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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, DEOC colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this email finds you healthy and well, and in good spirits!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below for some exciting transitions in our SBCTC EDI office, and a big THANK YOU to Melissa for stepping into an interim role during the search for a new EDI director. You will be phenomenal, as always
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues, I am thrilled and humbled to be joining this amazing commission group as a campus DEO. I have so much appreciated this beautiful community, and the enduring support and love that emanates from within it. I’m looking forward
to seeing many of you soon in Centralia! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ha<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Paul Francis <pfrancis@sbctc.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 2, 2022 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBCTC All Staff <SBCTCAllStaff@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Interim Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Announcement<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Colleagues –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you know, SBCTC Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Ha Nguyen is soon to depart for a new position as Vice President of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Green River College. Congratulations
Ha on this tremendous opportunity and thank you for your leadership during your tenure here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am happy to announce that beginning on August 16<sup>th</sup>, EDI Policy Associate Melissa Williams will be serving as our Interim Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. As a key member of the SBCTC
EDI team and respected thought leader in the equity space, both within our agency and throughout our college system, Melissa is very well-suited to maintain the momentum of this work as we search for a permanent director. Thank you, Melissa, for your leadership
and support during this transition! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The job announcement for the permanent position will likely be posted early next week with an anticipated 4-week recruitment period and a projected start date of late October/early November 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision -
<i>“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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