[nabs-l] [Nabs-presidents] Bre Brown for Secretary

[Darian Smith]

All:
  I have had the pleasure of meeting Bre Brown at our 2010 National convention.  She was very new to the organization, but was  not shy about taking on an opportunity to learn, meet new people and help out  wherever she could.
 Over the years I would coordinate convention volunteer recruitment, and I can’t remember a year where she didn’t help out with Monte Carlo, the business meeting or working in the exhibit hall. 
 She was always willing to serve on a committee, and was a frequent contributor  to the membership committee.  On that committee she did quite a few things including  chairing our  high school committee.
 Bre has always cared about our movement, been willing to work for the cause, and suggest/implement new ideas.  She’s shown that she’s willing to work behind the scenes and does so with the spirit  that is  characteristic  of the backbone of our organization.
 She understands first-hand the important role that students and student divisions play in the Federation as evidence by not only the elected offices she has held, but the opportunities she has utilized to engage her self  wherever she’s gone.
 weather it is selling pepperoni Rolls in  west virginia, breakfast tacos in Texas, or working  youth programs  in Louisiana, she’s been a steady role model of what it is to be a team player and to be mentor/role model.
 
 As elections come along, i’m  excited, encouraged and  appreciative of the fact that we have so many bright and talented folks who are intending to run for offices in the 2014 National  Association of Blind Students elections. I know that any of them can do a truly great job leading the division in our collective  service to the federation, but in particular I know that Bre Brown is ideally positioned, not by her current  position on the board, but by the sum of her experiences,  passion and commitment. She will be an exceptional Secretary, and I’m whole-heartedly  supporting her     candidacy and election as  Secretary of the National  Association of Blind Students.
 I thank you for reading, and ask that you might support Bre as well.
  Darian                                          
                       
On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:27 AM, Bre Brown via Nabs-presidents <nabs-presidents at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Fellow Federationists,
> 
> In 2009 I became a proud member of the National Federation of the
> Blind. I had heard about our organization for several years. However,
> I never realized how awesome and impacting the NFB is until I joined.
> As a new member, the state leaders in the NFB of West Virginia took me
> under their wings, and they began teaching me our philosophy and
> mentoring me. Six months later I had the privilege of attending a
> youth leadership academy at the NFB Jernigan Institute. There I met
> some of our national leaders and learned so much about our
> organization. At that point I knew I was hooked.
> 
> By September of 2010 I was the president of the West Virginia
> Association of Blind Students, and by 2011 I was serving on the state
> board. I held both of these positions until 2013. All of those
> opportunities led me to get involved with the National Association of
> Blind Students (NABS). I started out by serving on a committee to get
> more high school students involved. I extended my service to NABS by
> volunteering wherever help was needed. After attending the Louisiana
> Center for the Blind, I relocated to Texas. There I became the
> secretary of the Texas Association of Blind Students which is one of
> the most active student divisions in the country. In 2013 I was
> elected as a board member of NABS. It has been an absolute honor to
> serve in all of these positions. It has made me realize how much we
> can effect change, set goals for the future, and continue the movement
> of an active and vibrant organization.
> 
> I am planning to run for the position of secretary of NABS at our
> annual business meeting. As a board member, I am currently serving on
> the communications committee, and I am extensively handling our social
> media platforms. I love organizing, planning, inputting information,
> volunteering, and doing what it takes to help ensure that NABS
> continues to be a successful, energetic organization. Because of all
> of the opportunities I've been granted, I have developed great
> organizational and communication skills. I would like to use my skills
> to help continue the work of NABS. I want to increase the outreach
> efforts of NABS, and my goal is to develop more state student
> divisions. I am thrilled to be a part of NABS, and I know that we have
> an extremely bright future ahead of us.
> 
> Being a member of the National Federation of the Blind has
> significantly changed my life. I have been given so much, and I have
> acquired an enormous amount of skills from wonderful people and
> leaders. It's an honor to continue giving back, and serving on this
> board is just another part of that. I would greatly appreciate your
> vote for me as the next secretary of NABS!
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> Bre Brown
> 
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