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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s time to celebrate together at NADOHE and congratulate our very own, Dr. Luz Garza serving as the Leadership Council Member for the NADOHE Pacific Northwest Chapter.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dear NADOHE Pacific Northwest colleagues,</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">We are delighted to announce that our application to become an official NADOHE Pacific Northwest Chapter has been approved! </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">We look forward to celebrating the good news and learning more about what support you hope the chapter can provide. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">For those of you attending the NADOHE Conference in Seattle this week, we hope to see you during our mini social hour tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
in the Chelan Room 401 on the 4th floor of the conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency Seattle. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be provided. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">We also will gather from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 15 for the chapter networking breakfast during the conference. Location information will be provided onsite. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">For those not attending the conference or unable to attend the social or networking breakfast, please take a moment to fill out
</span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fforms.gle%2fiB9oM44sMdeAvQq98&c=E,1,fjUBU3fEv5WsVCh0chxWCFVNY66u24MzsObRPDVVeK5v-SM1amLf1iO6KzZmSBvbZ6S3VqnPmz8QXMUsNk5OODkL8Q0c678qTONXrfNDMJU,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">this
form</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> to indicate your availability for our first virtual chapter gathering in October and let us know what support you hope the chapter can provide you as diversity practitioners. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">We want to thank our sponsors of the Wednesday social:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">University of Washington</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Fred Hutch Cancer Center </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Gonzaga University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Oregon Council of Presidents (OCOP) DEI Council</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Oregon State University</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Portland State University</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">In Community,</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">The NADOHE PNW Leadership Council</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Claudia Ramírez Islas, Chair,
<i>Reed College, Oregon</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Paul Buckley, Vice Chair,
<i>Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Washington</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Lesley-Anne Pittard, Secretary,
<i>University of Oregon, Oregon</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Jason Dorsette, Treasurer,
<i>Linn-Benton Community College, Oregon</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Luz Garza, Leadership Council Member,
<i>Columbia Basin College, Washington</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Robin Kelley, Leadership Council Member,
<i>Gonzaga University, Washington</i></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Sheena McFarland, Leadership Council Member,
<i>Reed College, Oregon</i></span></p>
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