[nabs-l] New Board

Tue Jul 12 23:16:02 UTC 2011

I would  Just like to  Publicly congratulate (in no particular order
the following folks: Nijat Worley, Isaiah Wilcox,  and Janice  jeang.)
These are people I have  personally worked with and can speak to their
efforts and talents as far as the   positive progression of nabs goes.
 I have learned from and grown with these individuals and am happy to
have had the chance to have worked with them.

 To Arielle Silverman, our past nabs president:
 My deepest appreciation to you in helping me grow into  the leader I
am at this point.  You have done alot  for me personally, but to a
larger extent, a great deal for the national association of blind
students.  You have been a voice of reason, a seeker of common ground,
and   the lendse that has focused us on the main vision, where we
should always  be focused twards - bettering and supporting the
National Federation of the Blind.
 Each of you have plans    that take you in different directions in
life, butI know you will always be a support to the student division
and of the larger movement.  So,  Best wishes to you all and, well,
it's not "good-bye" it's "see you soon"

 With Much  Love and appreciation

  Darian Smith

On 7/12/11, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I would just like to take a moment to congratulate the newly elected
> NABS board. I would also like to thank all those who helped to make
> our student division seminar and business meeting a success: all the
> members of the former NABS board for their help with registration,
> election management, and door prizes, and all those volunteers who
> assisted with marshalling and vote counting. Your assistance was
> invaluable in allowing me to focus on chairing the seminar and
> election process without having to redirect my attention to these
> details. While the elections took a long time with many candidates
> running and several counted contests, I believe they were conducted in
> a fair and organized fashion, and I can attribute this to the
> competence of all those who worked together to count votes. If you
> have feedback about the elections process or how it can be improved in
> the future, I would encourage you to direct this feedback to our new
> president, Sean Whalen, or to others on the new board.
> Finally, I want to acknowledge those of you who ran for positions on
> the NABS board and were not elected. There were quite a few of you,
> and without naming names, I will say that I know many of you
> personally and believe you have a lot to offer the student division in
> terms of ideas and service. I sincerely hope that all of you who ran
> for the NABS board will lend us your service on NABS committees, offer
> to organize new NABS committees or activities, and continue to serve
> as leaders in your state student divisions.
> I wish the best of luck to the next NABS board. As past president, I
> will not meddle in the affairs of the new board, but I am always
> available to offer advice or assistance if you ask for it.
>
> Best,
> Arielle Silverman
>
> On 7/12/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>  Typically,The  Honor and  Privilage of making the announcement of the
>> new board goes to the  President of that new board. I was going to
>> make such announcement, but seeing as  I am not the president, and the
>> last time I had  spoken to the president, he had indecated that he
>> wished to do so, I had left it at that.
>>   I understand  though, that  this information has made the rounds.
>> This is not a secret by any stretch, and I know that everyone is just
>> settling back into the post-convention  swing of things.   Basically,
>> I just wanted to maintain that informal custom that Presidents seem to
>> have.
>>   BEst,
>>   Darian
>>
>> On 7/12/11, Rania Ismail CMT <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks for updateing everyone. I was wondering who wone as well.
>>> Rania,
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Mary Fernandez
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:44 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New Board
>>>
>>> Hey Jordan,
>>> The NABS board is as follows:
>>> President: Sean whalen
>>> 1st Vice: Karen Anderson
>>> 2nd Vice: Darian Smith
>>> Secretary: Cindy Bennett
>>> Treasurer: Shelby Ball
>>> Board Members: Candice Chaptman, Brieley Pollard, Megan Whalen and
>>> Dominique Lawless.
>>> I apologize if I misspelled anyone's name!
>>> Mary
>>>
>>> On 7/11/11, Jordan Richardson <lilrichie411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello list,
>>>>
>>>> For the bennefit of those of us unable to make it to convention this
>>>> year,
>>>> who makes up the nabs board for the 2011/12 term?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Jordan
>>>> mnabs president
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPod
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>>> --
>>> Mary Fernandez
>>> President: Georgia Association of Blind Students
>>> Emory University 2012
>>> P.O. Box 123056
>>> Atlanta Ga.
>>> 30322
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>>
>> --
>> Darian Smith
>>
>> “My secret?  See it, and stay focused on it.”
>>
>> — Shaquille O'Neal
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-- 
Darian Smith

“My secret?  See it, and stay focused on it.”

— Shaquille O'Neal