[nabs-l] Clarification Re: Support for Vee Gaspa for Bice president

Fri Jun 16 17:27:48 UTC 2017

Hello Elizabeth,

I feel that while your email had good intentions behind it, it may also be perpetuating the argument that you say you're trying to avoid. No disrespect intended. I realize that this email is also promoting an argument, and I apologize in advance for that. I'd also like to point out that, if I understand the principles of Dropbox correctly, it's designed to allow anyone who has access to modify or add to folders. Therefore, the responsibility of adding to the legislative folder falls equally on anyone who has access and says they'll work on it. If Vee and Shannon were the only two on that folder, then they would both be responsible for updates. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, since Shannon's email was very respectful, and also directed to Vee, isn't it up to her to respond to it? If his claims are false, I am sure she would be more than happy to tell us that in her own words. Part of being a blind student, or just a student, is learning to fight one's own battles. Not that this is a battle, of course. We're all, as you said, working toward a common goal. Again though, transparency and honesty on all sides are the only ways for us to get to that goal. 

Please correct me if anything I've said is wrong. Thanks!

Best,
Cricket X. Bidleman 
NCS Pearson, Associate Quality Assurance Engineer 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 16, 2017, at 09:55, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Shannon,
> 
> It is rather disappointing to see an email like this be posted to the nabs email list. I feel as though you simply do not have the right to say what Vee has done or has not done based on what is or is not reflected in some dropbox folder. Perhaps the dropbox folder has not been properly updated by the person who is in charge of keeping it up to date, or there has been some miscommunication as to where the legislative letters need to be sent. Or perhaps The legislative letters Vee has collected came from students Who do not live in New Jersey. Regardless of what the case may be, I do not believe it is right for an individual to be called out this way on the nabs email list. We are all working for the same cause and organization, so we should be willing to support each other rather than tear each other down.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 16, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Shannon Cantan via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Aloha Vee:
>> 
>>  Thank you for serving on the NABS Board this past year. I was
>> hesitant in writing this message, but I feel that it is only fair for the
>> membership to be made aware of the work the NABS Board and NABS committees
>> are doing.
>> I have worked closely with the NABS Legislative Committee for over a year
>> now. According to our Dropbox folder, there are only 6 letters from New
>> Jersey students, all of which were collected prior to your election on the
>> NABS Board. In fact, these 6 letters were last modified on April 4, 2016.
>> Moreover, they were collected by the previous president of NABS, Sean
>> Whalen, as well as our current NABS President and our current Legislative
>> Committee Chair Michael Ausbun. With this in mind, if you have more letters,
>> that's awesome, but let's not hold them hostage and let's send them on over
>> to our Government Affairs team in Baltimore, as well as to Michael, Tarik,
>> and Kathryn.
>> Now, onto the Outreach Committee. As the point person for social media for
>> NABS, I thank you for gathering one blog post over the past year, for the
>> month of May. I hope to see many more in the future.
>> 
>> Again, I do not write this message with any negative intentions. As a
>> growing leader in our organization, it is best to be upfront and honest when
>> holding each other accountable, but more importantly, ourselves to that same
>> standard. I, too, have dropped the ball on occasion, as does everyone. We
>> are human. Regardless, we are fighting for the same goal, so let's work
>> together to do just that. ; I just wanted to
>> point out some miscommunicated information as a leader in this fine
>> organization.
>> 
>> Thanks for reading, and I hope we cross paths in Orlando.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Shannon KS Cantan
>> 
>>> On Jun 16, 2017, at 2:17 AM, Gaspa, Vee via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Dustin,
>>> I was actually co-chair of the legislative committee from when I was elected a board member of NABS last July and then after Washington Seminar I was moved to being one of the co-chairs of the outreach committee. While I was on the legislative committee I gathered many AIMHE letters and started the process of getting a letter from my college, Seton Hall University. Over the past 5 months much of my energy went to the outreach committee, getting monthly blogs, working on topics for the outreach calls and many other things. Thank you for being a part of the legislative committee and helping us build the Federation!
>>> Best,
>>> Vee Gaspa
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dustin Cather via NABS-L
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 5:30 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Cc: Dustin Cather
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Support for Vee Gaspa for Bice president
>>> 
>>> Hey Nathan,
>>> It has been a pleasure working on the legislative committee on the national level. I would love to learn more about the projects that you and Vee have been working on since I have been involved only since January and I don't recall Vee being on any of the calls. As I am getting more and more involved with NABS and NFB on a legislative level and I was just curious about this past years progress that Vee has made.
>>> Best.Dustin Cather 
>>> 
>>>  On Thursday, June 15, 2017 3:34 PM, Nathan Clark via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have known Vee for about one year now working with her on numerous projects such as our legislative committee at the national level in our mid Atlantic regional similar which we hosted a few weeks ago and have always been impressed by her great leadership skills, energy and passion for our organization and I believe that these skills will be beneficial for her if she wins the position of vice president for our organization. I know that if she wins the position of vice president for our organization that her work will continue to do great things for blind students throughout this country into make our organization stronger than it ever has been.v I consider the both a leader in a friend of mine in our organization and I know that I can always talk to her about anything if I need to. All of the skills I believe are what makes a great leader and why I will be rooting for her this July in the election for vice president for the national Association of blind students. Vee I want you to know that you have my full support for this upcoming election.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Nathan Clark
>>> 
>>> Nathan Clark
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