<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi all,</div><div>This is Martin Becerra-Miranda. I just wrapped up my term on the board of trustees last Tuesday.</div><div>Since then, several of us on and off the board, have been recruiting individuals to serve on the board for CSDB.</div><div>Although the requirement is for there to be at least one blind board member, it does not limit us to one seat.</div><div> so far, we have had a couple of individuals apply to be on the board.</div><div>Please feel free to reply and let me know if anyone has any questions about serving on the board. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Thank you,<div>Martin Becerra-Miranda</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 23, 2023, at 10:11 AM, Marty Rahn via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Thank you, so much, Julia. I was looking for the info and found it myself, but you beat me to posting it. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Respectfully,</div><div><br></div><div>Marty Rahn.</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 23, 2023, at 9:44 AM, Julia Zanon via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is the basic info, but the website has a lot more great info about the school:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="text-align-center" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Do you Want to Be a Member of the CSDB Board?</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="text-align-center" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> The Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members who are residents of Colorado, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state senate. Of these seven members, at least one appointee shall be a blind person, at least one appointee shall be a deaf person and at least one appointee shall be a parent of a child who is deaf or blind or both. At this time, the board has three open seats, one for a blind representative and two additional seats (three total). If you are interested in becoming a member of the board, please submit your <a href="https://www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commissions-application"><span style="color:#001970">application online</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And the website link:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://csdb.colorado.gov/about-csdb/board-of-trustees/board-members">https://csdb.colorado.gov/about-csdb/board-of-trustees/board-members</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marty Rahn via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 22, 2023 8:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> colorado-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Marty Rahn <marty.rahn@juno.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] Vacancy for a member of the Blindness community to serve on the Board of Trustees for CSDB<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk5604185">Hi all,<br><br><o:p></o:p></a></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185">There has recently come available, a spot on the Board of Trustees of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind for a member of the community who is blind or visually impaired. If any person on this list meets the qualifications and would like to serve in this position, or know someone who might, I refer you to the job announcement that can be found at the following link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"></span><a href="https://www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commissions-application"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185">https://www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commissions-application</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185">Please disseminate this information to those who may wish to serve and are qualified to do so, but are not on this list. It is crucial that we have representation from a member of the community on our board so that all stakeholder communities are represented. Thank you all for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk5604185"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ms. Marty Rahn</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/marty.rahn%40juno.com</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/martinbecerramiranda%40yahoo.com</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></div></body></html>