The Reference Guide for Leaders would not have been possible without work from many leaders in the Federation. As our movement is driven by many, so too has the development of the reference guide. I would like to thank, in no specific order, the following individuals for their contributions to this publication: Mark Riccobono, Marc Maurer, Ramona Walhof, Everette Bacon, Norma Crosby, Melissa Riccobono, Patricia Maurer, Anil Lewis, Patti Chang, John Paré, John Berggren, Stephanie Cascone, Gary Wunder, Lou Anne Blake, Anna Kresmer, Rachel Olivero, Julie Deden, Julie McGinnity, Mary Fernandez, and many others from whom ideas and previous Federation materials were borrowed and re-purposed.
Thank you as well to the proofreaders who made this reference guide look better than it did when they received it. You are all an invaluable part of everything that we do.
Thank you, leaders and members who have patiently been waiting for the revision to the Reference Guide for Leaders. It has taken a good amount of time and effort on my part. I thank President Riccobono for entrusting me with this responsibility which has truly been a labor of love for me. I hope it is useful in our continuing efforts to raise expectations of ourselves and of each other as we live the lives that we want and make it possible for others to do the same.
Jeannie Massay, Treasurer
National Federation of the Blind