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The issue outlines headquarters contact channels and describes how readers can request multiple print copies or alternative formats such as audio CDs, narrated web audio, PDF replicas, and descriptive email Word documents. It also lists the edition’s article contents and cover photo captions, highlighting Operation BASH 2021 adaptive sports.","Welcome to the Summer 2021 issue of the BVA Bulletin, Volume Seventy-Six, Number Three. Joe McNeil of Columbus, Georgia is the newly elected National President of the Blinded Veterans Association. Daniel Wallace of Grand Junction, Colorado is the new National Vice President. The National Secretary is now Elizabeth Holmes of Midland, Georgia and Tracy Ferro of Biloxi, Mississippi is the newly elected National Treasurer.\nNow serving as District Directors are the following: Leon Collier of Elmont, New York, representing District One; Brian Harris of Homewood, Illinois, now the duly elected Director of District Two; Calvin Poole of Memphis, Tennessee, serving as the Interim Director of District Three; and Kenneth Asam of Newhall, California, serving as Interim Director of District Four. Darryl Goldsmith of Pensacola, Florida is the Director of District Five and Kevin Jackson of Austin, Texas is the Director of District Six.\nThe Immediate Past National President is Dr. Tom Zampieri of Pearland, Texas.\nAdditional appointed officers are: National Chaplain Dr. Ron Lester of Tucson, Arizona and National Sergeant-at-Arms Brian O’Connell of Greenville, South Carolina.\nBlinded Veterans Association Auxiliary officers are as follows: President Sandy Krasnodemski of Allen Park, Michigan; Vice President Edna Kirksey-Dixon of Bay Minette, Alabama; Secretary Sherri Harris-Bates of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Treasurer Benjamin Holmes from Midland, Georgia. Patricia Hail of Deer Park, Washington serves as the Auxiliary Reporter and is the author of the Auxiliary’s View column for this issue.\nBVA staff members serving the Association’s membership nationwide consist of Executive Director Donald D. Overton, Jr., National Service Director for Veterans Benefits and Policy James R. Vale, and Administrative Director Brigitte Jones. The Deputy Director of the Veterans Service Program is Duayne Driscoll. The Director of Membership is Maria Ingegneri while the Deputy Director of Development is Andrea Malmer. Erin McConnell serves as the Deputy Director of Government Relations. The Information Technology Specialist and Webmaster is Jordan Chesley. The Director of Public Relations and Editor of The Bulletin is Stuart Nelson. Kylie FitzGerald has returned to BVA as the Deputy Director of Public Relations and the Bulletin’s Associate Editor.\nThe BVA National Headquarters is located at 1101 King Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Each full-time headquarters staff member can be reached by dialing 202-371-8880 or toll free 1-800-669-7079 and by then following prompts that connect the caller to the correct department. Email communication will be forwarded to the appropriate recipient when sent through BVA’s general email address, \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:bva@bva.org\" \u0014bva@bva.org\u0015.\nThe Bulletin is published quarterly by and for all blinded veterans. There is no charge to receive the print version of the publication, which is available upon request of the National Headquarters to any interested individual or organization. Requests for multiple copies will also be honored whenever possible. An audio Compact Disk version is mailed to BVA members upon specific request. Other formats include a web-based narrated audio version with image descriptions, a PDF replica of the print version, and a descriptive email version transmitted as a Word document.\nContents of this issue of The Bulletin are entitled as follows:\nPresident’s Page\nBy Joe McNeil and Dr. Tom Zampieri\nLegislative Update\nBy James R. Vale\nExecutive Director’s Message\nBy Donald D. 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