s staff brings a variety of professional and personal skills and experiences to their work in serving people in Maine who are visually impaired or blind. Please feel free to contact us.

James E. Phipps, MBA/JD
Executive Director
207.774-6273 ext. 3305

Aparna Shah
Executive Assistant
207.774.6273 ext. 3334

Administration

Tom Fortier
Facilities Manager
207.774.6273 ext. 3319

Marion Francis
Part Time Receptionist
207.774.6273 ext.3313

Rusty Gallant
Janitor
207.774.6273 ext. 3319

Gloria Hodgdon
Accountant
207.774.6273 ext. 3307

Bill Hogan
Janitor
207.774.6273

David Searle
Director of Information Technology
207.774.6273 ext. 3332

Stephen Trabold
Director of Finance and Administration
207.774.6273 ext. 3304

Carol Wernig
Administrative Assistant
207.774.6273 ext. 3313

Assisted Living Services

Emily Barker, M.Ed
Director of Assisted Living
Services
207.774.6273 ext. 3322

Sarah Hayes
Resident Care Worker
207.774.6273 ext. 3321

Sam Lipman
Resident Care Worker
207.774.6273 ext. 3321

Roger Plourde
Food Services Manager
207.774.6273 ext. 3320

Elijah Steward
Resident Care Worker
207.774.6273 ext. 3321

Janet Taylor
Recreation Therapist/Volunteer Coordinator
207.774.6273 ext. 3355

Development

Michael Barndollar
Development Director
207.774.6273 ext. 3316

Terri Tomchak
Director of Donor Relations
207.774.6273 ext. 3303

Low Vision Clinic

A. Jan Berlin, MD
Ophthalmologist
207.774.6273 ext. 3349

Dr. Todd Hamilton
Optometrist
207.774.6273 ext. 3349

John Majkut, MS,OTR/L
Low Vision Clinic Coordinator
207.774.6273 ext. 3352

Stephanie Dow
Low Vision Clinic Billing Clerk
207.774.6273 ext. 3312

Maine Audio Information Reading Service (AIRS)

Les Myers
Director of Maine AIRS
207.989.0058

Patricia Annino
Program Assistant
207.989.0058

Vision Rehabilitation Services

Nancy Bennett
Vision Rehab Therapist/Orientation and Mobility Instructor
207.774.6273 ext. 3329

Samantha Green, MA
Vision Rehab Therapist, Lewiston
207.753.9076

Linda Hunt, MA
Vision Rehab Therapist, Ellsworth
207.632.4554

Steve Kelley
Vision Rehab Therapist
207.774.6273 ext. 3327

Montress Kenniston, M.Ed
Vision Rehab Therapist/Social Worker, Saco
207.284.4081

Ruth Mlotek, M.Ed, COMS
Director of Vision Rehabilitation Services /
Orientation and Mobility Specialist
207.774.6273 ext. 3324

Pat Monahan, MA
Vision Rehab Therapist, Bangor
207.561.4022

Cammy Moraros, LSW
Graduate Certificate of Gerontology/
Social Worker/Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
207.774.6273 ext. 3323

Lisa Rosene, LCSW
Personal Adjustment Counselor
207.774.6273 ext. 3315

Kristy Swallow, MA
Vision Rehab Therapist / Low Vision Therapist, Houlton
207.532.5320

Laura Vittorioso, M.Ed
Director of VRT Staff Training and Development, Saco
207.284.4081

ATES Program

Susan Anderson
Job Training Coordinator
207.774.6273

Bonnie Gouzie
Director of Access Technology and Employment Services
207.774.6273 ext. 3306

Community Connections Program

Aisha Hixon C.T.R.S
Community Connections Coordinator
207.632.4520

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