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Traugott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director of Student Services and K12 Alignment</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> o: 360-704-3929
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</span><span style="color:#003764"> Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Edith Abbenhaus <eabbenhaus@sbctc.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 30, 2025 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jamie Traugott <jtraugott@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: SBCTCs Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Warm Welcome to Dr. Felix Braffith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Ha Nguyen <<a href="mailto:hnguyen@sbctc.edu">hnguyen@sbctc.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 30, 2025 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBCTC All Staff Olympia <<a href="mailto:SBCTCStaff@sbctc.edu">SBCTCStaff@sbctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Felix Braffith <<a href="mailto:braffith@icloud.com">braffith@icloud.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> SBCTCs Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Warm Welcome to Dr. Felix Braffith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello, SBCTC colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I am excited to announce that Dr. Felix Braffith will be joining SBCTC as the new Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion within the Strategic Initiatives division.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dr. Braffith brings a deep and sustained commitment to antiracism, inclusive excellence, staff development, and student-centered systems change, grounded in both lived experience and institutional
leadership, particularly in Washington states higher education system. A former community college student who began developmental coursework at Pierce College, Dr. Braffith earned a doctorate from Washington State University, where he examined the lived experiences
of first-generation college graduates of color across Washington. Over the past 20 years, he has advanced equity across Washingtons two- and four-year institutions through leadership roles in TRIO, MESA, various student success grant funded programs, and
I-BEST. These efforts have enabled institutions to redesign student support services, expand culturally responsive teaching, and strengthen infrastructure to better serve students furthest from educational equity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Most recently, he served in senior student affairs leadership at WSU Vancouver as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Equitable Learning, leading the development of culturally
affirming student centersincluding first-year learning communities and a career action centerand co-leading campus-wide professional and pedagogy development centering equity-minded practices.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Although his official first day will be August 1st, 2025, he will have limited availability until August 20th due to prior family obligations. A special thank you to MarcusAntonio
Gunn for stepping graciously into the interim role, especially during an uncertain and chaotic time for this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please join me in welcoming Dr. Braffith to the SBCTC community!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">With appreciation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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T. Nguyen (she/her)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Deputy Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives/Chief of Staff</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> o: 360.704.4325 c: 253.279.4299</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> Facebook:
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">@WASBCTC</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> Bluesky:
</span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sbctc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">@sbctc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives
</span></i><i><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">in service to our diverse communities. </span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#006600"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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