[NFB-Conventions] NFB-NM 2020 Virtual Convention Agenda with Zoom information

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>State Convention Agenda August 28-29, 2020 A 
>Virtual Convention Held via Zoom Adelmo Vigil, 
>President National Federation of the Blind of 
>New Mexico (NFBNM) 575-921-5422 
>NFBNewMexicoPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNewMexicoPresident at gmail.com> DOOR 
>PRIZES: Door prizes will be drawn during general 
>convention sessions and during the banquet. To 
>win, you must be registered for the convention, 
>and you must be present when your name is 
>called. Code of Conduct We welcome all attendees 
>to our convention and embrace diversity, 
>inclusion, and mutual respect. Although we are 
>meeting via Zoom these items are still relevant. 
>To that end, please keep the following 
>expectations in mind when you join us: The 
>National Federation of the Blind provides 
>support to members and advocates for our rights 
>to live the lives we want through advocacy, 
>public awareness, and mentoring. As a member or 
>guest at our convention, you not only represent 
>yourself but also our organization. We want you 
>to enjoy your time with us, make new friends and 
>renew old acquaintances. Although we encourage 
>members to socialize and have fun, the 
>convention also provides an important 
>opportunity to come together to continue the 
>work of our organization, to learn about the 
>important initiatives that we are involved with 
>on a local and national level, and to plan our 
>work for the future. Please remember these 
>guidelines: 1. Welcome new attendees: Although 
>you will undoubtedly enjoy time with your 
>friends, please reach out to those who have 
>never joined us before and help them to be 
>comfortable. We welcome people from all walks of 
>life and with diverse needs and experiences. 2. 
>Attend and participate in 
>sessions.                                   3. 
>Sexual harassment will not be tolerated under 
>any circumstances. If your behavior could 
>possibly make anyone uncomfortable, even if you 
>would not be upset by it yourself, do not do or 
>say anything that could be considered 
>inappropriate by anyone. Zoom Meeting Etiquette: 
>Stay on mute if you are not speaking to the 
>group. Raise your hand if you wish to talk, wait 
>for an indication from host before beginning. If 
>on video, please do not eat or move about in any 
>way that could be a distraction to others 
>watching. Stay focused and enjoy. Monday, August 
>24, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Board of Directors 
>Meeting, Adelmo Vigil, President, NFBNM Zoom 
>Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/96143220955> 
>https://zoom.us/j/96143220955 One-tap mobile 
>link here: 14086380968,,96143220955# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 961 4322 0955# Friday, August 28, 
>2020 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Resolutions Urja 
>Lansing, Chairperson, Resolutions Committee, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/96191809500> 
>https://zoom.us/j/96191809500 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,96191809500# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 961 9180 9500# 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM 
>Giving the Gift: A Discussion about forming an 
>interest group relating to arts and 
>entertainment Joaquin Luna, Member, West Mesa 
>Chapter and Larry Lorenzo, Member, White Sands 
>Chapter Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/7017812526> 
>https://zoom.us/j/7017812526 One-tap mobile link 
>here: +14086380968,,7017812526# US Calling in or 
>smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 701 781 2526# General Session Part 1 
>Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/91520900241> 
>https://zoom.us/j/91520900241 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +16699006833,,91520900241# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 915 2090 0241# 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM 
>Call to Order Adelmo Vigil, President, 
>NFBNM         Door Prize Invocation Ernest 
>Esquibel, 1st Vice President, Albuquerque 
>Chapter, NFBNM Pledge of Allegiance Valeria 
>Ceballos, 5th Grade Student at Zia Elementary 
>School (Recited in English and in Spanish) 
>National Anthem Diana Marquez, Member, 
>Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM NFB Pledge Carlos 
>Sanchez, Founder, Legally Blind Artistry The 
>National Federation of the Blind Pledge I pledge 
>to participate actively in the efforts of the 
>National Federation of the Blind to achieve 
>equality, opportunity, and security for the 
>blind; to support the policies and programs of 
>the Federation; and to abide by its 
>constitution. Announcements and Convention 
>Arrangements 1:20 PM - 1:25 PM         Greetings 
>from the City of Albuquerque         Mayor Tim 
>Keller, Office of the Mayor 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
>No-Nonsense Tips from America’s Only Blind 
>Comic and Game Shop Owner, Richard Early, 
>Paradox Comics-N-Cards, and Board Member, 
>National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota 
>2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Pre-Authorized Contribution 
>(PAC) Plan Tara Chavez, Chairperson, PAC Plan 
>Committee, NFBNM 2:15 PM - 2:40 PM President's 
>Report Adelmo Vigil, President, NFBNM Door Prize 
>2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Report from our National 
>Office James Gashel, National Representative, 
>Secretary, National Federation of the Blind 3:25 
>PM - 3:55 PM My Blindness, Myself Lucy Mallahan, 
>President, New Mexico Parents of Blind Children 
>(NMPOBC), NFBNM This member of our Federation 
>family will tell her story of blindness and how 
>the Federation has helped her live the life she 
>wants. 3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Questions and 
>Announcements Door Prize 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Town 
>Forum: Services and Priorities of the New Mexico 
>Commission for the Blind Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/92481676939> 
>https://zoom.us/j/92481676939 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +14086380968,,92481676939# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 924 8167 6939# 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM 
>Nominating Committee Caroline Benavidez, 
>Chairperson, Nominating Committee This is a 
>closed meeting open only to chapter and division 
>presidents. 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Social Gathering 
>Jedi Moerke, President, White Sands Chapter, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85380365233> 
>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85380365233 One-tap 
>mobile link here: +16699009128,,85380365233# 
>Calling in: dial 669 900 9128. Enter the meeting 
>ID: 853 8036 5233# Saturday, August 29, 2020 
>9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Discussion about Forming an 
>Interest Group for Rehabilitation Professionals 
>Jedi Moerke, President, White Sands Chapter, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/94856873462> 
>https://zoom.us/j/94856873462 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +14086380968,,94856873462# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 948 5687 3462# 10:30 AM - Noon 
>Growing Diversity In Our Organization Daphne 
>Mitchell, Member, Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM 
>Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/7017812526> 
>https://zoom.us/j/7017812526 One-tap mobile link 
>here: +14086380968,,7017812526# Calling in or 
>smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 701 781 2526# Noon - 1:30 PM State 
>Convention Banquet Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/98631441492> 
>https://zoom.us/j/98631441492 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,98631441492# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 986 3144 1492# Mistress of 
>Ceremonies, Daphne Mitchell, Member, Albuquerque 
>Chapter, NFBNM Door Prize Invocation Brianne 
>Kotschwar, Board Member, Albuquerque Chapter, 
>NFBNM Keynote Speaker James Gashel, National 
>Representative, Secretary, National Federation 
>of the Blind General Session Part 2 Zoom Options 
>Direct Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/98631441492> 
>https://zoom.us/j/98631441492 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,98631441492# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 986 3144 1492# 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
>Status Report on the New Mexico Commission for 
>the Blind Greg Trapp, Executive Director, New 
>Mexico Commission for the Blind Door Prize 2:05 
>PM - 2:20 PM Road to Finding Work in the Arts 
>Sherry E. Shirek, Secretary, National Federation 
>of the Blind of North Dakota 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM 
>Status Report on the New Mexico School for the 
>Blind and Visually Impaired (NMSBVI) Patricia 
>Beecher, Superintendent, NMSBVI 2:40 PM - 3:00 
>PM Report on the Washington Seminar Adelmo 
>Vigil, President, NFBNM Kaden Calahan, 
>President, Student Division, NFBNM Tara Chavez, 
>President, Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM 3:00 PM - 
>5:45 PM Business Meeting Resolutions Urja 
>Lansing, Chairperson, Resolutions Committee, 
>NFBNM Minutes of 2019 State Convention Tonia 
>Trapp, Secretary, NFBNM Treasurer's Report 
>Curtis Chong, Treasurer, NFBNM Elections 
>Caroline Benavidez, Chairperson, Nominating 
>Committee, NFBNM 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Door Prize 
>Final Announcements, Closing Remarks, and 
>Adjourn CHAPTERS AND DIVISIONS CHAPTERS 
>Albuquerque Chapter (Albuquerque) President, 
>Tara 
>Chavez 
>505-328-3349 Nfb.AbqChapter at gmail.com 
><mailto:Nfb.AbqChapter at gmail.com> Mesilla 
>Valley (Las Cruces) President, Raquel 
>Ortega                     505-900-4883 
>NFBNMMesillaValleyPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNMMesillaValleyPresident at 
>gmail.com> San Juan (Farmington) President, 
>Nathalie Martin                    801-574-1268 
>NFBSanJuanPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBSanJuanPresident at gmail.com> West 
>Mesa (Albuquerque)   President, German 
>Benitez                   505-702-5044 
>NFBNM.WestMesaChapter at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNM.WestMesaChapter at gmail.com> 
>White Sands (Alamogordo) President, Jedi 
>Moerke 
>575-446-9984 NFBNM.WhiteSandsChapter at 
>gmail.com <mailto:NFBNM.WhiteSandsChapter at 
>gmail.com> DIVISIONS New Mexico Association of 
>Blind Students (NMABS) President, Kaden 
>Calahan                    505-290-4100 
>president.nmabs at gmail.com 
><mailto:president.nmabs at gmail.com> New Mexico 
>Parents of Blind Children (NMPOBC) President, 
>Lucy Mallahan                     615-971-0999 
>nfbnm.pobc at gmail.com <mailto:nfbnm.pobc at 
>gmail.com> Senior Action Group Energy 
>(SAGE)      President, Veronica 
>Smith                    505-269-1034 nfbnm.sage 
>at gmail.com <mailto:nfbnm.sage at gmail.com> 
>NFBNM BOARD MEMBERS President Adelmo Vigil, 
>Alamogordo            term expires 2020 First 
>Vice President Caroline Benavidez, 
>Albuquerque  term expires 2020 Second Vice 
>President Tara Chavez, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2020 
>Secretary Tonia Trapp, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2020 
>Treasurer Curtis Chong, Aurora, 
>CO             term expires 2020 Board Member 
>Martin Gallegos, Santa Fe            term 
>expires 2020 Board Member Ernie Esquibel, 
>Albuquerque                term expires 2020 
>Board Member ShaRon Dandy, 
>Albuquerque       term expires 2020 Board Member 
>Nathalie Martin, Farmington         term expires 
>2021 Board Member Urja Lansing, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2021 Board 
>Member Peggy Hayes, Alamogordo           term 
>expires 2021 Our Hope We hope that by attending 
>our convention your expectations of yourself are 
>raised, so that blindness is no longer the 
>characteristic that defines you or your future, 
>and that low expectations no longer stand 
>between you and your dreams. We want you to 
>become empowered to live the life you want. 
>THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS We wish 
>to thank James Gashel, Secretary, National 
>Federation of the Blind for serving as our 
>national representative. The national 
>perspective you brought to us is so important to 
>our achievement of equality, security, and 
>opportunity. Cheers to everyone who appeared on 
>the agenda, and to all who chaired and/or served 
>on committees. We would like to thank the 
>following individuals and organizations for 
>their generosity in providing financial support 
>for the work that we do: Rob and Kelly Ortman at 
>Silver Street Market Shauna Shannon with New 
>Mexico Bank & Trust Ann Rhoades with People Ink 
>Steve Cook District 2 State Board Member of the 
>National Federation of the Blind of SC 1st Vice 
>President of the Computer Science & Technology 
>Division of the National Federation of the Blind 
>of SC Board member at large of the Columbia 
>chapter of the National Federation of the Blind 
>of SC The National Federation of the Blind of SC 
>owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & 
>Conference Center.  Below is a link to read more 
>about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for 
>a mountain retreat! Rocky Bottom Retreat & 
>Conference Center Please join the National 
>Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at 
>any of the below links! National Federation of 
>the Blind of SC on Face Book Computer Science & 
>Technology Division of the National Federation 
>of the Blind of SC Rocky Bottom Retreat & 
>Conference Center South Carolina Association of 
>Blind Students South Carolina Parents of Blind 
>Children Your old car keys can be keys to 
>literacy for the blind. Donate your unwanted 
>vehicle to us by clicking 
>www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 855 659 9314 
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>NFB-NM] 2020 Virtual Convention Agenda with Zoom 
>information  The agenda is pasted below 
>the link to email with agenda: > 
>http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-nm_nfbnet.org/2020-August/001010.html 
>State Convention Agenda August 28-29, 2020 A 
>Virtual Convention Held via Zoom Adelmo Vigil, 
>President National Federation of the Blind of 
>New Mexico (NFBNM) 575-921-5422 
>NFBNewMexicoPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNewMexicoPresident at gmail.com> DOOR 
>PRIZES: Door prizes will be drawn during general 
>convention sessions and during the banquet. To 
>win, you must be registered for the convention, 
>and you must be present when your name is 
>called. Code of Conduct We welcome all attendees 
>to our convention and embrace diversity, 
>inclusion, and mutual respect. Although we are 
>meeting via Zoom these items are still relevant. 
>To that end, please keep the following 
>expectations in mind when you join us: The 
>National Federation of the Blind provides 
>support to members and advocates for our rights 
>to live the lives we want through advocacy, 
>public awareness, and mentoring. As a member or 
>guest at our convention, you not only represent 
>yourself but also our organization. We want you 
>to enjoy your time with us, make new friends and 
>renew old acquaintances. Although we encourage 
>members to socialize and have fun, the 
>convention also provides an important 
>opportunity to come together to continue the 
>work of our organization, to learn about the 
>important initiatives that we are involved with 
>on a local and national level, and to plan our 
>work for the future. Please remember these 
>guidelines: 1. Welcome new attendees: Although 
>you will undoubtedly enjoy time with your 
>friends, please reach out to those who have 
>never joined us before and help them to be 
>comfortable. We welcome people from all walks of 
>life and with diverse needs and experiences. 2. 
>Attend and participate in 
>sessions.                                   3. 
>Sexual harassment will not be tolerated under 
>any circumstances. If your behavior could 
>possibly make anyone uncomfortable, even if you 
>would not be upset by it yourself, do not do or 
>say anything that could be considered 
>inappropriate by anyone. Zoom Meeting Etiquette: 
>Stay on mute if you are not speaking to the 
>group. Raise your hand if you wish to talk, wait 
>for an indication from host before beginning. If 
>on video, please do not eat or move about in any 
>way that could be a distraction to others 
>watching. Stay focused and enjoy. Monday, August 
>24, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Board of Directors 
>Meeting, Adelmo Vigil, President, NFBNM Zoom 
>Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/96143220955> 
>https://zoom.us/j/96143220955 One-tap mobile 
>link here: 14086380968,,96143220955# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 961 4322 0955# Friday, August 28, 
>2020 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Resolutions Urja 
>Lansing, Chairperson, Resolutions Committee, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/96191809500> 
>https://zoom.us/j/96191809500 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,96191809500# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 961 9180 9500# 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM 
>Giving the Gift: A Discussion about forming an 
>interest group relating to arts and 
>entertainment Joaquin Luna, Member, West Mesa 
>Chapter and Larry Lorenzo, Member, White Sands 
>Chapter Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/7017812526> 
>https://zoom.us/j/7017812526 One-tap mobile link 
>here: +14086380968,,7017812526# US Calling in or 
>smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 701 781 2526# General Session Part 1 
>Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/91520900241> 
>https://zoom.us/j/91520900241 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +16699006833,,91520900241# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 915 2090 0241# 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM 
>Call to Order Adelmo Vigil, President, 
>NFBNM         Door Prize Invocation Ernest 
>Esquibel, 1st Vice President, Albuquerque 
>Chapter, NFBNM Pledge of Allegiance Valeria 
>Ceballos, 5th Grade Student at Zia Elementary 
>School (Recited in English and in Spanish) 
>National Anthem Diana Marquez, Member, 
>Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM NFB Pledge Carlos 
>Sanchez, Founder, Legally Blind Artistry The 
>National Federation of the Blind Pledge I pledge 
>to participate actively in the efforts of the 
>National Federation of the Blind to achieve 
>equality, opportunity, and security for the 
>blind; to support the policies and programs of 
>the Federation; and to abide by its 
>constitution. Announcements and Convention 
>Arrangements 1:20 PM - 1:25 PM         Greetings 
>from the City of Albuquerque         Mayor Tim 
>Keller, Office of the Mayor 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
>No-Nonsense Tips from America’s Only Blind 
>Comic and Game Shop Owner, Richard Early, 
>Paradox Comics-N-Cards, and Board Member, 
>National Federation of the Blind of North Dakota 
>2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Pre-Authorized Contribution 
>(PAC) Plan Tara Chavez, Chairperson, PAC Plan 
>Committee, NFBNM 2:15 PM - 2:40 PM President's 
>Report Adelmo Vigil, President, NFBNM Door Prize 
>2:40 PM - 3:25 PM Report from our National 
>Office James Gashel, National Representative, 
>Secretary, National Federation of the Blind 3:25 
>PM - 3:55 PM My Blindness, Myself Lucy Mallahan, 
>President, New Mexico Parents of Blind Children 
>(NMPOBC), NFBNM This member of our Federation 
>family will tell her story of blindness and how 
>the Federation has helped her live the life she 
>wants. 3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Questions and 
>Announcements Door Prize 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Town 
>Forum: Services and Priorities of the New Mexico 
>Commission for the Blind Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/92481676939> 
>https://zoom.us/j/92481676939 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +14086380968,,92481676939# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 924 8167 6939# 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM 
>Nominating Committee Caroline Benavidez, 
>Chairperson, Nominating Committee This is a 
>closed meeting open only to chapter and division 
>presidents. 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Social Gathering 
>Jedi Moerke, President, White Sands Chapter, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85380365233> 
>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85380365233 One-tap 
>mobile link here: +16699009128,,85380365233# 
>Calling in: dial 669 900 9128. Enter the meeting 
>ID: 853 8036 5233# Saturday, August 29, 2020 
>9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Discussion about Forming an 
>Interest Group for Rehabilitation Professionals 
>Jedi Moerke, President, White Sands Chapter, 
>NFBNM Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/94856873462> 
>https://zoom.us/j/94856873462 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +14086380968,,94856873462# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 948 5687 3462# 10:30 AM - Noon 
>Growing Diversity In Our Organization Daphne 
>Mitchell, Member, Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM 
>Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/7017812526> 
>https://zoom.us/j/7017812526 One-tap mobile link 
>here: +14086380968,,7017812526# Calling in or 
>smart speaker: dial 408 638 0968. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 701 781 2526# Noon - 1:30 PM State 
>Convention Banquet Zoom Options Direct 
>Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/98631441492> 
>https://zoom.us/j/98631441492 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,98631441492# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 986 3144 1492# Mistress of 
>Ceremonies, Daphne Mitchell, Member, Albuquerque 
>Chapter, NFBNM Door Prize Invocation Brianne 
>Kotschwar, Board Member, Albuquerque Chapter, 
>NFBNM Keynote Speaker James Gashel, National 
>Representative, Secretary, National Federation 
>of the Blind General Session Part 2 Zoom Options 
>Direct Link:  <https://zoom.us/j/98631441492> 
>https://zoom.us/j/98631441492 One-tap mobile 
>link here: +12532158782,,98631441492# Calling in 
>or smart speaker: dial 669 900 6833. Enter the 
>meeting ID: 986 3144 1492# 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
>Status Report on the New Mexico Commission for 
>the Blind Greg Trapp, Executive Director, New 
>Mexico Commission for the Blind Door Prize 2:05 
>PM - 2:20 PM Road to Finding Work in the Arts 
>Sherry E. Shirek, Secretary, National Federation 
>of the Blind of North Dakota 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM 
>Status Report on the New Mexico School for the 
>Blind and Visually Impaired (NMSBVI) Patricia 
>Beecher, Superintendent, NMSBVI 2:40 PM - 3:00 
>PM Report on the Washington Seminar Adelmo 
>Vigil, President, NFBNM Kaden Calahan, 
>President, Student Division, NFBNM Tara Chavez, 
>President, Albuquerque Chapter, NFBNM 3:00 PM - 
>5:45 PM Business Meeting Resolutions Urja 
>Lansing, Chairperson, Resolutions Committee, 
>NFBNM Minutes of 2019 State Convention Tonia 
>Trapp, Secretary, NFBNM Treasurer's Report 
>Curtis Chong, Treasurer, NFBNM Elections 
>Caroline Benavidez, Chairperson, Nominating 
>Committee, NFBNM 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Door Prize 
>Final Announcements, Closing Remarks, and 
>Adjourn CHAPTERS AND DIVISIONS CHAPTERS 
>Albuquerque Chapter (Albuquerque) President, 
>Tara 
>Chavez 
>505-328-3349 Nfb.AbqChapter at gmail.com 
><mailto:Nfb.AbqChapter at gmail.com> Mesilla 
>Valley (Las Cruces) President, Raquel 
>Ortega                     505-900-4883 
>NFBNMMesillaValleyPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNMMesillaValleyPresident at 
>gmail.com> San Juan (Farmington) President, 
>Nathalie Martin                    801-574-1268 
>NFBSanJuanPresident at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBSanJuanPresident at gmail.com> West 
>Mesa (Albuquerque)   President, German 
>Benitez                   505-702-5044 
>NFBNM.WestMesaChapter at gmail.com 
><mailto:NFBNM.WestMesaChapter at gmail.com> 
>White Sands (Alamogordo) President, Jedi 
>Moerke 
>575-446-9984 NFBNM.WhiteSandsChapter at 
>gmail.com <mailto:NFBNM.WhiteSandsChapter at 
>gmail.com> DIVISIONS New Mexico Association of 
>Blind Students (NMABS) President, Kaden 
>Calahan                    505-290-4100 
>president.nmabs at gmail.com 
><mailto:president.nmabs at gmail.com> New Mexico 
>Parents of Blind Children (NMPOBC) President, 
>Lucy Mallahan                     615-971-0999 
>nfbnm.pobc at gmail.com <mailto:nfbnm.pobc at 
>gmail.com> Senior Action Group Energy 
>(SAGE)      President, Veronica 
>Smith                    505-269-1034 nfbnm.sage 
>at gmail.com <mailto:nfbnm.sage at gmail.com> 
>NFBNM BOARD MEMBERS President Adelmo Vigil, 
>Alamogordo            term expires 2020 First 
>Vice President Caroline Benavidez, 
>Albuquerque  term expires 2020 Second Vice 
>President Tara Chavez, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2020 
>Secretary Tonia Trapp, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2020 
>Treasurer Curtis Chong, Aurora, 
>CO             term expires 2020 Board Member 
>Martin Gallegos, Santa Fe            term 
>expires 2020 Board Member Ernie Esquibel, 
>Albuquerque                term expires 2020 
>Board Member ShaRon Dandy, 
>Albuquerque       term expires 2020 Board Member 
>Nathalie Martin, Farmington         term expires 
>2021 Board Member Urja Lansing, 
>Albuquerque           term expires 2021 Board 
>Member Peggy Hayes, Alamogordo           term 
>expires 2021 Our Hope We hope that by attending 
>our convention your expectations of yourself are 
>raised, so that blindness is no longer the 
>characteristic that defines you or your future, 
>and that low expectations no longer stand 
>between you and your dreams. We want you to 
>become empowered to live the life you want. 
>THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS We wish 
>to thank James Gashel, Secretary, National 
>Federation of the Blind for serving as our 
>national representative. The national 
>perspective you brought to us is so important to 
>our achievement of equality, security, and 
>opportunity. Cheers to everyone who appeared on 
>the agenda, and to all who chaired and/or served 
>on committees. We would like to thank the 
>following individuals and organizations for 
>their generosity in providing financial support 
>for the work that we do: Rob and Kelly Ortman at 
>Silver Street Market Shauna Shannon with New 
>Mexico Bank & Trust Ann Rhoades with People 
>Ink > Denise Valkema, President  National 
>Federation of the Blind of Florida > 
>(305)972-8529 > president at nfbflorida.org >


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