Board of Directors

Susan Wolfe, President

Susan Wolfe (she/her) has served on the leadership team of VFT since 2015 and was recently named its President.  Susan is committed to navigating and promoting research to better understand and more effectively treat ocular complications common in aniridia to help improve outcomes for people with low vision. She found the family support from VFT instrumental when her son was diagnosed with aniridia in 2011 and is thankful to be able to help serve others now in a similar manner through her position on the board of VFT.  Susan was part of the team that recently formed Aniridia North America and currently serves as the Board Treasurer.  Susan is a graduate of the University of Dayton. She has worked in public relations for agencies and large corporations throughout her career.

Susan and her husband Matt, also on the VFT Board, live in Illinois with their family. Lately you can almost always find them on the sidelines watching their two boys participate in any number of sports activities. 

Grayson Chinn, Vice President and Secretary

Grayson Chinn (he/him) joined the VFT Board in January 2021, and is the first Board member with aniridia. He was born and raised in Virginia. He was diagnosed with sporadic aniridia at 2-months old and started using eyedrops to treat glaucoma at age 6. While having low vision, he enjoyed sports, to include basketball, tennis and swimming throughout elementary and high school. Grayson graduated from the University of Virginia in 2002 and subsequently completed graduate school at The George Washington University. He has worked for the federal government since 2006. Grayson also maintains an interest in youth mentoring and holds an MA in Youth Development Leadership from Clemson University. 

Grayson and his wife Suzanne have a daughter Ellie, who was born in 2016 and also has aniridia. Suzanne serves as a VFT volunteer, helping to coordinate the organization’s family support efforts. They enjoy spending time with family and friends around their home near Washington, DC.

Matt Wolfe, Treasurer

Matthew Wolfe (he/him) joined VFT’s Board of Directors as Treasurer in March of 2021.  VFT provided tremendous information and support to Matthew when his son was diagnosed with aniridia shortly after birth.  Matthew has great passion for the VFT mission and the research funded by the Foundation for the benefit of the low vision community.

Matthew has more than 30 years of commercial banking experience and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing from Indiana University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.  Matthew previously served as Treasurer for the Chicago Athletic Association.  In his free time, Matthew and his wife Susan (also on the Board) enjoy attending many sporting events for their two young sons.

Chéleah Googe

Chéleah Googe, Ph.D. (she/her), joined the VFT Board in August 2023. She is an educator, facilitator, and equity advocate and is currently the Director of Leadership & Equity for Breck School in Golden Valley, MN. A Virginia native, Chéleah earned her bachelor’s degree in Education Policy from the University of Richmond, her master’s in Counselor Education from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her doctorate in Education from Old Dominion University. Chéleah values advocating for students to have access to what they need to thrive in their educational settings. She is excited to join the VFT board and continue that advocacy for folks in the low-vision community. In her spare time, she loves being an auntie, traveling, and spending time with her partner and friends.

Emeritus Board

Susan Ballis, MD

Wendy Baum, CPA, JD

Volunteer Leads

Debby Casher – Family Outreach

Susie Chinn – Family Support and Fundraising

Our mission is to create a fun event to raise awareness about low vision, while generating funds for eye-related research. The Vision For Tomorrow Junior Board is comprised of high school students from Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois.