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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome Dr. Garza. We look forward to welcoming and working with you. Please reach out at any time. My Cell is 253-350-6359.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Sophia Agtarap via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DEOC <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sophia Agtarap <sagtarap@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Welcome to Dr. Luz Garza, Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Join me in welcoming Dr. Luz Garza, who joined Columbia Basin College this month as <span class="contentpasted1">Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="contentpasted1">Dr. Garza—this is the listserv for the Diversity and Equity Officers Commission. When you have a moment, please do introduce yourself! I hope you see this group as a resource as you get acquainted to the college and system.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In solidarity,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sophia</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sophia Kristina R. Agtarap (she/siya)</span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">
• Twitter: </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">
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