EVERGREEN MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM
TACOMA CAPSTONE CONFERENCE AND SHOWCASE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2025
9 AM – 1:30 PM
218 TACOMA
HTTPS://EVERGREEN.ZOOM.US/J/88613079023
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Panel 1 Program and Policy Evaluation
9:05 Nancy Shattuck, “Beyond the Courtroom: The Power of Advocacy in the
Criminal Legal System”
9:30 Dorian Esper-Taylor, “Vague Design: How Systemic Ambiguity Undermines
ADA Title II Implementation and the Quest for Inclusion”
9:55 Jackie Vaughn, “Seattle Housing Levy (2023) Implementation- City of Seattle
Office of Housing”
Panel 2 Nonprofit Management
10:20 Kelsey Longrie, “Volunteer Management: The Power of Volunteers”
10:45 Jasmin De’Armond, Charnay Ducrest, Modou Nyang, Aboulazzise Ouattara, Sue
Rose, and Patricia Spears, “From Listening to Action: Co-Creating a Community
Thrive Center in South Pierce County”
11:10 Shane Everbeck, “Honor Garden: Cultivating Veteran Resilience Through
Community Gardening”
Panel 3 Youth and Policy
11:35 Janet Thomas, “The Hidden Cost of Progress: Child Care Assistance and the
Benefit Cliff”
12:00 Jesse Becerra, “State In-Tuition: Disparities in Education Outcomes of Foster
Youth”
Panel 4 Public Management
12:25 Gregory Brotherton, “Clerk, Coach and Concierge: Three Use Cases for
Responsible AI in the Public Sector”
12:50 Kathleena Ly and Sam Miller. “Land Purchase and Tribal Stewardship: A Case
Study of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Point Whitney”
1:15 Concluding Remarks
