Board of Directors and Management Team

Lighthouse of Pinellas, Inc.
Board of Directors

Ricky Bouchard
Lendel Bright
Nora Lee Cothran
Jackie Evans
Carolina Grainger
Dan Katsiyiannis
Jeff Kula
Thomas Lambert
Don Mandeville
Jamie Neilson
Paula Swain
Ron Tucker

Senior Management Team

Linda Kay O'Reilly, President and Chief Executive Officer

Linda Kay grew up in Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) with a degree in Public Relations/Mass Communications. She began her career in media and marketing roles and soon discovered a passion for the work of nonprofit organizations. She has served several national organizations in various capacities throughout her 25+ years career including the American Cancer Society, The Alzheimer’s Association, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Salvation Army.
Throughout her career, Linda Kay and the teams she has led have raised more than $50 million to support the missions of the organizations she has served. She joined the Lighthouse of Pinellas Team as President and CEO in July of 2024.

Kimberly Church, Director of Finance

Kim grew up in New Hampshire and graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. She started her career as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG in Portland, Maine and worked in public accounting for 20 years. She became interested in transitioning to a nonprofit management while working as an auditor here in the Tampa Bay area. She joined HEP, Homeless Emergency Project, as the Finance Director and then moved to the Lighthouse of Pinellas where she became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In June of 2017, Kim was selected by the LHP Board of Directors to succeed Dan Mann as President & CEO following his retirement. After serving for 6 years as the President & CEO at Lighthouse of Pinellas, Kim took on the role of Director of Finance, making way for a new President & CEO.

Meri Taylor, Director of Programs

Meri Taylor, an Alabama native, graduated from Florida State University with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Visual Disabilities. After interning for six months at the Hines VA Hospital's Blind Rehabilitation Center in Chicago, Illinois, she moved back to Florida and began working as a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist. She has been working in the field in various instructional capacities for 13+ years and at Lighthouse of Pinellas, in particular, for 10 years. In January 2022, Meri became Director of Programs at LHP. She is certified through ACVREP as a Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) and an Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist for People with Visual Impairments (CATIS).