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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>I am continuing to make 2026 committee appointments for the NFB of Maryland, and Groups are also continuing their work. If you are interested in being appointed to a particular committee, please send me an email with the name of the committee or committees for which you are interested. I can’t promise everyone will be appointed to the committees they request, but it is very helpful to know where people are interested in contributing most. Please send your interest email to me at <a href="mailto:President@nfbmd.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1475AD'>President@nfbmd.org</span></a>. In addition, if you are interested in joining a particular group, please reach out directly to the chair of that group. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>If there are committees that you think should be added, please also let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Below is a list of the 2026 committees and groups as they currently stand. The individuals listed below have been asked to chair these committees or groups, but this may change slightly when final appointments are sent out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Advocacy Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Sharon Maneki and Melissa Riccobono, Co-chairpersons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Advocates with employers, schools, Vocational Rehabilitation entities, and other public or private agencies for blind residents of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Ambassadors Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Judy Rasmussen and Debbie Brown, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for orienting first-time attendees to state and national Convention and mentoring first-timers at those events<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Audit Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Justin Young, Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>responsible for auditing financial accounts and spending for the affiliate, local chapters, and divisions<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>BELL Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Erin Zobell, Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>plans and administers the Maryland Bell program and incorporating Bell into NFBMD conventions and seminars<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Braille Spectator Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Ronza Othman, Editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Responsible for sourcing and creating content, assembling, editing, formatting, and disseminating the semi-annual magazine of the NFB of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Crab Feast Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Millie Rivera, Chairperson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Plans and implements the Crab Feast and associated auction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Deaf-Blind and Hearing Loss Issues Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Janice Toothman and Heather Guy, Co-chairpersons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>works on issues of concern and interest to the deaf-blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Development and Fundraising Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Jenivieve White and Qualik Ford, Co-chairpersons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>coordinates long-term and short-term fundraising initiatives including: preparing and submitting grant proposals; sending out annual appeal letters; working with estate attorneys; administering Spring and Fall drawings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Qualik Ford and Juhi Narula, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Provides leadership and guidance to the affiliate and chapters and divisions on matters related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Employment Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Pam Goodman and Judy Rasmussen, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Provides guidance and support related to strategies for increasing the employment of Maryland’s blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Guide Dog Issues Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Sherri Shirek, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>works on issues of concern and interest to guide dog users in Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Legislation Committee - Federal<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Sharon Maneki and Debbie Brown, Co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for Federal legislative action and educating elected officials on issues of importance to the blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Legislation Committee - State<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Ronza Othman, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for state legislative action and educating elected officials on issues of importance to the blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Makers Market <o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Danielle McCann, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for organizing the spring and winter makers markets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Membership Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Dezman Jackson and Ellen Ringlein, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for helping chapters and divisions with recruitment, retention, and development of members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>PAC Plan Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>John Par and Ann-Marie Laney, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Coordinate the Maryland Pre-Authorized Check (PAC) efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Public Relations Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Chris Danielsen, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for marketing NFBMD programs and initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Resolutions Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Chris Danielsen, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for recommending (or not) that resolutions submitted by members be brought to the NFBMD Convention floor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Scholarship Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Juhi Narula, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for administering the John T. McCraw Scholarship Program, including mentoring candidates at national and state conventions and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Sharon Maneki Youth Empowerment Grant Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Sharon Maneki, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for reviewing and approving (or not) grant applications for youth to attend blindness programs and training or to receive technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Social Media Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Karen Anderson and Stephanie Cascone, Co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for NFBMD’s social media presence, communication, and outreach using forums like mastodon and Facebook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Spanish Services Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Teresa Graham, chairperson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for coordinating programming, outreach, and language interpretation for Spanish speakers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Sports and Recreation Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Qualik Ford and Derique Simon, co-chairpersons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for coordinating sports and rec activities for the affiliate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Transportation Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Cheryl Fogle-Hatch and Aloma Bouma, co-chairpersons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for coordinating transportation-related advocacy and working to improve the state of public transportation in Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Website and Technology Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>John Berggren and Graham Mehl, Co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for NFBMD.org content and formatting, NFBMD databases, AV/IT at conventions, seminars, and other events, and other technology necessary for the operations of the NFB of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Youth Activity Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Erin Zobell, Chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for engaging youth and planning youth-focused programs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Convention-Related Committees<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Anna Freysz Cable Award Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Debbie Brown, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>administers award program for an adult who has demonstrated exceptional effort in learning blindness skills, which is given at the NFBMD Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Convention Child Care Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Brittany Bomboy, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>coordinates childcare at the NFBMD Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Convention Organization and Activities<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Justin Young, chairperson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>coordinates the NFBMD Convention, including planning and logistics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Convention Registration Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Marie Marucci and Bre Brown, Co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Coordinates and oversees convention registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Teresa Graham, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>administers award to an exceptional teacher of the blind in Maryland; awarded at the NFBMD Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Door Prize Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Juhi Narula and Qualik Ford, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>coordinates and runs NFBMD Convention door prize activities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Gold Cup Crab Race Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Juhi Narula and Jen White, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Administers Gold Crab Race Fundraiser at state convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Jennifer Baker Award Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Melissa Riccobono, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>administers award program for a child who has overcome significant challenges to learn blindness skills; administered at the NFBMD Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Kenneth Jernigan Award Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Mary Ellen Jernigan, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>administers award program for a Federationist who has demonstrated exceptional and sustained service and commitment to the NFB of Maryland; awarded at the NFBMD Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>National Funding Support Auction Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Joel Zimba and Erin Zobell, Co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Administers the NFB of Maryland Bake and Experience Auction at the state convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Nominating Committee<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Marguerite Woods, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>responsible for recommending to the NFBMD Convention individuals for open Board seats<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>NFBMD Groups<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Blind Parents Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Melissa Riccobono, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Crafters Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Danielle McCann and Karen Anderson, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Diabetes Action Network Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Eileen Ley, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Performing Arts Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Chris Danielsen, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Sighted Significant Others and Loved Ones Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Jen White and David Waybright, co-chairpersons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Veterans Group<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Ed Jackson, chairperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>