GCDSE January Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee
The GCDSE Self-Advocacy & Leadership Committee of the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education will meet Thursday, January 29th, 2026 from 11:00-12:30pm. The public is invited to attend. This meeting will take place over Zoom.
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/88521624153?pwd=j9tgzEkAlgJARmbbwoAlcWEK2RvLCz.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: 885 2162 4153
Passcode: 296620
Call to Order:
Scott Lindbloom SA&L Committee Chair
Roll Call – / Begin ZOOM Recording:
Committee Members:
Scott Lindbloom Chair, Anna Attla, Art Delaune, Corey Gilmore, Elizabeth Joseph, 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
• 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
• 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:
• R-word statement
• Self-Advocacy Summit:
o Dates: Spring 2026 Peer Power
• In person
o GCDSE led Summit for Fall
• Session Discussion
• In person vs Virtual
• 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
• Self-Advocacy Experience
o What would you like people to know about your experience with your disability/disabilities?
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 February – Legislative Full Council Meeting
o March 19th 11am-12:30pm
Good of the Order and Adjournment:
• Motion to Adjoun