Lecture

Thell Rooney is the Deputy Chief of the Contracting Office for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Waterfront Support.

Dr. Dale R. Croes Director, Pacific Northwest Archaeological Society and Services (PNWAS) Adjunct Professor, Anthropology Washington State University

Tlingit and other NW Pacific Coast Indigenous Peoples are “Salmon Cultures” that also recognize herring as a foundation and cultural keystone species.

Doug Hendrickson is a 1984 graduate of the University of Texas in Chemical Engineering and has a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.

Dr. Dore is a consulting archaeologist specializing in the business of heritage management. Dr. Dore’s private-sector career experience includes working in executive and senior management positions for international heritage and environmental consulting firms.

The United States is the world’s oldest constitutional democracy.

Les Okonek is a 1974 Civil Engineering graduate of WSU. Les spent 41 years in the oil industry starting with Chicago Bridge and Iron designing and building above ground storage tanks before starting employment at the ARCO/BP Cherry Point refinery.

The Good Friday Agreement was a major breakthrough for peace after years of civil conflict. However, the border agreement that now exists between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is a major sticking point in any Brexit Deal.

Kristin Faurest is a landscape architecture professional with 15 years of specialization in landscape identity, culturally-rooted perceptions of landscape, social sustainability of urban spaces, culturally-inclusive design, equity, and democracy in landscape design, and community engagement.