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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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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
Deaf-Blind Division of the NFB
President: Burnell Brown
3400 CJ Barney Drive, N.E.
Apartment 301W
Washington, D.C. 20018
Phone: 202-832-0697
E-mail: brownburnell@aol.com
Web site: http://www.nfb-db.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-db_nfbnet.org
Diabetes Action Network for the Blind, a Division of the NFB (DAN)
President: Michael Freeman
3101 NE 87th Avenue
Vancouver, Washington 98662-6832
Home: 360-576-5965
E-mail: k7uij@panix.com
Web site: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/diabetics.asp
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
Human Services Division of the NFB
President: 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/humanser_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
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@optonline.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabentre_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
National Association of Blind Merchants, a Division of the NFB (NABM)
President: Nicky Gacos
16 Linsley Place
Mettuchen, New Jersey 08840-2532
Home: 732-548-7176
Work: 732-672-7766
Merchant’s Message: 877-521-8363
E-mail: nickycolorado@netscape.net
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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals, a Division of the NFB
President: Melody Lindsey
7005 Flagstaff Lane, Apartment 203
Richmond, Virginia 23228
Home: 804-262-7057
Work: 804-371-3323
E-mail: melody.lindsey@dbvi.virginia.gov
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/rehab_nfbnet.org
National Association of Blind Students, a Division of the NFB (NABS)
President: Arielle Silverman
2985 East Aurora, Apartment 227
Boulder, Colorado 80303
Cell: 602-502-2255
E-mail: president@nabslink.org
Web site: http://www.nabslink.org
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
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, Florida 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_nfbnet.org
National Association of Guide Dog Users, a Division of the NFB (NAGDU)
President: Marion Gwizdala
1003 Papaya Drive
Tampa, Florida 33619
Home: 813-626-2789
E-mail: blind411@verizon.net
Web site: http://www.nfb-nagdu.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille, a Division of the NFB (NAPUB)
President: Sandy Halverson
810 22nd Street South
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Home: 703-379-1141
E-mail: sandyh50@verizon.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/napub_nfbnet.org
National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science, a Division of the NFB
President: Curtis Chong
3663 Grand Avenue, Apartment 606
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_nfbnet.org
National Federation of the Blind Krafters Division
President: Joyce Kane
465 Highland Avenue
Stratford, Connecticut 06614-3222
Home: 203-378-8928
E-mail: blindhands@aol.com
National Federation of the Blind Seniors 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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
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: Laura Weber
1901 Stillwater Drive
Friendswood, Texas 77546
Home: 832-569-4547
E-mail: weberfam07@comcast.net
Web site: www.nfb.org/nopbc
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
Publication: Future Reflections (http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Future_Reflections.asp)
Performing Arts Division of the NFB
President: Dennis H.R. Sumlin
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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
Travel and Tourism Division of the NFB
President: Don Gillmore
6461 West Warner Avenue, #415
Chicago, Illinois 60634-6222
Home: 773-685-1893
E-mail: don.gillmore@gmail.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/travelandtourism_nfbnet.org
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://www.nfb-writers-division.org
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
Committees
Ambassadors Committee
Chairperson: Angela Wolf
NFB of TX: 512-323-5444
E-mail: awolf@nfb-texas.org
Blind Educator of the Year Award Committee
Chairperson: David Ticchi
Work: 617-530-9178
E-mail: dticchi@comcast.net
Committee on Assistive Technology (COAT)
Chairperson: Curtis Chong
Home: 515-277-1288
E-mail: curtischong@earthlink.net
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org
Committee on Automobile and Pedestrian Safety (CAPS)
Chairperson: Deborah Kent Stein
Home: 773-631-1093
E-mail: dkent5817@att.net
Web site: http://quietcars.nfb.org/
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/quietcars_nfbnet.org
Committee to Empower Underserved Populations (formerly Multiculturalism)
Chairperson: Ron Brown
NFB of IN: 317-205-9226
E-mail: rb15@iquest.net
Cultural Exchange and International Program Committee
Chairperson: Diane McGeorge
Home: 303-321-4268
E-mail: rmcgeorge@comcast.net
Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award Committee
Chairperson: Cathy Jackson
Home: 502-366-2317
E-mail: cathyj@iglou.com
Employment Committee
Chairperson: Buna Dahal
Home: 303-758-1232
Cell: 303-910-6413
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org
Genetic Education Committee
Chairperson: Barbara Pierce
Home: 440-775-2216
E-mail: bpierce@nfb.org
Imagination Fund Committee
Chairperson: Parnell Diggs
Cell: 843-267-2018
E-mail: parnell@sccoast.net
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-fundraising_nfbnet.org
Jacobus tenBroek Award Committee
Chairperson: Ramona Walhof
Home: 208-338-1595
E-mail: rwnfbi@qwest.net
Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund Committee
Chairperson: Tami Jones
Home: 219-548-0076
Cell: 219-669-1344
E-mail: tamidjones@netnitco.net
Kenneth Jernigan Fund Committee
Chairperson: Allen Harris
Home: 205-520-9979
E-mail: allen.harris@dwx.com
Library Services Committee
Chairperson: David Hyde
Home: 608-758-6152
E-mail: w.dave@sbcglobal.net
Related Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/dtb-talk_nfbnet.org
Loan Fund Committee
Chairperson: Donald Capps
Work: 803-254-3777
E-mail: nfbsc@sc.rr.com
Membership Committee
Chairperson: Ron Gardner
Home: 801-299-0349
Work: 801-292-3000
E-mail: rgardner@nfb.org
Newel Perry Award Committee
Chairperson: Allen Harris
Home: 515-274-2256
E-mail: allen.harris@dwx.com
Newsletter Publications Committee (formerly Correspondence)
Chairperson: Norma Crosby
Home: 318-251-1375
E-mail: norma.crosby@gmail.com
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-editors_nfbnet.org
NFB-NEWSLINE® 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
Work: 303-504-5979
E-mail: slabarre@labarrelaw.com
Planned Giving Committee
Chairperson: John Halverson
Home: 703-379-1141
Work: 202-260-7162
E-mail: johnh50@verizon.net
Promotion, Evaluation, and Advancement of Technology Committee
Chairperson: Gary Wunder
Home: 573-874-1774
E-mail: gwunder@earthlink.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/promotion-technology_nfbnet.org
Public Relations Committee
Chairperson: Christopher Danielsen
Work: 410-659-9314
E-mail: cdanielsen@nfb.org
Research and Development Committee
Chairperson: Curtis Chong
Home: 515-277-1288
E-mail: curtischong@earthlink.net
Resolutions Committee
Chairperson: Sharon Maneki
Home: 410-715-9596
E-mail: nfbmd@earthlink.net
Scholarship Committee
Chairman: Anil Lewis
Work: 404-863-8285
E-mail: alewis@nfbga.org
Shares Unlimited In NFB (SUN) Committee
Chairperson: Sandy Halverson
Home: 703-379-1141
E-mail: sandyh50@verizon.net
Spanish Translation Committee
Chairperson: Norman Gardner
Work: 801-224-6969
E-mail: norm.gardner@uvu.edu
White Cane and Affiliate Finance Committee
Chairperson: Alpidio Rolón
Home: 787-781-9071
E-mail: arguza@attglobal.net
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_nfbnet.org
Blind Parents Group
Chairperson: Deborah Stein
5817 North Nina Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Home: 773-631-1093
Fax: 773-792-8245
E-mail: dkent5817@att.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
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_nfbnet.org
Geordi's Engineers (Group)
Chairperson: Lorraine Rovig
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
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
Living History (Group)
Chairperson: Michael Freholm
P.O. Box 6925
Raceland, Kentucky 41169
Phone: 859-608-2470
E-mail: mfreholm@unbridledaccess.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_nfbnet.org
NFB Ham Radio Group
Chairperson: D. Curtis Willoughby
1279 West Ridge Road
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Home: 303-424-7373
E-mail: ka0vba@dimcom.net
Orientation and Mobility Group
Chairperson: Edward C. Bell
P.O. Box 3158
Ruston, Louisiana 71272
Work: 318-257-4554
E-mail: edwardcbell@bellsouth.net
Professionals in Blindness Education Group
Chairperson: Heather Field
807 Edgewood Court
Franklin, Tennessee 37069
Home: 615-790-9765
E-mail: missheather@comcast.net
Webmasters Group of the NFB
Chairperson: Gary Wunder
3910 Tropical Lane
Columbia, Missouri 65202
Home: 573-874-1774
E-mail: gwunder@earthlink.net
Mailing List: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-web_nfbnet.org
