[NFBNJ] Reminder Town Hall Call With Bernice Davis Executive Director NJ CBVI Thursday May 21 at 4:00 pm

[joe ruffalo]

Final Reminder: Town Hall Call
Note: For those receiving, please share with others as this call is open to 
members and non members.
All are welcome!
Thanks,
Joe
Greetings to all members and non-members!


The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is proud to announce and 
invite you to a Town Hall Zoom Call with Dr. Bernice Davis, Executive 
Director, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.



SAVE THE DATE AND TIME

Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 4 PM EDT



To submit general questions in advance of the call, please email Linda 
Melendez  at lindamelendez220 at gmail.com by Monday, May 18. Please include 
your name and contact information.

Questions from those attending the call will be considered depending on 
time.

Dr. Bernice Davis is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission for 
the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI). In this capacity she is responsible 
for the overall administration and operations of the Commission, the single 
state authority charged with providing education, vocational rehabilitation, 
independent living, assistive technology, and eye-health services for the 
estimated 290,000 residents of the state, who are blind, vision impaired, or 
deaf-blind.

Dr. Davis, who joined the CBVI staff in 2005, has served as the Acting 
Executive Director and as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. 
In that capacity, she was responsible for the coordination of the Commission’s 
community education and outreach activities, ensuring the agency’s 
compliance to state and federal policies and regulations, including HIPAA, 
OPRA and other monitoring entities, and strategic collaborations with 
executive team members, state officials and community based shareholders to 
assess and fulfill the needs of CBVI consumers.

>From January 2003 through July 2005, Dr. Davis was the Assistant Chief 
Executive Officer of the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, North 
Jersey Developmental Center (NJDC). In this role she was second in command 
of a residential facility that provided a wide range of habilitation, 
behavioral and medical services and supports for individuals with 
developmental disabilities. Prior to that appointment she also served NJDC 
as Acting Director of Professional and Residential Services (2002 – 2003); 
Supervisor of Professional and Residential Services (2001 – 2002); and as a 
Clinical Psychologist 1 (1995 – 2001).

Dr. Davis earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois 
School of Professional Psychology in 1993, and her B.S. degree in Applied 
Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago with a minor in Anthropology. 
She is a licensed psychologist as well as a certified American Management 
Associate, who has over 21 years of experience as a clinician and public 
administrator.



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Etiquette and Zoom housekeeping:

1. Participants will be muted upon entering the call and will remain muted 
during the presentation.



2. Questions submitted in advance will be addressed by Dr. Davis with 
additional questions as time allows  All questions must be general and not 
specific to an individual or case.


3. If you want to speak, raise your hand by pressing star+9 on phone or 
Alt+Y on computer. You will be temporarily unmuted; state your full name 
prior to asking your question.


4. Be mindful of others who want to ask questions.


5. Raised hands will not be acknowledged until after Dry, Davis’ 
presentation; wait until directed to raise your hand.


6.  Raise/lower hand: Star+9 or Alt+Y


7.  To leave the meeting: Alt+Q or hang up



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Password: 777 875


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Thank you! We look forward to your participation in this important Town Hall 
meeting.


National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
Joe Ruffalo, President
973 743 0075
mailto:nfbnj1 at verizon.net



Linda Melendez, First Vice-President
732 421 7063
lindamelendez220 at gmail.com




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Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
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