[nabs-l] Kirt Manwaring for NABS board

[chris nusbaum]

yet another great introduction. best of luck!

On 6/20/11, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com> wrote:
> Although I won't be going to Orlando so won't be able to vote, I wish you
> good luck!
>
> Serena
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Kirt Manwaring
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 6:08 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] Kirt Manwaring for NABS board
>
> Dear NABS members and friends,
>   I just wanted to let you all know that I'll be seeking election to a
> one-year board position at this upcoming NABS business meeting.  I
> feel I have the skills, attitude and experience needed to contribute
> positively to this organization.  I currently attend Brigham Young
> University.  There's a possibility I'll attend a training center this
> upcoming year.  If that doesn't pan out, I'll be going back to
> college.
>   I have experience, both as a leader and as a member of the
> Federation.  I was a recipient of a NFB scholarship this last year.
> Currently, I serve on the board of the Utah Association of Blind
> students, where I've served as Vice President in the past.  I spent
> five years volunteering at a Boy Scout leadership camp where, two
> summers ago, I had the chance to be the senior Patrol leader.  This
> means I was responsible for making sure that each boy attending the
> camp received quality leadership instruction from our youth staff,
> which consisted of about 15 scouts.
>   If elected to the board, I will do my best to empower blind students
> and foster meaningful relationships with college disability offices.
> I believe that with the right training and opportunity, blind students
> can and do compete as equals in the classroom.  We are just as capable
> of serious academic study as anyone else.  I intend to help us spread
> that message to blind students, parents, professors and college
> disability workers.  Our organization has already accomplished a great
> deal on behalf of blind students.  I believe we can accomplish even
> more as we work in conjunction with the rest of the Federation, and to
> that end I hope to strengthen ties with devisions such as the NOPBC,
> along with the federation at large.  Here's hoping we can keep working
> together to change what it means to be blind students.  Thank you for
> your consideration, and I'll see you all in Orlando!
>   All the best,
> Kirt
>
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chris

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