[Nfbf-l] Joyce Hildreth Resigns

[Lighthouse of the Big Bend]

FYI

 *From:* Irwin, Lorrie [mailto:Lorrie.Irwin at fldoe.org] *On Behalf Of *Stewart,
Pam
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 18, 2012 4:36 PM
*To:* #$DBS_ALL_USERS
*Cc:* McKinlay, Aleisa
*Subject:* Personnel Announcement

DBS Team:

As many of you may already be aware, Joyce Hildreth resigned from her
position as Director of the Division of Blind Services this morning. We
appreciate Joyce’s contributions to the department and wish her well in her
future endeavors.

Until such time as a new director can be named, I have asked Aleisa
McKinlay to serve as the interim director of the Division of Blind
Services. Aleisa will also continue in her role as Director of Vocational
Rehabilitation. Aleisa brings a wealth of knowledge to this position and I
know that you will enjoy working with her in this capacity.

Sincerely,

Commissioner Stewart


On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 8:29 AM, Sherri <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Tara. Anyone from NFBF want to step up and apply?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tara Prakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Joyce Hildreth Resigns
>
>
> Hi Dan. The kind of people you are referring to have nothing to lose if DBS
> becomes more inefficient, or it becomes defunct. Hopefully, DBS will not
> stop its services in the absence of the leader.
> I believe we can start building public opinion behind you or Dwight. Either
> of you will be more efficient than Joyce Hilldrith. But it is a challenging
> time to lead anything throughout the US, the case is much worse in Florida.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:11 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Joyce Hildreth Resigns
>
>
> > Florida Division of Blind Services Director Joyce Hildreth has resigned.
> >
> >
> >
> > This seems to have come in the wake of criticisms of DBS by employees and
> > others who are unhappy with their level of compensation and, perhaps,
> > other
> > things.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is a link to a news story which appeared on a local Tallahassee
> > television station:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/Blind-Services-Survey-Raises-Issues-182574
> > 731.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Now, we will wait to see what happens with our primary blindness services
> > provider.
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't see all of this as very positive.
> >
> >
> >
> > While I think there were problems with DBS, most of the complaints that
> > have
> > come my way have been from former employees and from persons who just
> seem
> > to do a lot of complaining in general. I am not saying that all
> criticisms
> > have not been valid, but I think the charge to clean house at DBS has
> come
> > from those who would like to see the organization either done away with
> or
> > rolled up into another organization, which would ultimately be
> detrimental
> > to the blind of Florida who need the serviced provided by DBS.
> >
> >
> >
> > To those who have been complaining the loudest and who might right now be
> > celebrating the departure of Joyce and others, I can only caution, be
> > careful what you wish for.
> >
> >
> >
> > We shall see.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan Hicks, President
> >
> > NFB of Florida
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."
> >
> >
> >                                                     -Garrison Keillor
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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