[NFB-NM] committees for NFBNM State Convention

[Tonia Trapp]

The National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico has established a number
of committees to plan for and support our upcoming 2018 state convention, to
be held April 19-22, 2018 in Albuquerque.  Each of these committees has a
chairperson assigned, and they need members who are willing to serve and
work to carry out the work of the committee.  If you are interested in
serving on any of the state convention committees described below, please
contact the committee chairperson directly to express your interest.

 

Registration Committee

The Registration Committee processes all registrations for the convention
and staffs the registration table at specific times during the convention.
The chair for this committee is Sarah Villavicencio, and she can be reached
by email at sarahrv at hotmail.com or by telephone at 505-550-4220.

 

Public Relations

The Public Relations Committee will write and distribute press releases
about our upcoming convention and develop other opportunities designed to
publicize the convention and the work of the National Federation of the
Blind of New Mexico.  ShaRon Dandy has agreed to chair this committee.
ShaRon can be reached by email at  <mailto:sdandy51 at msn.com>
sdandy51 at msn.com or by telephone at 505-798-0192.

 

Door Prize Committee

The Door Prize Committee obtains door prizes for the convention, arranges to
have them brought to the convention, and handles the distribution of and
drawing for these prizes during convention general sessions.  Caroline
Benavidez chairs the Door Prize Committee.  Contact Caroline by email at
crounds1 at msn.com or by telephone at 505-350-3589.

 

Auction Committee

The Auction Committee plans and coordinates the auction that is conducted at
various points throughout the convention. The auction raises funds for
parent scholarships to attend the NFB National Convention. The committee
collects items to be sold during the auction and coordinates the auctioning
of the items. The co-chairs of this committee are Michelle Chacon, who can
be reached by email at rascal.angel2 at gmail.com, and Jon Deeden, who can be
reached by email at jonrdeeden at gmail.com.

 

Hospitality Committee

The purpose of the convention Hospitality Committee is to plan a hospitality
event for the convention and to carry it out.  Lisa Garza chairs this
committee.  She can be reached via email at lisag524 at icloud.com.

 

Resolutions Committee

Resolutions are policy statements of the National Federation of the Blind of
New Mexico.  The Resolutions Committee reviews these policy statements and
decides whether or not they should be considered by the entire convention.
The Resolutions Committee meets on the first day of the state convention.
Curtis Chong chairs the Resolutions Committee.  He can be reached via email
at curtischong at earthlink.net or by telephone at 505-508-1978.

 

Exhibit Hall Committee

The job of the Exhibit Hall Committee is to find exhibitors to come to the
convention who will be of interest to the membership, to tell them about the
opportunity to exhibit at the convention, and to get exhibitors organized in
the exhibit hall during the first day of the convention.  Urja Lansing
chairs this committee.  Urja can be reached by email at urjalansing at q.com or
by telephone at 505-345-3378.

 

Childcare Committee

The Childcare Committee arranges and provides childcare during the
convention so that parents with young children can attend the general
sessions and or the banquet. Brianne Kotschwar is the chair for this
committee, and she can be reached by email at brilko at comcast.net or by
telephone at 505-401-9712.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Committees are only as strong as the members who work on them.  

If you want to serve on any of these committees, please contact the
committee chairs directly.  You will be notified if there is a place for you
on the committee in which you have expressed interest.

 

 

 

Tonia Trapp, secretary

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

nfbnewmexicosecretary at gmail.com

www.nfbnm.org

 

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who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.

 

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