{"id":28676,"date":"2023-09-09T19:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T19:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/?p=28676"},"modified":"2023-10-17T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:30:17","slug":"9-9-23-newview-oklahoma-lauren-branch-and-ashley-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/9-9-23-newview-oklahoma-lauren-branch-and-ashley-howard\/","title":{"rendered":"9-9-23: NewView Oklahoma: Lauren Branch and Ashley Howard"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-28676-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OSJ9-9-23.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OSJ9-9-23.mp3\">https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OSJ9-9-23.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>New View Oklahoma is in the studio this Saturday 9\/9\/23 with CEO \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbc &amp; President \u2013 Lauren Branch (left) and Ashley Howard (center) the VP of Marketing &amp; Financial Development.<\/p>\n<p>There are some great new programs and technical help and nobody is ever turned away from New Veiw Oklahoma help. There are 70% of seniors that have low vision issues. It is not a catastrophic diagnosis because there is help though New View Oklahoma, if your doctor has not mentioned New View Oklahoma, please mention it to him or her.<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16936 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-218x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-748x1030.jpg 748w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-1090x1500.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929-512x705.jpg 512w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2929.jpg 1105w\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"186\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Lauren Branch<\/strong>, President and CEO (left)<br \/>\nLauren Branch has been with NewView Oklahoma, formerly the Oklahoma League for the Blind, since 1997. A native of Houston, Texas, Lauren received her bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting and business administration from Texas A&amp;M University in 1986 and is also a certified public accountant. Under Lauren\u2019s leadership, NewView Oklahoma has undergone unprecedented growth, employing almost 200 individuals, most of whom are blind or low vision and serving thousands of Oklahomans with vision loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Howard<\/strong>, VP of Marketing and Financial Development(right)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16937 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2930-251x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2930-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2930.jpg 535w\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"153\" \/><br \/>\nAshley Howard is a San Diego Native that relocated to Oklahoma in 2013 after her husband ended his ten-year tenure with the United States Marine Corps. Howard has a master\u2019s degree in education, a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology, and serves as the VP of Marketing and Financial Development at NewView Oklahoma where she oversees development, fundraising, grants, marketing, communications, public policy, and advocacy.<br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"alignnone\" href=\"https:\/\/nvoklahoma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16933 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2928-275x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2928-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2928-646x705.jpg 646w, https:\/\/okseniorjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_2928.jpg 739w\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nvoklahoma.org\/\">NewView Oklahoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newviewoklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook: \/newviewoklahoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/newview-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/newview-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\/newview-oklahoma\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: NewView_Oklahoma @NewViewOK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New View Oklahoma is in the studio this Saturday 9\/9\/23 with CEO \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbc &amp; President \u2013 Lauren Branch (left) and Ashley Howard (center) the VP of Marketing &amp; Financial Development. 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