The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Joel Christoe is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in quality management, editorial roles, and community leadership. Since March 2020, Joel serves as Co-Founder and Steward at People of the Confluence, while also contributing as a Tribal Council Member for the Snohomish Tribe of Indians since February 2019. Joel's background includes roles in quality assurance at The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. and editorial leadership at The Snohomish Sound. Additionally, Joel is a board member at Sduhubs Cultural and Family Services. Previous positions include Quality Manager at Lightel Tech and Perine Danforth LLC, and Aftermarket Services Manager at Zetec, Inc. Joel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Management from Hawaii Pacific University and has trained at the U.S. Navy Electronics Schools Command.
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Established in 1918, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit social enterprise. We empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities by creating diverse, sustainable, and meaningful employment opportunities. We are a successful manufacturer of quality products for the Federal Government and assorted aerospace customers, that is committed to making jobs accessible to individuals who are blind, DeafBlind, or blind with other disabilities The Lighthouse currently employs over 470 individuals, more than 260 of whom are blind, DeafBlind, or blind with other disabilities, providing a wide range of programs and services for visually impaired employees and DeafBlind people in the larger community. These include vocational computer training programs for adults who are blind and one-on-one computer classes for people who are DeafBlind. In addition, we offer courses in braille, run our acclaimed DeafBlind Retreat, offer DeafBlind Community Classes, in addition to educating elementary school students about blindness.