Lee Sonnenberg

Lee Sonnenberg joined AER as Executive Director in June of 2022. As the chief salaried executive of AER, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Association, direction of the overall activities of the Association, and for advising and making recommendations to the Officers and Board of Directors with respect to all activities and policies. Lee is the father of an adult daughter with low vision. He has been active in blindness and low vision advocacy efforts in Texas for over two decades. He currently serves as President of the Board of Trustees for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for All Blind Children of Texas. He is a certified teacher and has a master’s degree from Texas Tech University. He and his family live in west Texas.

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