[nabs-l] Cindy Bennett for NABS Secretary

Thu Jun 30 00:06:25 UTC 2011

Thank you JJ. I appreciate your support.

Cindy

On 6/29/11, J.J. Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
> 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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-- 
Cindy Bennett
B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington

clb5590 at gmail.com
828.989.5383