[IL-Talk] NFBI 2020 Committee list

Thu Jan 2 16:02:31 UTC 2020

Hello everyone,

Here is the 2020 updated committee list. There are some changes from the
list sent out on September 4. 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

January 2, 2020 

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 yours or someone  else's name
off one of our committees,  please let me know. My direct e-mail address is
davant1958 at gmail.com <mailto:davant1958 at gmail.com> . Thanks to all of the
chair persons and members for your work on our various committees in 2019.
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.

*** Please note that at the December 9, 2019, the NFBI Board of directors
passed a resolution amending the protocols to make  all programming reports
due by February 15. This starts in 2021.

*** 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. Please hold other meetings as you deem
necessary to the functioning of your committee.

2020 National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Committee Appointments:

Amended and updated January 2, 2020. 

COMMITTEES

XXX Advocacy Committee

Chair Michal Nowicki

Members: Debbie Stein, David Meyer, Lois Montgomery, Debbie Pittman,
Charlene Elder, Kira O'Bradovich, Marilyn Green, Ken Borst 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: Debbie Stein 

Members: Lois Montgomery,  Patti Chang, Bill Reif, Steve Hastalis,  Amy
Lund, 

Denise Avant, Paula Sprecher, 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: Pam Gillmore, 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, Samantha Mayberry, Sarah Luna, Marco Giannotti,  Paul
Shepherdson, Patti Chang, Denise Avant, and Bruce Paul

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, Michal Nowicki, and 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:  Charlene Elder, Cathy Randall, Dave Meyer, and 

Debbie Stein

XXX State Legislation- 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 Federal Legislation 

(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,
Nelly Gamino, Liza Jager, Juliet Walker, 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.)

2019-20 

Chair: Patti Chang

Members: Bill Reif,  David Meyer, Debbie Stein, Jemal Powell, Dustin Cather,
Mary Grunwald,  Kira O'Bradovich, Marilyn Green 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, Robert Gardner, Bill Reif and Cathy Randall 

XXX Sales and Fundraising Committee

(Responsible for researching sales items and other fundraising ideas, e.g.
Amazon Smile, appeal letters) 

Chair: Marilyn Green 

Members: Giovanni Franchese, Ellen Bartelt, 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, Josh Lovey, .

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: Marilyn Green, Pam Gillmore, Nancy Gardner, Pat Olson,  Michal
Nowicki, Roberta Reif, Marco Giannotti (sound at Convention), Mary Grunwald,
Glenn Moore, Francisco Chang, David Meyer, Brian Mackey,  (webmaster),
Robert Gardner, and Dustin Cather, (IABS 1st Vice 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, Nick
Robertson, 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 NFB Vehicle Donation 

Robert Hansen 

XXX OTHER 

XXX Pace Suburban ADA Advisory Committee 

Jemal Powell

The Illinois Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind has two
listservs for all interested in 

blindness issues in IL.  IL-Talk is for everyone and IABS-Talk is specific
for those interested in 

student issues.  Sign up by going to www.nfbnet.org <http://www.nfbnet.org>
.

You can also find us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nfbi
<http://www.twitter.com/nfbi>  and on facebook by searching on 

"National Federation of the Blind of Illinois."

Denise R. Avant, Esq.

President,

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-991-8050

Live the life you want.

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