Divisions, Committees, and Groups
The National Federation of the Blind carries on its business through divisions, committees, and groups. These various bodies provide support, information, and resources regarding a wide range of professions, recreational activities, special interests, legislative issues, fundraising projects, and other areas related to blindness.
Each of our Divisions is led by an elected president and board of directors, and membership is based on interest, participation, and the paying of annual dues. Committees' members and their corresponding chairpersons are appointed annually by President Maurer. And Groups are run by coordinators or chairpersons with the approval of the President.
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Awards
Blind Educator of the Year | Distinguished Educator of Blind Children | Scholarships
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Imagination Fund | Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund | Kenneth Jernigan Fund | Loan Fund | PAC Plan | Planned Giving | Shares Unlimited in NFB (SUN) | White Cane and Affiliate Finance
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People
Blind Parents | Deaf-Blind | Diabetes | Parents of Blind Children | Seniors | Spanish Translation | Students | Underserved Populations | Veterans
Technology
Assistive Technology | Assistive Technology Trainers | Research and Development | Science and Engineering | Technology (Promotion, Evaluation, and Advancement) | Web Masters
Divisions
Agriculture and Equestrian Division of the NFB
President: Fred Chambers
3510 Bedford Circle
Carlsbad, California 92008
Home: 760-505-8500
E-mail: regenerative@earthlink.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ag-eq
Assistive Technology Trainers Division of the NFB
President: Michael Barber
3000 Grand Avenue, Apartment 817
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Home: 515-284-1569
Work: 515-281-1305
E-mail: m.barber@mchsi.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk
Classics, Antiques, and Rods or Special Interest Vehicles, a Division of the NFB
(CARS Division)
President: Joseph B. Naulty
996 South Fork Circle
Melbourne, Florida 32901
Phone: 321-768-9500
E-mail: jnaulty@cfl.rr.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-cars
Deaf-Blind Division of the NFB
President: Robert Eschbach
1186 North Verbena Place
Casa Grande, Arizona 85222-5440
Phone: 520-840-4836
E-mail: r.eschbach@cox.net
Web site: http://www.nfb-db.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db
Diabetes Action Network for the Blind, a Division of the NFB
(DAN)
President: Ed Bryant
1212 London Drive
Columbia, Missouri 65203
Home: 573-875-8911
E-mail: ebryant@socket.net
Web site: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Diabetes_Action_Network.asp
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk
Director of Diabetes Iniatives: Eileen Rivera Ley
E-mail: eley@diabetes.nfb.org
Managing Editor: Elizabeth Lunt
Phone: 888-581-4741
E-mail: editor@diabetes.nfb.org
Web site: www.nfb.org/voice
Health Care Professionals Division of the NFB
President: Abio Sokari
4202 Southwest Colly Creek Court
Topeka, Kansas 66610
Home: 785-266-7901
Human Services Division of the NFB
President: Melissa Riccobono
1026 East 36th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Phone: 410-235-3073
E-mail: maricco@uwalumni.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/humanser
Masonic Square Club, a Division of the NFB
President: Fred Flowers
3110 Wisteria Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21214
Home: 410-598-0155
National Association of the Blind in Communities of Faith, a Division of the NFB
President: Tom Anderson
5628 South Fox Circle, Apartment A
Littleton, Colorado 80120-1629
Work: 303-778-1130
E-mail: tanderson@cocenter.org
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk
National Association of Blind Entrepreneurs, a Division of the NFB
President: Jim Bonerbo
733 Yonkers Avenue, Suite 304
Yonkers, New York 10704
Phone: 914-476-8444
Fax: 914-476-8446
E-mail: jbonerbocpa@verizon.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabentre
National Association of Blind Lawyers, a Division of the NFB
(NABL)
President: Scott LaBarre
1660 South Albion Street, Suite 918
Denver, Colorado 80222-4046
Work: 303-504-5979
Fax: 303-757-3640
E-mail: slabarre@labarrelaw.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw
National Association of Blind Merchants, a Division of the NFB
(NABM)
President: Kevan Worley
263 Pyrite Terrace
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904
Home: 719-520-1391
Work: 719-527-0488, extension 101
Merchant’s Message: 877-521-8363
E-mail: kevanworley@blindmerchants.org
Web site: http://www.blindmerchants.org/
Mailing List: http://www.blindmerchants.org/list.htm
Publication: The Merchant Messenger (http://www.blindmerchants.org/merchantmessenger.html)
National Association of Blind Office Professionals, a Division of the NFB
President: Lisa Hall
7001 Hamilton Avenue, Unit 2
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Home: 513-931-7070
E-mail: Lhall007@cinci.rr.com
Web site: www.zeli.net/nabop.html
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabop
National Association of Blind Piano Technicians, a Division of the NFB
President: Don Mitchell
218 St. Louis Way
Vancouver, Washington 98664-1257
Home: 360-696-1985
Work: 360-693-1511 ext. 13
E-mail: donmi@pianotuningschool.org
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbpnotk
National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals, a Division of the NFB
President: Carlos Serván
3800 C Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
Home: 402-327-0414
Work: 402-471-8104
E-mail: cservan@inebraska.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/rehab
National Association of Blind Students, a Division of the NFB
(NABS)
President: Tai Tomasi
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Home: 801-953-4340
E-mail: tai.tomasi@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.nfbstudents.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l
Publication: The Student Slate (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Student_Slate.asp)
National Association of Blind Veterans, a Division of the NFB
President: Dwight Sayer
259 Regal Downs Circle
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Home: 407-877-8668
E-mail: president@nabv.org
Web site: http://nabv.org
Mailing list: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk
National Association of Guide Dog Users, a Division of the NFB
(NAGDU)
President: Priscilla Ferris
55 Delaware Avenue
Somerset, Massachusetts 02726-3714
Home: 508-673-0218
NFB of MA: 508-679-8543
E-mail: nfbmass@verizon.net
Web site: http://www.nfb-nagdu.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille, a Division of the NFB
(NAPUB)
President: Nadine Jacobson
5805 Kellogg Avenue
Edina, Minnesota 55424-1819
Home: 952-927-7694
E-mail: nadine.jacobson@visi.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/napub
National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science, a Division of the NFB
President: Curtis Chong
3000 Grand Avenue, Apartment 810
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
Home: 515-277-1288
E-mail: curtischong@earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NFB_computer_science.asp
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbcs
National Federation of the Blind Senior Division
President: Judy Sanders
111 Marquette Avenue South, Apartment 503
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2027
Home: 612-375-1625
E-mail: jsanders.nfb@comcast.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nosb
National Organization of Blind Educators, a Division of the NFB
(NOBE)
President: Sheila Koenig
2214 Emerson Avenue South, Apartment 4
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Home: 612-977-9110
E-mail: shekoenig@comcast.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nobe-l
Publication: The Blind Educator (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Blind_Educator.asp)
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, a Division of the NFB
(NOPBC)
President: Barbara Cheadle
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4998
Work: (410) 659-9314, Extension 2360
E-mail: Bcheadle@nfb.org
Web site: www.nfb.org/nopbc
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid
Publication: Future Reflections (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Future_Reflections.asp)
Performing Arts Division of the NFB
President: Dennis Holston
PO Box 4203
New York, New York 10035
Home: 212-933-0688
E-mail: dholston@nyc.rr.com
Web site: http://www.padnfb.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/perform-talk
Public Employees Division of the NFB
President: Ivan Weich
4301 Clogston Avenue NE
Bremerton, Washington 98310
Home: 360-782-9575
E-mail: IEWeich@comcast.net
Science and Engineering Division of the NFB
President: John Miller
10955 Deering Street
San Diego, California 92126
Home: 858-527-1727
E-mail: j8miller@soe.ucsd.edu
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-science
Sports and Recreation Division of the NFB
President: Lisamaria Martinez
900 143rd Avenue, Apartment 186
San Leandro, California 94578
Phone: 510-289-2577
E-mail: LMartinez217@gmail.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/sportsandrec
Travel and Tourism Division of the NFB
President: Douglas M. Johnson
P.O. Box 597
Manchester, Washington 98353
Home: 360-871-3731
E-mail: dougmj1@wavecable.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/travelandtourism
Writers Division, NFB
President: Robert L. Newman
504 South 57th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106-1202
Home: 402-556-3216
E-mail: newmanrl@cox.net
Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~uinen/writers_division/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist
Committees
Affiliate Action Committee
Chairperson: Bruce Gardner
2624 North Terrace Street
Mesa, Arizona 85203-1225
Home: 480-898-7557
Work: 602-250-3507
E-mail: bruce.gardner@pinnaclewest.com
Blind Educator of the Year Award Committee
Chairperson: David Ticchi
360 Lowell Avenue, Adams House
Newtonville, Massachusetts 02460
Work: 617-559-6253
Committee on Assistive Technology
(COAT)
Chairperson: Curtis Chong
3000 Grand Avenue, Apartment 810
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-4238
Home: 515-277-1288
E-mail: curtischong@earthlink.net
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk
Committee on Automobile and Pedestrian Safety
(CAPS)
Chairperson: Deborah Kent Stein
5817 North Nina Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631-2434
Home: 773-631-1093
E-mail: dkent5817@worldnet.att.net
Web site: http://quietcars.nfb.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/quietcars
Committee to Empower Underserved Populations
(formerly Multiculturalism)
Chairperson: Anil Lewis
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 603
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Work: 404-371-1000
E-mail: alewis@nfbga.org
Cultural Exchange and International Program Committee
Chairperson: Joyce Scanlan
5132 Queen Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55410-2217
Home: 612-920-0959
Work: 612-872-9363
E-mail: joyce.scanlan@earthlink.net
Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award Committee
Chairperson: Sharon Maneki
9013 Nelson Way
Columbia, Maryland 21045-5148
Home: 410-715-9596
E-mail: nfbmd@earthlink.net
Employment Committee
Chairperson: Buna Dahal
Colorado
Home: 303-758-1232
Cell: 303-910-6413
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs
Imagination Fund Committee
Chairperson: Kevan Worley
1223 Lake Plaza Drive, Suite D
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Work: 719-527-0488
E-mail: kevanworley@blindmerchants.org
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-fundraising
Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund Committee
Chairperson: Tami Dodd Jones
403 Milton Street
Valparaiso, Indiana 46385
Home: 219-548-0076
Cell: 219-669-1344
E-mail: tamidjones@netnitco.net
Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee
Chairperson: Allen Harris
524 4th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Home: 515-274-2256
E-mail: allen.harris@dwx.com
Library Services Committee
Chairperson: Chris McKenzie
Home: 501-228-9751
Work: 501-682-0345
E-mail: cmckenzie07@comcast.net
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/dtb-talk
Loan Fund Committee
Chairperson: Donald Capps
1829 Belmont Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29206-2813
Work: 803-254-3777
E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com
Membership Committee
Chairperson: Ron Gardner
132 Penman Lane
Bountiful, Utah 84010-7634
Home: 801-299-0349
Work: 801-292-3000
E-mail: president@nfbutah.org
Newsletter Publications Committee
(formerly Correspondence)
Chairperson: Norma Crosby
1211 South Maple Street
Ruston, Louisiana 71270-5127
Home: 318-251-1375
E-mail: norma.crosby@gmail.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-editors
NFB-NEWSLINE® Program Steering Committee
Chairperson: David DeNotaris
Home: 973-239-8884
Work: 973-693-5023
E-mail: david.denotaris@dhs.state.nj.us
PAC Plan Committee
Chairperson: Scott LaBarre
1660 South Albion Street, Suite 918
Denver, Colorado 80222
Work: 303-504-5979
E-mail: slabarre@labarrelaw.com
Planned Giving Committee
Chairperson: John Halverson
810 22nd Street South
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Home: 703-379-1141
Work: 202-260-7162
E-mail: johnh50@verizon.net
Promotion, Evaluation, and Advancement of Technology Committee
Chairperson: Gary Wunder
3910 Tropical Lane
Columbia, Missouri 65202-6205
Home: 573-874-1774
E-mail: gwunder@earthlink.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology
Public Relations Committee
Chairperson: Barbara Pierce
237 Oak Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074-1517
Work: 440-775-2216
E-mail: bpierce@nfb.org
Research and Development Committee
Chairperson: Curtis Chong
3000 Grand Avenue, Apartment 810
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-4238
Home: 515-277-1288
E-mail: curtischong@earthlink.net
Resolutions Committee
Chairperson: Sharon Maneki
9013 Nelson Way
Columbia, Maryland 21045-5148
Home: 410-715-9596
E-mail: nfbmd@earthlink.net
Scholarship Committee
Chairman: Anil Lewis
315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 603
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Work: 404-371-1000
E-mail: alewis@nfbga.org
Shares Unlimited In NFB (SUN) Committee
Chairperson: Sandy Halverson
810 22nd Street South
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Home: 703-379-1141
E-mail: sandyh50@verizon.net
Spanish Translation Committee
Chairperson: Norman Gardner
1094 South 350 West
Orem, Utah 84058-6729
Work: 801-224-6969
E-mail: norm.gardner@uvsc.edu
White Cane and Affiliate Finance Committee
Chairperson: Norman Gardner
1094 South 350 West
Orem, Utah 84058-6729
Work: 801-224-6969
E-mail: norm.gardner@uvsc.edu
Groups
Blind Musicians Group
Chairperson: Linda Mentink
1865 42nd Avenue
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Home: 402-563-8138
E-mail: mentink@frontiernet.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk
Blind Parents Group
Chairperson: Deborah Stein
5817 North Nina Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Home: 773-631-1093
Fax: 773-792-8245
E-mail: dkent5817@worldnet.att.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent
Blind Professional Journalists Group
Chairperson: Elizabeth Campbell
3805 Harley Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-4081
Home: 817-738-0350
E-mail: elizabeth.campbell@nfb-texas.org
Co-Chairperson: Bryan Bashin
409 21st Street
Sacramento, California 95814-1116
Home: 916-441-4096
E-mail: bashin@calweb.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/journalists
Educators of Blind Children (Group)
Chairperson: Gail Wagner
12012 Palo Duro Avenue Northeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111-4149
Home: 505-237-0544
E-mail: swagkat@att.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/teachvib
Geordi's Engineers (Group)
Chairperson: Lorraine Rovig
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2415
E-mail: LRovig@nfb.org
Legislative Initiatives Discussion Group
Chairperson: Don Burns
10139 Arroyo Crest Drive Northwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87114-5821
E-mail: burnsandburns@msn.com
NFB in Judaism (Group)
Chairperson: David Stayer
2704 Beach Drive
Merrick, New York 11566
Phone: 516-868-8718
E-mail: davidandloristayer@verizon.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbj
NFB Ham Radio Group
Chairperson: D. Curtis Willoughby
1279 West Ridge Road
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Home: 303-424-7373
Orientation and Mobility Group
Chairperson: Edward C. Bell
P.O. Box 3158
Ruston, Louisiana 71272
Work: 318-257-4554
E-mail: edwardcbell@bellsouth.net
Web Masters Group of the NFB
Chairperson: Gary Wunder
3910 Tropical Lane
Columbia, Missouri 65202
Phone: 573-874-1774
E-mail: gwunder@earthlink.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-web
