BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Meeting Minutes
February 20, 2009

The ACB Board of Publications met in person on February 20, 2009 at approximately 7:45pm (EST). Members present were: Paul Edwards, jenine Stanley, Marcia Dresser and Ken Stewart; Absent: Judy Jackson. Ex Oficio Members present were: Barry Levine; Absent: Ron Milliman. ACB Staff, contractors and volunteers present were: Sharon Lovering, Melanie Brunson, Mitch Pomerantz, Berl Colley and Larry Turnbull. 

Approval of Agenda: 

Ken moved that the agenda be approved as amended.…

BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Meeting Minutes
April 6, 2009

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on April 6, 2009 at approximately 9:05pm (EDT). Members present were: Paul Edwards, Jenine Stanley, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson and Ken Stewart. Ex oficio members present were: Barry Levine; absent, Ron Milliman. ACB Staff and volunteers present were: Sharon Lovering and Larry Turnbull.

Agenda:

Ken moved to approve the amended agenda as proposed. The motion was seconded and approved.

Minutes:

Judy moved…

BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Meeting Minutes
January 5, 2009

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on January 5, 2009 at approximately 9:15pm (EST). Members present were: Paul Edwards, Jenine Stanley, Ken Stewart, Marcia Dresser and Judy Jackson. Ex Oficio members present were:Barry Levine. ACB staff members and contractual employees present included: Sharon Lovering and Larry Turnbull. Ron Milliman was absent. 

Agenda: 

Judy moved to accept the proposed agenda with amendments. The motion was seconded and adopted. …

BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Meeting Minutes
July 5, 2009

These minutes were prepared from a recording of the meeting provided by Chair, Paul Edwards.

The ACB Board of Publications met during the annual national convention in Orlando, Florida, Sunday, July 5, 2009 at approximately 10:25am (EDT). Members present were: Paul Edwards, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Ken Stewart; Absent: Jenine Stanley. Ex Oficio members present were: Ron Milliman; Absent: Larry turnbull. ACB Staff/Contractors present were: Sharon Lovering, Earlene Hughes. Guest: Pratik Patel.

Due to…

BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Meeting Minutes
September14, 2009

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference at approximately 9:25pm (EDT) on Monday, September 14, 2009. Members present were: Paul Edwards, Jenine Stanley, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson and Ken Stewart; Ex Oficio Members present: Ron Milliman, Larry Turnbull and Michael Malver; ACB Staff present: Sharon Lovering.

Agenda:

Ken moved to adopt the amended agenda as presented. The motion was seconded and adopted.

Minutes:

Paul will resend the July…

1.  I first came to the ACB in 1978 at the convention held in Salt Lake City, but was not particularly inclined to join.  It took a lunch and a frank discussion of the condition of the blind and issues surrounding it with Grant Mack that convinced me to join.  Since then I have served in the UCB on its Board of Directors as Secretary, Vice President, and upon…,

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• Berl Colley for ACB Board of Directors
• Dan Spoone for ACB Board of Directors
• Doug Powell for ACB Board of Directors
• John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
• Ken Stewart for ACB Board of Directors
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• Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of Publications…

Marcia Nigro Dresser
167 Green Street
Reading, MA 01867
Home: 781-944-3586
Cell: 781-439-5211
Email: mn.dressser@verizon.net

1.  Introduce yourself and talk about your experience within ACB and other organizations.
 
I am Marcia Nigro Dresser, and I am seeking a third and final term on the Board of Publications. I live in Reading, MA (the town where I grew up), with my husband, Steve, and our five-year-old Maine coon cat, Marissa. I have been employed for 27…,

Candidates for 2012 ACB Board of Directors and Board of Publications

• Berl Colley for ACB Board of Directors
• Dan Spoone for ACB Board of Directors
• Doug Powell for ACB Board of Directors
• John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
• Ken Stewart for ACB Board of Directors
• Michael Garrett for ACB Board of Directors
• Sara Conrad for ACB Board of Directors
• Charles Hodge for ACB Board of Publications
• Denise Colley for ACB Board of Publications
• Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of Publications…

1. I am declaring my candidacy for an elected seat on the Board of Publications, (BOP).  With respect to community involvement, I am a member of my local Lions Club, currently serving on its Board of Directors.  I have been a member of ACB since 1973, and I quickly became immersed in ACB at the local, state and national levels.  For example, I was a…,

Candidates for 2012 ACB Board of Directors and Board of Publications

• Berl Colley for ACB Board of Directors
• Dan Spoone for ACB Board of Directors
• Doug Powell for ACB Board of Directors
• John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
• Ken Stewart for ACB Board of Directors
• Michael Garrett for ACB Board of Directors
• Sara Conrad for ACB Board of Directors
• Charles Hodge for ACB Board of Publications
• Denise Colley for ACB Board of Publications
• Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of Publications
• …

1.  Introduce yourself and talk about your experience within ACB and other organizations.
 
I have had an extensive involvement in ACB at the local level through my association with the Old Dominion Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired (ODCBVI), and the Northern Virginia Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired (NOVA), having…,

Candidates for 2012 ACB Board of Directors and Board of Publications

• Berl Colley for ACB Board of Directors
• Dan Spoone for ACB Board of Directors
• Doug Powell for ACB Board of Directors
• John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
• Ken Stewart for ACB Board of Directors
• Michael Garrett for ACB Board of Directors
• Sara Conrad for ACB Board of Directors
• Charles Hodge for ACB Board of Publications
• Denise Colley for ACB Board of Publications
• Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of…