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🌟 STTACC 2026 — Register Now! 🌟

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Navigating a New World in Public Service

Share Your Voice. Share Your Experience. Help Us Navigate What’s Next.

Get ready! The 2026 STTACC Conference is on the horizon, and we’re excited to share the first details:

📅 Dates: August 12–13, 2026
đź“Ť Location: Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, Washington

Navigating a New World in Public Service

The STTACC 2026 Conference is designed specifically to support classified staff through professional development, connection, and renewal during a time of rapid change and continued fiscal constraints.

As tight state budgets, evolving expectations, and growing workloads impact public service employees across Washington, this conference creates intentional space to:

  • Build practical skills and strategies
  • Strengthening professional networks
  • Reflect on resilience, well‑being, and purpose in public service
  • Reconnect with the joy and meaning of our work — and with one another

Why Gather In Person?

While STTACC 2026 will offer a Zoom option to ensure accessibility, we strongly encourage in‑person participation. There is something uniquely powerful about gathering face‑to‑face — sharing conversations between sessions, learning side‑by‑side, and building relationships that extend well beyond the conference.

Being together in Grays Harbor offers a setting that supports both learning and restoration. Attendees will enjoy opportunities that reflect our surroundings and values, including:

  • A guided nature hike through local forest landscapes
  • A culinary‑focused presentation highlighting regional food and community
  • Sessions that intentionally connect well‑being, balance, and reflection to our professional lives

Participants can experience the area’s beautiful beaches, lush forests, and coastal charm, creating an atmosphere that encourages connection, creativity, and renewal.

STTACC 2026 is not just a conference — it’s a chance to pause, reconnect, learn, and move forward together in a changing public service landscape.

Join us in creating a conference that informs, restores, and connects.
Submission guidelines and deadlines will be announced soon.

2022 STTACC Conference recap

by Communication Coordinator

The STTACC Board is happy to report that we had an excellent conference and have received great feedback regarding this year’s (virtual) conference!

Here’s a bit about the conference, “by the numbers”:

  • 41 – Number of people who registered for the conference
  • 49 – Number of people who logged on for Day 1
  • 44 – Number of people who logged on for Day 2
  • 9 – Board Members who facilitated and hosted the conference
  • 8 – Unique Presentations
  • 8 – Number of Presenters
  • 6 – Session times
  • 5 – Exemplary Staff Award Winners
  • 1 – Fantastic Keynote presentation

Thank you to all who attended and/ or helped facilitate this amazing conference! Stay tuned for more from STTACC this fall!

Winning Logo Design

by Communication Coordinator

In May of 2020, the STTACC Board shared a contest with our member colleges to design a logo for our Annual STTACC Conference. At the May 26 Board Meeting, the Board voted on the designs and have chosen the winner!

Evolving Through Change: We Can Do This! logo with blue and yellow butterfly in the center, words surrounding the creature as well as expanding underneath
Winning 2021 STTACC Conference Logo designed by Jimmy Mullins
Maintenance Mechanic II at Seattle Central College

The winning logo design for the 2021 (Virtual) Conference was submitted by Jimmy Mullins, a Maintenance Mechanic II (and former Graphic Designer) at Seattle Central College.

For his time, consideration and ultimately, the winning design, Jimmy won a free ticket to the 2021 STTACC Conference ($25 value) and a $25 gift certificate to the location/ business of his choosing.

In the truest spirit of generosity, Jimmy humbly requested that the $25 STTACC Conference ticket for this year be given to someone who could otherwise not afford to attend, and for his $25 gift certificate to instead be donated to Seattle Children’s Hospital. WOW!

The STTACC Board is truly thankful for Jimmy’s endearing and creative efforts, and we are in the process of adding the $25 STTACC Conference Scholarship as well as donation to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Stay tuned for more from the STTACC Board regarding the 2021 STTACC Conference!

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Jimmy Mullins, Maintenance Mechanic II at Seattle Central College

Congratulations 2019/2020 Exemplary Classified Staff Winners!!

by Communication Coordinator

STTACC Exemplary Staff Awards have been established to provide annual recognition of Community and Technical College Classified Staff, and these distinguished awards will serve as an accolade to recognize one of the most critical attributes to a successful institution.

On behalf of the STTACC Board it is an honor to announce the 2019-2020 Exemplary Classified Staff Winners.

  • Region A: Heidi Wood from Grays Harbor College
  • Region B: Carey Thomas from Seattle Central College
  • Region C: Carrie Wyatt from Everett Community College
  • Region D: Nancy Leach from Big Bend Community College
  • Region E: Yuliya Kotelevskaya from Green River College

We had over 40 nominations submitted this year! This shows that there are so many wonderful classified staff doing really incredible work for their colleges and students. Please congratulate these winners when you see them.

FREE: STTACC COVID-19 Face Mask

by Communication Coordinator

Check out our STTACC President-Elect, Niki Nelson from Green River College sporting the new STTACC mask!!

As we continue to work remotely and practice safe distancing, STTACC leadership would like to help classified staff.  STTACC would like to send you a free mask, until supplies last.  Please click on the link below and fill out our short survey…it should only take a minute or two.  This survey includes information on the 2019-20 Annual STTACC Conference and how to register to attend..  The 2019-20 Conference will be an online conference (Zoom) hosted by Tacoma Community College.

https://www.sttacc.net/news/2020/07/free-sttacc-covid-19-face-mask/