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Welcome, Community Safety's Kaitlin Jones!

What attracted you to Commerce? I have worked in the public service sector my whole career. I have a passion for serving others. I worked as a police officer in Helena, Montana, for the past 5 1/2 years. I am happy to step away from law enforcement and be able to provide support to help build safer communities and better relations with our communities, especially those that are underserved. I am originally from the northeastern side of Washington state and am very happy to be back. I was particularly drawn to the Department of Commerce because of its reputation, especially on how the agency values people and their thoughts and experiences. Read more.

Real Talk will focus on the nexus
of data and equity at Commerce

We invite you to Real Talk to hear about how two agency priorities are syncing up. Join IT Data Management Coordinator Anna Batie Kuka at 10 a.m. Wednesday on Zoom to learn strategies for:

• Intentionally designing for equity
• Community co-design
• Avoiding bias in data  presentation
• Designing for accessibility
• Visually displaying data and data sets
• Mapping data

This Real Talk will be recorded and posted here on our Real Talk IntraCOM webpage.

Community to gather virtually today to honor fallen service members

In this Memorial Day video message, Local Government Division Assistant Director Mark Barkley shares with our community about what Memorial Day means to him and invites us to these Memorial Day events: Community gathering to honor fallen service members, 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, Zoom Memorial Day Observance, 11 a.m. to noon Monday, May 29, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Campus Memorial Day Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, headquarters Coffee with Kendrick, 8 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 30-31, Zoom

HR Weekly

Want training certificate copies? They're as close as your fingertips

By SABRENA NEFF Training manager In this age of almost everything being electronic and online, The Learning Center (TLC) also makes it easy to get to all your training certificates from the comfort of your work computer. On your transcript, which can be accessed from the TLC homepage, a little known certificate icon hangs out just to the left of each of the classes you have taken in TLC (see image). If you need a copy of any of your training certificates, it's quick to either save it as a pdf to your computer or print a hard copy.  You can also upload certificates using self-reported training for any classes you've taken outside TLC. You can see how here. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Commerce is hiring

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Commerce community calendar

• Coffee with Kendrick, 8 to 8:15 a.m. weekdays, Zoom
• Memorial Day Community Gathering, 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, Zoom
• Equity Learning Community on “Who We Are” documentary, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, Zoom, learn more (add to calendar)
• Real Talk on data and equity at Commerce, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, Zoom
• Tribal Resource Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, Teams
• Myth Mitigators, 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Zoom
• Let’s Meditate (break time), 3 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Zoom
• Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, Commerce offices closed
• Memorial Day Observance, 11 a.m. to noon Monday, May 29, Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Capitol Campus
• Memorial Day Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, headquarters
• Virtual Stretching and Cardio, 7:50 to 8 a.m. Thursday, June 1, Zoom
• Olympia headshot session, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, headquarters R432, tips
• Let’s Meditate (break time), 10:45 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 2, Zoom
• What’s Cookbookin’, Commerce? 12:30 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, Zoom
• Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, Zoom
• BIPOC Discussion Space on “Who We Are” documentary, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 8, learn more, request a meeting invitation
• Cultivating Connections (break time), 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, Zoom
• Virtual Stretching and Cardio, 7:50 to 8 a.m. Thursday, June 15, Zoom
• Juneteenth, Monday, June 19, Commerce offices closed
• Fun Books Lunchtime Club (break time), noon to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Zoom
• Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, Zoom
• Equity Learning Community on “Who We Are” documentary, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, Zoom, learn more (add to calendar)
• Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4, Commerce offices closed
• BIPOC Discussion Space on “Who We Are” documentary, 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 6, learn more, request a meeting invitation

Please send your calendar postings to IntraCOMeditor@commerce.wa.gov. Any item included must be open to all Commerce team members.

About Commerce

Commerce works with local governments, businesses, community-based organizations and tribes to strengthen communities. The department’s diverse portfolio of more than 100 programs and effective public and private partnerships promote sustainable community and economic development to help all Washingtonians thrive. For more information, visit http://www.commerce.wa.gov. For information on locating or expanding a business in Washington, visit choosewashingtonstate.com.

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