[Ohio-Talk] EXT: A New/Renewed Venture

[Andra Stover]

Good evening Todd,
I would like to wish you. Good luck in your endeavors. You are correct we
have no clue how short our lives can be.

I am glad you are following your dreams :-) On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Todd Elzey via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good afternoon. As many of you may recall, I have been working for the
> National Office of the Federation as a Digital Communications Specialist in
> the Communications Office for about the past 8-9 months. I wanted to
> announce this to my fellow NFB of Ohio Federation members before the news
> leaks elsewhere. I have recently informed President Riccobono that I will
> be leaving the position of Digital Communications Coordinator with the
> Federation effective February 24, 2023.
>
> When I gave my notice to President Riccobono I thanked him for the
> opportunity to work at the National Office. It has been a great experience
> and I have learned a number of new things I will take with me. I also
> thanked Stephanie Cascone and all of the NFB communications staff for being
> a great boss and fantastic colleagues.
>
> Many of you may wonder why I am leaving such a secure position. When our
> colleague Scott LaBarre passed away in December, I began to have a
> realization that life can be very short and we only get one try at it. This
> realization really sank in when I realized that I first met Scott in the
> late 80s and that he was actually 4 years younger than I am.
>
>  Prior to joining the NFB National Staff I was working as a Freelance
> writer. I was certainly struggling to earn money, but I was doing something
> that had always been a dream of mine and I believe I was doing some good by
> getting information out that might not otherwise have seen the light of
> day. I have always dreamed of being a writer/journalist, and was once told
> by an academic counselor at Ohio State to give up on that dream because a
> blind/low-vision individual could not be a journalist because of
> transportation. I let that counselor dissuade me from the journalism/media
> path and I always regretted that.
>
> Given how short life can be - none of us ever know when our time will end.
> So now I am going to follow the dream no matter where it leads. So
> effective February 24, 2023 I will be returning to freelance writing and
> reporting.
>
> Making this switch will be a bit time consuming to reestablish as a
> writer/journalist after my absence, particularly since I am now in a new
> market in Columbus. But I know in the long-term the work will be worth it.
> Hopefully, I can use my venue as a freelance writer and journalist to help
> promote the priorities of the NFB and the NFB of Ohio.
>
> Thanks, and please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Todd Elzey
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