Guam's T'Nelta Mori is one of over 175 young public servants from the Insular Areas who have graduated from the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) and shares her impressions and experience in the program and her work on Capitol Hill for the Guam Congressman.

 Since 2008, the Office of Insular Affairs has supported the ELDP to assist the Insular Area governments with developing and retaining the qualified and skilled staff needed to lead insular governments. The ELDP is implemented by the Pacific Islands and Virgin Islands Training Initiative or PITI-VITI (www.pitiviti.org) and is funded by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs.

0:00 Introduction and ELDP program overview
2:18 What is unique about the program? 
4:34 The impacts of COVID 
5:05 ELDP guest speakers 
6:55 Island area representation and diversity in the cohort 
9:26 The meaning of “blue continent” 
10:00 Working for Guam and the Pacific Island region 
12:38 Process of passing legislation 
15:38 Growing up in Guam 
17:33 Transitioning out of COVID
18:22 Celebrating the 78th Guam Liberation Day 
18:40 Where to find the website and social media accounts 

The Chamorro music for this video, Music Esti Ha Bida, was borrowed from Minanq670 - Chamorro Music Esti Ha Bida on Soundcloud.com. Images provided courtesy of T'Nelta Mori, pitiviti.org, and sannicolas.house.gov. 

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