WASA 113 WELCOME BREAKFAST
Please Join Us
Launch Your Year!
Our guest speaker is Father Michael Oleksa. He will speak about equity and how cultures influence the way we understand each other. His presentation is engaging, thought-provoking and helps to frame many of our cross-cultural challenges.
WASA 113 Welcome Breakfast
The cost is $20 for WASA members and guests. Districts will receive an invoice.
Please RSVP by Thursday, August 11th. It's easy to RSVP for more than one person. Just enter each person's name and email address below.
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2016, 08:00 AM
6005 Tyee Drive Southwest, Tumwater, WA, United States
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Agenda
8:30 Introduction of New Administrators and New Staff
8:40 Agency & Division Reports
9:00 Presentation: Father Oleksa
About Father Michael:
Father Michael Oleksa, Ph.D., was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He came to Alaska in 1970 from St. Vladimir's Seminary in New York at the invitation of the Alutiiq village of Old Harbor on Kodiak Island. During the past three decades he served as a Russian Orthodox priest in over a dozen Alaska Native villages. In 1988 he completed his doctoral degree at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Presov, Slovakia, with an emphasis in Native Alaskan History during the Alaska Russian period (1741-1867).
Recognized as an "Elder" by the Alaska Federation of Natives, a Distinguished Public Servant by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, and honored by the Alaska State Legislature and the National Governors Association, Dr. Oleksa is a storyteller who seeks to foster greater understanding across boundaries of race and culture.
Contact Marsha at 360.464.6702 or mmills@esd113.org if you have any questions.