[Ohio-Talk] 2021 NFBO Committees and Descriptions

[Richard Payne]

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)

 

Every year the Ohio Affiliate President appoint willing members to serve on
various committees that help to guide the mission of the organization. 

 

So, it is my honor and privilege to present the Ohio Committees for 2021.

 

Thank you all for serving!

 

 

2021 NFBO Committees and Descriptions

 

AWARDS COMMITTEE

Charge: To oversee the awards process, to provide information and feedback
when necessary, and to make reasonable judgments about NFBO awards.

 

Annette Lutz, Chair

Jerry Purcell

Ali Benmerzouga

Emily Kiehl

 

BELL COORDINATOR 

Charge: To communicate and help with planning the inhouse bell program and
to organize the bell Academy and plan efficient ways to promote and execute
the important programs. 

 

Eric Duffy, Coordinator

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE

Charge: To educate the Ohio Affiliate about the professional and personal
benefits of community service, to encourage chapters, divisions, and
individuals to participate in projects in their communities, to encourage
members to identify or develop and implement their own service projects, and
to educate  the public about NFB philosophy and the skills and abilities
blind people bring to community service

 

Cheryl Fields, Chair

Pat McPherson

Maggie Stringer

Candice Armstrong

Shelley Duffy

Gary Williams 

Gloria Robinson 

Joann Williams,

 

CONSTITUTION and RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Charge: To make sure that all NFBO constitutions follow the state and
national constitutions, both philosophically and rhetorically.

 

Charge: To oversee the submission process and to write and distribute
clearly articulated and philosophically sound resolutions. 

 

Barbara Pierce, Chair

Jim Weiss

Eric Duffy 

Debbie Baker

Todd Elzey

Jessica Stover

Andra Stover

Candice Armstrong

 

DEAF-BLIND COORDINATOR's 

Charge: To aid and provide information to those who are in this unique
community and to serve as a vehicle to foster a positive relationship for
the deaf-blind community. 

 

William Turner, Co-chair 

Suzanne Turner, Co-chair

 

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Charge: To advise the president about policies, legislation, strategies, and
initiatives in which NFBO should be engaged to improve educational
opportunities for blind youth throughout the state.

Suzanne Turner, Chair

Ali Benmerzouga

Chris Sabine

Debbi Baker

Wilbert Turner 

Caroline Karbowski

Marianne Denning

Anne Casey

Sadie McFarland

 

FINANCING THE MOVEMENT COMMITTEE including (SUN coordinator, Jernigan Fund
coordinator, PAC coordinator)

Charge: To make members aware of these specific organizational fundraising
opportunities and to implement strategies to increase participation. 

 

Sherry Ruth, Co-chair

Colleen Roth, Co-chair

 

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

Charge: To investigate additional opportunities to increase NFB-O resources
and to implement effective fundraising strategies and programming. 

 

Jim Weiss, Chair

Maggie Stringer

Todd Elzey

Colleen Miller

Marion Parker

 

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Charge: To increase the organization's visibility and effectiveness in the
state legislature and to continue to support our efforts in Washington
throughout the year. 

 

Eric Duffy, Chair

Todd Elzey

, Chris Sabine

, Jordy Stringer

, Andra Stover

, William Turner

 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Charge: To implement effective strategies to recruit and retain members and
to reinvigorate the chapters and divisions of NFBO. 

 

Carolyn Peters, Chair

Sheila Hardy-Wilson

Maggie Stringer

William Turner

Jim Weiss

Haley Thurston

Asia Quinones-Evans

Susan Day

Gloria Robinson 

 

PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY WEBSITE AND NEWSLINE COMMITTEE

Charge: To assist with updating the web page content and the Newsline
service, as well as, promoting and advertising NEWSLINE. Members on this
committee should be proficient computer users.

To develop content and suggest creative ways to promote NFBO branding.
Responsibilities include; research audience preferences and discover current
trends, create engaging text, image and video content, design posts to
sustain readers' curiosity and create buzz around new issues, stay up to
date with changes in all social platforms ensuring maximum effectiveness,
train leaders how to use social media in a cohesive and beneficial way,
develop an optimal posting schedule, considering web traffic and engagement,
and oversee social media accounts. 

 

Todd Elzey, Chair

Cheryl Fisher

Chris Sabine

Jim Weiss

Maggie Stringer

Candice Armstrong

 

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

Charge: To conduct the affiliate scholarship program and to develop and
implement effective strategies to increase the visibility of the program and
increase participation. 

 

Jordy Stringer, Chair

Cassandra Jones

Suzanne Turner

 

 

 

Richard Payne,  President

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

937/829/3368

 <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> Rchpay7 at gmail.com

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

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