[NABS-L] announcing my perminant appointment to the presidency of The Ohio Association of blind students.

[Elijah Grant]

Shane,

Congratulations on being elected president for the Ohio student division!
Everyone is going to have alot of thing happening in life. I'm glad that
you and Emily were able to settle on something that will be beneficial for
not just the students in Ohio, but for the National Federation of the Blind
of Ohio. Congratulations once again!



Elijah Grant


Treasurer, Greater Broward Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of
Florida

The time is always right to do what is right --Martin Luther King Jr



On Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 4:53 AM Shane Popplestone via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Good morning fellow federationists,
> This message is to let you all know that after careful deliberation and
> discussion between myself and Emily Kiehl it has been determined that
> due to a number of changes in her personal life she cannot carry on as
> President of The Ohio association of Blind Students for the remainder of
> her elected term.
> During our business meeting conducted on September 1, 2023, Emily
> officially tendered her resignation as president and nominated me to
> fill that position for the remainder of the 2023-2024 year.
> Our constitution does permit us to have simply made the change as at the
> last election I was elected the OABS Vice President, , but for
> transparency we held a vote by all members present to officially appoint
> me as president of OABS for the remainder of the term.
> This motion passed and effective immediately I will be serving as your
> OABS president for the remainder of the term.
> I am humbled and honored that Emily and the entire devision feel I'm up
> to the task of carrying the devision forward, but I've got rather large
> shoes to fill with Emily's departure, but with the support of the rest
> of my board, the devision, and every single person at a state and
> national level, I hope to do the devision, NFB Ohio, and the NFB as a
> whole, proud.
> Before anyone asks, Emily will still be a member of the devision, and
> will still support us going forward, it just means she will no longer be
> the president of the devision.
> I ask that you give me a few days to get myself acclimated to the
> position, and to permit myself and my board to do the internal work
> required for this transition, before you bombard me with stuff.
> If the Ohio affiliate, or nabs, needs to reach me and wishes to assist
> with this transition, those members have my information and are welcome
> to reach out to help make this transition as seamless as possible.
> I'll be the first one to admit, being acting president is a lot
> different then being the actual president of a devision, and to say I'm
> nervous, is an under statement.
> I don't know what to expect, but with the support of each and every one
> of you, I think I'm up to the task.
> Take care.
> Shane Popplestone
> President of the Ohio Association of blind students
> Co-chair of the ohio newsline committee
> member of the Grater Akron Chapter
> member of Ohio Association of Guide Dog users
> spopplestone.nfb at gmail.com
> 234-716-2208
> You can live the life you want!
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