[blindkid] NABS Elections, and Other Things

Carol Castellano carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com
Sat Jun 4 23:41:25 UTC 2011


Thank you for your fine service, Arielle.  You will leave the 
organization stronger for your participation.  And good luck with 
your dissertation!
Carol



At 04:27 PM 6/4/2011, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I wanted to make a few announcements about this year's elections for
>the National Association of Blind Students. This year, because we are
>transitioning to the staggered board called for by our recent
>constitutional amendment, the terms will be a little different. In
>this year's election we will be electing the president, second
>vice-president, and treasurer to a one-year term, and the first
>vice-president, secretary, and board members 1 and 3 to a two-year
>term. Board members 2 and 4 were elected to a two-year term last year,
>so there will only be two board member positions up for election along
>with all five officer positions.
>Anyone who plans to be a student during the coming year, and who pays
>their $5 membership dues before the meeting, is welcome to run for a
>position. This year we will again be implementing card ballots to
>ensure that only paid members can vote, that each member votes only
>once in each contest, and that vote counting is exact and fair.
>
>On a related topic, I would like to announce that I have decided not
>to seek re-election to the presidency this year. As many of you know,
>I am a doctoral student and approaching the infamous "dissertation
>stage" of my program. I anticipate that in the next two years most of
>my time and energy will be taken up by dissertation planning and
>writing, and by preparing to find my first real job after graduation.
>I would like to pass on the reins to someone who is able to give NABS
>the attention and focus the organization deserves. Sean Whalen,
>currently second vice-president of NABS, has agreed to step up and I
>fully support his candidacy to become the next NABS president. Sean
>has done a great deal of work both on the front lines and behind the
>scenes to support the growth and development NABS has seen over the
>past two years, and he plans to be a student during the next four
>years. While I would recommend that he take the position, I am
>committed to support whomever NABS chooses to elect to the presidency
>and to the board.
>
>As we approach the end of this leadership term, I would like to
>express my appreciation to those who currently serve on the NABS
>board, whose names I will list at the bottom of this message. I
>believe NABS has made great strides forward in the past two years and
>I can attribute the vast majority of our progress to the dedication
>and hard work shown by our current board members. While we have grown
>a lot during the past two years, there is still much more NABS can do
>in the future to reach out to blind students, to improve educational
>opportunities for the blind and to build stronger collaborations with
>the National Federation of the Blind at large. I trust that those of
>you who are elected to the next NABS board will accomplish this.
>I have served on the NABS board now for six years, and I will say that
>it is a great honor to be involved in leading the organization. But it
>is more than a title-being on the NABS board is an act of service to
>fellow blind students and to the blind students of the future. Along
>with the honor of being elected to the NABS board comes
>responsibility. If you are elected to the NABS board, you will be
>placed in charge of NABS activities, fund-raisers, or communications,
>and will serve as a national representative of the organization. NABS
>will be counting on you to contribute your time and skills. If you
>would like to run for the NABS board, I'd encourage you to get started
>in your service to NABS by signing up to help us with staffing the
>exhibit hall table at convention or working at Monte Carlo night.
>(There should be a formal sign-up sheet circulated soon).
>
>Finally, as we wrap upthis administration of NABS, I'd like to get
>your feedback. What did we do well, and what could we have done
>better? Are there new projects you would like to see NABS undertake?
>Projects you'd be willing to help organize? If you'd like to send me
>feedback, I can be sure it gets passed along to the next
>administration, or you can give us your comments on-list.
>
>I look forward to seeing you at the convention!
>
>Arielle Silverman
>President, National Association of Blind Students
>
>NABS board members:
>Karen Anderson, First Vice-President;
>Sean Whalen, Second Vice-President;
>Janice jeang, Secretary;
>Nijat Worley, Treasurer;
>Isaiah Wilcox, Board Member;
>Meghan Whalen, Board Member;
>Domonique Lawless, Board Member; and
>Darian Smith, Board Member.
>
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