American Council of the Blind
2014 Presidents' Meeting Agenda
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23
Saturday
11:00 AM:
- Opening Remarks - Kim Charlson, President, Watertown, MA
- Meeting Logistics: Melanie Brunson, ACB Executive Director, Arlington, VA
11:10 AM:
- Self-Introduction of Attendees
11:20 AM:
- ACB Social Media Team – John McCann, Twitter Team Liaison, ACB Board of Directors, Falls Church, VA; Carla Ruschival, Facebook Liaison, ACB Treasurer, Louisville, KY
11:45 AM:
- Training Our Leaders of Tomorrow: ACB National Leadership Training Institute - Berl Colley, Chair, Leadership Training Task Force and Member, ACB Board of Directors, Lacey, WA; Regional Training Efforts: Midwest Leadership Training: Ray Campbell, Member, Leadership Training Task Force and ACB Secretary, Glen Ellyn, IL; Crossroads Leadership Training: Carla Ruschival, ACB Treasurer, Louisville, KY
12:15 PM: Lunch
- Progress and New Developments from Vanda Pharmaceuticals – Mallery Mayo, PhD, Senior Medical Science Liaison, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc
1:30 PM:
- Empowering Young Leaders and Giving Them a Place to Contribute: Why We Do What We Do - Sara Conrad, Past President, ACB Students and Member, ACB Board of Directors, Stevensville, MI; and Joshua Pearson, President, ACB Students, Barre, MA
2:15 PM:
- ACB Radio: Working for You in 2014 – Marlaina Lieberg, ACB Radio Project Director and ACB Second Vice President, Burien, WA
2:40 PM:
- ACB Public Relations Committee Update: PSA’s for Your Affiliate – Ardis Bazyn, Member, PR Committee, Burbank, CA; and Sara Conrad, Member, ACB Board of Directors PR Committee Liaison, Stevensville, MI
3:00 PM: Break
3:15 PM:
- Meeting Information Needs on Rehabilitation Topics – Doug Powell, Chair, ACB Rehabilitation Issues Task Force, Falls Church, VA
3:30 PM:
- More Than Before: Updates on the ACB Braille Forum, the EForum and a Collaborative Future -- Denise Colley, Chair, ACB Board of Publications, Lacey, WA; Ron Brooks, Appointed BOP Member, Phoenix, AZ; and Doug Powell, Elected BOP Member, Falls Church, VA
4:00 PM:
- Managing Affiliate Funds for Success: Budgeting for Your Future -- Carla Ruschival, ACB Treasurer, Louisville, KY; Rick Morin, Treasurer, Bay State Council of the Blind, Waltham, MA; Lane Waters, ACB Controller, Brooklyn Center, MN
4:45 PM:
- Audio Description Project Update and More! -- Joel Snyder, President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Director, ACB Audio Description Project, Takoma Park, MD; and Dan Spoone, Chair, Audio Description Project Steering Committee, Orlando, F
5:30 PM: Recess
Sunday
9:00 AM:
- ACB Fund-Raising, Partnerships and Opportunities – Dan Spoone, Co-Chair, ACB Resource Development Committee and ACB Board of Directors, Orlando, FL; Dan Dillon, Co-Chair, ACB Resource Development Committee, Hermitage, TN; Leslie Spoone, Auction Committee Chair, Orlando, FL; and Donna Brown, Co-Chair Walk Committee, Romney, WV
9:45 AM:
- ACB's New and Improved Affiliate Membership Management System Database - Lane Waters, ACB Controller, Brooklyn Center, MN; & Rick Morin, AMMS Team Member, Waltham, MA
10:15 AM:
- Looking for a Few Good Advocates – Jeff Thom, ACB First Vice President and ACB Advocacy Services Committee Chair, Sacramento, CA; and Eric Bridges, ACB Director of External Relations and Policy, Arlington, V
10:30 AM: Break
10:45 AM:
- In-Person Office Hours: Dialogue with the ACB Officers – Kim Charlson, President, Watertown, MA; Jeff Thom, First Vice President, Sacramento, CA; Marlaina Lieberg, Second Vice President, Burien, WA; Ray Campbell, Secretary, Glen Ellyn, IL; Carla Ruschival, Treasurer, Louisville, KY
11:45 AM:
- Wrap-Up – Kim Charlson, ACB President, Watertown, MA; and Melanie Brunson, ACB Executive Director, Arlington, VA
12:00 Noon: Adjourn