National Association of the Deaf

Submitted by M.Draganac-Hawk on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 22:42

The NAD CEO Search Committee (CSC) has posted its third vlog, which answers popular questions asked from the public about the current CEO search process. View the captioned vlog above as signed by the CSC vice chair.

The questions are:

• Who are the people representing the CSC?
• Who created the CEO position description?
• Who made the nominations?
• What happens next?

"The vision and leadership of the new CEO will significantly impact our community, and it is important that everyone has information on the search process," said CSC Chair Kirsten Poston, who is deaf and also a NAD Board member. “Everyone is welcome to help the NAD spread awareness of the CEO search through email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter. The more people who know about the search, the better.

Current CEO Nancy J. Bloch, appointed in 1992 as the first female executive director, will depart by March 31, 2011. The CSC was formed by the Board of Directors in the fall of 2009 to facilitate the search effort, which will screen candidates and recommend finalists to be considered by the Board as the next CEO of the NAD.

The CSC is currently interviewing applicants and plans to announce finalists by July 2010. The finalists will be available during the 50th Biennial NAD Conference in Philadelphia from July 6-10 to interact with everyone, meet with stakeholder groups, and give a public presentation.

The NAD Board will make the final selection and expects to announce the next CEO by fall 2010.

About the CSC
Follow the CEO search! Get updates via Twitter at @NADtweets or visit www.nad.org/ceosearch for public announcements and captioned vlogs as well as CSC member bios, search timeline, notices of public meetings, announcements and other important information.

About the NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. These beliefs remain true to this day, with American Sign Language as a core value. As a nonprofit federation, the mission of the NAD is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. The advocacy scope of the NAD is broad, covering the breadth of a lifetime and impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications, youth leadership, and more.