Many more organizational and operational improvements are occurring. I became the director of community affairs and public relations on the last day of March. Since arriving at BESB, I have found the challenges much larger than I anticipated, but not insurmountable. Mr. Alibozek's function at BESB is to guide and restructure the main functions of the agency while each manager is responsible and empowered to provide the appropriate pieces of the foundation. Many of the changes that must occur are internal and may not be apparent to the outside observer.
Small changes can have dramatic effects.
Change is in the air, and we are moving forward. Many positive moves toward creating partnerships with other community-based groups have occurred. In addition the Attorney General's Office, with the support of BESB, has worked diligently with the NFB to create accessible Web sites for people who use screen-reading software. The future holds nothing but promise. I have found that all programs and services possess a complex integration, not only within the agency, but also with the community, and other agencies too.