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Unlock your Super-Powers

Spring is here along with our quarterly training, “Unlock your Super-Powers!” presented by Ben Messner sponsored by your Washington State, Staff Training for Technical and Community Colleges!

Join us May 8th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. The link will be posted here the morning of May 8, 2024.

Develop your Leadership feedback and conflict language through using a self-assessment tool.

Unlock your hidden potential (Super-Powers)!

We are excited for our speaker Ben Messner to be presenting. Ben received his certification as a StrengthsFinder™ trainer in 2011. He has worked with hundreds of leaders and their teams throughout the United States and Africa. Ben earned his MSEA in Higher Education Administration and is a proud City University of New York alumnus. He spent nine years in Student Affairs at various public and private universities and three years in health-focused development work throughout southern Africa. He has led tech teams for the last 7 years in addition to his coaching.

A passionate and inspirational communicator, Ben is often invited to speak at company retreats or training sessions, collegiate leadership retreats, and health-focused forums. He has a gift for creating engaging environments that build community, activate strong team dynamics, and foster dialogue leading to healthy self-exploration.

An outdoor enthusiast, Ben has spent more than half a year of his life camping and hiking all over the United States. He believes the outdoors provide a perfect platform for self-discovery and character development. He considers his customized approach to development his form of art. Though Ben and his wife call New York City home, they often find themselves on the road for their work or with family in Texas and Ohio.

Hope to see you May 8th 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. online!

Kindly,

Heather Rane

2023-2024 STTACC President

Exemplary Staff Award Nominations

by Webmaster
Exemplary Staff Award Nominations

The STTACC Exemplary Staff Award is open to permanent classified staff in the Washington State Community and Technical Colleges system. The nominee must be employed by a paid member institution of the STTACC organization. Please provide detailed and specific information about your nominee and give examples when appropriate.

Each nomination will be scored on a points-based system out of 100 points. In the event that a person is nominated more than once, the highest nomination score will be accepted.

Nomination Form Link

2020 Exemplary Staff Awards

At the 2020 Annual Virtual Conference, August 26-27, 2020, we will honor one person from each region by presenting them with a 2020 Exemplary Staff Award. The winners will be announced during the annual conference. Nominees for the STTACC Exemplary Staff Award should have consistently demonstrated commitment and excellence in job performance and dedication to the mission and goals of their institution, as well as dedication to the professional development of the classified staff on their campus. Requests for nominations will be distributed to STTACC member institutions and will be posted on the STTACC web site. Is someone on your campus deserving of this award? Be sure to submit your nomination today!

Winners are selected for the Memorial Scholarship Opportunity Drawing

Congratulations to winners of a free registration to the 2018 STTACC Conference. Winners were randomly drawn at the Spring STTACC board meeting. Thank you to all who applied!

Region A:

  • Kinda Sprague, Centralia College
  • Renaei Z’berg, Centralia College

Region B:

  • Evelyn Kasama, Bellevue College
  • Juan Esparza, Bellevue College

Region C:

  • Alyssa Jones, Bellingham Technical College
  • Leah Thies, Whatcom Community College

Region D:

  • Jackson Vance, Walla Walla Community College
  • Anna Gozales, Spokane Falls Community College

Region E:

  • Amrit Gill, Green River College
  • Richard Lanhorn, Tacoma Community College

Web Site Update 2017

by Webmaster

**Update 11/21** Due to family issues, the Webmaster has postponed the new site till Nov. 22 evening.

STTACC is excited to announce that Tuesday, November 21, will be the launch of the new STTACC website! Due to the upcoming changes, please be aware that the website will be in maintenance mode Wednesday, November 15 through Monday, November 20. Be sure to check www.sttacc.net Tuesday morning to see all the new changes!