[Tall-Corn] Resignation of Stacy Cervenka

[April Enderton]

Hey, I hope you all will accept my sincere apology. I was not speaking for the NFBI. I take full responsibility for my insensitive comments. I do wish Stacey well and I hope she finds a job that works well for her.

Sincerely,

April


----- Original Message -----
From: Kyla Billington via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 11:00 AM
To: NFB of Iowa Internet Mailing List <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
CC: Kyla Billington <kylabsing at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tall-Corn] Resignation of Stacy Cervenka

It is disheartening reading the responses after Stacy's resignation. I wish
that the blindness community could be better in Iowa. It feels so toxic and
judgmental. If you don't do things exactly as people expect, you are ousted
from it. We all live different lives and deserve to do things in ways that
we see fit. The department should reflect this as well. People should have
choice and flexibility in the services  received.  I'm grateful for the
work that Stacy has done to support blind Iowans and   I'm hopeful that the
governor will pick a director that is interested in supporting all blind
Iowans.

On Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 6:25 PM Helen Mejia via Tall-Corn <
tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Federation Family,
>
> Director Cervenka resigned her position effective today.
> We will continue to work with the Commission board and department
> leadership as appropriate to support the department in providing the best
> possible services for blind Iowans.
> I'm assuming that there will be no effort to fill the position until after
> the election, and we will advocate for a new director with the strong
> blindness philosophy and leadership strengths the department needs.
>
> Helen
> Helen Mejia, President
> National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
> hmejia at nfbi.org
> (570) 983-7867
>
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