[nfbwatlk] Announcement about our colleague, Dan Frye

[Nightingale, Noel]

I am extremely pleased to be forwarding the below announcement to the NFB of Washington listserv.  It regards Dan Frye's new position at the New Jersey Commission for the Blind.

From: Pamela Gaston<mailto:Pamela.Gaston at dhs.state.nj.us>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:04 PM
To: Pamela.Gaston at dhs.state.nj.us<mailto:Pamela.Gaston at dhs.state.nj.us>
Subject: FW: CBVI Executive Director

Dear CBVI staff:

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Frye as the new Executive Director of DHS' Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI).  He will start on October 21, 2013.   Daniel will fill the vacancy created by Vito DeSantis' retirement last June.

Daniel comes to us from Maryland, where he served as a management and program specialist with the Rehabilitation Services Administration with the US Department of Education. There, he was responsible for the national administration of the Federal Randolph-Sheppard program and the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults.

Prior to his employment with the US Department of Education, Daniel served in successive management positions on the national staff of the National Federation of the Blind and as national advocate for the Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand.

Daniel earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of Washington, School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree at Erskine College in South Carolina. He is a certified mediator and has authored several publications and articles.


Kathy Beachem
Office of the Commissioner
Department of Human Services


Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
Management and Program Specialist
Randolph-Sheppard and Helen Keller
National Center Programs
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services
Rehabilitation Services Administration
550 12th Street, SW, Room 5023
Washington, DC  20202-2800
(202) 245-7308 office
(202) 245-7591 fax
(410) 241-7006 mobile
daniel.frye at ed.gov<mailto:daniel.frye at ed.gov>