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June 15, 2016
Opening Protocol
9:30 am Call to Order – Craig A. Bill, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
Honor Guard – Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Invocation – Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Welcome Remarks – Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Introductions – Leadership Table & Executive Cabinet
10:00 AM Brief Remarks by Statewide Elected Officials
10:10 am Remarks by Honorable Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
10:20 am Remarks by Honorable Jay Inslee, Governor, State of Washington
Leadership Roundtable
10:30am Meeting Overview and Goals – David Postman, Chief of Staff, Governor’s Office
10:35am Tribal Priorities: Leadership Roundtable
Facilitated by Honorable, Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
11:05am BREAK
Agency Updates & issue action Items
11:10am Natural Resources
Honorable Shawn Yanity, Chairman, Stillaguamish
Maia Bellon, Director, Department of Ecology
Jim Unsworth, Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife
11:50am Recognition/Honoring Ceremony
12:00pm LUNCH BUFFET (75 Minutes)
1:15pm Social Services
Honorable Liz Mueller, Vice Chair, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Pat Lashway, Secretary, Department of Social and Health Services
1:45 pm Health
Steve Kutz, Councilmember, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
John Weisman, Secretary, Department of Health
Dorothy Teeter, Director, Health Care Authority
2:15 pm Early Learning & Education
Honorable Leonard Forsman, Chairman, Suquamish Tribe
Ross Hunter, Director, Department of Early Learning
Gil Mendoza, Deputy Superintendent, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
2:45pm Veterans Affairs
Lavada Anderson, Tribal Veterans Representative, Suquamish Tribe
Alfie Alvarado-Ramos, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs
3:00pm Tribal Workforce Development Opportunities
Closing Protocol
3:15 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Closing Prayer
End
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