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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If you’ve been to Baker Beach in San Francisco, you’ve probably looked up at 1 25th Avenue. The home, which sits among several stunning homes along the bluff facing the ocean, was once the only residence on what later became an iconic street in one of San Francisco’s most coveted neighborhoods. This mansion’s history is fittingly illustrious — it was even home to actress Sharon Stone and her husband, journalist and San Francisco Chronicle editor Phil Bronstein. Now, it’s for sale with a $39 million price tag.

When the Brown family built this home, the neighborhood of Sea Cliff had not yet been established. In fact, in 1908, though the view would still have been spectacular, it would not yet include the Golden Gate Bridge. According to the official listing, the family’s daughter, Phoebe Hearst Brown, was just four years old when the home was constructed and recalled “nothing else there but sand dunes, lupine and rabbits.”

The home has an iconic placement on the bluff overlooking the water. These stairs lead down to the beach.

Brian Kitts

The Browns survived the 1906 earthquake and built this home as a sanctuary, in part to repair themselves from the trauma of that catastrophe. Phoebe Hearst Brown’s mother, Helen Hillyer Brown, wrote of the Browns’ experiences after the earthquake and subsequent fires decimated the city, including her own family’s home on Van Ness Avenue. She described how the family “piled their belongings into a light horse carriage called a Victoria (after Queen Victoria)” and “parks (including Dolores Park in the Mission) were turned into tent cities, with both the Army and civilians acting as overseers to enforce health and safety rules,” according to Outside Lands.org.

The entrance to the home is grand enough to frame the mansion as well as the sea that it’s backdrop.

Brian Kitts

French doors open off the main level to this lounge area.

Brian Kitts

Phoebe’s father, Phillip King Brown, was a physician whose downtown office burned to the ground. He moved quickly to find an empty house that could serve as a makeshift clinic and used it to care for the sick and injured after the quake.

A tree-lined lawn and patio create a private courtyard on the property is south-facing.

Brian Kitts

Despite the fact that these disasters killed thousands of people and leveled tens of thousands of buildings, the city made a fast recovery. By 1908, “the Brown family moved into their new home, the first residence built on the bluff at Sea Cliff, overlooking Baker Beach and the inlet to San Francisco Bay,” wrote Florence Holub in the Noe Valley Voice.

Gorgeous original features are filly intact.

Brian Kitts

The mansion of 8,495 square feet offers seven bedrooms, eight full baths and three half baths.

In the main level living area, a huge fireplace offsets the coolness of the ocean view.

Brian Kitts

There are many spots in the home to marvel in the beauty of the setting.

Brian Kitts

The design is a blend of European-inspired details, drawing from the grandeur of both Italianate and Victorian traditions in the towering arched doorways, dark wood floors and moldings and the Juliette balcony overlooking the sea.

A formal dining room offers dramatic wood and glass frames for the views.

Brian Kitts

This bedroom opens to a large deck.

Brian Kitts

From the deck, the views sweep the Bay to the mountains beyond.

Brian Kitts

There have only been four owners of the home total, including the Brown family. Each ownership has involved careful preservation balanced by luxurious renovations: there’s a surround sound system that serves two levels of the home as well as updated bathrooms. Plus, there are stairs right down to Baker Beach.

Brian Kitts

Along with the huge mansion are two separate garages which flank the home from the street.

Brian Kitts

From this window, the Golden Gate Bridge appears in the distance.

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert.

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If you’ve been to Baker Beach in San Francisco, you’ve probably looked up at 1 25th Avenue. The home, which sits among several stunning homes along the bluff facing the ocean, was once the only residence on what later became an iconic street in one of San Francisco’s most coveted neighborhoods. This mansion’s history is fittingly illustrious — it was even home to actress Sharon Stone and her husband, journalist and San Francisco Chronicle editor Phil Bronstein. Now, it’s for sale with a $39 million price tag.

When the Brown family built this home, the neighborhood of Sea Cliff had not yet been established. In fact, in 1908, though the view would still have been spectacular, it would not yet include the Golden Gate Bridge. According to the official listing, the family’s daughter, Phoebe Hearst Brown, was just four years old when the home was constructed and recalled “nothing else there but sand dunes, lupine and rabbits.”

The home has an iconic placement on the bluff overlooking the water. These stairs lead down to the beach.

Brian Kitts

The Browns survived the 1906 earthquake and built this home as a sanctuary, in part to repair themselves from the trauma of that catastrophe. Phoebe Hearst Brown’s mother, Helen Hillyer Brown, wrote of the Browns’ experiences after the earthquake and subsequent fires decimated the city, including her own family’s home on Van Ness Avenue. She described how the family “piled their belongings into a light horse carriage called a Victoria (after Queen Victoria)” and “parks (including Dolores Park in the Mission) were turned into tent cities, with both the Army and civilians acting as overseers to enforce health and safety rules,” according to Outside Lands.org.

The entrance to the home is grand enough to frame the mansion as well as the sea that it’s backdrop.

Brian Kitts

French doors open off the main level to this lounge area.

Brian Kitts

Phoebe’s father, Phillip King Brown, was a physician whose downtown office burned to the ground. He moved quickly to find an empty house that could serve as a makeshift clinic and used it to care for the sick and injured after the quake.

A tree-lined lawn and patio create a private courtyard on the property is south-facing.

Brian Kitts

Despite the fact that these disasters killed thousands of people and leveled tens of thousands of buildings, the city made a fast recovery. By 1908, “the Brown family moved into their new home, the first residence built on the bluff at Sea Cliff, overlooking Baker Beach and the inlet to San Francisco Bay,” wrote Florence Holub in the Noe Valley Voice.

Gorgeous original features are filly intact.

Brian Kitts

The mansion of 8,495 square feet offers seven bedrooms, eight full baths and three half baths.

In the main level living area, a huge fireplace offsets the coolness of the ocean view.

Brian Kitts

There are many spots in the home to marvel in the beauty of the setting.

Brian Kitts

The design is a blend of European-inspired details, drawing from the grandeur of both Italianate and Victorian traditions in the towering arched doorways, dark wood floors and moldings and the Juliette balcony overlooking the sea.

A formal dining room offers dramatic wood and glass frames for the views.

Brian Kitts

This bedroom opens to a large deck.

Brian Kitts

From the deck, the views sweep the Bay to the mountains beyond.

Brian Kitts

There have only been four owners of the home total, including the Brown family. Each ownership has involved careful preservation balanced by luxurious renovations: there’s a surround sound system that serves two levels of the home as well as updated bathrooms. Plus, there are stairs right down to Baker Beach.

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert.

Brian Kitts

Along with the huge mansion are two separate garages which flank the home from the street.

Brian Kitts

From this window, the Golden Gate Bridge appears in the distance.

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