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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I see she chaired the Blind Parents group of the NFB.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dave</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 02:35:33 PM CDT, Helen Mejia via Tall-Corn <tall-corn@nfbnet.org> wrote:
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div>Helen Mejia, President</div>National Federation of the Blind<span class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Apple-converted-space"> </span>of Iowa<br>hmejia@nfbi.org<br>(570) 983-7867</div>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Press Releases from Iowa Governor's Office <IowaGovernorsOffice@public.govdelivery.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RELEASE: Gov. Reynolds appoints Stacy Cervenka to lead the Iowa Department for the Blind</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 8, 2025 at 2:01:13\u202fPM CDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hstevensnfb@gmail.com<br></span></div><br><div><div class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Singleton"><table width="700" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><a name="gd_top" id="ydp254663cayiv8097267261gd_top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><div style="text-align:center;line-height:1.284;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18pt;" class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261elementToProof"><strong>OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR</strong><br><strong>Governor Kim Reynolds<span class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong>\u2605<span class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer</strong></div><div style="line-height:1.284;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <br>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 8, 2025<br>MEDIA CONTACT: Mason Mauro, (515) 745-2840,<span class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mason.mauro@governor.iowa.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mason.mauro@governor.iowa.gov</a><br> </div><div style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16pt;"><strong>Gov. Reynolds appoints Stacy Cervenka to lead the Iowa Department for the Blind</strong></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">DES MOINES\u2014 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced she has appointed Stacy Cervenka as Director of the Iowa Department for the Blind. </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Cervenka most recently worked as Senior Director of Policy with RespectAbility (now Disability Belongs) in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was also Director of Public Policy for the American Foundation for the Blind and worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Sam Brownback. She is also currently a volunteer on the Consumer Advisory Panel for the Mitsubushi Electric America Foundation and a contributing writer to U.S. News and World Report and the Omaha World-Herald. </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">\u201cI am very pleased to appoint Stacy Cervenka as the Director of the Department for the Blind,\u201d said Gov. Reynolds. \u201cFrom her experience starting as a legislative assistant to working her way up to director of public policy for a national organization, she has shown she is uniquely qualified to continue the department\u2019s mission to empower blind Iowans to be gainfully employed and live independently.\u201d </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Cervenka has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Texas Tech University. </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">\u201cI\u2019m honored to be appointed by Governor Reynolds to serve in this position,\u201d said Cervenka. \u201cThe Iowa Department for the Blind has a legacy of leading the nation in innovative, high-quality services for blind and low vision people. I\u2019m excited to build on that history by ensuring all blind Iowans have access to the services they need to enter or remain in the workforce and to live actively in their communities.\u201d </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Cervenka will start in her role on July 7, 2025. </div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"></div><div style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> # # #</div><div id="ydp254663cayiv8097267261mail_footer"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" class="ydp254663cayiv8097267261mobile-footer"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding:10px;"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Stay Connected with the Office of the Governor of Iowa:</div><table width="191" style="min-height:42px;"><tbody><tr><td><a 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