Nena Guillen
President
Magdalena “Nena” Guillen has served as a board director since 2017 and was elected president in 2023. She has been a member since 2014.. Born in Mexico, she became a U.S. citizen in 1998. Ms. Guillen was a teacher’s assistant in Lemon Grove for 11 years. Legally blind due to diabetes, she has three children and eight grandchildren. Nena is onsite at the BCCSD just about every day working with crafters, teaching the Spanish class and helping blind and low vision participants. Nena’s presidential focus is on increasing membership and programming at the BCCSD.
Diane Hall
Vice President
Diane Hall has served as vice president since 2024 and has been a board member since 2019. She worked as a corporate secretary for 30 years and was a dog trainer at Petco for 10 years. Diagnosed with macular degeneration at 50, Ms. Hall joined the center in 2013. She is a native San Diegan and has a son and three grandchildren.
Sharlene Ornelas
Secretary/Past President
Sharlene is a long time member of the BCCSD and is our secretary. She served on the board of directors as president from 2016 until 2024. She has served in various capacities since 1983. Ms. Ornelas has been an ADA consultant since 1984 and legally blind since birth. Ms. Ornelas obtained her AAS from Green River Community College in Occupational Therapy and was the manager of Kool Kolor, a promotional photography company. Ms. Ornelas’s goal is to help blind and visually impaired people lead enriching and purposeful lives, and her role at the BCCSD provides this opportunity.
Brook Logan
Treasurer
Brook Logan is the BCCSD’s volunteer treasurer since 2019. Mrs. Logan bring more than 25 years of accounting experience to the board and previously worked for Emerald Textiles, Eli Lilly and Company, SGX Pharmaceuticals, and Ernst & Young. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CA) and received her Bachelors in Business Administration (Accounting) and her Master’s in Accounting, both from San Diego State University.
Mary Manning
Board Member
Mary Manning became a BCCSD Board Member in 2019, quickly serving in whatever capacity was needed. She has managed fundraisers, was Board Secretary until 2024 and now is our Free Lunch Program Manager, as well as our Kitchen Manager. Mary is passionate about cooking, baking and quilting. Every week, Mary cooks up delicious meals for the free lunch program. She makes homemade jam and country quilts for our fundraisers. She has been a member of the Harbison Canyon Lions since 2004. Mary is a native San Diegan, with roots in the dairy history of Mission Valley. She and her high school sweetheart, husband Ed, settled in Harbison Canyon in 1976 where she had a day care in their home for 45 years. She is active with the Lions MD4 California Student Speaker Contests, the Harbison Canyon County Planning Group and her family. She is dedicated to the BCCSD and looks to helping its membership grow. .
Christie Greene
Business and Operations Manager and Member of the Board
Christie Greene is the volunteer business and operations manager of the BCCSD and a community board member. She retired from AT&T after 30 years, in 2004, as a tier-two technical director. Ms. Greene came to the BCCSD in 2005 and began volunteering with crafts, cooking meals, fundraisers and other activities. In 2017 she brought her education, AT&T management skills, and over 30 years of volunteering experience with AT&T Pioneers, District 4L6 Lions Clubs and Campfire to the administrative side of the organization. Today, she oversees the business and operation of the BCCSD. Ms. Greene is also a member of the San Diego North Park Lions Club, La Mesa Lions Club and AT&T Pioneers Life Member Club.
Ethel Kirtley Board Member
Ethel Kirtley is a long time member of the board of directors. She served as the BCCSD’s vice president from 2018 until 2024 and has served in various roles at the center for more than 45 years. She also has been a member of at the San Diego Braille Club, American Council of the Blind, and California Council of the Blind. Ms. Kirtley was a transcriber for Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Sharp Heath Care, and Scripps Health, all while raising three children and being completely blind since infancy. Ms. Kirtley is passionate about the rights of all disabled individuals, especially the blind. She is actively involved in the center’s daily programs and operations.
Dr. Eric Linebarger Board Member
Dr. Eric J. Linebarger is an ophthalmologist and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in San Diego, including Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has helped the BCCSD with Talk to the Doctor Fundraisers and is a source of advice and council.