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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

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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

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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

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