[Nyabs] NYABS president Resignation

[Kathryn Carroll]

Thank you, Alex. You have done a lot for the group, and we all appreciate
it.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Alexander Castillo <
alexandera.castillo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all, I write to inform you of my resignation from the post as
> President of the New York Association of Blind Students. It has been a
> great experience to have held this position for two years, to have
> worked with a wonderful board, and to have seen the division grow in
> numbers and in the intensity with which it continues to pursue the
> goals set forth by our division’s constitution.
>
> The reason for my resignation is not unwillingness to continue working
> with the division. Rather, opportunities have opened up for me outside
> of New York state, and I have chosen to pursue them, and cannot
> responsibly hold on to the position with the knowledge that I will be
> so far removed from the students which I am to represent. As such, I
> know that our student division should be led by someone who resides
> and attends school within New York, and will be better prepared and
> informed to attend to student affairs in this state.
>
> As our constitution states, upon resignation of the president of the
> division, the vice president will take on that role.
>
> Kathryn Carroll has been our Vice President for the past year, and
> will now take over the position of president. She is well informed
> about the issues of blind students in New York State, a native New
> Yorker, and is more than ready to lead our division.
>
> I will miss you all, and I look forward to seeing what NYABS will
> accomplish in the next year!
>
> Thank you all for reading,
> Alex Castillo
> 917-532-7439
>
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Kathryn Carroll
St. John's University School of Law 2013
(Ph.) 347-455-1521
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