TAVIM Board

President Denny Huff
BIOGRAPHY
My life changed suddenly when blinded in a work related accident in 1974. Since that time, with the support of my family, friends and especially God, I have managed to live my life as normally as possible. Although it isn’t always easy, being able to lean on others in the same situation as I am has helped tremendously.
Through most of my years since my accident, I did volunteer work for Churches, organizations and in the community I live in. Then in 1995, with the advent of the blind having access to computers, I started my own business specializing in computer training and evaluation for the blind.
I still operate that business today called, Gateway for the Blind and am contracted by Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind in Washington D.C. With this contract I travel nationwide doing work for the IRS and Social Security training their visually impaired employees.
I also have a contract with the Missouri Rehab Services for the Blind and the Missouri Assistive Technology organizations that allows me to work with hundreds of visually impaired residents of Missouri.
I have served as the president of the Missouri Council of the Blind from 2008 through 2012 and 2014 to 2018. MCB is Missouri’s largest blind consumer organization and it is my privilege and pleasure to be able to give back to the blind community much of the help and support I received after losing my sight…
In addition to serving as the president of MCB and operating my own company I have also serve as president of the local affiliate in St. Charles MO from 2016 to 2020, SCCCB, as vice president of the Heartland Independent Living Center in Owensville MO and as president of the Blind Community Thrift Store located in Springfield Missouri. I also serve on the MO Health Partnership Committee that serves to keep it’s members updated on changes to medicaid and the blind pension program and to advocate for these programs to the legislators.
One of my passions has always been working with broadcasting. Currently I, along with Chip Hailey record a weekly two hour Internet broadcast featuring Gospel music. I also record a 30 minute weekly broadcast on a local radio station in Washington Missouri. I record both of the broadcasts in my studio located in my home in St. Clair Missouri.
I am the father of four children, Kerry, Sara, Daniel and Devin, eight grand children, Eryn, Robby, Lily, Daniel, Zoe, Danica, Maddy and Zachary and two great grandsons, Riley and Dean in which all play a very important part of my life.

Vice President Jedidiah Smith

Directors
Brenda Whitlock
Paul Mimms
Debbie Sanders, Secretary
Rick Orr, Treasurer
Chad Rohr