[il-talk] NFBI committee list
Patti Gregory-Chang
pattichang at att.net
Thu Sep 9 11:38:48 UTC 2010
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2010 NFBI Appointments:
updated: 9/9/10
COMMITTEES
*Braille Literacy Initiative
Chair Kelly Doty
Debbie Stein
Debbie Pitman
Bill Reif
Bob Gardner
Lois Montgomery
Annette Grove
Patricia Bissel
Charlene Elder
Lindsay Upschulte
Araceli Avina
Denise Avant
Michael Nowicki
Joe Monti
Liz Bottner
*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
Eriselli Avina
Casandra Certeza
LeAnne Mayne
*Freedom Link
(Transitions Club Committee)
Dhair: Kelly Doty
Debbie Stein
Bill Reif
Cathy Randall
Dave Meyer
Mary Lou Grunwald
Marco Giannatti
Steve Hastalis
Bruce Paul
Sarah Chung
Nikki Nishijima
*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
*Legislation- State, Committee
(Responsible for State Legislative action.)
Co-Chairs: Bill Reif and Mary Lou Grunwald
Marco Giannotti
Jemal Powell
Annette Grove
Bob Gardner
Beth Sturman
Michael Sturman.
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
Anthony Thomas
Jemal Powell
Ronza Othman
Denise Avant
Lois Montgomery
Allyson Slaughter
Charlene Elder
Michael Sturman.
Kathy Lynch
Sarah Chung
*Newsletter Braille Examiner Committee
(Writes and distributes our Newsletter.)
Editors Debbie Stein Connie Davis
David Meyer
Cassandra Certeza
Michelle Wesley
Jodi Witthaus
Patricia Bissell
Carolyn Nelson
Glenn Moore
Dale Sczweck
*Parents of Blind Children Concerns Committee
Chair: Beth Sturman
Nelly Gamino
Maureen Lamparis
Tina Egle
Ronza Othman
Kelly Doty
Debbie Stein
Dave Meyer
*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
Sandra Hutton
Bob Widman
Venzelma Cotton
Roosevelt (Tray) Bradley
Bill Landron
Glenn Moore
Jana Hurgurt
Debbie Monahae
*Newsline Committee
David Meyer
Byron Lee
Bob Widman
Bill Reif
Lois Montgomery
*Rehabilitation/Advocacy Committee
(Advocates with employers, schools, DRS, ICRE-WOOD and other public or
private agencies for blind residents of Illinois.)
Chair Annette Grove
Charlene Elder
Bob Gardner
Sharon Howerton
Ronza Othman
David Meyer
Debbie Stein
Kelly Doty
Lois Montgomery
Patricia Bissell
*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.
Chair: Rick Parrish
Kelly Doty
Bill Reif
Cathy Randall
Patricia Olson
Patrick Olson
Alyson Slaughter
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
Sarah Chung
*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
2009.)
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
Faheem Ansari
Ryan Kwaak
LeAnne Mayne (
Liz Bottner
?? Nicole Gleason (Ronza to reach out 4/3/10)
*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
Alyson Slaughter
Beth Sturman
Robert Gardner
*2010 Spring Seminar Committee
(Plans and carries out our Spring Seminar. 2010 will be a parents' seminar
in Springfield)
Co-Chairs Debbie Stein and Beth Sturman
Maureen Lamparis
Tina Egle
Nelly Gamino
Ronza Othman
Cathy Randall
Alyson Slaughter
Michelle Wesley
Kelly Doty
Bob Gardner
Bill Reif
Annette Grove
Byron Lee
MaryLou Grunwald
Brandy Winicki
Howard Wilson
Casandra Certeza
Transportation Committee
Represent NFBI when dealing with transportation issues with both mainline
and paratransit issues
Chair Jemal Powell
Steve Hastalis
Eric Calhoun
Debbie Pittman
Leanne Mayne
Rick Parrish
*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: Bill Landram
Faheem Ansari
Byron Lee
Connie Davis
Debbie Pittman
Glenn Moore
Marco Giannotti
NFB LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
*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
*Choir
Leader: Pam Gilmore
*Mentoring for 2009 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 -
To sponsor me in the race for independence which raises funds for the
Imagination Fund affiliated with the NFB Jernigan Institute, you can go to
www.raceforindependence.org. Help us build innovative programs and products
to gain true independence. For more information on NFB, the Jernigan
Institute and the Imagination Fund, go to www.nfb.org.
P.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
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
To sponsor me in the race for independence which raises funds for the
Imagination Fund affiliated with the NFB Jernigan Institute, you can go to
www.raceforindependence.org. Help us build innovative programs and products
to gain true independence. For more information on NFB, the Jernigan
Institute and the Imagination Fund, go to www.nfb.org.
P.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
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
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