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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><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> Cepelak, Cheryl <Cheryl.Cepelak@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 04, 2022 12:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> Moore, Zachary <Zachary.Moore@ct.gov>; Sylvestre, Alan <Alan.Sylvestre@ct.gov>; Andrea Giudice <dawgmawm@gmail.com>; Ferron-Poole, Astread O. <Astread.Ferron-Poole@ct.gov>; Beth Rival <erival@comcast.net>; Eileen Akers <e.g.akers@sbcglobal.net>; Katherine Guzman <kcdesign123@hotmail.com>; Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox@gmail.com>; Randa Utter (rd53utter@gmail.com) <rd53utter@gmail.com>; Samuel Pride <pride11292003@yahoo.com>; stevenp34@comcast.net; Fazzino, Matthew <Matthew.Fazzino@ct.gov>; Thal, Stephen <stephenthal@sbcglobal.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Steve Famiglietti <Steve.Famiglietti@oakhillct.org>; Robert Watts <marty.watts@aira.io>; Petersen, Emma <Emma.Petersen@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> BESB Announcement<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On behalf of Commissioner Porter, please see the announcement below shared with BESB earlier:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BESB colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am pleased to share that we have hired a new director at BESB, Carol Jenkins. Carol will be coming to us from the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCBVI). Carol shares that her connection with NCBVI started as a client, and then she worked on their Board of Commissioners. Here’s a little more about her journey, in her own words:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“From there, I became a vocational rehabilitation counselor working for NVBVI because I wanted to improve the lives of people with disabilities. After this, I became the supervisor of the Nebraska Center for the Blind, which is NCBVI’s certified structured discovery blindness training center. I then became the Deputy Director of Services at NCBVI where I oversee all services and programs for the whole agency. I am passionate about improving the lives of individuals with disabilities and want to do all that I can to make a positive difference in people’s lives.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carol joins our ADS/BESB team on November 18<sup>th</sup> and we are excited to welcome her to Connecticut!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Be well,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amy Porter, Commissioner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Aging and Disability Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>55 Farmington Avenue, Hartford CT 06105<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>860.424.4864<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><img width=116 height=78 style='width:1.2083in;height:.8125in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8D7ED.F71689A0" alt="Aging and Disability Services Logo"></span><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>