Greater New York Chapter

Chapter Contact

Sarah Greulich

sgreulich@fightingblindness.org

“Getting into the community and bringing people together is the only way to connect them to the mission.”

Veronika Shiroka, Greater New York Chapter President

New York Chapter Leadership

Name Role
Veronika Shiroka Chapter President
Becky Egan Vice President
Alexandria Economou  Resource Chair

Chapter Events

  • New Jersey GameChangers

    • Nov 15, 2025
    • 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
    • 600 Cape May St, Harrison, NJ 07029

    Join us for an exciting new event from the Foundation Fighting Blindness – GameChangers: Score for Sight – an inspiring afternoon of thrilling gameplay, on-field experiences, bites and drinks, and exciting once in a lifetime opportunities, all in support of our vision-saving mission!

    Community Event

  • Greater New York Chapter Vision Connection

    • Nov 22, 2025
    • 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
    • 40 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011

    Join us for a Vision Connection and Resource Fair

    Community Event

Past Webinars and Speaker Events

  • March 26, 2022 Speaker Series

    The Foundation Fighting Blindness New York Chapter invites you to join us for our Virtual Speaker Series event. This meeting features topics presented by Ed Plumacher, Dorrie Rush, and Chancey S. Fleet.

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  • March 25, 2024 Speaker Series

    The Foundation Fighting Blindness and the New York Chapter present our Virtual Speaker Series with a special guest, Mike Hess. Mike is the founder and executive director of the Blind Institute of Technology. Mike will share about his journey through vision loss.

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Additional Resources

  • Find a doctor who sees patients with inherited retinal diseases
  • Learn more about our Vision Warrior program and do-it-yourself events