[Nfbwv-talk] A midlife career change

[Karen McDonald]

Darren, I don't know quite what to say.  I congradulate you but 
I'm shocked and I hate to see you all leave.  Our friendship is 
beyond Federationism and we'll miss you all so much.

 Tell Paula that the auction will never be the same.  We love you 
all and wish you the very best.

Karen and Ed----- Original Message -----
From: Darren Burton <dburton at afb.net
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:23:50 -0500
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] A midlife career change

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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