Valerie Chianuri (l) and Sarah Kramer.

NEW YORK—Lighthouse Guild, a not-for-profit vision and health care organization, has appointed two new people to its board of directors. Valerie Chianuri, general counsel and head of people and operations at the computational design and engineering software company, nTopology Inc. (nTop), and Sarah Kramer, global and U.S. CEO of Spark Foundry, part of Publicis Groupe, are the newest appointees to the board, according to the announcement. A legal and operational expert with more than two decades of experience in the financial and technology industries, Chianuri is responsible for strategy and oversight of the legal, compliance, information security and people operations functions at nTop. Prior to nTop, she held similar roles at several high-growth technology companies.

“Valerie’s knowledge, guidance and experience will enable us to further our mission of providing exceptional services to our clients and people who are visually impaired worldwide,” said James Dubin, chairman of the board of Lighthouse Guild. “We thank her for her leadership and look forward to working with her to help people with vision loss access the services and technology they need to live the lives they aspire to.”

“I am honored to have the opportunity to use my experience in governance, technology and innovation to contribute to the incredible work that the Lighthouse Guild does every single day for the visually impaired community,” Chianuri said. “I look forward to contributing to the future growth of this great organization and supporting its enduring legacy.”

 
A marketing expert with decades of proven leadership and operational capability, Kramer has held ascending domestic and global roles at Publicis Groupe, including serving as interim CEO for Starcom MediaVest Groupe Greater China in Shanghai. She has received multiple awards in the advertising and marketing industry throughout her career, according to the announcement.

“Sarah’s expertise, guidance and experience will be invaluable as we advance our mission to provide exceptional services for our clients and people who are visually impaired worldwide,” stated Dubin. “We express our gratitude for her leadership and eagerly anticipate collaborating with her to help people with vision loss to access essential services and technology to achieve their goals.”

“I’m honored to be joining the board of Lighthouse Guild,” Kramer said. “Having access to the essential services that Lighthouse provides is so critical for the visually impaired community, and I’m thrilled to be involved with such an important and meaningful cause. I look forward to lending my experience and skills to help Lighthouse with its mission to inspire the visually impaired community across the world.”