[nfb-db] Fwd: [DBAction] Press Release: Transition Team

[Scott Davert]

Hi Kathy.
I'm very carefully watching this. There are quite a number of negative
things which the leadership have previously mishandled, but let's hope
that they have learned from mistakes and will put this behind them and
move forward. As someone who served on the AADB Board for 2 years, I
can tell you there are a lot more issues than which are publicly
known. I did, hhowever, sign a confidentiality agreement, so can't
talk about those issues publicly.

Take care,
Scott

On 3/8/13, Catherine Miller <guillcat at gmail.com> wrote:
> FYI, on the national level, new leadership shows great promise.  I think
> that we, as a group, should submit our input and work in partnership with
> the AADB's new leadership.  The president-elect holds a multi-cultural
> perspective regarding deaf-blindness.  While maintaining our identity as
> Federationists, we can achieve the strength in number to make a difference
> for eaf-blind people in this country.
>
> Cathy Miller
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Randy Pope <rpope1954 at GMAIL.COM>
>> Date: March 8, 2013, 10:42:27 AM CST
>> To: DBACTION at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
>> Subject: [DBAction] Press Release:  Transition Team
>> Reply-To: Deaf-Blind Citizens for Political Action
>> <DBACTION at COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM>
>>
>> Press Release
>> From:  Randall Pope and René Pellerin, AADB President and Vice President
>> Team-Elect
>> Date: March 8, 2013
>>
>> Newly elected officers (Randall Pope as the President and Rene Pellerin
>> as
>> the Vice President) of the American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
>> are
>> pleased to announce the establishment of the Transition Team. The purpose
>> of
>> this team is to ensure a smooth transition from the current
>> administration
>> to the new administration which Randall and René will take office on July
>> 1st. The members of the Transition Team are:
>>
>> Angela Orlando
>> Ryan Bondroff
>> Janie Neal
>>
>> Serving as advisors, the Transition Team’s primary role is to assist
>> Randall
>> and René on many current issues facing AADB. The tasks of this team are
>> to
>> compile issues, to prioritize, and to develop strategies to address the
>> top
>> issues. The board shall review the top issues when the new officers take
>> their seats on the Board of Directors.
>>
>> This Transition Team now is seeking input, comments and suggestions that
>> can
>> further AADB’s mission. We strongly encourage DeafBlind people, their
>> families, friends and supporters plus those in the professional field to
>> discuss these issues on any public forums, DeafBlind email lists and
>> social
>> media such as Facebook. Private emails are also welcome, send to
>> rpope1954 at gmail.com or renegp at comcast.net.
>>
>> Thank you for your interest in AADB. Together, we can make a difference
>> as
>> the only national organization of, for, and by DeafBlind people.
>>
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