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

[Dave Perry]

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Dave Perry,

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> On May 5, 2021, at 9:34 AM, Andra Stover via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> This is so great! Congratulations SUZANNE. You are such a great leader and
> I look up to you.
> 
>> On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 6:08 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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>> 
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>> 
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>> 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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