The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education has been postponed 1 week and will meet Thursday, August 7th, 2025 from 11:00-12:30pm. 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
ZOOM:
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81489799623?pwd=m8eMpf1vhY6pMxUaaafcBX0sRcuTbY.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: 814 8979 9623
- Passcode: 414454
AGENDA:
Call to Order:
Garrett Dominick SA&L Committee Co-Chair
Scott Lindbloom SA&L Committee Co-Chair
Roll Call – / Begin ZOOM Recording:
Committee Members:
Garrett Dominick – Co-Chair, Scott Lindbloom SA&L Committee Co-Chair, Anna Attla, 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 New 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:
• Federal Medicaid updates
• Name Change to Leaders with Lived Experience Discussion (instead of Self-Advocates)
• Shared Vision Updates:
o Shared Vision 2.0 Workgroups
• Summer Message
• Disability Pride updates:
o Anchorage: GCDSE had booth with Shared Vision T- shirts
o Kenai: GCDSE had booth with Shared Vision T- shirts
• Legislative Advocacy Training with Teri Tibbett May 8th
o Debrief/ Discussion
• Any topics that weren’t included that would be helpful in future
• In-person?
• Disability and Aging Summit – updates
o Action Panel
o Legislative Advocacy Training – Michele Girault
• 5 year Plan – Community Forum – for individuals with DD
o Anchorage Community location? (Special Olympics)
Updates from around the state
• Updates on own advocacy work
o Empowering Artistic Entrepreneurs– Disability And Capabilities documentary film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r87b4nR4PzU
• 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 August: TDB: August 28th 11-12:30pm
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