[Nfbwv-talk] A midlife career change

[Darren Burton]

Hello NFB of WV Friends,
I don't know if turning 50 later this year and an impending midlife crisis has anything to do with it, but I have made what has been a difficult decision to move to Silicon Valley and take a job with Yahoo as an accessibility specialist for mobile applications.  It's been a great 12 years at AFB Tech, and it's been tough getting used to the idea of leaving my team mates in Huntington and across the country.  We are certainly excited about the new opportunities, but a bit nervous about the change, and reluctant to leave West Virginia.  I begin at Yahoo on June 2, and I am trying to tie up as many loose ends as I can this month and help with transitioning my position at AFB, and then we will work on moving to somewhere near Yahoo's Sunnyvale headquarters in May.

Paula and I will dearly miss not being able to attend NFB of WV events, but I may sneak into one when you don't expect it, and I will certainly remain on this discussion list.  For now, we will keep our little cabin in Morgantown for holiday visits home, so you never know when you will run into us.

Darren

Darren Burton
Director, AFB Tech
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
1000 Fifth Avenue, Suite 350
Huntington, WV 25701
www.afb.org<http://www.afb.org>
Phone: (304) 781-3485
E-mail: dburton at afb.net<mailto:dburton at afb.net>
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