[IL-Talk] 2024 NFBI committee list

Sun Jan 7 17:02:33 UTC 2024

Greetings President Green,

I’m not sure if I missed your invite email for members to sign up to serve on a committee.

I would like to be considered for the resolution committee. You and I spoke about this late last year and you told me at the beginning of this year is when I can make my request.

Please keep me posted. Thank you. 

Melissa Fuller
(312) 848-8937

God Bless America!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 3, 2024, at 9:31 AM, Marilyn Green via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
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> Here is the 2024 committee list. Please see below.
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> To: All Members of the National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
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> 
> From: Marilyn Green
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> President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
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> January 1, 2024
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> This is our most up-to-date committee list.
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> *If you wish to be added to or deleted from  a
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> committee, or if I inadvertently added or left yours or someone  else's name
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> off one of our committees,  please let me know. My direct e-mail address is
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> president at nfbofillinois.org <mailto:president at nfbofillinois.org> 
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> <mailto:
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> president at nfbofillinois.org <mailto:president at nfbofillinois.org> >
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> . Thanks to all of the
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> chair persons and members for your work on our various committees in 2023.
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> Your assistance is greatly appreciated by your State President, Marilyn
> Green
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> , and the Board of Directors of NFBI.
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> 
> 
> *** Based on our protocols, please take note of the following:
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> ***  All committee meetings are open, except for Freedom Link,
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> Chappell-Dennis, and state scholarship.
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> *** Notices of meetings should be e-mailed to our general membership and
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> student listservs.
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> ***  Notes should be taken at every meeting.
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> *** Please note that as of December 9, 2019, the NFBI Board of directors
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> passed a resolution amending the protocols to make  all programming reports
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> due by February 15. This starts in 2021.
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> 
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> *** I would also recommend that the chairs hold at least one meeting with
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> your committee members to get to know them, and what they can do to help
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> serve the committee and NFBI. Please hold other meetings as you deem
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> necessary to the functioning of your committee.
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> 
> 2024 National Federation of the Blind of Illinois Committee Appointments:
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> Amended and updated January 1, 2024.
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> COMMITTEES
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> XXX Advocacy Committee
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> Chair Michal Nowicki, Co-chair Denise Avant
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> Members: Debbie Stein, David Meyer, Debbie Pittman,
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> Linda Hendle, Cathy Randall, Kira O'Bradovich, Ken Borst and Marilyn Green 
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>                                         XXX Bell Committee
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> This committee will work with our national office to plan for our Bell 2022
> programs and figure out how to tie it in with our conventions, and other
> related seminars, as well as our Freedom Link program.
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> 
> Chair: Debbie Stein
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> Members: Bill Reif, Steve Hastalis,  Bridget Hickey, Denise Avant, Paula
> Sprecher, Cathy Randall,  Sarah Luna, Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Katie
> Leinum, Majestine Sylvain, Tasabih Elfaki
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> 
> XXX Braille Literacy Initiative
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> Chair: Debbie Stein
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> Members: Robert Gardner, Linda Hendle (LIFE Group Chair), Debbie Pittman,
> Bill
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> Reif,  Pam Provost, And Patrick Olson
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> 
> XXX Chappell-Dennis  Award Committee
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> (Responsible for decisions with guidance from NFBI board on aiding and
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> selecting people to
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> 
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> attend NFB events.)
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> (This is our only committee where the membership remains anonymous.)
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> XXX Development Committee
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> (Prepares and submits grant proposals.  Sends out annual appeal letters.
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> Handles things like our
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> letter to estates attorneys.)
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> Chair: Cathy Randall
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> Members: Patti Chang, 
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> Grants: Denise Avant,  Debbie Stein, Marilyn Green, and Bill Reif
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> XXX Diversity and Inclusion
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> Responsible for developing programming for the affiliate that promotes the
> inclusion of people from diverse populations.
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> Co-chairs: Denise Avant and Sara Luna
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> Members: Ellen Bartelt, Ken Borst, Bridgid Burke, Natalie Shaheen, Juliette
> Walker and Howard Wilson
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> 
> XXX Door Prizes
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> Chair: TBD
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> Members: Pam Gillmore, Tasabih Elfaki, Michelle Ault, , Bill Reif, David
> Meyer, Glenn Moore,
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> Marco  Giannotti, Ed Birmingham, and Mary Grunwald
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> XXX Freedom Link 2.0
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> (Transitions Club Committee for junior high and high school blind teenagers)
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> Chair:  Debbie Stein 
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> Coordinator: David Meyer
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> Members: Sarah Luna, Tasabih Elfaki,  and Dustin Cather
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> XXX Budget Committee
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> (Responsible for putting together an annual budget for presentation to the
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> board.)
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> Chair: Michal Nowicki, treasurer
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> Members: Patti Chang, Denise Avant, Cathy Randall, Marilyn Green, 
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> Debbie Stein and Marilyn Green
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> XXX Guide Dog
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> Chair: Bill Reif
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> Members: Leslie Hamric and Debbie Pittman
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> xxx ISVI
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> (Deals with the school for the blind and its issues.)
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> Chair: Bill Reif
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> Members:  Charlene Elder, Cathy Randall, Dave Meyer, Natalio Abar and Debbie
> Stein
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> XXX State Legislation- Committee
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> (Responsible for State Legislative action.)
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> Co-chairs: Denise Avant and Bill Reif 
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> Members: Jemal Powell,  Leslie Hamric, Debbie Stein, Mary Grunwald, Steve
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> Hastalis, Marco Giannotti, Julietta Meyer, Dustin Cather,  Marilyn Green,
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> Kira O'Bradovich, Robert Gardner, Michal Nowicki, Patti Chang, and David
> Meyer
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> XXX Federal Legislation
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> (Responsible for Washington Seminar and Federal Legislative Action.)
> Co-Chairs:
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> Dustin Cather and Denise Avant
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> Members: Robert Gardner, David Meyer, Jemal Powell, Kira O'Bradovich, Michal
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> Nowicki, Charlene Elder,  Emma Meyer, Julietta Meyer, Steve Hastalis, Patti
> Chang, Leslie Hamric, Lewis Wood, Mary Grunwald, Tasabih Elfaki, Michelle
> Ault, Dilip Shah, Kaitlyn Ryan, Bill Reif,
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> Nelly Gamino, Liza Jager, Juliet Walker, Marilyn Green and Glenn Moore 
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> XXX Parent Committee
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> Chair: Debbie Stein
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> Members: Marilyn Green, Juliette Walker, Michelle Ault, and Julietta Meyer
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> XXX PR/Social Media Committee
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> Chair: Debbie Stein
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> Members: Glenn Moore, Robert Hansen, Linda Hendle, Patti Chang, Emma Meyer,
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> Denise Avant and Sara Luna
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> XXX Resolutions Committee
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> (Responsible for reviewing and recommending "do Pass"  or "do not pass" to
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> the convention.)
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> 2023-24
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> Chair: Michal Nowicki, Co-chair Dustin Cather
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> Members: Bill Reif,  David Meyer, Debbie Stein, Jemal Powell, Patti Chang,
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> Mary Grunwald,  Kira O'Bradovich, Juliette Walker, Marilyn Green, and Steve
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> Hastalis, 
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> XXX Membership Committee
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> (Responsible to assist all chapters in strengthening present membership and
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> building new
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> members. 
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> Chair:  Dustin Cather 
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> Members: David Meyer, Brian Sumner, Jean Rauschenbach, Pat Olson, Marilyn
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> Green, Robert Gardner, Bill Reif, Edward Birmingham, Cathy Randall, Bridgid
> Burke, Ken Borst, Natalie Shaheen, Glenn Moore, , Juliette Walker, Ellen
> Bartelt, Linda Hendle 
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> XXX Sales and Fundraising Committee
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> (Responsible for researching sales items and other fundraising ideas, e.g.
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> Amazon Smile, appeal letters)
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> Chair: TBD
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> Members: Michelle Ault, Ellen Bartelt, David Meyer, Mary Grunwald,
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> Bridgid Burke, Debbie Stein and Marilyn Green.
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> xxx State Scholarship Committee
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> (Decides state scholarship candidates and internships.  Mentors those
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> persons at convention and
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> throughout the year.)
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> Chair: David Meyer Co-chair: Kira O'Bradovich
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> Members: Debbie Stein, Patti Chang,  Dustin Cather,
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> Bridgid Burke, Denise Avant
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> xxx Special Events Committee
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> (Plans and carries out all aspects of our spring seminars and conventions
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> except for press, sends out convention bulletin, and plans face-to-face
> board meetings.)
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> Co-chairs: Patti Chang, and  Jemal Powell
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> Members: Denise Avant, Pam Gillmore, Nancy Gardner, Pat Olson,  Michal
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> Nowicki, Roberta Reif, Marco Giannotti (sound at Convention), Mary Grunwald,
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> Glenn Moore, Francisco Chang, David Meyer, Brian Mackey,  (webmaster),
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> Robert Gardner, Dustin Cather and Teresa Fabre (IABS President)
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> XXX Transportation Committee
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> Represent NFBI when dealing with transportation issues with both mainline
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> and paratransit
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> issues
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> Co-chair Steve Hastalis and Jemal Powell
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> Members:Debbie Pittman,  Kelly Pierce, Michal Nowicki, Sara Luna,
> Abdelrahman Osman, Kira O'Bradovich and Ken Borst
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> XXX Webpage Committee
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> (Purpose to keep the webpage growing and up to date. This committee will
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> design, and
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> implement the page as well as urge all to get content to the webmaster in a
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> timely fashion.)
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> Chair: Dan Tevalde
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> Members: Christopher Milsap, Glenn Moore,  Brian Mackey,  and
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> Marco Giannotti
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> NFB National LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
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> XXX Public Relations
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> Debbie Stein
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> XXX Science Camp and Youth Slam Coordinator
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> Debbie Stein
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> XXX Rideshare  (Uber and LYFT Testing)
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> Leslie Hamric
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> XXX Newsline Coordinator
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> David Meyer
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> XXX GOVERNMENT ADVISORY PANEL APPOINTMENTS
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> XXX Blind Services Planning Council
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> NFBI Representatives: Dan Tevelde and Dustin Cather
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> XXX NFB Vehicle Donation
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> Robert Hansen
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> XXX OTHER
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> XXX Pace Suburban ADA Advisory Committee
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> Jemal Powell
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> Marilyn Green, President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> 312-343-8396
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> <mailto:president at nfbofillinois.org> president at nfbofillinois.org
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> <http://www.nfbofillinois.org> www.nfbofillinois.org
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> Live the life you want!
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois is a community of members
> and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every
> day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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