The American Council of the Blind elected new officers, a new board member, and a new member of the Board of Publications during its 2019 annual conference and convention. Learn more about them below:
President: Dan Spoone, Orlando, FL
Dan is retired; he formerly worked as a senior project manager for Siemens.
First Vice President: Mark Richert, Arlington, VA
Mark is the Director of Public Policy for the National Disability Institute and the founding President of Excelsis, LLC, a public policy consultancy.
Second Vice President: Ray Campbell, Glen Ellyn, IL
Ray is a Senior Accessibility Analyst for United Airlines.
Secretary: Denise Colley, Lacey, WA
Denise is a retired Disability Program Coordinator for the state of Washington. She also serves as president of the Washington Council of the Blind.
Treasurer: David Trott, Talladega, AL
David is retired; he formerly worked for Alabama Industries for the Blind, dealing with contracts, budgets, employees and supervising daily operations of various programs in his area of responsibility.
Board Member: Donna Brown, Romney, WV
Donna is a Technology Integration Specialist at the West Virginia School for the Blind.
Board of Publications Member: Zelda Gebhard, Edgeley, ND
Zelda is an administrative assistant at Wright Insurance Agency. She also serves as president of the North Dakota Association of the Blind.
Board of Publications Chair: Deb Cook Lewis, Clarkston, WA
Deb worked as a Technical Assistance Coordinator at the Center on Technology and Disability Studies, University of Washington.