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20230305-2 ACB Presidents’ Meeting, Day Two

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20230305-2 ACB Presidents’ Meeting, Day Two Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

  • Affiliate Highlights - The State Convention of the Future, What Will It Look Like? o Moderator:

  • Ray Campbell, President, Illinois Council of the Blind, Springfield, IL. o Panelists:

  • Casey Dutmer, President, Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Wyoming, MI

  • Cecily Laney Nipper, President, Georgia Council of the Blind, Covington, GA

  • Jeanne Johnson, President, Tennessee Council of the Blind, Nashville, TN.  

  • What’s New with ACB Media: Introducing the ACB Media Support Committee – Expanding ACB Media In 2023 o Rachel Schroeder, ACB Media Support Committee Chair, Springfield, IL o Rick Morin, ACB Media and IT Manager, Waltham, MA o Larry Gassman, ACB Media Coordinator, Fullerton, CA  

  • Connection Show #6 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI     

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL  o Meet Gabriel Lopez Kafati - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2022: Access Resource Advisor, Miami Lakes, FL  

  • Update on ACB 2023 Conference and Convention o Janet Dickelman, ACB Convention Committee Chair, Saint Paul, MN    • 2023 Voting, Resolutions and Constitution and Bylaws Convention Approach o Report from the Resolutions Task Force (3.0) Committee:

  • Ray Campbell, ACB Second Vice President, Springfield, IL

  • Deb Cook Lewis, ACB First Vice President, Clarkston, WA

  • Gabe Griffith, Resolutions Committee Chair, Concord, CA o Report from Voting Task Force (3.0) Committee:

  • Patrick Sheehan, Silver Spring, MD

  • Jeff Thom, Sacramento, CA
  • Koni Sims, Sioux Falls, SD o Report from Constitution and Bylaws Committee: o John McCann, Tucson, AZ   • Get Up and Get Moving Presentation: Connecting with Affiliates to Promote Good Health and Fitness o Koni Sims, ACB Board of Director, Sioux Falls, SD o Dan Dillon, Get Up and Get Moving Committee, Hermitage, TN o Mary Lee Turner, Portland, OR

• What’s New with Audio Description: Meet New ADP Coordinator Tabitha Kenlon o Joel Snyder, ADP Founder and Senior Consultant, Takoma Park, MD o Tabitha Kenlon, ADP Coordinator, Fredericksburg, VA   • Wrap-Up o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL

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