[NFBV-Announce] Announcing the NFB of Virginia Diversity & Inclusion committee

[Sarah Patnaude]

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> From Tracy Soforenko, President,  National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
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> I am pleased to announce the formation of a Diversity & Inclusion Committee for the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia. This committee is charged with the following:
> Developing programming to ensure diversity and inclusion within the Virginia affiliate
> Growing our membership to meet underserved communities
> Fostering leadership that is inclusive and reflects the full range of residents of the Commonwealth
> addressing issues  that arise
> Providing advice and counsel to me on issues of diversity and inclusion.
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> Following advice from the leadership of the NFB Diversity and Inclusion Committee, we have selected 7 participants for the committee. This manageable size will help the committee to direct activities across the affiliate.
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> Earl Everett
> Deepa Goraya
> Uricka Harrison, Co-Chair
> Patrick Johnson
> Amir Rahimi
> Evelyn Valdez
> Chris Walker, Co-chair
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> This committee will be formulating plans and will run a Saturday lunchtime program at our 2020 State Convention on October 31, 2020.
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> We anticipate various sub-committees will be established to develop programming for the affiliate and we look forward to the results of the committee and its various sub-committees.
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> Tracy Soforenko
> President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
> 202 285-4595
> Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com
> www.nfb.org
> www.nfbv.org
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