The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education will meet Thursday, October 17^th, 2024 from 11:00am-12:30pm. The public is invited to attend.  This meeting will take place in person and over Zoom.  

In Person: Atwood building downtown (550 W 7th  Anchorage AK – 12th floor – GCDSE Conference Room), validated parking is available in the Linny Pacillo Parking Garage across the street from the Atwood building

If you have any questions: please contact GCDSE staff Lanny Mommsen at Lanny.Mommsen@alaska.gov

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Call to Order:

Christine Bohan & Garrett Dominick SA&L Committee Co-Chair

Roll Call / Begin ZOOM Recording:

Committee Members:

Christine Bohan Committee Chair, Anna Attla, Jena Crafton, Art Delaune, Margaret Evans, Corey Gilmore, Elizabeth Joseph, Nona Safra, Shelly Vendetti-Vuckovich, Garrett Dominick, Marlene Wenger

(Quorum is defined as a majority of Committee Members).

Committee Staff:

Lanny Mommsen, Jamie Kokoszka

Welcome from the Co-Chairs:

• Announcements
• Good news

   

  Conflict of Interest Declarations:

  This is an opportunity for committee members to declare if they have a conflict with any item on the agenda, financial or otherwise.

   

  Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes and Agenda:

• Approval of Agenda
  • SAMPLE MOTION: I make a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented.
• Approval of Past Meeting Minutes
  • SAMPLE MOTION: I make a motion to approve the previous meeting minutes as presented.

   

  Motion must be made by a committee member who was present at the meeting.

   

  Business:

• Year 5 Workplan – Review, 5th Year plan due was submitted August 15^th
  • Approved
• Advocacy Panel: I Have Rights – Disability and Aging Summit
  • CB Brady, Lucy Odden, Anna Attla
• GCDSE virtual panel with local super advocates talk about gaining leadership positions / moving from basic advocacy to being a super advocate
  • Possible participants: Corey, Heidi, Ric, Maggie, others?
• New T-shirts with DD Shared Vision- Who wants a T-shirt?
• DD Shared Vision 2.0 – workgroups
  • Looking for new members
    • Add Self-Directed Services as a Right in Alaska
    • Modify Interpretation & Practices of Current Services to align with the DD Shared Vision
    • Grow a culture of people living a meaningful live through education and outreach
• Legislative Visit Prep – planning on a session a week before Juneau (probably be optional and recorded)
• Updates from around the state
• Updates on own advocacy work
• Updates from outside of Alaska – anything else happening to keep our eyes on?

   

  Time and Date of Next Meeting:

   

  • Upcoming Meetings:
    • November 14^th 11:00am-12:30pm, 2024
  • SKIP December – next one will be in January

   

  1 minute mindfulness

• Clear your mind and release any thoughts that may be cluttering your mind.
• Focus on your breath, be present in this moment.

Good of the Order and Adjournment:

• Motion to Adjourn