Pasadena Resident Delbert ‘Del’ White Joins Braille Institute Board of Directors

In an appointment that promises to strengthen its fulfillment of its continuing mission to provide a broad range of free education, social and recreation programs and services for people who are blind or have low vision, Braille Institute of America (BIA) is pleased to announce that Delbert White joined the organization’s board of directors on January 25, 2017.

White moved to Pasadena, in June 2016 from Durham, NC and brings a career of in-depth experience working with and for people who are blind. From 2005 to 2016, he worked in senior management, most recently as executive vice president of business operations, at LC Industries, Inc. in Durham, a manufacturing company with an 80-year history as the nation’s largest employer of people who are blind.

Prior to LC Industries, White provided strategic leadership in the corporate offices of Office Depot through leadership positions serving departments that focused on both global and North American distribution and technology. Since May 2016, he has served as president of CamTek, LLC, in Pasadena, a new company formed jointly by the LC Industries Foundation and Dr. Mark Humayun of USC’s Roski Eye Institute. CamTek, LLC is dedicated to developing biomedical devices that could reduce the incidence of vision loss and blindness.

Born in Barbados and educated at Barry University in Miami, FL, where he studied management, information technology and finance, White looks forward to finding opportunities to apply his broad skill sets to the work of Braille Institute. “I would like to draw on my industry background to help its students move from education to employment,” he said. “I know that having a job is a great source of independence for many people who are blind or suffer vision loss.”

Braille Institute President Peter Mindnich added, “Del White’s business acumen, coupled with a longstanding passion for serving individuals living with vision loss makes him a perfect match for our board. Working with Del promises to open significant new opportunities for our mission.”

About Braille Institute of America

Braille Institute of America is a nonprofit organization that serves tens of thousands of people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted people through an array of integrated educational, social and recreational programs and services designed to help people with vision loss lead enriched and fulfilling lives. Funded by private donations, all services are free of charge. For additional information, please visit BrailleInstitute.org. Follow on Facebook at Braille Institute or on Twitter @BrailleInst.