[il-talk] 2018 NFBI Committees
denise Avant
davant1958 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 2 16:16:57 UTC 2018
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:January 2, 2018
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 2017. Your assistance is greatly appreciated by
your State President, Denise R. Avant
*** 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.
2018 National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Committee Appointments:
Amended and updated: January 2, 2018
COMMITTEES
XXX 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, Adrienne
Falconer, Marilyn Green, Patti Chang, Denise Avant,
Charlene Elder, Kelly Pierce, Debbie Pittman, Ronza Othman, Linda Hendle
XXX Bell Committee
This committee will plan for our Bell Program(s)in 2018 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, , Cathy Randall, Sarah Luna,
Chaquita Vincent, Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Katie Leinum
XXX Braille Literacy Initiative
Chair: Robert Gardner
Members: Debbie Stein, (Nationwide BRAL), , 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, Charlene Elder, Debbie Pittman, and
Bill Reif
XXX Door Prizes
Chair: Mary Grunwald:
Members: Nancy Gardner, Bill Reif, Roberta Glickman, Debbie Pittman, Marco
Giannotti, Ed Birmingham, Don Jordan and Bob Widman
XXX Freedom Link
(Transitions Club Committee for junior high and high school blind teenagers)
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Bill Reif, MaryLou Grunwald, Steve Hastalis, Robert Hansen,
Nicholas Robertson, Amy Bosko, Marco Gianotti, Paul Shepherdson, David
Meyer (coordinator, Patti Chang, Denise Avant, Leslie Hamric, and Bruce
Paulb
XXX 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
XXX Guide Dog
Chair: Bill Reif
Members: Tori Clark, and 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, Marco Giannotti, Julietta Meyer, Dustin Cather,
Melissa Fuller, Robert Gardner, Patti Chang, and
Charlene Elder
XXX Legislation-Federal Committee
(Responsible for Washington Seminar and Federal Legislative Action.)
Co-chairs: Robert Gardner, Patti Chang, and David Meyer
Members: Debbie Pittman, Jemal Powell, Lois Montgomery, Adrienne Falconer,
Charlene Elder, Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Steve Hastalis, Dustin Cather,
Leslie Hamric, Melissa Fuller, Marilyn Green, and Glenn Moore
XXX Parent Committee
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Marilyn Green, Leslie Hamric, and Julietta Meyer
XXX PR/Social Media Committee
Co-chairs: Glenn Moore and Robert Hansen
Members: Linda Hendle, Patti Chang, Ronza Othman, Emma Meyer, Melissa
Fuller, Denise Avant
XXX Newsletter Illinois Independent
Chair: Debbie Stein
Members: Glenn Moore, Leslie Hamric, Bill Reif, David Meyer, Robert Gardner,
and Carolyn Nelson
XXX Resolutions Committee
(Responsible for reviewing and recommending "do Pass" or "do not pass" to
the convention.)
2018
Chair: Patti Chang
Members: Bill Reif, Harris Singer, David Meyer, Amy Bosko, Dustin Cather,
MaryLou Grunwald, and Steve Hastalis,
xXX Renewal and Membership 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,
Marilyn Green,
and Ken Staley
XXX Sales Committee
(Responsible to research items to sell as fund raisers)
Chair: Leslie Hamric
Members: Debbie Pittman, Marco Giannotti, Mary Grunwald, Denise Avant,
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: Mellisa Fuller, Nicholas Robertson, Patti Chang, Marilyn Green,
David Meyer,
and Bill Reif
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, Roberta Reif, Marco Gianotti (sound at
Convention) and Byron Lee, (counsultant), 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
Chair Jemal Powell
Members: Steve Hastalis, Melissa Fuller, Debbie Pittman, Kelly Pierce
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
Glenn Moore
XXX Science Camp and Youth Slam Coordinator
Debbie Stein
XXX Rideshare (Uber and LYFT Testing)
Leslie Hamric
XXX AIRA Coordinator
Marco Giannotti
XXX KNFB Reader Coordinator
Patti Chang
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
XXX 50th NFBI Anniversary convention Committee
Co-chairs: Mary Grunwald and Steve Hastalis
Members: Ken Shadd, Gina Falvo, Denise Avant, Patti Chang, Bill Reif,
Charlene Elder, and Jemal Powell
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Denise R. Avant, President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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