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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Evergreen MPA Graduate Candidate For Seattle City Council
Teresa Mosqueda, a graduate of The Evergreen State College Masters of Public Administration program, is a candidate for position 8, a city wide open seat for Seattle City Council.
Teresa currently is the political-campaign director at the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Additionally, she has served on the state’s Exchange Board and assisted in the development of last year’s initiative to raise the state minimum wage.
Mosqueda’s priorities include Seattle’s affordable-housing shortage, labor rights, economic inequality and uneven health outcomes. She has currently received endorsements from elected officials, including Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, Senate Minority Leader Sharon Nelson and House Speaker Frank Chopp.
Photo and information courtesy of the Seattle Times
MPA Program Gears Up to Launch 2019 Pilot Cohort in Tacoma!
Check this out for more information: http://www.evergreen.edu/mpa/tacoma
Leadership Development is Dynamic Work!
Following on the heels of the January Leadership Summit for 1st Year MPA Core learning communities, MPA Director Doreen Swetkis will be attending a Women in Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in early March. Doreen expects to enhance her leadership skills as she and the MPA Program staff prepare to launch an MPA Tacoma cohort, as well as bring what she learned to the classroom for Ethics and Leadership in Public Service, Spring 2017.
This professional development opportunity made possible by Faculty Professional Travel and Provost’s Special Projects Fund.