Suquamish Tribal Elders Council

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Annual Meeting Agenda

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Purpose: Annual Meeting of the Suquamish Elders

Doors Open: 8am  Breakfast: 8:15am Meeting Starts: 9am

Welcome—William Stroud, Elders Council Chairman

Opening Prayer—Dickie Johnson, Elders Council Officer

 

Roll Call

  • Chairperson: William Stroud
  • Vice Chairperson: James Henry, Jr.
  • Secretary: Tracy Tabafunda
  • Treasurer: Charlene Renquist
  • Members: Dickie Johnson, Donna Sigo, Kenneth Potts
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Troy Mabe

 

Introductions

Tribal Council Chairperson Leonard Forsman

Elders Council Liaisons: TC Members Lorilee Morsette; Irene Carper

Elders Council Board Members

Elders Program Staff: Elders Program Coordinator Melissa Lund

 

Old Business

Review & Approve Annual EC Meeting Minutes from 3/15/25

 

Reports

Finance Report—Treasurer Renquist

National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)-Treasurer Renquist

Suquamish Warriors Report—Vice Chair James Henry, Jr.

Elders Program—EP Coordinator Lund

 

New Business

Elders Council Elections:

  • Nominations From the Floor
  • Elders Council Candidate Speeches (3 min. per speaker)
  • Council Election: Balloting, Tabulation

Tribal Council Candidates Speeches (3 min. per speaker)

Elders Council Election Results

Comments from the Floor (2 min. per speaker)