2025 MMIWP Task Force Subcommittee Meeting Sign-Up Survey

The Attorney General’s Office would like to update the MMIWP Task Force Subcommittee Email Contact List for 2025.

Task Force Subcommittees are public meetings and open to anyone interested in attending. Please select all subcommittee(s) that you’re interested in receiving meeting notifications for. Please note that checking the box to be placed on the subcommittee notification list does not obligate your attendance. An agenda and meeting minutes will be sent out prior to the subcommittee meeting dates.

Occasionally, our office will receive requests to send out training announcements, missing person notifications and other MMIWP relevant information to everyone who has signed up for subcommittee notifications.

If you wish to be removed from the MMIWP Task Force Subcommittee notifications please contact Tribal Policy Analyst, Lucy Smartlowit at lucy.smartlowit@atg.wa.gov.

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Subcommittee Meetings

I would like to receive notifications about all Subcommittee Meetings.

I would like to attend the Families Subcommittee Meetings.
1. MMIWP Families – Meets every other Wednesday
Co-Chairs: Carolyn DeFord & Maureen Rosette
The Families Subcommittee is the heart of the Task Force’s work. Over the past year, the Subcommittee provided valuable feedback on the development of research tools and the MMIWP Missing Persons Toolkit. The Subcommittee received presentations from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and family members who have lost their loved ones.

I would like to attend the Tribes Subcommittee Meetings.
2. Tribes – Meeting dates to be determined
Co-Chairs: Councilmember Anna Bean, Puyallup Tribe & Vacant
The Tribes Subcommittee continually seeks to expand engagement with tribal leaders, and provides a forum for tribal consultation on the Task Force’s work. In 2023, the Tribes Subcommittee determined that a quarterly meeting schedule works best for tribal leaders. Meetings of this subcommittee are reserved for tribal leaders to honor tribal sovereignty.

I would like to attend the Data & Research Subcommittee Meetings.
3. Data and Research – Meets every other Wednesday
Co-Chairs: Abigail Echo-Hawk and Senator Manka Dhingra
The AGO contracted with the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming to provide data and research support to the Task Force. The subcommittee, the WYSAC team and AGO staff meet regularly to make decisions about the research collaboratively and to engage the expertise of Task Force members.

I would like to attend the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Meetings.
4. Criminal Justice and Public Safety – Meets every other Thursday
Co-Chairs: Chief Sam White, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Police, and Aubony Burns
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety subcommittee identified three consistent and often overlapping themes through robust discussion in regular meetings: 1) Need for improved communication; 2) Need to strengthen and broaden networks; and 3) Need for additional education.
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety subcommittee continues to identify barriers and systemic issues that prevent justice for families and communities, while looking for opportunities for immediate or short term fixes for action for investigators/families while developing long-term recommendations.

I would like to attend the Community Services & Resources Subcommittee Meetings.
5. Community Services and Resources – Meets every other Friday
Co-Chairs: Laura Platero & Vacant
The Community Services and Resources Subcommittee focus on different regions of Washington State to learn about available resources and current needs:
> Southeast and South Central Washington
> South Puget Sound
> Peninsula and Coast
> North Puget Sound
> Northwest Washington
> North Central and Northeast Washington
Each subcommittee and the Executive Committee meet biweekly. The MMIWP Families, Data and Research, Criminal Justice and Public Safety, and Community Services and Resources subcommittee meetings are open to the public. As set forth in the bylaws, each member of the Task Force is required to serve on at least one subcommittee.

I would like to attend the Family Talking Circles.
Family Talking Circles – meets once a month
The MMIWP Families Subcommittee hosts Talking Circles to provide a space for survivors, family members, and impacted community members to gather to share their experiences, find support, and build community. The MMIWP Families subcommittee Co-Chairs commit to holding these meetings regularly.