[Tall-Corn] Resignation of Stacy Cervenka

[Mary McGee]

Thanks for the clarification.

On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM <bkpollpeter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, Stacy is a good friend of mine, and I know for a fact.
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> On Sep 18, 2026, at 2:51 PM, Mary McGee via Tall-Corn <
> tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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
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> On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM April Enderton via Tall-Corn <
> tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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
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>> ----- 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:
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>> > 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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