[nabs-l] New year, new leadership; and we need your help!
Vejas Vasiliauskas
alpineimagination at gmail.com
Thu Jul 14 00:39:06 UTC 2016
Agreed.
Who knows? The student president could be on here and doesn't
need to feel like that.
Vejas
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From: Joe via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:20:19 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New year, new leadership; and we need your
help!
Hi Shikha,
I'm not sure that publicizing your complaints against the current
state student president is the best way to go about generating
support. Don't get me wrong. I don't like entitled leaders any
more than anyone else, but there are more effective, and
diplomatic, ways of voicing your concerns. If you've already
tried talking to the student president, perhaps it would be worth
taking your concerns to the affiliate president or someone on the
affiliate board with whom you feel comfortable. Assuming none of
that works, I would volunteer to spearhead the kind of changes
you would like to see in your state. Actually, I would probably
do that regardless. It would show your dedication to the cause
regardless of your position as the state division's leader. If
your work ethic is solid, people will notice, and it won't
necessarily matter if your speech was great or not. Please don't
take this as a lecture. I personally love mavericks, but even
mavericks have to follow some decorum. I hope you'll take this
as constructive advice.
Best,
Joe
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-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Shikha via NABS-L
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9:09 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Cc: Shikha
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New year, new leadership; and we need your
help!
Hey,
Can I please get the second Vice President contact information I
am from Georgia and I would like to make our student association
of Georgia better.
Our president is not doing anything and I would like some help on
becoming the next president for Georgia. I have tried becoming
president in the past but my speach was not convincing.
Thanks,
Shikha.
On Jul 13, 2016, at 6:54 AM, NABS President via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
NABS family,
Happy Wednesday morning fellow students. For
those of you
who were in Orlando last week, I hope you are catching up on
sleep after an
incredible week at our National Convention!
I am more than enthused to be serving each and every one of you
for the next
two years as President of the National Association of Blind
Students, the
proudest and greatest division within the National Federation of
the Blind.
I am grateful for the support I have received over the past few
months, and
am eager to embark on a journey with you as we improve the lives
of blind
students across our nation. In this role, I want to hear from
you. I want to
truly know your thoughts, concerns, and suggestions as we shape
our
objectives for the next few years.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new
leaders. Below, you
will find a list of the newly elected officers and board
members, as well as
which affiliates they will be serving as a state liaison to. To
clarify,
state liaisons are national student leaders who have the
necessary tools to
create, grow, and refine student divisions. If you are in a
state and have
no idea how to get involved in your local student division, we
are here to
help. If you have questions or simply want to brainstorm ideas
with someone,
our national student leaders are here to mentor you throughout.
President: Kathryn Webster
1st Vice President: Bre Brown
Alabama
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
2nd Vice President: Syed Rizvi
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Puerto Rico
Texas
Treasurer: Luke Schwinck
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Montana
New York
Oregon
Virginia
Secretary: Michael Ausbun
Alaska
Idaho
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
Tennessee
Board Member 1: Vee Gaspa
Delaware
Iowa
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Board Member 2: Tarik Williams
DC
Maine
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
Board Member 3: Chris Nusbaum
Colorado
Hawaii
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Board Member 4: Bryan Duarte
Arkansas
Arizona
California
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Congratulations to each of them! And, now, for where you come
into play. The
National Association of Blind Students has three committees this
year, all
of which need your help to be successful. I encourage you to
consider
joining one of our committees, based on your preferences, skill
set, and
interests. Please do reach out to the committee chairs, contact
information
listed below, in order to dive into the work of our movement.
Fundraising Committee:
Chair: Luke Schwinck (luke.schwinck at hotmail.com
<mailto:luke.schwinck at hotmail.com> )
The most important part of any movement is funding that
movement.
Therefore, the Fundraising Committee of the National Association
of Blind
Students, a proud division of the National Federation of the
Blind, is
paramount to effecting positive change for blind students in our
nation.
This is illustrated by the majority of the NABS Board, beginning
with their
involvement on the Fundraising Committee. We are seeking
passionate,
creative, and hardworking students from all corners of the
country to learn,
and lead alongside President Kathryn Webster and the NABS board.
Our vision
for this year is to engage in a variety of ventures from grant
writing to
hosting local and national fundraising events, and everything in
between.
The majority of our committeeâs work is creating, planning,
and implementing
events such as Monte Carlo Night at national convention and NABS
Café at
Washington Seminar, as well as making fundraising merchandise
decisions. We
are anxious to share with you our experience, and knowledge with
the sincere
hope that you will return the favor. This year on the
fundraising committee
you can expect to work hard and have a great time doing it!
Legislative Committee:
Chair: Michael Ausbun (mausbun at nevada.unr.edu)
Have you ever found yourself in a class where the materials were
inaccessible? Have you ever thought legislation, the political
process, or
advocating for equality, opportunity, and security for blind
students is
important? We need your help! The Legislative committee of the
National
Association of Blind Students is looking for volunteers! We work
closely
with the Governmental Affairs team at the National Federation of
the Blind
Jernigan Institute, in order to facilitate the dialogue which
leads to the
development of equitable policy. We will be focusing on our
national agendas
from a studentâs lens, and need your help doing so!
Membership/Communications Committee:
Chair: Bre Brown (bbrown at nfbtx.org)
Are you interested in communicating with our membership, and
facilitating
personal and professional development? How about insuring
students have
access to resources to help them be successful? Join us! The
Membership/Communications Committee of the National Association
of Blind
Students is looking for volunteers! Tasks include, though are
not limited
to, planning and participating in membership calls, writing and
gathering
blog posts, generating resources for student toolkits,
development of
regional student programs, and membership outreach. This is a
newly formed
committee, so itâs got a lot of reach to get your feet wet in
something new
and fun!
Thank you in advance for your efforts and contributions for
ensuring that
blind students live the lives we want.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions, want to chat,
or have an
idea youâd like to throw around. I am eager to hear from you!
Best,
Kathryn Webster
President | national Association of Blind Students
(203) 273-8463
Nabs.president at gmail.com
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