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LC Industries is creating
meaningful employment for people who are blind or visually impaired. During
this presentation, conference participants with gain insight into how LC
industries are paving the way through skills training and expanded
opportunities for those who are blind or visually impaired.
This session is presented by Marlene Cockrell and Herbert Humphrey.
Marlene Cockrell has
an engineering degree from Mississippi State University and has been with LC
Industries for more than 20 years.
Throughout her career, she has held various positions in engineering and
management. Her number one goal is to ensure a safe work environment for all
blind and visually impaired staff and to maintain a quality product that meets
customer expectations while maintaining the company’s core values.
After
completing his military career in 2001, which include participating in the
First Gulf War, Herbert Humphrey
worked as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area
for 11 years. In 2012 Herbert was
diagnosed as legally blind, resulting from a brain tumor. After a successful surgery to remove the
tumor, he attended and successfully completed blind rehabilitation at the Addie
McBryde Center for the Blind and the Blind Rehabilitation Center, VA Hospital,
Biloxi, MS. He went on to work as
Advocacy Coordinator for Mississippi Industries for the Blind, a position he
held for 5 and a half years. Herbert is
currently ADA Compliance Coordinator for the City of Jackson. Herbert is married with 5 children.