[Tall-Corn] Resignation of Stacy Cervenka

[Mary McGee]

Is there any verification that this is even true?  I've check online last
night and couldn't see any resignation letter.
Mary L. McGee

On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM April Enderton via Tall-Corn <
tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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