ALA Event Planning and Management

08/25/2025

08/19/2025

Under the leadership of Anquida A. Adams, CEO of A.L.A. Event Planning and Management and PNW Climate Week Eastside Lead, we fostered a space of learning, resilience, and empowerment for both individuals and communities.

If you couldn’t attend in person, we invite you to watch the replay of our session with Dr. Trina Doerfler, ND, DC, who led an insightful conversation on Perimenopause: The Storm Before the Calm. Dr. Doerfler’s session illuminated how to navigate the often turbulent hormonal shifts of perimenopause—a challenging yet transformative phase of life.

Key highlights from Dr. Doerfler’s session include:

-Understanding the hormonal “white water” phase of perimenopause.

-Practical strategies for managing symptoms and promoting well-being.

-Empowering tools to embrace perimenopause with resilience and confidence.

-Insights to support both those experiencing this transition and their loved ones.

This session underscored how informed care and connection are essential to transforming hormonal change into an opportunity for renewal and vitality.

We encourage all to watch, share, and engage with this vital conversation, helping build stronger, healthier communities across the Eastside and beyond.

08/19/2025

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08/18/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Cascadia College during PNW Climate Week, where we came together to advance climate action, environmental stewardship, and social equity. Guided by the leadership of Anquida A. Adams, CEO of A.L.A. Event Planning and Management and Eastside Lead, our track was more than a series of presentations—it was a catalyst for meaningful expertise, innovation, and lasting community impact.

One of our most compelling sessions featured Stephon X. Jones, whose timely presentation explored the evolving complexities at the crossroads of Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and climate infrastructure. As climate solutions become increasingly digitized—through AI, smart grids, and environmental sensors—Stephon illuminated the opportunities and new vulnerabilities that accompany this technological transformation.

His session provided insight into real-world cybersecurity risks affecting climate systems, such as ransomware attacks on utilities and ports, vulnerabilities in distributed energy resources, and challenges posed by misunderstood sensor data. Participants examined how the drive for convenience can undermine resilience, why contextual understanding is critical for data use, and how modernization often expands digital threat surfaces. Rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions, Stephon encouraged a thoughtful and philosophical approach, highlighting emergent patterns in automation, supply chain risk, and the crucial need for security-by-design.

Key Takeaways:

Recognize the complex boundaries created by IT/OT convergence.

Understand the limitations and risks of AI-driven climate technology.

Address operational blind spots from poorly contextualized sensor data.

Prioritize proactive, holistic digital security in climate infrastructure.

Embrace a reflective, systems-thinking perspective on innovation and resilience.

If you couldn’t attend in person, this video replay delivers an inspiring and actionable look at the digital dimensions of climate resilience. We invite climate advocates, community organizers, and allies to watch, share, and continue these vital conversations—because building secure and sustainable systems is foundational to a thriving Eastside and beyond.

The momentum continues beyond PNW Climate Week Eastside, with new opportunities for collaboration and progress. If you’d like to contribute or learn more, connect with 2025 Eastside Lead, Anquida A. Adams.

Thank you for your enduring commitment to climate innovation, security, and community resilience. Let’s keep moving forward, together.

08/17/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent collaborative sessions at Cascadia College, led by Olive Theodore.

While we were unable to record Olive’s session live at Climate Week Eastside, we are pleased to share a video captured in June at The Center for Wooden Boats. This video thoughtfully highlights Olive’s lifelong work and her ongoing contributions to the climate and maritime conservation community.

As Capital Campaign Manager at The Center for Wooden Boats—a premier free-admission maritime museum and sailing center that champions craftwork, community, accessibility, and stewardship—and CEO of Walrus, Olive is recognized for her visionary leadership in boat recycling, ocean conservation, affordable housing solutions, and artistic innovation.

The video offers valuable insight into how Olive redefines the concept of waste through upcycling derelict vessels, and how her work serves as a catalyst for environmental stewardship and community resilience within the maritime sector. Also, Session Highlight: Reimagined Ocean—Engineering Nature

Her dedication and vision inspire us all to envision regenerative solutions that protect our waters, honor maritime heritage, and foster inclusive engagement in the fight against climate change.

Thank you to all who attended and continue to support this vital work. We look forward to deepening these conversations at future Eastside events and beyond PNW Climate Week.

To learn more or become involved, please reach out to 2025 Eastside Lead, Anquida Adams.

Thank you for your commitment to climate action and community resilience. Let’s keep moving forward together.

08/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Cascadia College for our inspiring Eastside sessions as part of PNW Climate Week. Throughout the week, we explored how inclusive community service, environmental stewardship, and social equity work hand-in-hand to strengthen our ecosystems, while ensuring every member—and all abilities—of our community feel seen, supported, and empowered.

Our Eastside track, curated under the leadership of Anquida A. Adams, CEO of A.L.A. Event Planning and Management and PNW Climate Week Eastside Lead, was designed as more than a series of presentations—it became a platform for mobilizing expertise into lasting impact across climate action, sustainability, and equity.

A standout session featured Alaina Bryan, a UX Designer and Product Lead specializing in digital accessibility. Alaina emphasized that true sustainability must also include accessibility and inclusion in every system—especially the digital spaces where so much of our climate work and connection happens. From practical tools and empathetic, human-centered design strategies to best practices that go beyond compliance, Alaina’s insights demonstrated how accessible design fosters resilience, innovation, and equity, building communities that thrive together.

If you couldn’t attend in person, this video replay offers an inspiring and actionable exploration of how personal resilience and community connection lay the groundwork for larger societal change. We invite climate advocates, community organizers, and allies to watch, share, and carry forward these conversations—because helping families and communities thrive is a direct investment in building a sustainable, just, and connected future for the Eastside and beyond.

This is not our final program. There will be continued opportunities for community connection beyond PNW Climate Week Eastside—providing new ways to collaborate and access tools for meaningful ongoing impact. If you would like to be involved, please reach out to 2025 Eastside Lead, Anquida Adams, for more information.

Thank you for your time and continued dedication to climate action, inclusion, and resilience on the Eastside. Let’s keep moving forward together. Enjoy!