KASA News November 29, 2001 NEW KASA BOARD MEMBERS KASA is proud to announce that after a lengthy and difficult selection process, we have added four new members to our National Advisory Board. They are: Blake Bogartus, 18 years old, from Alabama Mara Buchbinder, 20 years old, from New Hampshire Micah Fialka-Feldman, 17 years old, from Michigan Amanda Putz, 15 years old, from New York These folks join our 5 other Board members in doing long and short term planning for KASA and representing us at national meetings. We have also elected new co-chairs for the 2002 year, Maia Wroblewski and Naomi Ortiz. You can read more about our new Board members and co-chairs on our website in January. We thank all of you who helped to distribute our application and especially to those of you who applied to be on the Board. We receiving an incredible number of applications and the selection process was very competitive. We hope that all of you will continue to make a difference in your communities and to be active members of KASA at every opportunity. DISABILITY PREPAREDNESS WEBSITE The Disability Preparedness Website is up and running. This website features the article, Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs, by Dr. Carl T. Cameron, President, Board of Directors for the Inclusion Research Institute. Users will also find resources for training, products, articles and websites. For more information visit their | |
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