[NFBofAlaska] NFB AK 2025 State convention agenda

[kelsy.tallant at gmail.com]

Greetings everyone,

 

I'm very excited to join you all at convention here in a few days. Here is
the agenda. See you there!

 

Friday, October 3, 2025:

 

Invocation, Tom Class

 

1:00 PM: Welcome, Kevin Whitley, NFB of Alaska, President
1:15 PM: David Newman, State ADA Coordinator <https://doa.alaska.gov/ada/>  

1:35 PM: Loretta Roberts, Envision ScripTalk
<https://www.envisionamerica.com/scriptalk-station-for-patients>  

2:00 PM: Jeff Dick, Challenge Alaska <https://www.challengealaska.org/> 

2:30 PM: Katie Lester, Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
<https://labor.alaska.gov/dvr/>  

3:00 PM: Carol Alfaro, Business Enterprise Program, Participant 

3:15 PM: Harry Luke, Business Enterprise Program, Entrepreneur 

3:30 PM: Employment Panel

4:00 PM: Karla Wright, Aging and Disability Resource Center
<https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/aging-and-disability-resource-centers
-adrc/>  

4:30 PM: Tracy Golly, Assistive Technology (Library) of Alaska
<https://www.atlaak.org/> 

5:00 PM: CB Brady, Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
Executive Director



5:30 PM: Meet and greet, Costco Pizza, 

7:00 PM: Games 



 

Saturday, October 4, 2025:

 

9:00 AM: Welcome!
9:10 AM: Jesse Shirek, NFB National Office, President's Report
9:50 AM: Kevin Whitley, NFB of Alaska, President 
10:00 AM: Kelsy Tallant, NFB of Alaska, Vice President, 
10:20 AM: Braden Hartman, Jernigan Scholarship recipient 
10:40 AM: Break
11:00 AM: Benjamin Grelk, National Association of Blind Students
https://nabslink.org/board-directors/benjamin-grelk

11:15 PM: Katie Lester, NFB student scholarship recipient 

11:30 AM: Victoria Ackerman, Orientation and Mobility 

12:00 PM: Lunch 

1:00 PM: Jeff Dick, Challenge Alaska <https://challengealaska.org/> , Beep
Baseball Demo 
            (presentation on the field

2:00 PM: Freya Anderson, Talking Books of Alaska
<https://lam.alaska.gov/tbc>  
2:30 PM: Bryce Gitzen, Being an Active Blind Person 
2:45 PM: Alaska Legislators videos
2:50 PM: Break: cookies and chips 
3:00 PM: Chris Danielson, Braille Monitor
<https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/braille-monitor> 
3:20 PM: Jesse Shirek, NFB-NEWSLINE
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline> 
3:40 PM: Mike Goehring, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
<https://www.guidingeyes.org/> , AK Field Rep. 
3:50 PM: Guide Dog Panel
            Mike Goehring, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
<https://www.guidingeyes.org/>  
            Dan Bigley, Guide Dogs for the Blind
<https://www.guidedogs.com/>  
            Kevin Whitley, Guide Dog Foundation <https://www.guidedog.org/>


4:25 PM: Robert Posma, Lions Club, District 49-A Governor
5:00 PM: Banquet 

Closing statement from 1st Vice President, Kelsy 

 

 

Best wishes, ,

Kelsy Tallant, Vice President 

National Federation of the Blind of Alaska

kelsy.tallant at gmail.com <mailto:kelsy.tallant at gmail.com> 

(907) 342-7139

alaskanfb.org <http://www.alaskanfb.org/> 

Live the life you want.

 

 

 

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