[Iabs-talk] Committee list updated

Wed Feb 16 19:46:53 UTC 2011

As per our previous discussion, the Senior Fair Committee should be 
disbanded. We can't have an event without money, so why have a committee 
with its hands tied.

Kelly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
To: "Wilber Poindexter" <wpdexj1 at gmail.com>; "Syed Yousufuddin" 
<syedy2003 at hotmail.com>; "Steven Hastalis" <steve.hastalis at gmail.com>; 
"Sharon Howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>; "Ronza Othman" <aznor99 at aol.com>; "Rick 
Parish" <Rpneiu at comcast.net>; "Patricia Bissell" <jpbissell91 at comcast.net>; 
"Robert Gardner" <rgardner4 at gmail.com>; "Patti Gregory-Chang" 
<pattichang at att.net>; "Mary Lou Grunewald" <mgrunwald at sbcglobal.net>; "Kelly 
Doty" <kelly at dls.net>; "Denise Avant" <dravant at ameritech.net>; "Debbie 
Pitman" <concernedcitizens at cometlink.com>; "Bill Reif" 
<billreif at ameritech.net>; "Annette-Work Grove" <annette.grove at goodwill.org>; 
"Nelly and Evarardo Gamino" <gnelly at hotmail.com>; "Michelle Wesley" 
<wesley2 at uiuc.edu>; "Lois Montgomery" <lmm3527 at aol.com>; "Liz Botner" 
<liz.bottner at gmail.com>; "Linda Villa" <lindasiem at wideopenwest.com>; "Leslie 
Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>; "LeAnne Mayne" <leanne at uddle.com>; "Joe 
Monti" <josephmonti339 at comcast.net>; "Joe Lanier-ISVI-Stake-Holders" 
<tboss at iglou.com>; "jamal Powell" <derek2872 at yahoo.com>; "Howard Wilson" 
<hwil1775 at gmail.com>; "George Villa" <gvilla at wideopenwest.com>; "Connie J. 
Davis" <condav8950 at att.net>; "chris jeckel" <jeckel.chris at gmail.com>; 
"Charlene Elder" <1ladychar at sbcglobal.net>; "Cathy Randall" 
<chr47 at mchsi.com>; "Casandra Certeza" <cmcerteza at aol.com>; "Byron Lee" 
<byron at byronlee.com>; "Bill Landram" <blandram at comcast.net>; "Beth Sturman" 
<beth.sturman at gcsd9.net>; "Araceli Avina" <shortattit7 at aim.com>; "Alyson 
Slaughter" <alyamc at aol.com>; "Carolyn Nelson" <nylorac56 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:31 PM
Subject: Committee list updated

> Here is an update of our NFBI committee list.  This is still a draft. 
> Please let me know if you recommend any changes or if you wish to be added 
> or deleted from any committees.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 2011 NFBI Appointments:
>
> updated: 2/13/11
>
>
>
> COMMITTEES
>
>
>
> *Advocacy Committee
>
> (Advocates with employers, schools, DRS, ICRE-WOOD and other public or 
> private agencies for blind residents of Illinois.)
>
> Chair Annette Grove
>
> Bob Gardner
>
> Sharon Howerton
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> David Meyer
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Lois Montgomery
>
>
>
> *Braille Literacy Initiative
>
> Chair Kelly Doty
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Debbie Pitman
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Bob Gardner
>
> Lois Montgomery
>
> Annette Grove
>
> Patricia Bissel
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Denise Avant
>
> Michael Nowicki
>
> Joe Monti
>
> Liz Bottner
>
> Patrick Olson
>
>
>
> *Chappel Award Committee
>
> (Responsible for decisions with guidance from NFBI board on aiding and 
> selecting people to attend events.)
>
> (This is our only committee where the membership remains anonymous.)
>
>
>
> *Development Committee
>
> (Prepares and submits grant proposals.  Sends out annual appeal letters. 
> Handles things like our letter to estates attorneys.)
>
> Chair: Cathy Randall
>
> Linda Villa (annual appeal)
>
> George Villa (annual appeal)
>
> Kelly Doty (Treasurer NFBI)
>
> Denise Avant (grants)
>
> Charlene Elder (grants)
>
> Debbie Pitman (grants)
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Dale Sczweck
>
>
>
> *Door Prizes
>
> Chair: Denise Avant
>
> Alan Glickman
>
> Roberta Glickman
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Don Jordan
>
> Bob Widman
>
> LeAnne Mayne
>
>
>
> *Freedom Link
>
> (Transitions Club Committee)
>
> Chair: Kelly Doty
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Dave Meyer
>
> Mary Lou Grunwald
>
> Marco Giannatti
>
> Steve Hastalis
>
> Bruce Paul
>
> Sarah Chung
>
> Nikki Nishijima
>
> add Michal Nowicki
>
> Leslie Hamric.
>
>
>
> *Fund Raising and Budget Committee
>
> (Responsible for all Fund Raising events e.g. Carson Days, Certificates, 
> Obtoberfest, and Won-Ton-O-Fun.  Responsible for putting together an 
> annual budget for presentation to the board.)
>
> Chair Joseph Monti
>
> Bill Isaacs
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Bob Widman
>
> Don Jordon
>
> Patrick Olson
>
> Bruce Paul
>
>
>
> *ISVI
>
> (Deals with the school for the blind and its issues.)
>
> Chair:  Denise Avant
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Dave Meyer
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Bill Reif
>
>
>
> *Legislation- State, Committee
>
> (Responsible for State Legislative action.)
>
> Co-Chairs: Bill Reif  Jemal Powell
>
> Marco Giannotti
>
> Annette Grove
>
> Bob Gardner
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Patricia Bissell
>
>
>
> *Legislation-Federal Committee
>
> (Responsible for Washington Seminar and Federal Legislative Action )
>
> Co-Chairs Annette Grove and Bob Gardner
>
> Dave Meyer
>
> Syed Yussifuddin
>
> Jemal Powell
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Denise Avant
>
> Lois Montgomery
>
> Allyson Slaughter
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Kathy Lynch
>
> Sarah Chung
>
>
>
> *Newsletter Braille Examiner Committee
>
> (Writes and distributes our Newsletter.)
>
> Editor Debbie Stein
>
> Connie Davis
>
> David Meyer
>
> Cassandra Certeza
>
> Michelle Wesley
>
> Jodi Witthaus
>
> Patricia Bissell
>
> Carolyn Nelson
>
> Glenn Moore
>
> Dale Sczweck
>
> Steve Hastalis
>
> Kendra White
>
>
>
> *Newsline Committee
>
> David Meyer
>
> Byron Lee
>
> Bob Widman
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Lois Montgomery
>
> Liz Bottner
>
> Brian Sumner
>
>
>
> *Parents
>
> (Plans and carries out parents' seminars and parents' events at 
> conventions.)
>
> Chair Debbie Stein
>
> Nelly Gamino
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Alyson Slaughter
>
> Dave Meyer
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Bob Gardner
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Byron Lee
>
> MaryLou Grunwald
>
> Vandana Chaudhry
>
> Syed Yousifuddin
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Denise Avant
>
> Liz Bottner
>
> Laurie Pokin
>
> Dale Schweck
>
>
>
>
>
> *Public Relations  Committee
>
> (Responsible for notifying agencies and getting the word out generally on 
> all NFBI events.  Responsible for getting as much press contact for our 
> events as possible.)
>
> Co-Chairs: Debbie Pitman and Charlene Elder
>
> Bob Widman
>
> Venzelma Cotton
>
> Roosevelt (Tray) Bradley
>
> Glenn Moore
>
> Jana Hurgurt
>
> Melody Osbourne
>
> Dan Scholl
>
> Carolyn Nelson
>
> Kendra White
>
> Nicole Davis
>
>
>
> *Resolutions Committee \
>
> (Responsible for reviewing and recommending "do pass" or "do not pass" to 
> the convention.)
>
> 2010 Members were:
>
> Chair George Villa
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Bill Reif
>
> David Meyer
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Alyson Slaughter
>
> Mary Lou Grunwald
>
> Denise Avant
>
> Michelle Wesley
>
> Liz Bottner
>
> Steve Hastalis
>
> Annette Grove
>
>
>
> *Renewal Committee
>
> (Responsible to assist all chapters in strengthening present membership 
> and building new members.  Need to coordinate at-large chapter.
>
> Co-Chairs:  Kelly Doty  and LeAnne Mayne
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Patricia Olson
>
> Patrick Olson
>
> Roberta Reif
>
> Patricia Bissel
>
>
>
> *Sales Committee
>
> (Responsible to research items to sell as fund raisers)
>
> Chair: Mary Lou Grunwald
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Marco Giannotti
>
> Nikki N.
>
> Patricia Bissel
>
> Casandra Certeza
>
>
>
> *Scholarship Committee
>
> (Decides who is awarded scholarships and internships.  Mentors those 
> persons at convention and throughout the year.)
>
> Chair Debbie Stein
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Nancy Gardner
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Syed Yussifuddin
>
> Dave Meyer
>
>
>
>
>
> *Senior Seminar Committee
>
> (Responsible for planning and carrying out Senior Seminar at Convention.)
>
> Chair: Kelly Doty
>
> Bill Isaacs
>
> Ruth Isaacs
>
> Ray Kwaak
>
> Carol Kwaak
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Linda Villa
>
> George Villa
>
> Charlene Elder
>
> Mary Lou Grunwald
>
> Alma Hinkle
>
> Bob Gardner
>
> Bob Widman
>
> Roberta Reif
>
> Carolyn Nelson
>
>
>
> *Social networking on the web
>
> Chair: Ronza Othman
>
> Byron Lee
>
> Araceli Avina
>
> Connie Davis
>
> Ryan Kwaak
>
> LeAnne Mayne (
>
> Liz Bottner
>
>
>
> *Special Events Committee
>
> (Plans and carries out all aspects of our spring seminars and conventions 
> except for press, sends out convention bulletin, and plans board 
> meetings.)
>
> Co-chairs Denise Avant and Chris Jeckel
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Kelly Doty
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Linda Villa
>
> George Villa
>
> Joseph Monti
>
> Mary Monti
>
> Nancy Gardner
>
> Byron Lee
>
> Liz Bottner
>
> Beth Sturman
>
> Robert Gardner
>
>
>
> Transportation Committee
>
> Represent NFBI when dealing with transportation issues with both mainline 
> and paratransit issues
>
> Chair Jemal Powell
>
> Steve Hastalis
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Leanne Mayne
>
> Rick Parrish
>
> Daryl Washington
>
> Tray Bradley
>
>
>
> *Webpage Committee
>
> (Purpose to keep the webpage growing and up to date. This committee will 
> design, and implement the page as well as urge all to get content to the 
> webmaster in a timely fashion.)
>
> Chair:   Byron Lee
>
> Bill Landram
>
> Faheem Ansari
>
> Byron Lee
>
> Connie Davis
>
> Debbie Pittman
>
> Glenn Moore
>
> Marco Giannotti
>
>
>
> NFB National LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
>
>
>
> Public Relations
>
> Debbie Pitman
>
>
>
> *Science Camp and Youth Slam Coordinator
>
> Kelly Doty
>
>
>
> GOVERNMENT ADVISORY PANEL APPOINTMENTS
>
>
>
> *Blind Services Planning Council
>
> NFBI Representatives: Dave Meyer and Charlene Elder Bill Reif
>
>
>
> *Library Committee Representative
>
> David Meyer
>
> Nominated: LeAnne Mayne, Patrick Olson,
>
> Nicheal N. ??
>
> Jana H. ??
>
>
>
> *SRC
>
> Bob Gardner
>
>
>
> OTHER
>
> Pace Suburban ADA Advisory Committee
>
> Jemal Powell
>
>
>
> *Choir
>
> Leader: Pam Gilmore
>
>
>
> *Mentoring for 2010 National Convention
>
> Debbie Stein
>
> Cathy Randall
>
> Ronza Othman
>
> Bill Reif
>
> Mary Lou Grunwald
>
>
>
> *Protocol Development Coordinator
>
> (Goal here is to further develop protocols for the affiliate as to how to 
> handle different things like memorials, Chappell awards, notification of 
> NFBI board by chapter presidents etc.)
>
> Patti Chang to coordinate  -
>
> P.S. Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination 
> Fund via your phone bill.
>
> P.S.S.  National Federation of the Blind of Illinois is now on twitter at 
> www.twitter.com/nfbi.
> We also have a facebook page.  Just search for our full name.
>
> Patti Gregory-Chang, Esq.
> Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee
> scholarships at nfb.org
> President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> pattichang at att.net
> www.nfbofillinois.org
> 