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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Rick Flores <Rick.Flores@skagit.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 8, 2024 5:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Claire Peinado <Claire.Peinado@skagit.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: MSSDC representation for retreat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black">Sorry miscounted, 14 institutions and 2 liaisons
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Rick Flores M.Ed. (He, Him, His, El)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Director of Student Equity & Inclusion</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Skagit Valley College</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">2405 East College Way</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Mt. Vernon, WA 98273</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">C-190E</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">President, Multicultural Student Services Directors Council (MSSDC)</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">"The time is always right to do what is right"- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">This college sits on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish people, including the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle
Indian Tribe, and Samish Indian Nation. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:white"><a href="http://www.skagit.edu/hours" target="_blank">website</a></span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">. </span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Claire Peinado <<a href="mailto:Claire.Peinado@skagit.edu">Claire.Peinado@skagit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 8, 2024 5:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rick Flores <<a href="mailto:Rick.Flores@skagit.edu">Rick.Flores@skagit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: MSSDC representation for retreat</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">This is fantastic news!! Thanks for the update and hope it’s going well. I’ll share this update with WSSSC tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Rick Flores <<a href="mailto:Rick.Flores@skagit.edu">Rick.Flores@skagit.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Claire Peinado <<a href="mailto:Claire.Peinado@skagit.edu">Claire.Peinado@skagit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> MSSDC representation for retreat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black">Hello Claire,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:black">We have 16 colleges represented at MSSDC at our winter retreat so far! We have had only 7 the last few meetings. Thanks to you and your commission for helping get more folks involved!
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Director of Student Equity & Inclusion</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Skagit Valley College</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">2405 East College Way</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">Mt. Vernon, WA 98273</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">C-190E</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;background:white">360-416-7611</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u>on campus</u> Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm. For additional information, including specific departmental hours, please visit our
</span></i></b><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:white"><a href="http://www.skagit.edu/hours" target="_blank">website</a></span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">. </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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