Saturday, November 08, 2025 

7:00 AM to 8:45 AM - Scholarship Breakfast Meeting: Invited guests will meet in the Sanctuary Restaurant Entry Area.  Kristin Coen, Chair, Scholarship Committee

GENERAL SESSION: Canterbury/Dover Rooms

9:00 AM - Call to Order

Richard Payne, President, NFB of Ohio 

9:05 AM - Invocation Christopher Sabine, Community of Faith, Member 

9:10 AM - Announcements

9:15 AM - Tanner Gers, founder of AccessAbility Officer

9:35 AM - (beacon of accessibility, learning, and community) Ohio Library for the Blind & Print Disabled 

Kenneth Redd, Librarian, Cleveland Public Library

9:55 AM - Transportation and more, Office of Transit (ODOT) Crystal Brewer, Special Project Manager, Office of Transit

10:15 AM - Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, Donna Foster, Program Administrator 

10:35 AM - Cuyahoga Community College Adult Learning Program

Marjorie Pyles-Hearst, retired instructor serving the blind for 11 years at the Cleveland site center Adult Learning Program.

10:55 AM - Protecting our rights and confirming what we do!

Kerstin Sjoberg, President and CEO, Disability Rights Ohio

11:20 AM - Mental health and how to manage it.

Arlie Ray, LPCC, CRC, Mental Health Counselor, Clark State College

11:35 AM - My journey to success and how being in the Federation has provided me with the outlet to impact so many others, Roland Allen, Mobility Instructor, Louisiana Center for the Blind

11:55 AM - Remarks

Noon - Adjourn: General Session resumes at 9:00 AM Sunday. 

Noon to 4:00 PM - Exhibit Hall: 

Pre-Function Area outside the ballrooms and the (Hotel Atrium). Both are located on the first floor.

12:30 PM to 2:00 PM -Teck seminar 101, Renee Arrington Johnson and Statsky Bey

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Bradley Room     

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM - Ohio Senior Division Meeting: Mariann Denning, President 

Canterbury/Dover Rooms

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Blind Parent’s Meeting: Masquenada Douglas and Ivery Thomas co-chairs, Blind parents group. 

Bassett Room

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM - Diabetes Action Network (DAN): Joann Williams, President 

Bradley Room     

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM - CPR Training Conference Level (Rooms, C/D) 

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM - The Best You! Tameika Hurt, Facilitator 

Bassett Room

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM - Tech Seminar II, Introduction to Meta Glasses, Shelby Craig, Assistive Tech Trainer, Cleveland Sight Center 

Third Floor, Conference Level, (Rooms, A/B) 

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM - Pre-Banquet Social Hour, Cash Bar Ballroom 

6:30 PM - NFBOH Banquet (proof of tickets required) ballrooms

Event Highlights: 

Mistress of Ceremony: Emily Kiehl, Board Member, NFB of Ohio

Invocation: Richard Payne, President, NFB of Ohio 

Keynote Speaker: Pam Allen, National Representative

Awards presentation: Annette Lutz, Awards Committee Chair 

Scholarship Awards: Kristin Coen-Mishlan, Chair, Scholarship Committee 

Not-So-Silent Auction: Annette Lutz, Secretary, NFB of Ohio, and President, NFB Capital Chapter 

Money for the Movement: Kathy Legg, Treasurer, NFB of Ohio

9:00 PM - After Party: Stick around after the Banquet to socialize and celebrate with your NFB of Ohio community. Enjoy Karaoke and a cash bar.