[Iabs-talk] 2015-2016 NFBI Committee List

Wed Feb 10 01:50:41 UTC 2016

To: All Members of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois

From: Denise R. Avant

President, National Federation Of The Blind Of illinois

Date: February 9,2016

This is our most up-to-date committee list. If you wish to be added to or deleted from  a committee, please let me know. Thanks to all of the chair persons and members for your work on our various committees.

Based on our protocols, please take note of the following:

 All committee meetings are open, except for Freedom Link, Chappell-Dennis, and scholarship. Notices of meetings should be e-mailed to our general membership and student listservs.

 Notes should be taken at every meeting.

2015-2016 National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Committee Appointments:

updated: February 9, 2016

COMMITTEES

*Advocacy Committee

(Advocates with employers, schools, DRS, ICRE-WOOD and other public or private agencies for blind residents of Illinois.)

Chair: Leslie  Hamric

Members:      David Meyer,  Debbie Stein, Lois Montgomery, Patti Chang, Denise Avant, Charlene Elder, Kelly Pierce, Debbie Pittman,  Ronza Othman, Meg Cheatham, Linda Hendle

Bell Committee

This committee will plan for our Bell Program(s)in 2015and figure out how to tie it in with our Parent/TVI seminar in the spring, as well as our Freedom Link program.

Chair: Patti Chang

Members: Lois Montgomery,  Jean  Rauschenbach, Debbie Stein,  Steve Hastlis,  Amy Lund, Samantha Voll, Hilda Sandifer, Denise Avant, Jonathan Brayfield,  Cathy Randall, and Janet  Leinum

*Braille Literacy Initiative

Chair: Robert Gardner

Members: Debbie Stein, LOL squared),  Linda Hendle, Debbie Pittman, Bill Reif,  Lois Montgomery, Charlene Elder,

And Patrick Olson

*Chappell-Dennis  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

Patti Chang, (Treasurer NFBI)

Grants: Denise Avant,  Debbie Stein, Charlene Elder, Debbie Pittman, Jesse Rogers and Bill Reif

XX*Door Prizes

Chair: Marco Giannotti

Members: Nancy Gardner, Roberta Glickman, Debbie Pittman,  Jonathan Brayfield, Don Jordan and Bob Widman

*Freedom Link

(Transitions Club Committee)

Co-chairs: Marco Giannotti and  Debbie Stein

Members: Adrienne Falconer, Bill Reif, MaryLou Grunwald,  Steve Hastalis, Robert  Hansen, Nicholas Robertson, Paul Shepherdson, David Meyer, Bill Reif, and  Andrew Webb

*Fund Raising and Budget Committee

(Responsible for all Fund Raising events e.g. Amazon Smile, Certificates, and Octoberfest, etc

 Responsible for putting together an annual budget for presentation to the board.)

Chair: Patti Chang, treasurer

Members: Denise Avant, Cathy Randall, Leslie Hamric, MaryLou Grunwald, Debbie Stein, Bob Widman, Don Jordan, and Dave Meyer

*Guide Dog

Chair: Debbie Pittman

Members: Edwin Rodriguez, Yusef  Dale, Jonathan Brayfield,  Donna Miles, and Steve Pangeer

xxx*ISVI

(Deals with the school for the blind and its issues.)

Chair: Bill Reif

Members: Jonathan Brayfield, Jesse Rogers, Charlene Elder, Cathy Randall, Dave Meyer, and Debbie Stein

*Legislation- State, Committee

(Responsible for State Legislative action.)

Co-chairs: Dave Meyer and  Jemal Powell

Members: Bill Reif, Marco Giannotti, , Annette Grove, Robert Gardner, and Charlene Elder

*Legislation-Federal Committee

(Responsible for Washington Seminar and Federal Legislative Action )

Chair: Annette Grove

Members: Bob Gardner, Debbie Pittman, Jemal Powell, Lois Montgomery,  Adrienne Falconer, Charlene Elder,  Steve Hastalis, Jonathan Brayfield, Leslie Hamric, Melissa Fuller, Zachary Dreicer,  Syed Yousufuddin and  Glenn Moore  

xxx*Newsletter Illinois Independent  Committee

(Writes and distributes our Newsletter.)

Editor: Debbie Stein

Members: David Meyer, Carolyn Nelson, Steve Hastalis,  Bill Reif, ,  Glenn Moore,  and Leslie Hamric

*Newsline Committee

Chair: David Meyer

Members: Byron Lee, Bob Widman, Bill Reif, Lois Montgomery, and Brian Sumner

XX*Parents

(Plans and carries out parents’ seminars and parents’ events at conventions.)

Chair: Debbie Stein

Members: Leslie Hamric, Linda Hendle , Nelly Gamino, Cathy Randall, Dave Meyer, Bill Reif, Debbie Pittman, Byron Lee, MaryLou Grunwald,  Charlene Elder, Glenn Moore,  and Jonathan Brayfield

xxx*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:  Glenn Moore and Jesse Rogers

Members: Bob Widman, Linda Hendle, Melissa Fuller, Carolyn Nelson, Margret James,  and Hilda Sanifer

xxx*Resolutions Committee

(Responsible for reviewing and recommending “do Pass”  or “do not pass” to the convention.)

2015-2016

Members:

Chair: Patti Chang

Members: Bill Reif,  David Meyer, Debbie Pittman, MaryLou Grunwald,  and Steve Hastalis,  

xxx*Renewal Committee

(Responsible to assist all chapters in strengthening present membership and building new members.  Need to coordinate at-large chapter.  

Chair:  Gina Falvo

Members: Leslie Hamric,  Glenn Moore, Linda Hendle,  Lois Montgomery,  Carolyn Nelson,  Pat Olson, Patrick Olson, Bill Reif,  Bob Widman, Brian Sumner, Alma Hinkle, and  Ken Staley

*Sales Committee

(Responsible to research items to sell as fund raisers)

Chair: Leslie Hamric

Members: Debbie Pittman,  Marco Giannotti,  Adam Kozarewicz, Dan Peters, Sean Ziada

xxx*Scholarship Committee

(Decides who is awarded scholarships and internships.  Mentors those persons at convention and throughout the year.)

Chair: Debbie Stein

Members: Cathy Randall, Adrienne Falconer, Syed Yousufuddin, David Meyer, and Bill Reif

*Social Media

Co-chairs: Robert Hansen and Ronza Othman

Members: Byron Lee, Katie Leinum,

Victoria Tori Clark,  Patti Chang, Zachary Dreicer, Julia Chang, and Glenn Moore

xxx*Special Events Committee

(Plans and carries out all aspects of our spring seminars and conventions except for press, sends out convention bulletin, and plans face-to-face board meetings.)

Co-chairs: Patti Chang  and Denise Avant

Members: Nancy Gardner, Pat Olson, Roberta Reif, Byron Lee,  and Robert Gardner

Transportation Committee

Represent NFBI when dealing with transportation issues with both mainline and paratransit issues

Chair Jemal Powell

Members: Steve Hastalis, Debbie Pittman,  Kelly Pierce

*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

Members: Dan Tevalde, Christopher Milsap, Glenn Moore,  Patti Chang, and Marco Giannotti

NFB National LIAISON APPOINTMENTS

Public Relations

Glenn Moore and Jesse Rogers

*Science Camp and Youth Slam Coordinator

Debbie Stein

GOVERNMENT ADVISORY PANEL APPOINTMENTS

*Blind Services Planning Council

NFBI Representatives: Andrew Webb

Pending Applications:

Marco Gianotti and Leslie Hamric

*Library Committee Representative

Linda Hendle

ISVI Advisery Committee:

Jesse Rogers

OTHER

Pace Suburban ADA Advisory Committee

Jemal Powell

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Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
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