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

Sankofa Bird