Board of Directors

Each year, the National Association of Blind Students elects a dynamic and thoughtful Board of Directors, who spearheads all of our efforts on the national stage. Our team consists of nine blind students from across the country studying a wide variety of disciplines. Learn about each of our board members below.

A photo of Lauren, a woman with white skin and light brown hair that is pulled back, is smiling and looking at the camera. She’s wearing a black sweatshirt unzipped over a maroon shirt with a white embroidered design and a silver chain necklace. She is standing next to the door to her old dorm room, reaching up to touch the small white mezuzah that hangs on the doorframe.

Lauren Altman (She/Her)
President

Email: nabs.president@gmail.com

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A photo of Manahil smiling at the camera. She is a Pakistani female with a light skin tone, long wavy dark hair, green eyes, and wearing a white top and a navy blue blazer.

Manahil Jafri (She/Her)
First Vice-President

Email: manahiljafri@gmail.com

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A photo of Joshua, an African American man who is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a navy-blue vest, with a gray dress shirt underneath. He has black hair which is faded on the sides with a well-kept longer top.

Joshua Olukanni (He/Him)
Second Vice-President

Email: joshuaolukanni2002@gmail.com

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A photo of a smiling Nikhil Dadlani. He wears a gray suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a striped tie in burgundy and blue colors.

Nikhil Dadlani (He/Him)
Secretary

Email: nikkidadlani@gmail.com

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A photo of James, a man with short dark hair, wearing a dark gray suit jacket, a white dress shirt, and a blue and white striped tie. He is standing against a plain light-colored background and is looking directly at the camera with a slight smile.

James Yesel (He/Him)
Treasurer

Email: james.n.yesel@gmail.com

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Board Members

A photo of Noah, a white male with short, light-colored hair and black sunglasses, smiling broadly at the camera. He wears a navy blue t-shirt with yellow text that reads "EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY of ROCHESTER" along with a logo featuring the word "MELIORA" above it. The ocean is visible in the background as is a forested shoreline in the distance.

Noah Carver (He/Him)

Email: noah.t.carver@outlook.com

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A photo of Zachary, an individual with light hair and wearing glasses, smiling. HE is wearing a gray suit coat with a white shirt and pink tie. There is also a background with green trees and brown mountains with a blue sky.

Zachary Ledford (He/Him)

Email: ledford.zachary38@gmail.com

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A photo of Ammar wearing a beige parahan tunban, which is traditional Afghan clothing. He has a shawl around his neck decorated with an Afghanistan flag. Behind him is the black, green and red Afghanistan flag pinned to the wall.

Ammar Tarin (He/Him)

Email: ammar.tarin@gmail.com

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Kaleigh Brendle (She/Her)

Email: kaleighbrendle@gmail.com

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