Vision Support Team

Terena Scott, Teacher of the visually impaired, orientation and Mobility specialist

Terena is a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist with a Master’s Degree in Special Education/Orientation and Mobility from SFSU. She is currently adding her second credential as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired, also from SFSU. Terena began working with children with disabilities in 1998 as an Early Interventionist with Easter Seals. However, she states that her greatest training came from her own daughter, born with multiple disabilities, including deaf-blindness. Terena was also a Parent Advocate for the Lake County Special Needs Family Resource Center as well as the Parent Liaison for Mendocino County CCS. She brings more than 20 years of real life experience to her teaching. Terena joined Avalon in 2018.

holland usrey, Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Holland Usrey joined Avalon’s amazing Vision Team as a full-time Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments. Holland brings with her five years of teaching experience: two in an Extensive Support Needs classroom (mod-severe) and three as a TVI. Holland has her Master of Arts in Education and her VI teaching Credential from San Francisco State University, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from National University. Holland is especially passionate about educating our community on the importance of providing our VI students with multi-sensory, language-rich experiences by narrating what is happening in the world around them. In doing this, we give our VI students opportunities to develop concepts that most sighted students learn incidentally.

Alisa Stegmaier, orientation and mobility specialist

Alisa is an Orientation & Mobility Specialist with over 7 years of experience working with school-aged students who are blind and who have low vision, including children with multiple disabilities. Her teaching style focuses on individualized, meaningful, and motivating activities. O&M therapy sessions include multi-sensory experiences, physical movement, and opportunities for self-determination. Alisa holds a M.A. in Special Education and a Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential from San Francisco State University. Her B.A. is in International Studies and Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego. In her spare time, Alisa enjoys going to the beach with her family. Her favorite hobbies include surfing, adventuring in nature, and travel.