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RID's New CEO: Please join us in welcoming Star Grieser!
The RID Board and HQ are excited to announce that starting July 1, 2021, Star Grieser will officially be RID's CEO! Star is an energetic educator and industry certification leader, bringing a wealth of leadership experience and a passion for positive change within our communities.
Please send her all of the well wishes and positive vibes so that she knows how much we care for her. We hope you are as thrilled about this news as we are. Thank you for your support and please spread the word!
Learn more here: https://mailchi.mp/ef924d828849/2019-2021-bodelected-471400?e=078552b9d8&fbclid=IwAR0adC4rs_oC4Lvy-PblbNMd1458Re1XHseU3LY-xATuz2vX7v7RejlVUuE
[Visual ID: Black male with brown rimmed rectangular eyeglasses frame and a goatee wearing an unbuttoned navy blue suit jacket along with a salmon pink long sleeved business casual shirt presenting in front of a blue background.]
Transcript:
Greetings RID members. Thank you for electing me as your RID Board President for the 2021-2024 term.
First, I must thank the previous board for their leadership and dedication in drafting the roadmap for us to build on so that this organization would thrive.
Second, it is really important right now that all of us lean forward and band together to get involved. Together, we can translate our determination and energy into meaningful actions to fundamentally change our organization’s culture and to address the -isms. The end result of this process is to create a better experience for all members through the lens of equity. While it is true that we the members are absolutely one of our organization's key stakeholders, we must also keep in mind the experience of those consumers we still serve. After all, we all agree that those Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard-of-Hearing, and Deaf Plus consumers are all critically important to us.
Last but not least, I am enthusiastically looking forward to working with Star Grieser, RID's CEO. To take a fresh look at how we, the RID Board, can best support her role in a way that would unleash many interpreting innovations that would contribute to a Deaf Diverse Community THRIVING. Again, thank you for your support and I look forward to representing the membership for the next three years in my leadership capacity as your RID President.
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Please join us for
LIRID's Virtual Membership Appreciation morning!
9 a.m.-10 a.m. What's happening with LIRID?/Meet & Greet
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Workshop: BASL, what that?
Presented by: Vyron Kinson *IN ASL*
Where: Zoom
(Link will be provided upon registration)
When: September 18th, 2021
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Cost: FREE for all LIRID Members (LIRID Membership is Free)
Non LIRID Members: $15.00
REGISTER HERE:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScNC9BN8Bwte2.../viewform
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Raffles!