Insightful Visionaries: Defining Our Success

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Our Services

Insightful Visionaries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting community awareness, inclusion, and opportunity for disabled individuals, with a special emphasis on those who are blind or visually impaired. Through advocacy, education, wellness initiatives, and creative programming in arts and entertainment, we work to build stronger, more inclusive communities where individuals of all abilities can thrive.

Our organization promotes community awareness through advocacy, education, wellness, arts, and entertainment while empowering disabled individuals to live confidently, participate fully in their communities, and pursue meaningful opportunities. We strive to create environments where accessibility, understanding, and inclusion are part of everyday life.

Insightful Visionaries is led by a team of dedicated professionals who bring diverse expertise and personal experience that foster a genuine understanding of the needs, challenges, and opportunities within the disability community across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Many members of our team have personal connections to disability, allowing us to serve our communities with authentic insight, compassion, and purpose.

Our leadership and stakeholders bring professional backgrounds in rehabilitation, health and wellness, beauty and personal care, community service, marketing, and communications. Together, we are united in our commitment to advancing our mission, empowering individuals, and creating meaningful and lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Our purpose is to support mobility, build self-esteem through social connections, and provide encouragement—because sometimes a listening ear and a kind word can make all the difference.

Our team of professionals brings a wide range of expertise, along with personal experiences that create a true understanding of community needs. With backgrounds in medicine, health and beauty, community service, marketing, and advertising, they are dedicated stakeholders committed to the success of Insightful Visionaries and its mission.

  • Disability Rights Advocacy – Supporting individuals in protecting and exercising their rights.

  • ADA Claims Assistance – Guidance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims.

  • SSDI & SSI Applications – Help navigating Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications.

  • Accessibility & Accommodation Support – Addressing barriers to ensure equal opportunities and inclusion.

  • Special Education Law Guidance – Assisting families and individuals with understanding and navigating special education rights.

Meet the Team

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    Carolyn Marshall Covington

    Founder, CEO

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    Steve Murphy

    Vice-President/Programs

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    Dr. Paula Smith

    Vice-President/Operations

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    Wendy Coulter

    Marketing Consultant

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    Andrew Covington

    General Counsel

  • S. M. Kernodle-Hodges

    Operations Officer (NC/SC/VA)

Meet the Team

  • Project Specialist (North Carolina)

  • Project Specialist (South Carolina)

  • Project Specialist (Virginia)

  • Marketing Consultant

  • Web Technology Manager

  • Events Coordinator

  • Corporate Giving Strategist

  • Media Consultant

  • Digital Communications Manager

  • Community Fundraising Coordinator

Contact us.

admin@insightfulvisionaries.org
(919) 890-0117