Tennessee Organization of the Deaf-Blind, Inc.
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3300 Sam Boney Dr #101 Attn. John Forbes
Nashville, TN 37211
Organization Details

Board Chair


Board Chair Mr. John Johnson
Company Affiliation Community Volunteer
Term January 2020 to December 2025
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Board Co-Chair


Board Co-Chair Mrs. Wilma Wilson
Company Affiliation Retired
Term October 2007 to October 2025
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Board of Directors

Board Members
Name Affiliation Status
Danna Conn Voting
Jason Emmons Voting
Kathy Emmons Voting
Mr. John Forbes AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Retired-Barge, Waggoner, Sumner, & Cannon Voting
Miss Ashley Jackson Community Volunteer Voting
John Johnson Voting
Lana Little Voting
Lisa Rimmell Voting
Mr. Billy Wilson Retired, Newspaper Corporation Voting


Governance


Board Term Lengths 4.00 years
Board Term Limits 25
Board Meeting Attendance % 70%
Does the organization have written Board Selection Criteria? No
Does the organization have a written Conflict of Interest Policy? No
Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 46%
Percentage of Board Members making In-Kind Contributions 69%
Does the Board include Client Representation? Info Not Provided
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 8

Risk Management Provisions


Commercial General Liability
General Property Coverage and Professional Liability

CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments


Because our consumers have the dual disability of deafblindness and often combined with other disabilities, they can not drive or get around unfamiliar places without assistance. Many have very little communication. Others need interpreters or facilitators to communicate. We need volunteers who are willing to assist with transportation and/or who are willing to give hands on assistance with crafts and woodworking. We need to expand our board with individuals who can come up with creative programing and fundraising ideas and are willing to help make it happen. We are serving a very small, but growing segment of the deaf-blind population in Tennessee and we need to be doing better to remove the confines of isolation for more individuals across the state.