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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please welcome the two new staff of the Nebraska Commission for the Blind! The text of two different emails are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Rademacher, Pam <<a href="mailto:Pam.Rademacher@nebraska.gov">Pam.Rademacher@nebraska.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 1, 2025 4:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> NCBVI Everyone <<a href="mailto:NCBVI.Everyone@nebraska.gov">NCBVI.Everyone@nebraska.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Lincoln OC Counselor</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am pleased to announce Denise Tortcicollo has accepted the open position of OC Counselor for the Lincoln District. She will start her Center training on October 20. She has a master’s degree and comes to us with direct experience working with the blind. Please give her a warm welcome when you meet her. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#156082'>Pam</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Pam Rademacher, CVRCB</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Lincoln District Supervisor</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>4600 Valley Rd. Ste. 100</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Lincoln, NE 68510</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Phone: (402) 718-1164</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Fax: (402) 471-3009</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:Pam.rademacher@nebraska.gov"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Pam.rademacher@nebraska.gov</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#3A7C22'>Empowering Blind Individuals, Promoting Opportunities and Building Belief in the Blind</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Jefferson, Timothy <<a href="mailto:Timothy.Jefferson@nebraska.gov">Timothy.Jefferson@nebraska.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 1, 2025 8:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> NCBVI Everyone <<a href="mailto:NCBVI.Everyone@nebraska.gov">NCBVI.Everyone@nebraska.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Omaha Office VR Counselor </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning, all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Omaha District is pleased to welcome Kristal Platte as the new VR Counselor. Kristal brings lots of transferrable skills from the world of Genetic counseling. She also understands blindness and our philosophy of Structured Discovery. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kristal is scheduled to begin training on October 6, 2025. Please welcome her when you see her in the center.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D'>Tim</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99'>Timothy Jefferson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99'>Omaha District Supervisor </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99'>Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0'>1313 Farnam St. Suite 316</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0'>Omaha, NE 68102</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0'>Phone<b>:</b> (308) 627-8949</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#215E99'><a href="mailto:timothy.jefferson@nebraska.gov">timothy.jefferson@nebraska.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#007E39'>Empowering Blind Individuals, Promoting Opportunities and Building Belief in the Blind</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>