[IABS-Talk] Committee List
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Wed Sep 4 18:23:16 UTC 2019
Hello everyone,
We have gotten new people in our affiliate. So, I have updated the committee
list. Please see below.
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: September 4, 2019
This is our most up-to-date committee list.
*If you wish to be added to or deleted from a
committee, or if I inadvertently added or left your name off one of our
committees, please let me know. My direct e-mail address is
davant1958 at gmail.com. Thanks to all of the chair persons and members for
your work on our various committees in 2018-19. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated by your State President, Denise R. Avant, and the Board of
Directors of NFBI.
*** Based on our protocols, please take note of the following:
*** All committee meetings are open, except for Freedom Link,
Chappell-Dennis, and state scholarship.
*** Notices of meetings should be e-mailed to our general membership and
student listservs.
*** Notes should be taken at every meeting.
*** I would also recommend that the chairs hold at least one meeting with
your committee members to get to know them, and what they can do to help
serve the committee and NFBI.
2019 National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Committee Appointments:
Amended and updated September 4, 2019.
COMMITTEES
XXX Advocacy Committee
Chair Michal Nowicky
Members: Debbie Stein, David Meyer, Lois Montgomery, Debbie Pittman,
Charlene Elder, Kira o"Bradovich, Marilyn Green, and Patti Chang
XXX Bell Committee
This committee will plan for our Bell Program(s)in 2019-20 and figure out
how to tie it in with our conventions, and other related seminars,
as well as our Freedom Link program.
Chair: Patti Chang
Members: Lois Montgomery, Debbie Stein, Bill Reif, Steve Hastlis, Amy
Lund,
Denise Avant, Paula Sprreacher, Cathy Randall, Sarah Luna,
Chaquita Vincent, Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Katie Leinum
XXX Braille Literacy Initiative
Chair: Robert Gardner
Members: Debbie Stein, Linda Hendle (LIFE Group Chair), Debbie Pittman, Bill
Reif, Lois
Montgomery, Pam Provost, And Patrick Olson
XXX Chappell-Dennis Award Committee
(Responsible for decisions with guidance from NFBI board on aiding and
selecting people to
attend NFB events.)
(This is our only committee where the membership remains anonymous.)
XXX Development Committee
(Prepares and submits grant proposals. Sends out annual appeal letters.
Handles things like our
letter to estates attorneys.)
Chair: Cathy Randall
Members: Patti Chang, (Treasurer NFBI)
Grants: Denise Avant, Debbie Stein, Marilyn Green, and Bill Reif
XXX Door Prizes
Chair: Marilyn Green
Members: Nancy Gardner, Bill Reif, David Meyer, Glenn Moore, Marco
Giannotti, Ed Birmingham, and Mary Grunwald
XXX Freedom Link
(Transitions Club Committee for junior high and high school blind teenagers)
Chair: Debbie Stein
Coordinator: david Meyer
Members: Bill Reif, MaryLou Grunwald, Steve Hastalis, Robert Hansen,
Nicholas Robertson, Amy Bosko, Sarah Luna, Marco Gianotti, Paul
Shepherdson, Patti Chang, Denise Avant, Leslie Hamric, and Bruce Paulb
XXX Budget Committee
(Responsible for putting together an annual budget for presentation to the
board.)
Chair: Patti Chang, treasurer
Members: Denise Avant, Cathy Randall, Marilyn Green, MaryLou Grunwald,
Debbie Stein, and Michal Nowiky, Dave Meyer
XXX Guide Dog
Chair: Bill Reif
Members: Leslie Hamric
xxx ISVI
(Deals with the school for the blind and its issues.)
Chair: Bill Reif
Members: Jesse Rogers, Charlene Elder, Cathy Randall, Dave Meyer, and
Debbie Stein
XXX Legislation- State, Committee
(Responsible for State Legislative action.)
Co-chairs: Dave Meyer and Bill Reif
Members: Jemal Powell, Leslie Hamric, Debbie Stein, Mary Grunwald, Steve
Hastalis, Marco Giannotti, Julietta Meyer, Dustin Cather, Marilyn Green,
Kira O'Bradovich, Robert Gardner, Michal Nowicki, Patti Chang, and
Charlene Elder
XXX Legislation-Federal Committee
(Responsible for Washington Seminar and Federal Legislative Action.) Chair:
Marilyn Green
Members: Allison Slaughter, Robert Gardner, Ellen Bartelt, Patti Chang,
David Meyer, Jemal Powell, Lois Montgomery, Kira O'Bradovich, Michal
Nowicki, Charlene Elder, Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Steve Hastalis, Dustin
Cather, Patti Chang, Leslie Hamric, Lewis Wood, Mary Grunwald, Bill Reif,
Giovanni Frances, and Glenn Moore
XXX Parent Committee
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Marilyn Green and Julietta Meyer
XXX PR/Social Media Committee
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Glenn Moore, Robert Hansen, Linda Hendle, Patti Chang, Emma Meyer,
Denise Avant
XXX Newsletter Illinois Independent
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Glenn Moore, Leslie Hamric, Bill Reif, David Meyer, and Robert
Gardner,
XXX Resolutions Committee
(Responsible for reviewing and recommending "do Pass" or "do not pass" to
the convention.)
2019
Chair: Patti Chang
Members: Bill Reif, David Meyer, Debbie Stein, Jemal Powell, Dustin Cather,
MaryLou Grunwald, Kira o"Bradovich, Ellen Bartelt, and Steve Hastalis,
xXX Membership Committee
(Responsible to assist all chapters in strengthening present membership and
building new
members.
Chair: Edward Birmingham
Members: David Meyer, Brian Sumner, Jean Rauschenbach, Pat Olson, Marilyn
Green, Bill Reif, Robert Gardner, and Cathy Randall
XXX Sales and Fundraising Committee
(Responsible for researching sales items and other fundraising ideas, e.g.
Amazon Smile)
Chair: Marilyn Green
Members: Giovanni Franchese, Ellen Bartelt, Amy Bosko, David Meyer, Mary
Grunwald, Bridgid Burke, Alisa Gray, Debbie Stein, and Patti Chang.
xxx State Scholarship Committee
(Decides state scholarship candidates and internships. Mentors those
persons at convention and
throughout the year.)
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Marilyn Green, Nicholas Robertson, Patti Chang, Dustin Cather,
David Meyer.
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 Jemal Powell
Members: Nancy Gardner, Pat Olson, Michal Nowicky, Roberta Reif, Marco
Gianotti (sound at Convention), mary Grunwald, Glenn Moore, Francisco Chang,
David Meyer, Brian Mackey, (webmaster), Robert Gardner, and Emma Meyer
(IABS President)
XXX Transportation Committee
Represent NFBI when dealing with transportation issues with both mainline
and paratransit
issues
Co-chair Steve Hastalis and Jemal Powell
Members: Melissa Fuller, Debbie Pittman, Kelly Pierce, Michal Nowicki, and
Ken Borst
XXX 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: Patti Chang
Members: Dan Tevalde, Christopher Milsap, Glenn Moore, Brian Mackey, and
Marco Giannotti
NFB National LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
XXX Public Relations
Debbie Stein
XXX Science Camp and Youth Slam Coordinator
Debbie Stein
XXX Rideshare (Uber and LYFT Testing)
Leslie Hamric
XXX KNFB Reader Coordinator
Patti Chang
XXX Newsline Coordinator
David Meyer
XXX GOVERNMENT ADVISORY PANEL APPOINTMENTS
XXX Blind Services Planning Council
NFBI Representatives: Andrew Webb and Leslie Hamric
XXX ISVI Advisery Committee:
Jesse Rogers
XXX OTHER
XXX Pace Suburban ADA Advisory Committee
Jemal Powell
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"National Federation of the Blind of Illinois."
Denise R. Avant, Esq.
President,
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
773-991-8050
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