[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Blind Commission

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As bad as most of these are check out the outrighttakeover by community 
rehab programs including Pedckham!


Back to the fifties and worse!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Posont" <president.nfb.mi at gmail.com>
To: "nfbmi List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:13 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Blind Commission


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> From: Saari, Norm (GOV)
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:34 PM
> To: president.nfb.mi at gmail.com ; Lydia Schuck (laschuck at juno.com)
> Subject: Blind Commission
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> The attached was issued today.
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> Snyder makes board appointments established
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> by Executive Order 2012-10
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> Seats filled for Rehabilitation Services, Commission for Blind Persons
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services appointees:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>
> 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.
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>
> 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.
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>
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>
>
> 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.
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>
>
> 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.
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>
>
> 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.
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>
>
> 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.
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> 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.
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>
>
> 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.
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> Appointments are not subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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> Commission for Blind Persons appointees:
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> 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.
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>
> 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.
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> 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.
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>
> 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.
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>
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> 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.
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>
> 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.
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> 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.
>
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> 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.
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>
> Norm Saari
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> Manager of Appointments
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> 517-241-5035
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>
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