20230304-2 Presidents’ Meeting – Day One

20230304-2 Presidents’ Meeting – Day One
Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

The Fine Art of Delegation: Presented by the Berl Colley Leadership Training Committee
o Facilitator:
Matt Selm, President, Kentucky Council of the Blind, Louisville KY
Doug Powell, President, American Council of the Blind of Virginia, Falls Church, VA
o Panelists:
Julie Brannon, President, Washington Council of the Blind, Puyallup, WA
Ardis Bazyn, Chair, ACB Membership Committee, Burbank, CA
Earlene Hughes, President, Blind Information Technology Specialists, West Lafayette, IN.
Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022
o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL
o Meet Koni Sims – ACB Board of Director Elected In 2021, Medical Massage Practitioner, Sioux Falls, SD
Connection Show #3
o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI
o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

Keynote Speaker
o Sharon Giovinazzo, CEO, San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA
ACB 2022 “A Year to Remember” Highlight Video
DKM First-Timers Program and Leadership Fellows Awards for 2023
o Kenneth Semien Sr., DKM Fund Committee Chair, Beaumont, TX
o Zelda Gebhard, DKM Fund Committee Vice Chair, Edgeley, ND; And Amanda Selm, DKM Fund Committee, Louisville, KY
Updates from the ACB Board of Publications (BOP)
o Katie Frederick, ACB Board of Publications Chair, Columbus, OH
o Penny Reeder, ACB Board of Publications member, Montgomery Village, MD
o Cachet Wells, ACB Board of Publications member, Jacksonville, FL
What’s New with the ACB Community
o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI
o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI