The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education will meet Thursday, November 14^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

Self-Advocacy & Leadership (SA&L) Committee

Robert B. Atwood Building | 1^st Floor Conference Room 102/104

550 West 7^th Ave Anchorage, AK

Use State garage across the street and bring ticket with you & get stamped for free parking.

TO JOIN THE MEETING:

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84850219486?pwd=KOYaiKfEmjtx8mdLTPSHCb6Kf14C7F.1

Toll Free numbers: 888 475 4499, 833 548 0276, 833 548 0282, 877 853 5257

(if one phone number doesn’t work, it means it is full. Please try one of the other listed numbers).

• Meeting ID: 848 5021 9486
• Passcode: 394045

Call to Order:

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

Roll Call – / Begin ZOOM Recording:

Committee Members:

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

• 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?
• Remind people to complete GCDSE surveys
  • Need stories on how council has improved their lives
    • Examples: SDMAs, or if a conference taught you something
• DD Shared Vision 2.0 – workgroups
  • Update
  • Looking for new members

     

• Legislative Visit Prep – planning on a session a week before Juneau
  • Thursday February 6th, 12pm-2pm Training on presenting the Council’s position papers

  Updates from around the state

• Peer Power update:
  • New Board President
  • Looking for funding sources for Peer Power Summit
  • New members
  • 2 vacant Board Seats
• 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:
    • 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