Washington Council of the Blind is a nonprofit all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting opportunity, equality, and independence in the blind community through education, public awareness, and advocacy.
The largest organization of blind consumers in Washington State, WCB has chapter affiliates and special interest affiliates across the state, all of whom are committed to fostering lifestyles that reflect participation, productivity, independence, and dignity.
WCB is an affiliate of American Council of the Blind (ACB).
Meet Our Officers
President Cathy Wilson
Cathy is an advocate and community leader with over a decade of experience serving the blindness community. She’s served WCB as convention committee co-chair since 2020 and first vice president from 2024 to 2025. A long-time member of Pierce County Association of the Blind, she served as their president from 2015 to 2020.
Cathy is deeply passionate about mentoring others through their vision loss journey and helping them realize their full potential. When she isn’t working or volunteering, you can find her traveling, playing beep baseball, on the water paddle boarding, riding a tandem bike, or enjoying a night at the theater.
“We all have ability — the difference is how we use it.”
Cathy was elected at the 2025 convention and started her first full term in January 2026.
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First Vice President Kim Moberg
Bio to come soon.
Kim was elected at the 2025 convention and started her first full term in January 2026.
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Second Vice President Heidi Coggins
Heidi is an active and passionate member of Washington Council of the Blind, serving on the Board prior to the elected position she now holds. She’s also chair of the WCB Families committee, secretary of Snohomish County Council of the Blind, and a board member of Guide Dog Users of Washington State. She is a proud guide dog handler to her dog, Pink.
Heidi’s currently working toward her Certified Assistive Technology Instruction Specialist (CATIS) certification, with a goal of teaching others how to confidently use assistive technology, including smartphones, computers, and adaptive tools that support independence.
Outside of her leadership and advocacy work, Heidi enjoys cooking, baking, reading, camping, fishing, and spending quality time with her family—especially her new grandchildren. She also has a love for trivia and brings curiosity and enthusiasm into everything she does.
Heidi was elected at the 2025 convention and started her partial term in January 2026.
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Secretary Danette Dixon
Danette enjoys working and supporting others with diabetes in the blind community. Her heart is filled with passion in being able to serve, grow, and have a lasting impact in the blind and visually impaired community. With more than 2,000 volunteer hours for various nonprofit organizations in the past 14 years, she continues to serve organizations such as Seattle Children’s Hospital, WCB, and ACB. She keeps busy with her leadership involvement in several WCB local chapters and special interest affiliates: Guide Dog Users of Washington State, Snohomish County Council of the Blind, South King Council of the Blind, and Washington Council of the Blind Diabetics.
Danette was re-elected at the 2024 convention and started her second term in January 2025.
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Treasurer Zach Stecklein
Zach is a new member of WCB, having joined the organization in 2023. He lives in Walla Walla where he serves as the treasurer for his local chapter, United Blind of Walla Walla. When he’s not nose-deep in the finances, Zach is a coach at the local boxing gym, and enjoys wine excursions with his wife, Nadine.
Zach was elected at the 2025 convention and started his first term in January 2026.
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Immediate Past President Andy Arvidson
Andy has served in the Blind/Low Vision community for 15 years, with almost four decades of experience in volunteer organizations, and is truly honored to be serving WCB. He and his wife own their own business and are instructors of Martial Arts and self-defense. Andy’s work experience ranges from construction and logging to working for DSB in the 80’s and 90’s as General maintenance to building race cars. Andy loves hiking and biking with his wife in his “spare time” (along with all the other volunteer work they do) and spending time with his 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Andy’s tenure as president was 2024 to 2025.