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GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee

The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education will meet Thursday, June 26th, 2025 from 1:00-2:30pm. 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

TO JOIN THE MEETING:
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82324166540?pwd=DUczbauZYHKSIly34SCWYhsU5d7rK1.1 


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: 823 2416 6540
Passcode: 065006 

Agenda:
Call to Order:
Garrett Dominick SA&L Committee Chair


Roll Call – / Begin ZOOM Recording:
Committee Members:
Garrett Dominick - Chair, Christine Bohan, 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
o Co-chair?
• 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
o SAMPLE MOTION: I make a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented.
• Approval of Past Meeting Minutes
o 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:
• Shared Vision Updates:
o Shared Vision 2.0 Workgroups
• Summer Message
• Disability Pride 
o Anchorage: GCDSE will have booth with Shared Vision T- shirts
• July 26th Noon-4pm
o Kenai:
• July 19th 1-4pm
• Legislative Advocacy Training with Teri Tibbett May 8th 
o Debrief/ Discussion
• Any topics that weren’t included that would be helpful in future
• Disability and Aging Summit – updates
 
o Action Panel
o Legislative Advocacy Training – Michele Girault
• Year 4 Workplan review
Updates from around the state
• Updates on own advocacy work
• Updates from outside of Alaska – anything else happening to keep our eyes on?
• Federal Advocacy
o Resources to follow:
o NACDD (https://www.facebook.com/NACDD, https://nacdd.org/ )
o AUCD newspaper (https://www.aucd.org/newsletters )
o Others?
Time and Date of Next Meeting:
• Upcoming Meetings: 
o July – should we meet?
o August: TDB: August 7th or 28th 1-2:30pm


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
 

 

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Created 6/20/2025 1:34:21 PM by lsmommsen

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Department: Health
Category: Boards and Commissions
Sub-Category: Advisory Committee Meeting
Location(s): Statewide
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Publish Date: 6/20/2025
Archive Date: 6/27/2025
 
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