[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Blind Commission

Fri Oct 12 02:11:18 UTC 2012

Larry and Lydia,

It is a shame that neither of you were appointed to either the council or
the Commission. It's interesting to note that the president of the ACB
affiliate was appointed and not the NFBMI president. We will miss your
leadership in rehabilitation and blind rehabilitation policy and practice in
Michigan.

Geer

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From: Saari, Norm (GOV) 
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Subject: Blind Commission

The attached was issued today.

Snyder makes board appointments established 

by Executive Order 2012-10

Seats filled for Rehabilitation Services, Commission for Blind Persons

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder today announced 16 appointments to the
Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services and seven to the Commission for
Blind Persons, both redesigned by Executive Order 2012-10. 

Housed within the Michigan Department of Human Services, the 17-member
Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services reviews and evaluates
Michigan's rehabilitation programs and services, and advises the department
director and governor. This is in partnership with Michigan Rehabilitation
Services and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs'
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons. Sixteen of the 17 members are
appointed by the governor and one appointment is made by the Superintendent
of Public Instruction.  

The seven-member Commission for Blind Persons, housed within LARA, advises
the department director and governor on the coordination and administration
of programs and policies concerning the state's blind community. 

"These individuals bring vital experiences to their posts, and I am
confident they will effectively work to ensure Michiganders with
disabilities have access to the resources and opportunities they need to
achieve independence and employment," said Snyder.   

Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services appointees: 

Sheila Ashcraft, of Pontiac, is retired after working more than 30 years in
the consulting, legal and newspaper industries. She is a member of the
Statewide Independent Living Council, and will represent that council for a
term that expires Dec. 31, 2013. 

Carol Bergquist, of Escanaba, is director of vocational rehabilitation
services for the Hannahville Indian Community. She will represent the
director of a project carried out under Section 121 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, providing vocational rehabilitation services grants to the
governing bodies of an Indian tribe or to a consortium of tribal governing
bodies for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2014. 

Mark Eastburg, of Grand Rapids, is president and CEO of Pine Rest Christian
Mental Health Services in Grand Rapids. He will represent business, industry
or labor for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2014. 

Trina Edmondson, of Wyoming, is the veteran support coordinator for the
Disability Advocates of Kent County. She will represent disability advocacy
groups for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2013. 

Mary Ann Greenawalt, of Bloomfield Hills, is owner and president of B&B
Specialty Foods Inc. She has worked with United Cerebral Palsy on local and
national levels, and currently serves as the Metropolitan Detroit chapter's
treasurer. Greenawalt will represent disability advocacy groups for a term
that expires Dec. 31, 2013. 

Caryn Pack Ivey, of Detroit, is the Region One project director for the
Michigan Alliance for Families' Parent Training and Information Center. She
will represent parent training and information centers established under
Section 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for a term
that expires Dec. 31, 2014. 

Adam Kaplan, of Huntington Woods, is founder and CEO of Southfield-based Big
Tent Jobs LLC, a recruiting company that matches ready-to-work citizens with
disabilities with leading companies. He will represent business, industry or
labor for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2015.

Albert Kresta, of Ann Arbor, is president and CEO of Ann Arbor-based Ave
Maria Communications. He will represent business, industry or labor for a
term that expires Dec. 31, 2013. 

Deanna Middlebrooks, of Detroit, is an independent contractor and counselor
with Royal Oak-based Krans Integrative Cognitive Rehabilitation Services.
She will represent vocational rehabilitation counselors for a term that
expires Dec. 31, 2013. 

David Nicholson, of Grosse Pointe Farms, is vice president of PVS Chemicals
Inc. He will represent the Governor's Talent Investment Board for a term
that expires Dec. 31, 2015. 

Michael Poyma, of Williamston, is the employment coordinator for the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Division in East Lansing. He will represent disability advocacy groups for a
term that expires Dec. 31, 2015. 

Anne Riddering, of Novi, is a rehabilitation supervisor and staff
occupational therapist at Henry Ford Health System's Center for Vision
Rehabilitation and Research. She will represent business, industry or labor
for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2015.

Brian Sabourin, of Midland, is the employment team director for Michigan
Protection and Advocacy Services Inc. He will represent the client
assistance program described under Section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2015.

Dennis Stanford, of Ypsilanti, previously served as a U.S. Census Bureau
field operations supervisor. He is a disabled military veteran. Stanford
will represent disability advocacy groups for a term that expires Dec. 31,
2013. 

Mitch Tomlinson, of East Lansing, is president and CEO of Peckham Inc.,
where he has worked for 36 years. He will represent community rehabilitation
program service providers for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2014. 

Matthew Weaver, of Caledonia, has been a Michigan Rehabilitation Services
client for five years. He is a founding member of the National Society of
Leadership and Success, Davenport University chapter and serves as a
Michigan Disability Sports Alliance board member. Weaver will represent
current or former applicants for, or recipients of, vocational
rehabilitation services for a term that expires Dec. 31, 2014.

Appointments are not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. 

Commission for Blind Persons appointees: 

LeeAnn Buckingham, of DeWitt, is owner and president of Okemos-based
Framer's Edge, a small business she opened in 1998. She began losing her
vision in 2001. Although now legally blind, Buckingham continues to manage
business operations. 

Marianne Dunn, of Grand Rapids, is a clinical psychologist and owner of an
independent practice, where she has worked since 1993. She has two blind
children, and serves as a Michigan Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments board member. 

Gary Gaynor, of Livonia, is founder and president of the Visually Impaired
Information Center Inc., which publishes the only comprehensive directory of
services for the visually impaired in the state. Gaynor is legally blind.

Michael Hudson, of East Lansing, is director of Michigan State University's
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, where he provides programs
and services for more than 1,200 students, faculty and staff with
disabilities. Hudson is legally blind. 

Lylas Mogk, of Grosse Pointe, is director of the Henry Ford Center for
Vision Rehabilitation and Research, a position she has held since 1997. Mogk
serves as a National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services
board member and is former chair of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's
Vision Rehabilitation Committee. 

Josie Barnes Parker, of Ann Arbor, is director of the Ann Arbor District
Library and Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled. Under
her leadership, the Ann Arbor District Library and Washtenaw Library for the
Blind and Physically Disabled have received local and national recognition
for adopting new technologies which provide special services to a broader
population, including K-12 students.  

Joseph Sibley, of Wyoming, is owner of Sibley Media Services LLC, where he
transcribes documents to Braille, large print or audio for the blind or
visually impaired. He is serving his second term as president of the
Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Michigan affiliate
of the American Council of the Blind. Sibley is legally blind. 

Appointees will serve a term at the pleasure of the governor, and their
appointments are not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. 

#####

Norm Saari

Manager of Appointments

517-241-5035

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