Thanks to our 2013 Sponsors
TITLE
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
PLATINUM
New York State Commission for the Blind
SILVER
The Lighthouse Guild Services • 3D Photoworks • C-Tech
BRONZE
Northeast Association of the Blind in Albany • Strictly Car Service
WHITE CANE
Vis-Ability • HIMS International • New Utrecht Pharmacy
Guide Dog Foundation • Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
AGENDA
Call to order
- Carl Jacobsen, President, National Federation of the Blind of New York State
- Invocation, Rabbi Brian Daniels and Cantor Dr. Mindy Jacobsen
- Pledge of Allegiance, Mike Robinson, 2nd Vice President NFB of NYS and Buffalo Chapter President
- National Anthem, Mindy Jacobsen, 1st Vice President, NFBNY
Presentation of the Scholarship Class of 2013
- Cayte Mendez, Chair, Scholarship Committee
State of the State Address
- Carl Jacobsen, President
Why I Came, Why I Stayed
- Laura Herman, Niagara Falls Chapter President
Report from the National Office
- Mark Riccobono, Executive Director, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
NABA, A Great Place to Work
- Chris Burke, Executive Director, Northeast Association of the Blind in Albany
And Now A Word From Our Sponsors
- Mindy Jacobsen
Not Your Daddy’s BEP
- Alan Gatoff, Director, Business Enterprise Program, Commission for the Blind
- Julie Cardone, Senior Counselor, Commission for the Blind
- Gary Grassman, Chairman, Committee of Blind Vendors
What’s happening at the Libraries?
- Caroline Ashby, Chief Librarian
- Valeria Paradiso, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
- Sharon Phillips, Chief Librarian, New York State Talking Book and Braille Library
Students in Action
- Chancey Fleet, 2nd Vice President, National Federation of the Blind New York City Chapter
- Shafeka Hashash, President, New Jersey Association of Blind Students
The Future is Ours
- Fr. John Sheehan SJ, Chairman, Xavier Society For the Blind
Our Blind Children Will Be Literate, The BELL Program, Quality Education, Literacy and Attitudes
- Brooke Jensen and Jessica Brown, Co-Leaders, Northern New York Parents of Blind Children
- Cayte Mendez, President, National Association of Blind Educators
Springing into Life
- Margo Downey, Commissioner, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and President, New York Association of Guide Dog Users
So How Do We Get It All Done?
- Brian Daniels, Associate Commissioner, Commission for the Blind, Rensselaer, New York
Banquet Invocation
- David Stayer, President, National Federation of the Blind, Greater Long Island Chapter
Banquet Keynote Address
- Mark Riccobono, Executive Director, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Presentation of Scholarships to the class of 2013
- Cayte Mendez, Scholarship Committee Chair
POBC Presentations
- Maria Garcia, POBC President
- Tommy Needham
