Accessibility Committee

Clark King, Chair
Phone: 201-238-8593
This committee is responsible for making sure all documents distributed by the affiliate, chapters, committees, and groups are nonvisually accessible.

Communications Committee

Annemarie Cooke, Chair
Phone: 609-859-4084
Drafts messages, advisories, and written communications of all sorts using standard punctuation, grammar and spelling. These communications are designed to promote the work of the Federation throughout New Jersey.

Fundraising Committee

Mac Biggers, Co-Chair
Phone: 801-916-9753
Tony Santiago, Co-Chair
Phone: 732-947-2429
This committee assists the state affiliate with acquiring funds for its projects and programs.

Legislative Committee

Ryan Stevens, Chair
Phone: 856-520-0016
These are the people responsible for alerting the members of the state affiliate about pending legislation which impacts the blind and actions that need to be taken in response to such legislation.

Membership Committee

Melissa Lomax, Chair

Phone: 410-608-6118
As we grow the affiliate’s local chapters, please contact Melissa for an overview with helpful procedures.

Resolutions Committee

Ryan Stevens, Chair
Phone: 856-520-0016
This committee reviews issues to discuss what is needed to present as resolutions at the state convention. Resolutions are the policy statements of the affiliate.

Scholarship Committee

Lia Stone, Chair
Phone: 917-570-3166
This committee determines which individual(s) earn academic scholarships at our State Convention.

Seniors Committee

Jane Degenshein, Chair
Phone: 973-736-5785
Listserv: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org
The goals, purposes, and objectives to establishing and developing a Seniors Committee through the NFBNJ is to bring together blind and interested sighted persons that are seniors to an organization that assists in believing in raising expectations to create possibilities and higher expectations to its members. To learn more, please visit the Seniors Committee page.

Sounding Board Committee

Annemarie Cooke, Chair
Phone: 609-859-4084
The Sounding Board is the publication of the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey with information to read and share with others. Reflections from our membership, human interest stories, background of individuals and issues pertaining to the blind community are highlighted.

Students Committee

Natasha Ishaq, Chair
Phone: 609-917-8236
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newjabstudents
Listserv: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/njabs-talk_nfbnet.org
The goals, purposes, and objectives to establishing and developing a Students Committee through the NFBNJ is to bring together blind and interested sighted persons that are students to an organization that assists in believing in raising expectations to create possibilities and higher expectations to its members. To learn more, please visit the Students Committee page.

Technology Committee

Jane Degenshein, Chair
Phone: 973-736-5785
Listserv: http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/NJTechDiv_nfbnet.org
The goals, purposes, and objectives to establishing and developing a Technology Committee through the NFBNJ is to bring together blind and interested sighted persons that are users of technology to an organization that assists in believing in raising expectations to create possibilities and higher expectations to its members. To learn more, please visit the Technology Committee page.

Transportation Committee

Phil Harrison, Chair
Phone: 609-383-5117
It shall be the purpose of the NFBNJ Transportation Committee to provide information to members of the NFBNJ regarding the transportation resources available to the blind and vision impaired citizens of New Jersey and it also shall be the goal of this Committee to advocate for improvement of these transportation services where warranted. This committee provides information to the members with updates from NJ Transit and Access Link.