[Ohio-Talk] Our vice president makes it in The Braille Monitor

[Suzanne Turner]

Thank you Chris!

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Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] Our vice president makes it in The Braille Monitor

Congratulations, Suzanne!!!

Chris

> On May 4, 2021, at 7:08 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Suzanne Turner:
> 
> Suzanne Turner came to the Federation in the 1980s. She was elected as 
> president of the Cleveland Chapter at her first meeting. She stepped 
> down after one year. It was difficult for her to lead effectively 
> because she did not know much about our organization. After retiring 
> from her job in 2010, she went to a state convention. "Barbara Pierce 
> and Richard Payne sparked fire in me. I rejoined, and I have been running ever since."
> 
> Suzanne's attendance at one of the national leadership seminars helped 
> her to understand where she wanted to be in the organization and the 
> work she wanted to do. The books, "Building the Lives We Want" and 
> Walking Alone and Marching Together" changed her life. She recalled 
> that the chapter "A Passion for Humanity" about Isabelle Grant 
> resonated with her. Subsequently, she became the president of the 
> Cleveland Chapter and took on roles at the affiliate level. When the 
> first vice president of the affiliate left to take a job in 
> California, Suzanne stepped into that position. She was elected to the position of first vice president in 2020.
> 
> Suzanne believes that her honesty, consistency, transparency, and 
> professional brand are the attributes that have made her a successful 
> leader. Telling her story shows her honesty and demonstrates her 
> shared experiences with others. It's her personal brand that she tries 
> to convey to community partners, members, and potential members.
> 
> Suzanne believes that the key to resolving resistance to leadership is 
> negotiation. She has an open-door policy in her chapter that 
> encourages members to talk to her directly. She works to understand 
> the perspective of the person. She examines herself to make sure she 
> is not the source of the conflict. If she is not the problem, she will 
> work with the member to try to move forward.
> 
> Suzanne does not feel any burnout yet, "though I probably should." She 
> is just happy to be involved doing the work of the Federation. She 
> explained that she reaches out to people by phone and is constantly on 
> her computer emailing and checking Facebook. Her goal is to build 
> trust with people so she can influence and delegate. Suzanne loves 
> problem-solving and seeing people flourish.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 
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> 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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