VMM staff traveled to Southern California to attend PBS’s APT (American Public Television) Fall Marketplace and NCAI’s Annual Convention (National Congress of the American Indian) hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Vision Maker Media staff, Kanesia McGlashan-Price, Francene Blythe-Lewis, and Maya Salganek, attended the National Indian Education Association annual conference Oct. 18 – 21st in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
With the help of two veteran Native American Film Producers/Directors, Dan Golding (Quechan Indian Nation) and Cedar Sherbert (Sante Ysabel), we were able to reach out to potential Next Generation Vision Makers!
Vision Maker Media (VMM) Executive Director Francene Blythe-Lewis and Director of Accounting & Finance Gregg Jablonski attended the American Public Television Stations (APTS) Public Media Summit held in person for the first time since 2019, on Monday, February 27–March 1, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The theme of the Public Media Summit was “Inventing the Future”…
Vision Maker Media in Southern California February 2023.
Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, an Indigenous plateau woman of North Central Washington and member of eight of twelve Tribes of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Lynn recently retired as inaugural Director of Tribal Government Affairs for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the state’s oversight agency of 34 CTCs. She is a highly accomplished professional that spans over 40 years. She is an experienced educator that has a demonstrated history across K12, post-secondary & higher education as a teacher, school counselor, superintendent, researcher, and professor. Also, she has diverse experience as an entrepreneur, Tribal leader and administrator. She is skilled in curriculum and program development, facilitating government to government relationships that led to formal partnerships between state institutions and Tribes developing custom programs. Lynn has served on many boards and has been recognized for various statewide, and national awards. She has several scholarly publications and has done various conference presentations and speaking engagements, at the local, national and international level. Lynn holds a Ph.C. (ABD) in Social Welfare Policy from University of Washington. She earned her M.Ed., with a concentration in counseling psychology from Washington State University and B.Ed., in K12 Education from Eastern Washington University. Lynn is a wife of 49 years, a mother of three adult professional children, granny of 10 and great granny to two. Lynn and her husband are high school sweethearts, and together enjoy time with their 15+ two-legged blessings.
