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, MDo Tabitha Kenlon, ADP Coordinator, Fredericksburg, VA • Wrap-Upo Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL

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