SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The san francisco-based LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired announced today that it has named Sharon Giovinazzo as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Founded in 1902, the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired is one of the nation’s largest and most established blindness organizations, providing comprehensive education, training, and advocacy for the community.

Sharon Giovinazzo brings more than two decades of experience to leading organizations dedicated to advocating for and serving the needs of the blind and visually impaired. She will join LightHouse after serving as President and CEO of the World Services for the Blind.

“I am honored to join the leadership team at LightHouse as its new CEO,” said Sharon Giovinazzo. “This organization has a long and successful track record of driving and achieving independence, equality and self-reliance for the community. This commitment to a focused driven mission, impact and success mirrors my own values, and I look forward to working with a dynamic team to advance the organization’s priorities and expand its reach.”

In her new role as CEO of LightHouse, Giovinazzo will be responsible for leading the organization’s dedicated team of blindness advocates, educators, and professionals while growing the value of the organization to its members, donors, sponsors, partners, and other stakeholders. She will drive efforts to promote the independence and equality of the community while strengthening the organization and its programs.

“We’re pleased that Sharon wants to join us as CEO of LightHouse,” said Dr Sharon Sacks, LightHouse Board Chair. “Her strategic drive and her long, distinguished career advocating for and guiding the community make her the perfect choice to lead the LightHouse into the next phase of its development. We’re thrilled to welcome her aboard.”

Giovinazzo brings extensive experience in organizational management, strategic planning, community impact, public policy and advocacy. Prior to her role as President and CEO of the World Services for the Blind, she served for nearly a decade in various roles for the Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind (RLCB) where she assisted in the development and implementation of the agency’s $34 million budget, including determining staffing and operational needs and expenditures.

Prior to that, during her tenure with National Industries for the Blind (NIB), Giovinazzo is credited with providing the leadership for cultivating and understanding the AbilityOne programs with Congress, Federal Executive Branch Agencies, consumer and commercial organizations concerned with disability policy. Throughout her career, Sharon has been an advocate for public policy in legislative affairs and regulations. Prior to the NIB, she held positions with the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) in Utica, NY; was appointed Chair to the State Rehabilitation Council in 2006 and supervised the operations of a DEPMEDS training facility with the US Army.

Sharon Giovinazzo holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services Management from SUNY Empire State College and a dual master’s as an MSW and an MBA. Additionally, she holds a Certificate of Management in Business Administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

Giovinazzo will begin her position as CEO on October 25.

About the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Founded in 1902, the LightHouse has a long history of promoting the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or have low vision in California and around the world. It is one of the nation’s largest and most established blindness organizations, providing comprehensive education, training, and advocacy for the community. More on the organization’s history and innovative programs can be found at https://lighthouse-sf.org/.

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Are you in a happy, healthy relationship? Do you hate having cell service? Prefer being in relative solitude? Are you a good cook? Do you love being in the literal bay?

It’s a lot of questions at once, but all are relevant for applicants who want in on a once-every-two-years job opening at East Brother Light Station, which houses a teeny 1874 lighthouse-turned-bed-and-breakfast on an island in the San Francisco Bay.

The East Brother Light Station is hiring for two innkeepers with a laundry list of responsibilities, including maintaining and operating the five-room inn, making and serving up breakfast and dinner, and ferrying guests back and forth. The job application, overseen by the city of Richmond, makes clear that “couples,” however you wish to define that, will receive top consideration.

The reason? This is a two-year stint, beginning in April 2023, where you’ll be spending lots of time together. At least one of the two people must have a valid US Coast Guard boat operator’s license. Applicants with children or pets are usually disqualified too.

In 2019, Richmond Mayor Tom Butt — he of the deflated Butt dynasty — told SFGATE that the biannual innkeeper opening garnered “thousands of inquires or applications from dozens of countries, many in languages ​​I can’t even read.” East Brother is a California Historical Landmark, and compensation for innkeepers is based on how well the business does. The prior innkeepers’ combined gross pay was $140,000, according to Butt’s most recent job listing, plus $10,000 for health insurance.

The East Brother Light Station has impeccable reviews on Yelp, a result of prior innkeepers’ hard work. The East Bay Times reported that a previous duo worked 80 to 90 hours a week in their best estimation and that the island doesn’t have Wi-Fi, “reliable” cell service or plumbing. In April 2021, the lighthouse lost electrical power, which led to a GoFundMe and a temporary fix.

Still interested in the job? You can apply here.

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• Two custodians for a historic lighthouse and hotel in San Francisco Bay are being recruited.
• The two-year posting starts in April, pays $140,000 a year – but two people must apply jointly.
• The successful applicants’ duties will include being a boat captain, chef, and gift shop attendant.

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Tech giants might be shedding thousands of staff, but there’s one job in northern California still up for grabs — as long as you have a partner or friend to apply with.

The East Brother Light Station is looking for two people to become lighthouse keepers for two years on the tiny island just off Point San Pablo in Richmond.

The joint role pays $140,000 a year and starts in April – but yes, there are just a few catches.

The buildings were constructed in 1873.

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One applicant must have a valid captain’s license issued by the US Coast Guard. Oh, and if you smoke, have kids or pets then don’t bother applying.

The successful applicants face working hard for their money. Lighthouse keepers need to be a jack of all trades on the island that hosts both day trippers and overnight guests with rooms costing up to $525 a night.

You could regularly find yourself switching between coast guard, lighthouse operator, cleaner, maid, gift shop attendant, boat captain, and chef. “High-quality culinary experience” is required to be in with a chance, The Mercury News reported.

Meanwhile, you’ll also have to cope with no Wifi, patchy cellular reception, and dodgy plumbing.

Tiffany Danse and Tyler Waterson, two former innkeepers, estimate they worked about 80 to 90 hours a week maintaining the island between 2019 and 2021, they told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Former innkeepers Tiffany Danse (left) and Tyler Waterson (right).

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Their average Saturday morning to-do list included: “Brew coffee. Bake fresh blueberry muffins. Cook and serve hot breakfast for 10. Give historical tour and foghorn demonstration. Clean up breakfast dishes and kitchen. Reset dining room. Clean the inn. Start prepping four-course dinner for 10 more people. Run boat service to the mainland. Make beds. Run boat service to the mainland again,” the Chronicle wrote.

Despite the grueling workload, Danse enjoyed her two years on East Brother.

“You can feel the space more out here. When you’re in the middle of the city, everything feels a bit tighter and more constricted, but out here it feels more spacious, which is ironic because you’re on a three-quarter acre rock,” she told the Chronicle.

Any “high-quality” chefs and aspiring hoteliers who also know someone with a captain’s license and have a couple of years to spare can apply here.

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Are you in a happy, healthy relationship? Do you hate having cell service? Prefer being in relative solitude? Are you a good cook? Do you love being in the literal bay?

It’s a lot of questions at once, but all are relevant for applicants who want in on a once-every-two-years job opening at East Brother Light Station, which houses a teeny 1874 lighthouse-turned-bed-and-breakfast on an island in the San Francisco Bay.

The East Brother Light Station is hiring for two innkeepers with a laundry list of responsibilities, including maintaining and operating the five-room inn, making and serving up breakfast and dinner, and ferrying guests back and forth. The job application, overseen by the city of Richmond, makes clear that “couples,” however you wish to define that, will receive top consideration. The reason? This is a two-year stint, beginning in April 2023, where you’ll be spending lots of time together. At least one of the two people must have a valid US Coast Guard boat operator’s license. Applicants with children or pets are usually disqualified too.

In 2019, Richmond Mayor Tom Butt — he of the deflated Butt dynasty — told SFGATE that the biannual innkeeper opening garnered “thousands of inquires or applications from dozens of countries, many in languages ​​I can’t even read.” East Brother is a California Historical Landmark, and compensation for innkeepers is based on how well the business does. The prior innkeepers’ combined gross pay was $140,000, according to Butt’s most recent job listing, plus $10,000 for health insurance.

The East Brother Light Station has impeccable reviews on Yelp, a result of prior innkeepers’ hard work. The East Bay Times reported that a previous duo worked 80 to 90 hours a week in their best estimation and that the island doesn’t have Wi-Fi, “reliable” cell service or plumbing. In April 2021, the lighthouse lost electrical power, which led to a GoFundMe and a temporary fix.

Still interested in the job? You can apply here.

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If you’ve ever dreamed of moving into a lighthouse on a tiny island, this may be your only chance to get paid for it. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the current caretakers of the East Brother Light Station in San Francisco are looking for two people to take over the historic site. The only catch is you have to be willing to keep running them as a bed and breakfast.

The lighthouse was built in 1874 on a tiny island in San Pablo Bay (in the northern part of San Francisco Bay) and 100 years later it was saved from planned demolition by a group of conservationists. The site has since been included in the national register of historic sites and converted into an inn with five rooms.

The current operators, Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker, do whatever is necessary to keep the site up and running, including greeting guests, serving meals, conducting supply runs, and keeping the place clean. Each of these tasks will be passed on to the new lighthouse keepers, who will also have to transport guests back and forth by boat from the inn, so that at least one of the new employees must have a US Coast Guard captain’s license.

The couple, willing and able to meet these requirements, will receive a total annual salary of approximately $ 130,000 and a new home in the East Brother Light Station. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit this application. The position will start sometime in April.

[h/t The San Francisco Chronicle]

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