20250503-1 CCB Convention - Saturday - General Session 4. – Morning

20250503-1 CCB Convention - Saturday - General Session 4. – Morning

Originally broadcasted on May 3, 2025, on ACB Media 9

Saturday, May 3, 9 AM to 12 noon, General Session 4

Presiding Officer: Guillermo Robles, CCB Vice President, Culver City CA

9:00 AM Announcements

9:10 AM In Memoriam

We remembered CCB members who had left us during the past year.

9:30 AM ACB Update, Scott Thornhill, Executive Director, American Council of the Blind, Alexandria, VA.

10:15 AM, Governmental Affairs Report

Presenters:

Ardis Bazyn, CCB Governmental Affairs Committee Co-Chair Thornton CO

Joshua Saunders, Governmental Affairs Committee Co-Chair, El Cerrito CA

Regina Brink, Director of Governmental Affairs Sacramento CA

11:15 AM Financial planning

Presenter: Chris Peterson, CEO, Penny Forward, Minneapolis, MN

Penny Forward was a nonprofit organization founded and led by blind people. Through education, mentoring, and mutual support, we helped each other learn to confidently navigate the complicated landscape of personal finance.

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