[nabs-l] New year, new leadership; and we need your help!

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

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joe via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
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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 committeeâ€™s work is creating, planning, 
and implementing
 events such as Monte Carlo Night at national convention and NABS 
CafÃ© 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 studentâ€™s 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 itâ€™s 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 youâ€™d 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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