[nabs-l] New Board

Wed Jul 13 15:36:54 UTC 2011

Hi Darian,

Thank you for the kind words! Well, as second vice president, you 
don't have to say goodbye to us, you're one of our leaders! :)

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:16:02 -0700
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New Board

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

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