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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mark your calendars for the next mid-valley sustainability networking lunch on Thursday June 10th from 11:45am - 1pm (PST). Full event details can be found on our</span><span style="color:black"> <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/mwvsnl/home/upcoming-events?authuser=0" target="_blank">website</a>,
and thanks for</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> sharing this invite as you see fit.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that <u><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtd-yqqD4iG9YoIBUd-7ivI7MEpGo3zlqM%20">registration is now required</a></u> to participate, which also makes it easy to add this to your online calendar!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">June 10th Speaker</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhett-lawrence-3474b45/">Rhett Lawrence</a>, Forth's
<a href="https://forthmobility.org/our-work/public-policy">Pacific Northwest Policy</a> Manager, will be
<u>discussing the equitable deployment of EV infrastructure, programs and more in Oregon</u>.
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Rhett joined Forth in January 2020 after 20 years of working collaboratively on energy and environmental programs in Oregon. Most recently, he was the Conservation Director for the Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club for 7 years. He has a J.D. from the University
of Georgia School of Law and a B.A. in English and Philosophy from Emory University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you again to </span>Holly Nelson and Marshall Roache from Chemeketa Community College and Dale Moon and Sarah Whiteside from Linn-Benton Community College for their presentations about their respective Career
and Technical Education (CTE) programs at our last networking meeting on May 13.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We host monthly networking lunches to help build community among regional businesses, government agencies, non-profits, higher education, and community groups advancing solutions
to environmental, social justice, and allied issues. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope to see you soon! </span><span style="color:black">- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jabraham74/" target="_blank">Joe Abraham</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elin-shepard-12657733/" target="_blank">Elin
Shepard</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-wortman/" target="_blank">Dave Wortman</a>, Laura Tesler, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicegoldsmith/" target="_blank">Candice Goldsmith</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dave Wortman, LEED AP BD+C, ISSP-SA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Statewide Sustainability Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Administrative Services | State of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">1225 Ferry St. SE, U100 | Salem, OR 97301-4281<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Mobile: 971-304-8733<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDAS/subscriber/topics?qsp=ORDAS_3,">Subscribe to the Oregon sustainability newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/das/Facilities/Pages/Sustainability.aspx">Visit the DAS Sustainability web site</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#70AD47">Joy is not in things, it is in us.
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