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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kathy West-Evans <<a href="mailto:kwest-evans@csavr.org">kwest-evans@csavr.org</a>>
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<b>To:</b> Rehab Net <<a href="mailto:rehabnet@csavr.org">rehabnet@csavr.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> American Foundation for the Blind seeks its next President & CEO<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">AFB is working with the mOppenheim Executive Search to recruit candidates for the President & CEO role at AFB. Please feel free to share the announcement below!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kathleen West-Evans, MPA, CRC (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 10:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kathy West-Evans <<a href="mailto:kwest-evans@csavr.org">kwest-evans@csavr.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> American Foundation for the Blind seeks its next President & CEO<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Kathleen,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">m/Oppenheim Executive Search</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"> is assisting
the <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)</span></strong> in the search for a
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moppenheim.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FAFB-President-and-CEO-Position-Description-Final.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.b.andrews%40state.mn.us%7C77a9da00b859444d506a08da903c7ea2%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637980886753981952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WkOOQWFOUYODeZfIdMAqq2adVYb0Zd59AhjGgiYUZE8%3D&reserved=0">President
& CEO</a>. </span></strong>Please click to view the full <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moppenheim.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FAFB-President-and-CEO-Position-Description-Final.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.b.andrews%40state.mn.us%7C77a9da00b859444d506a08da903c7ea2%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637980886753981952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WkOOQWFOUYODeZfIdMAqq2adVYb0Zd59AhjGgiYUZE8%3D&reserved=0">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afb.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cdavid.b.andrews%40state.mn.us%7C77a9da00b859444d506a08da903c7ea2%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637980886753981952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XdR3IujxInE47oyUWijfJE%2Fd9YMo6ryoBjLXa3pMBGA%3D&reserved=0">American
Foundation for the Blind</a> is the leading advocate for 32 million people who are blind or visually impaired. The CEO
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The key objectives of the President & CEO is to measurably shift perspectives, policies and practices across society so that those with vision loss
can fully participate in our economy and civil society at all levels. CEO responsibilities include management and strengthening of AFB's staff, asset base, advocacy, programs, finances and fundraising, and delivery of data, research, education, employment
and digital inclusion services that support those who are blind or have low vision. The President
<span style="layout-grid-mode:line">should ideally have a strong business, financial management and fundraising track record, combined with the lived experience of a person who understands the realities of living with blindness.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">AFB was founded in 1921 and serves all Americans with vision loss. Helen Keller, the internationally renowned advocate, author and activist,
who herself was deaf-blind, joined the organization in 1924 and with AFB paved the way for significant social change in America and internationally. The organization is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, has a Board of 16 and staff of 50 staff located throughout
the country (over half of whom are blind, have low vision, or have other disabilities), an operating budget of $7.5 million and investments of $25 million that includes a restricted endowment of $11 million. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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