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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 24, 2023 9:32 AM<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Yadira Rosales via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 24, 2023 8:54 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Yadira Rosales <<a href="mailto:Yadira.Rosales@skagit.edu">Yadira.Rosales@skagit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL]Re: [DEOC] Congratulations, Vanessa on your new VP of DEI role!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Woohoo!!!!!! Yes, Felicidades!!!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <<a href="mailto:deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Britten, Robert via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 24, 2023 8:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <<a href="mailto:deoc@lists.ctc.edu">deoc@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Britten, Robert <<a href="mailto:Robert.Britten@lwtech.edu">Robert.Britten@lwtech.edu</a>><br>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Way to Go Vanessa! You did yo Thang<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Robert Britten, Executive Director of EDI</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">W205C
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.15pt">T: (425) 739-8100 X8441</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sophia Agtarap via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 21, 2023 12:29 PM<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Join me in celebrating Vanessa Neal, who recently began her new role as VP of DEI at Clark College, where she most recently served as Interim VP of DEI!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Please see the announcement from her president below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Congratulations, Vanessa, and looking forward to our continued work together.
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sophia Kristina R. Agtarap (she/siya)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Please join me in welcoming Vanessa Neal as the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Vanessa joined Clark College in 2016, combining her commitment to equity, compliance, and employee development and experience as a vital Human Resources team member. She returned to Clark last
Fall to serve as the Interim Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Since returning to Clark, Vanessa has been instrumental in the college and statewide transformative work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonospacing" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I am confident that her leadership and the unique expertise of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team will continue cultivating an engaged, equitable, and anti-racist community for
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