[nfbmi-talk] Fwd: RE: Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services Director

Mon Apr 6 15:47:58 UTC 2015

Thanks for the great suggestions, Terry!  It might be a good time for you or someone else to start planning another leadership weekend!

Lydia 

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry D. Eagle <terrydeagle at yahoo.com>
To: 'Lydia Anne Schuck' <lydia.a.schuck at wmich.edu>
Sent: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 09:33:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services	Director

Well, Lydia, what about beginning with a review of the leadership weekend
survey responses, then mmove to a review of minutes of the past couple of
years to discover the questions, suggestions, and sound recommendations of
members that have gone  unanswered and ignored by the officers and board;
the motions and votes to silence members during meetings and on the
list-serve, the attendance of officers and board members with a staggering
meeting absence record of 2 out of 3 meetings--a failing grade by even the
most liberal standard; and a review of the communication promises made to
members and not kept, and you shall discover the reality of a lack of
uncaring, self-interested leaders bent on fulfilling their personal agendas,
personal vendettas toward individuals who have said something or done some
action that has caused hurt feelings, threatened exposure of personal gain,
and even controlled the elections by and for personal agenda achievement.

Lydia, then review the following referenced material, and you shall reveal
the how to effectively lead an organization, a stark difference from the
"how" the affiliate is being led:

Carter, Louis:  Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization
Change, (2011).  

Van Velsor, Ellen, et. Al.:  The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of
Leadership Development, Third Edition, (2010).

Schein, Edgar H:  Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of
Telling, (2013.)          

This affiliate is filled with, and directed by, numerous persons who have
held successful positions in business, government, family rearing, church
and community organizations, and I would find it unbelieveable that those
who have chosen to seek and occupy  a leadership position, have not been
exposed to and operated within the principles of best practice leadership.
The fact is that the best practices are known by our office holders, and the
principles are ignored and discarded, and replaced with personal agendas,
which are totally contrary and in conflict to best practice leadership
principles. 

As I see the current status of the affiliate, the question that needs to be
answered is, What is now needed to revitalize and energize the membership,
the heart and life-giving source of any vibrant, growing, member-affirming
organization and its' leadership?

Finally Lydia, because of our numerous off-list communications especially
since the leadership weekend, you know better than most of this affiliate, I
have answered your question before, and made clear my thoughts and
strategies that I believe need to occur to build and make the affiliate
strong, and productive for today and the future, if the affiliate is to
survive.  Therefore, since you already know my answer to your question posed
here, may I suggest, you pose your question to our leaders and the members
who have not had their questions, suggestions, and recommendations go
unanswered, and I believe the response shall be very instructive of the
future of the affiliate.

Organizational health begins with leadership leading, with the sustaining
health and life in the nourishment and development of the members of the
body; cut off any body member and what is left to function?

-----Original Message-----
From: Lydia Anne Schuck [mailto:lydia.a.schuck at wmich.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 3:58 PM
To: terrydeagle at yahoo.com
Cc: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services
Director

What's our next step on this, Terry?

Lydia 

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: 'David Robinson' <drob1946 at gmail.com>, 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing
List' <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:12:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services
Director

This is NOT incompetence.  This is pure unadulterated corruption!  Why don't
the overpaid lazy VR staff get off their lazy butts and visit consumers to
obtain a signature on a PRINT DOCUMENT, if the BS 4 BP will not accept an
electronic signature e-mailed from the consumers e-mail address?

This is nothing new to just Joe, as the same was done to me as a member of
NFB.  Nothing will be done about the fraud, corruption, stealing of VR funds
being used for INELIGIBLE SIGHTED persons--family, friends, lovers and
lovers of lovers, of BS4BP staff, because the NFB of Michigan or NFB
National doesn't have the courage or integrity anymore to take the ACTION
that is needed to clean-up the agency and put the thieves out of their jobs
and in prison making 10 cents an hour making license plates, for their
SIGHTED friends with a driver's license, which makes their friends qualified
to apply for state employment!

Go-Along-To-Get-Along has miserably failed, and perhaps Keven Worley, our
leadership weekend national representative, is correct in his opinion, that
the answer is for blind persons to move out of Michigan!  Now that is real
NFB spirit and leadership!  

That strategy and Go-Along-To-Get-Along is NOT THE NFB in which I grew up.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
Robinson via nfbmi-talk
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 11:50 AM
To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services Director

If anyone has experienced similar behavior from BSBP, please let the NFB of
Michigan know of your issues. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: Christine Boone 
Cc: David Robinson NFB MI ; BRIAN SABOURIN 
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 3:23 PM
Subject: Fw: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services Director

----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: Haynes, Carla (LARA) 
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services Director

This is absolutely cuckoo!

One I had no advocate at this so-called hearing.
Two, the file indicated was not a scanning error and all know it. The dates
and personnel were clearly identified and have been forwarded to other
parties including RSA. And as I pointed out in just one document dated
9-11-14 that Ms. Angela Mason was on it as counselor and stated "based upon
our phone call today" or words to that effect. If you wingnuts wish to
contend that this was a simple scanning error then explain this:
Ms. Mason didn't work for the agency in October of 2013  as you suggest here
and I've never talked to this person in my life, ever. And that goes to the
false entry as well as others I discussed with Jones.

Three, another outright lie is the contention that a paper agreement was
sent to me. That is an outright and utter lie.

Four, there are other fraudulent entries which I brought up.

Five, my advocates haven't received said file yet in their most effective
format.
Six, this is a pattern and practice  of total incompentancy by BSBP as well
as a denial of anything remotely close to due process.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) 
  To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) 
  Cc: Rodgers, Edward (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Pemble, Mike (LARA) ;
Belknap, Katie (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) ;
White, Elizabeth (LARA) ; Wilson, Debbie (LARA) ; Marshall, Phyllis (LARA) 
  Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 3:03 PM
  Subject: Review Letter from BSBP Consumer Services Director

  April 3, 2015 (via Email & U.S. Mail, prepaid on this date)

  Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

  1365 East Mount Morris Road

  Mount Morris, MI  48485

  Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:

  After a review of your case file, the four issues that are inherent within
your communication regarding the following:

  .        Incorrect or fraudulent information in your case file.

  .        Notes and materials missing from your file.

  .        Failure to provide services.

  .        Premature closure of your file.

  Per our phone discussion on March 19, 2015, you stated that your case file
had fraudulent information in it and materials were missing.  In reviewing
the information that you indicated was fraudulent regarding the case entry
on 9/11/14, it is the result of scanning the document into your case file on
that date, thus being automatically dated by the system.  Further review of
those entries reflected the dates that they were entered into the case file
(10/08/13 and 10/31/13).

  As a further review, I did not find any materials missing from your file;
although, without examples from you it would be difficult to verify missing
materials from your file.  In our conversation, you did not identify any
documents or materials specifically that were missing from your file.

  The Bureau representative met with you and discussed your interest in
receiving services.  There were specific documents that needed your 

  Review - P. J. Harcz, Jr.

  Page 2

  April 3, 2015

  signature in order to provide services.  An electronic copy of the
application was emailed to you and a paper copy was mailed to you for your
signature.

  In order for an individual to receive vocational rehabilitation services,
a signed application must be obtained.  

  The Bureau was not able to assist you with your chosen vocational goal
because the signed application that was requested by the Bureau was never
received. The case file indicates that ample time was given to you in order
to work with the staff to develop your chosen objective. However, no
activities had taken place toward the goal that you chose; therefore, your
case was closed January 03, 2014.

  If you are not in agreement with this decision, you may contact the Client
Assistance Program at 1-800-288-5923 or request an Administrative Review by
contacting BSBP's Hearing Coordinator, Carla Haynes at 517-373-2062 or
1-800-292-4200.

  Sincerely,

  Mr. Leamon Jones

  Consumer Services Director

  LJ/dg

  cc: Debbie Wilson

        Elizabeth White

        Carla Haynes

        Ed Rodgers

  Carla Miller Haynes

  LARA Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)

  201 N. Washington Square, 2nd Floor

  P.O. Box 30652

  Lansing, MI  48909

  Telephone:  517-373-2063 or Toll-Free 1-800-292-4200

  Fax:  517-335-5140

  www.michigan.gov/bsbp

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