Season 1, Episode 42 — January 20, 2026

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This week’s episode is assembled in the classic IKEA style: minimal text, maximum confidence, and one extra screw you’re going to think about all day. We move through the calm, load-bearing updates—leadership and mentoring pathways, federal clarity, and the behind-the-scenes tech shifts that keep ODHS standing straight. There’s a little plane travel, a little donation-bin archaeology, and just enough Swedish to remind us we’re all learning together.

Deadline: ODHS: (4:58) Time-sensitive updates and federal clarity, snapped together in the right order:

• SSP “About My Job” live leadership sessions

• ERG Mentoring Program: Mentee Community of Practice

FACT of the Week (6:49)

• Hunger emergency response results and readiness lessons
  

Ready: Staffer One (8:00) Your in-ear user manual for systems that quietly run the show:

• Windows 11 Single Sign On VPN

• ONE Online accounts + Oregon ONE Mobile app materials

• Records Management Unit’s refreshed SharePoint site

• OIS Self-Service Portal timeline update

• New document accessibility training + resources

Writer’s Wrap-Up (12:56)CreditsHosts: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe — Communications

Shenika — Community Partnership Coordinator, District 10

Produced by: Dr. Bethany Grace Howe

Contact: Questions / feedback: [email protected]

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