the pleasure of working with some of the most intelligent, energetic, passionate, caring, and loving
people that I have ever known. It has been truly
an honor to sit beside these people and work to
support the wonderful professionals that serve individuals with visual impairments and deafblindness.
I could spend this space writing about the accomplishments during these past two years. However, I see no point in that at this point. The division is doing well but there is still much work to
do. Rather, I would like to thank everyone for being a part of this organization. Your membership
demonstrates your dedication to being a professional educator. It is this type of dedication that
you show daily in your efforts to serve students
with visual impairments and deafblindness. That
above all else should be commended! Thank you
for everything you do! What you do does matter!
So now I humbly step away from my position of
president and move on to the past-president position. As the division transitions, be assured that
the leadership is in good hands. Dr. Diane Pevsner has now taken the role of president with Dr.
Tiffany Wild as the president-elect. With these
two at the helm along with strong new members
of the DVI board, the organization is in very capable hands! I see wonderful things in the future for
our division!
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