[nabs-l] Cindy Bennett for NABS Secretary

[J.J. Meddaugh]

Cindy,
I am glad to see you running for the NABS board and fully support you in 
your bid for secretary. I have worked with Cindy at Camp Tuhsmeheta in 
Michigan and and been impressed by her organizational abilities as well as 
her drive and determination to see projects through to completion. Cindy 
also has prior experience as a driving force behind the North Carolina 
Association of Blind Students. I'm confident she will apply these same 
fundamentals to the NABS board.

Good luck, Cindy.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Bennett" <clb5590 at gmail.com>
To: "National Asociation of Blind Students" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "North 
Carolina Association of Blind Students" <ncabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:04 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] Cindy Bennett for NABS Secretary


>I am Cindy Bennett, and in May, I graduated from University of North
> Carolina Wilmington with my Bachelor's degree in psychology with
> minors in African American Studies and Women's Studies. I am currently
> working at a summer camp for blind youth as the office manager and
> learning how to write grants for our nonprofit organization. In the
> fall, I will attend BLIND, Inc.'s comprehensive training program. I
> also will be applying for Master's and Ph.D. programs in clinical
> psychology.
>
> My background in the federation began in 2007 when a few other North
> Carolina high school students and I revamped the NC Association of
> Blind Students. I served as president for 2 years, and as 1st Vice
> President for 1 year. I did not serve on the NCABS board this year to
> allow for new leadership and to pursue endeavors with my state
> affiliate, such as orchestrating all of our congressional appointments
> for the 2011 Washington Seminar.
>
> My involvement with NCABS has included the following.
>
> 1. Drafting an NCABS constitution.
> 2. Orchestrating monthly conference calls.
> 3. Planning annual business meetings.
> 4. Planning day-long annual student seminars beginning in 2009 and
> increasing in size each year.
> 5. Being a liaison between blind students and the NFB for the purposes
> of networking, and informing them of their rights as students.
> 6. Acting as a legislative committee chair by teaching NCABS members
> how to contact congressmen and keeping constituents informed of
> blindness related legislation.
>
> None of my accomplishments on behalf of NCABS would have been
> successful without the assistance and dedication of the other members
> and my state affiliate. Working with the NCABS board has been a
> privilege, and I have learned many leadership skills that I plan to
> incorporate into future positions.
>
> I have also assisted our national student board with things such as
> finding articles for The Student Slate, and have participated in many
> of the membership calls, and have acted as a spokesperson for one of
> them.
>
> Outside the federation, I am involved with several organizations. I am
> a member of Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology,
> and I was the membership coordinator during my senior year of college.
> I was responsible for processing all new inductees, about 60 members,
> which helped to develop my organizational skills. I have been involved
> in numerous other on campus organizations, and have volunteered in my
> community in many capacities whether it was at local soup kitchens or
> with campus fundraisers for various charities. I feel that my
> experience has given me sufficient skills to be the NABS secretary.
>
> I have some goals for my position if I am elected secretary, and I
> have listed them below.
>
> 1. Complete the assigned duties of the secretary and especially
> concentrate on maintaining up-to-date and organized records and
> documents including a current contact database to display the
> evolution of state student division boards.
> 2. Work to maximize and expand communication between state divisions and 
> NABS.
> 3. be available to blind students across the country and connect them
> with an appropriate board member or the committee chair.
> 4. Continue to assist with the growth and development of the Student 
> Slate.
> 5. Support efforts to perpetuate a cohesive organization whose board
> is responsive to the needs and feelings of the membership.
> 6. Work with the membership committee, specifically in the areas of on
> campus student involvement and community service.
> 7. Assist state divisions either remotely or by attending state
> student seminars with division growth, board cohesion, fundraising,
> grant writing, and much more.
>
> I have learned much from NABS and would love to step up my involvement
> with the organization. If elected, I am committed to collaborating
> with my fellow board members and am dedicated to represent blind
> students in a positive, progressive manner. I welcome any questions
> via the list, email, or in person at convention.
>
> I wish all candidates the best and trust that the next NABS board will
> act on last year's concerns and bring NABS forward to new endeavors.
>
> -- 
> Cindy Bennett
> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>
> clb5590 at gmail.com
> 828.989.5383
>
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