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
Bio to come soon.
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
Bio to come soon.
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
Bio to come soon.
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.