National Association of the Deaf

Submitted by Bobbie Beth.Scoggins on Fri, 06/18/2010 - 20:57

Hello! I am Bobbie Beth Scoggins, president of the National Association of the Deaf. This is a special announcement on the CEO Search process, begun in the summer of 2009 by the NAD Board of Directors.

In October 2009, the Board established an ad hoc CEO Search Committee (CSC) comprised of eight representatives, including two Board members.

For the next several months, the CSC collected stakeholder feedback and developed a CEO profile and announcement for Board approval. Once this was posted, the CSC worked hard to recruit prospects, evaluate initial applicants, and interview selected individuals.

In the spring of 2010, the CSC completed its charge with submission of the names of top candidates to the Board with all collected information.

On behalf of the Board, I wish to express our deepest gratitude to the eight members of the CSC for contributing their valuable time and expertise and helping to move along the CEO Search.

After careful review and further consideration, the Board is now ready to release the names of finalists for the CEO position.

This is an exciting time - we are now ”“this close" to selecting a CEO who will lead national advocacy efforts for our community and will serve a highly visible spokesperson on many important issues affecting us.

It is now my great pleasure to announce CEO finalists, in alphabetical order:

Shane H. Feldman
Charity Reedy Hines
Howard A. Rosenblum
Darlene Goncz Zangara

Each of the CEO finalists will give their presentations to the public and interact with stakeholders at the 50th Biennial NAD Conference which takes place July 6-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

Profiles on each of the finalists are now available at www.nad.org/ceosearch, where you can also get in-depth information on the CEO Search process including vlogs and announcements, timelines, position description, finalist profiles, frequently asked questions, and related details.

Transparency is important to us. We want to make sure everyone knows what’s happening with the CEO Search process.  Please help us spread the word - share this vlog through Facebook, Twitter, and email. Share the news with your family and friends.  If you have comments, you are more than welcome to contact the NAD Board of Directors at ceosearch@nad.org.

Again, on behalf of the NAD Board, I want to congratulate each finalist for reaching this point in the CEO Search process and we express our gratitude to those who applied or sent in nominations.

We look forward to the Conference and hope to see you with us in Philadelphia!