The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education will meet Thursday, November 20th, 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
TO JOIN THE MEETING:
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84437446200?pwd=cG5Ts2a4xQco9n9ftIa9Pien9lZv9L.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: 844 3744 6200
Passcode: 521142
Call to Order:
Scott Lindbloom SA&L Committee Chair
Roll Call – / Begin ZOOM Recording:
Committee Members:
Scott Lindbloom Chair, Anna Attla, Art Delaune, Margaret Evans, Corey Gilmore, Elizabeth Joseph, Nona Safra, Shelly Vendetti-Vuckovich, Marlene Wenger, Jeanne Gerhardt-Cyrus
(Quorum is defined as a majority of Committee Members).
Committee Staff:
Lanny Mommsen, Jamie Kokoszka
Welcome from the Chair:
• Announcements
o Co-chair Opportunity
o LEND Opportunities
• 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.
Updates from around the state
• Updates on own advocacy work
o Scott – SNAP, Benefits, Education
o Other Committee Members?
• Updates from outside of Alaska – anything else happening to keep our eyes on?
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:
• Self-Advocacy Summit:
o Dates: Spring 2026
• Self-Advocate Panel at Stone Soup Group Parent Conference:
o March 26th, 2026
o Hopes, Dreams, Dignity of Risk
• Jena Crafton, Michelle Davidson, Kenzie Garfield
• Super Advocacy Training with Teri Tibbett Friday November 14th, 2025
o Debrief
• Disability and Aging Summit – October 14 and 15, 2025
o Debrief
o Recorded Sessions
• Name Change to Leaders with Lived Experience or other name? Discussion (instead of Self-Advocates)
o Discussion?
• Stakeholder – Survey – ends on 11/28
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 December 18th 11-12:30pm
o January 22nd
o February – Legislative Full Council Meeting
Good of the Order and Adjournment:
• Motion to Adjourn