For Community / Junior Colleges

For Community / Junior Colleges

Welcome 1 Agenda At-A-Glance 2 Conference Highlights 3 Keynote Speakers 4 Conference Schedule & Breakout Sessions 5-18 Conference Sponsors 19-21 TACE Presidents & Mission 22 TACE Officers & Regional Representatives 23 Texas College Regions 24 Conference Planning Committee 25 Hotel Map 26 Please be courteous. Silence your cell phones during the conference.

Welcome Howdy, and welcome to Austin!! Twenty-eight years ago, I attended my first TACE conference, and I remember it as if it were yesterday. The nervous anticipation of meeting new people, the excitement of obtaining new knowledge and information, and the reluctance to ask questions for fear of embarrassment were all competing emotions. Yet, once the conference began, my reluctance and nervousness turned into exhilaration. I am sure that experiencing this range of emotions will be the same for each of you. TACE is the one experience where all of the experts in your field, who do what you do, gather together in one location to share and exchange ideas. Once each year, the membership has the opportunity to review and evaluate best practices, procure knowledge from workforce and continuing education experts, and break bread with colleagues from around the state. Whether a first-time attendee or a senior member, each of us should be willingly to share and learn with and from one another. Throughout my career, I have attended a lot of conferences and, in my humble opinion, the TACE conference is the best conference for continuing education, community service and workforce practitioners. This year s conference title is: TACE 2018: Mosaic of Possibilities. This theme was selected to highlight the vast canvas of possibilities that present themselves to each of us throughout our lifetime. Our lives are shaped by the choices we make whether they are educational, professional, or personally-based. We have two dynamic keynote speakers. Daron K. Roberts, a Harvard Law School graduate, who wondered if the legal profession was his true calling, examined his mosaic of possibilities, and changed careers in search of his destiny. Our other keynote speaker, Kent Rader, examined his mosaic of possibilities, while pondering his true calling, and left a successful career as an accountant to pursue his dream of standup comedy. Two very different people, who are not unlike the many students we serve. Please review our organizational mission in the Bylaws located on the website at www.taceonline.org and know that we are always looking for volunteers to serve on the Conference Planning Committee. If you are interested in serving in this capacity I want to encourage you to get involved in TACE. Please talk to a Board or Conference Planning Committee member for more details. To those of you who have been volunteering, I thank you. I am mindful that we could not offer this great conference and its outstanding agenda without our sponsors. Please take some time and visit with each sponsor in the lobby area. They have products and services which can and should be necessary for the success of your students and organization. Finally, on behalf of the TACE Board and the Conference Planning Committee, I welcome you to the Austin Omni Southpark! I hope that you will use your time together to enhance and ponder your mosaic of possibilities! Mr. Vernon L. Hawkins TACE President 1

Agenda Tuesday, April 17, 2018 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Information 11:00 am - 12:00 pm First-Time Attendee Session 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Welcome & Light Lunch 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Business Meeting 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Burn the Box: The Art of Risk-Taking Daron K. Roberts 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break - Visit Sponsors 2:00 pm 3:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1 3:15 pm 4:00 pm Regional Meetings 4:00 pm Visit Sponsors and Networking 6:00 pm 9:00 pm President s Reception & Silent Auction Wednesday, April 18, 2018 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Information 7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am - 9:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2 9:30 am - 10:00 am Break - Visit Sponsors 10:00 am - 11:00 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3 11:00 am - 11:30 am Break - Visit Sponsors 11:30 am - 12:30 pm General Sessions 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch/Recognition: Members/Presenters 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS - LET IT GO, JUST LET IT GO! Kent Rader 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Break - Visit Sponsors 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break - Visit Sponsors 4:00 pm 5:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 5 Thursday, April 19, 2018 7:45 am - 8:30 am Coffee/Juice 8:30 am - 9:30 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS 6 9:30 am - 10:00 am Brunch 10:00 am - 11:30 am Agency Reports/Memorials/Scholarships/Giveaways 2

Highlights NEW ATTENDEE NETWORKING ACTIVITY It is TIME to meet new people! Look in your packet for the brightly colored sheet of paper titled, TACE New Attendee Activity. While socializing and networking with your colleagues, look for members who meet the criteria listed on your game card. When you find someone, have them sign the appropriate block. Complete your activity sheet and turn it into the information/registration table by 10 a.m. on Thursday to be entered into the drawing for fabulous prizes! WEBSITE & MEMBERSHIP LISTING Stay connected with TACE through the TACE website (www.taceonline.org). In order for us to keep in touch with you, please remember to update your information whenever it changes. PRESIDENT S RECEPTION Music, mingling, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, marketing showcase and a fun photo booth are among the festivities that are planned for your enjoyment. It all begins at 6 p.m. with food, cash bar (2 drink tickets provided) and plenty of networking opportunities. SILENT AUCTION Once again TACE is hosting a silent auction filled with a wide assortment of items for you to bid on. Items are donated from all colleges and their programs. What a fun way to raise scholarship funds! Happy shopping!!! 50/50 RAFFLE The 50/50 raffle is a fundraising opportunity that involves the sale of raffle tickets with the proceeds being split evenly between the winner and the organization. Tickets are 1 Ticket for $1 or 6 Tickets for $5. Tickets will be on sale through lunch on Wednesday, where the winning ticket will be drawn at 1:00 pm. All proceeds from the Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle will benefit the TACE Scholarship Fund, which helps TACE members by supporting professional development activities. MARKETING SHOWCASE The TACE Marketing Showcase is an opportunity for colleges to display their marketing expertise! Each college is invited to submit one marketing piece. Submission can be a printed piece, a PDF of a screen shot of a marketing item that is posted to their college s website, an advertisement posted on the web, a brochure, handbill, or flyer. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote on the most effective marketing pieces during the President s Reception on Tuesday evening. Winners will be announced at the luncheon on Wednesday. 3

Speakers Daron K. Roberts @CoachDKR In the summer of 2006, Daron K. Roberts was just one year away from earning a law degree from his dream school: Harvard University. But that summer, in the throes of a clerkship at a Texas law firm, Roberts had a revelation he wanted something different very different. Daron Roberts wanted to be an NFL football coach. Roberts decided to pursue a career in football coaching and wrote numerous letters to college and professional football teams. The Kansas City Chiefs offered Roberts a training camp internship. He leveraged that unpaid position into an assistant coaching position. From Kansas City, Roberts went on to coach with the Detroit Lions, West Virginia Mountaineers and Cleveland Browns. From his humble beginning growing up in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, through the University of Texas and Harvard University, and to his experience of coaching in the NFL, Mr. Roberts has developed a philosophy he s titled, A Game Plan for Winning at Life. This philosophy has become a course taught to incoming freshmen studentathletes at the University of Texas. During the course of each academic year, Roberts teaches nearly 300 students how to create a game plan for being successful, while not forgetting from where they ve come. Daron is an author of the book, Call an Audible: Let My Pivot from Harvard Law to NFL Coach Inspire Your Transition. He serves as founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas. As a lecturer at the University of Texas, he focuses on issues of leadership and innovation in the sports arena. Roberts has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader for creating a nonprofit football camp, 4th and 1, Inc. 4th and 1 provides free SAT prep, life skills development and football training to at-risk youth. The camp has served nearly 500 student-athletes since 2010. Kent Rader Known as the "World's Cleanest Comedian and Speaker," Kent Rader helps people and associations learn and experience how laughter matters in reducing stress and building quality organizations. Kent graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri with a B.S. in Accounting. He survived five years in public accounting and twelve years as C.F.O. and C.E.O. of hospitals before becoming a professional speaker in 1997. Kent has authored the stress reduction book titled Let It Go, Just Let It Go and co-stars with Jan McInnis in the Baby Boomer Comedy Show, Clean Comedy for People Born Before Seat Belts, Safety Helmets, and Facebook. He has been heard on NPR's Talk of the Nation, Sirius Satellite radio. Kent is the winner of the Branson Comedy Festival and has been seen on Comcast's comedy show, Who's Laughing Now. His clean, stand-up comedy DVD-CD titled Kent Rader: The Grand Wizard of Comedy was released on August 11, 2014. 4

Schedule Tuesday, April 17, 2018 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration and Information (Lobby-Main Foyer) 11:00 AM 12:00 PM First Time Attendees Session (Conference Center) 12:00 PM 12:45 PM GENERAL SESSION (Omni D/E/F) Vernon Hawkins, TACE President President s Welcome Planning Committee Recognition New Attendee Welcome & Activity Description TACE BUSINESS MEETING 12:45 PM 1:45 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Daron K. Roberts (Omni D/E/F) Burn the Box: The Art of Risk-Taking 1:45 PM 2:00 PM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 2:00 PM 3:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1 3:15 PM 4:00 PM REGIONAL MEETINGS North Region (The Oaks) South Region (Omni A) East Region (Omni B) West Region (Conference Center) Southeast Region (Southpark A) Central Region (Southpark B) 4:00 PM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 6:00 PM 9:00 PM PRESIDENT S RECEPTION & SILENT AUCTION (Omni C/D/E/F) 5

Burn the Box: The Art of Risk-Taking Daron K. Roberts @CoachDKR Have you ever wondered why change is so daunting? Why are some people risk-averse while others adapt to change with eagerness? Is there a formula to overcoming the fears associated with change? Former NFL coach and University of Texas lecturer, Daron K. Roberts, will explore the tools that we can use to combat risk aversion. How can we incentivize our team members to be more creative and innovative in the workplace? This talk will be engaging, fun and most importantly actionable. 6

Location Southpark A/B Session Plans to Programs to Facility - The Art of Construction Partnership planning and implementing workforce facility and programs. Whether you are a corporate partner, a civic partner, or from the community college, partnerships are critical to strategic planning and program development in implementation of acquiring new facilities. Partnerships are crucial to developing educational and training programs that meet and exceed stakeholder expectations, planning for nationally recognized credentials, and responding to future needs of the community. Developing partnerships and strategies used by Blinn College and partners to raise $3.8M and 21K sq.ft. in construction of the A.W. Hodde Technical Center will be shared. Presenters David Yeager A.W. Hodde Tech Center Jana Bowers Blinn College The Oaks WECM 101 The Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) is a website/database housed and funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, managed by the WECM Project staff, overseen by a committee of educators with state leadership in Career and Technical Education, and maintained by community and technical college faculty at annual WECM Workshops. The WECM is a dynamic ever-changing process, and this presentation will address the who, what, why and other things you need to know to keep up to date with WECM and its role in Continuing Education. This session is a must for individuals new to the WECM. Duane Hillar The Higher Ed. Coordinating Board Frank Graves McLennan College Conference Center Plumbing Apprenticeship Using the program implemented at Tyler Junior College as a guide, this presentation will describe the employment opportunities for Texas plumbing professionals, how a Department of Labor approved program can accelerate the process of Texas licensing, and how community/junior colleges can partner with industry leaders to fill the great need for additional properly trained plumbing apprentices. Matthew Winn Winn s Continuing Education, Inc. Carla Curtis Tyler Junior College Omni A/B FERPA - What it is. What it could be. Discussion about the history and evolution of FERPA and how it can be used to benefit students and programs. Discussion of FERPA amendments, exceptions, and provisions and Evolution. Discussion of current CE practices - Question and answer regarding orientation and policies within various institutions. Discussion of the impact of 9/11 on FERPA. Discussion of HIPAA and FERPA. Kimberly Crowley Amarillo College 7

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Schedule Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7:45 AM 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Omni C) & Sponsor Exhibits (Lobby) 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Registration and Information (Lobby-Main Foyer) 8:30 AM 9:30 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 10:00 AM 11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 11:30 AM 12:30 PM GENERAL SESSIONS 12:30 PM 1:00 PM Lunch/Recognitions: (Omni D/E/F) 1:00 PM 2:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Kent Rader (Omni D/E/F) Let It Go, Just Let It Go! 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 2:30 PM 3:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4 3:30 PM 4:00 PM Break Time to Visit the Sponsor Exhibits 4:00 PM 5:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 5 9

Location The Oaks General Session Executing Your Marketing Campaign In 4 Simple Steps Do you know how to create a marketing campaign for your business or organization in four simple steps? You can take your marketing to the next level! During this workshop, Jenna Drake-Garcia, Marketing Director, will show you the marketing campaign process she has used to help businesses and non-profits around the world build a marketing campaign with tailored activities unique to their business! including branding, social media, content creation, video, advertising, and more! Presenters Jenna Drake-Garcia Cledia Hernandez Texas State Technical College Conference Center Leveraging Partnerships Through a simple conversation between Eastfield College and the City Economic Development manager, there grew an idea of developing a group that could serve business and industry sectors of our city. Collaboration of five entities spurred the development of the BRE- Business Retention and Expansion Taskforce. The BRE brought forth great opportunities to be a resource to promote local businesses, provide employee placement and offer opportunities and solutions to educate the entry and seasoned workforce. The BRE serves in the initial contacts with businesses seeking to relocate to the area. This united group offers companies comprehensive information and resources to provide and/or develop a skilled workforce. Find out how this exciting exchange has served the community and how you can develop a taskforce to connect services in your area. Janet Foreman Eastfield College 10

Location Southpark A/B Session Leadership that Demands Results from Yourself Does your leadership produce other leaders in your department? Do you have a plan in place to create world-class leaders? In this insightful session, you will learn how to become a culture architect in your department and how to become a growth catalyst that leads to remarkable achievements in the areas you lead. Led by presenter, Heath Stoner, you will hear how he led his college department to double his camps attendance and revenue in less than three years. Presenters Heath Stoner Tyler Junior College The Oaks Program Funding Options You May Not Know About Brainstorming review of workforce funding opportunities currently offered both state and federal. Discussion on potential future options based on various studies and past experience. Review of current Government priorities and goals. Roundtables with leaders from higher education and TWC will discuss their challenges, successes, and opportunities related to the workforce s current needs and goals. Catherine Simpson North Central Texas College Vernon Hawkins Brookhaven College Conference Center Omni A/B Blended Pathways: Developing Programs that Broaden Employees CE Credentials to Degrees Strategies and best practices used to develop replicable accelerated workforce and technical programs that align with non-credit industryrecognized certifications. Third-party industry certifications, such as Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS), Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), and North American Technician Excellence (NATE) are commonly offered as industry training for employers and employee enhancement by institutions. Message Therapy Updates An informative session for Massage Therapy program coordinators and staff to learn important updates and an opportunity for Q & A with FSMTB and TDLR staff. Tricia Thomas-Anderson Eastfield College Diane Tompkins Eastfield College Kevin Snedden Federation of States Massage Therapy Boards Brian Francis Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation 11

Location Omni A/B General Session An Education Career Pathway: Apprenticeship What is Apprenticeship? Texas Workforce Commission, Department of Labor, and Dallas County Community College District will discuss, define and explain apprenticeship. The magic of this hidden secret will be reveled to show education is "key" in the success of the apprenticeship career pathway. Presenters Desiree Holmes Texas Workforce Commission Dudley Light Department of Labor Apprenticeship Office The Oaks How Healthy is Your Program? Are our school s workforce-related revenue and class portfolios diversified and healthy enough to support changing community and college needs and goals? What does your current funding look like? Is it all in one basket or spread around? What s the best way to sustain the future of your department while supporting the goals of your college? Is it based on the revenue you generate? Are your classes up-to-date reflecting the needs of your communities employers and employees? What if Skills Development grant goes away? These are just a few questions which will be discussed in roundtables. Each will have a higher education leader who has come up with innovative ways to manage the needs of their community employers. Catherine Simpson North Central Texas College Vernon Hawkins Brookhaven College After the conference, look for an email survey from TACE. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. We value your input. Better yet, let your voice be heard by serving on the Conference Planning Committee for 2019! 12

Let It Go, Just Let It Go! Kent Rader The stress reduction keynote titled Let It Go, Just Let It Go is both entertaining, yet informative. Recent surveys report more than half of our employees hate their jobs. The number one reason cited is the stress associated with today's business environment. Having spent twelve years as CFO and CEO of Hospitals, Kent Rader has experienced this stress first hand. This keynote program takes participants on a journey they won't want to end. It begins by showing participants the origins of stressful feelings and how humor is a proven tool in combating these feelings. Kent offers practical ways to include more humor in your life, along with stories that are guaranteed to make you laugh. 13

Location Session Presenters Southpark A/B Kids at College Summer Program 101 Providing a mosaic of opportunities to start a new program or enrich your current kids at college summer program by collaborating, thinking outside the sand box and bringing all of the small pieces together, such as marketing, assessments, partnerships, and much more, to create a master piece of a summer program. Kimberlee Techeira Lee College The Oaks High School Pathways to Credentials in CE: Best Practices and Lessons Learned For the past 3 years Galveston College has partnered with the local ISD in implementing a $3 million DOL Youth Career Connect grant that has seen hundreds of students complete high school pathways. In addition to dual credit pathways, CE offered a 2 year long pathway in Patient Care Tech (CNA, Phlebotomy, EKG), & Cisco Networking, along with a 1 year Engineering Graphics pathway. In addition to providing support for students who needed extra course time in credited programs. This program will highlight the best practices in dealing with high school students in CE pathways and lessons learned throughout this implementation. Rebecca Stout Galveston College Conference Center Omni A/B Where Do You Even Start?: How to Create a Successful Integrated Education and Training (IET) Pathway In an era when grant-funded programs are looking towards creating integrated education and training programs (IET), many administrators and organizations are finding it difficult to begin the process of building a successful IET program. In this breakout session, you will explore the best practices, challenges, and successes of creating and implementing an IET program at Brookhaven College (Dallas County Community College District). Texas Certified Nurse Aide Updates An Update of the Certified Nurse Aide Program. LaTanya McCullen Brookhaven College Lori Troha Brookhaven College Rebecca Botbyl Texas Health & Human Services Paula Sisneros Pearson Vue 14

Location Southpark A/B Session Healthcare Committee Meeting We will be discussing agenda topics pertinent to Healthcare Program coordination. Some of the topics of interest are immunizations, background checks, ISD partnerships, and online/hybrid course offerings. Presenters Christina Bergvall College of the Mainland The Oaks Ways to Make a Positive Impression on Employees: How to Build Your Leadership Personal Brand" A person s impression is in many ways synonymous with your reputation. It refers to the way other people see you as company representative or as a community. Are you a genius? An expert? Are you trustworthy? What do you represent? What do you stand for? What ideas and notions pop up as soon as someone hears your name? When you have a positive impression, people recognize and care about your name, what you re working on, what you offer, and what you re about. During this highly interactive session participants will engage and leave with ideas for implementation. Bob Lewis Lewis Training & Consulting Conference Center Developing a CE Program from Beginning to End in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Learn about the challenges and strategies used in developing a CE program at the Women's Campus of Yanbu University College (KSA). The presenter will give an overview of the strategies used to build a new CE department, 2) discuss the cultural aspects of the modern Saudi society, 3) explain the Saudi educational system and educational opportunities for women, and 4) identify the challenges the presenter had to overcome to meet the needs of Saudi women. Come take a virtual tour of the campus! Carmen Aguilera- Goerner El Paso College Omni A/B Strategic Planning for Designing and Developing an Online, Competencybased Degree Program Through a Fast Start grant from the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas State Technical College, developed competency-based, online courses for our Architectural Design and Engineering Graphics program. Competencybased Education (CBE) allows students the opportunity to progress through their courses and degree plan at a more accelerated or self-paced rate. However, CBE adoption carries its own challenges for higher education and its leadership. It requires careful planning and allocation of significant resources. In this presentation, we share lessons we have learned in the process of developing these courses. We focus on key issues for higher education leadership, such as involving the necessary personnel, designing and developing these courses, and facing the unique challenges that competency-based education poses for an institution. We also share resources we have developed or used to facilitate the design process. 15 Randall Garver Texas State Technical College David Campos Texas State Technical College

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Schedule Thursday April 19, 2018 8:30 AM 9:30 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS 6 9:30 AM 10:00 AM BRUNCH 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Closing General Session (Omni D/E/F) WELCOME/MEMORIALS/SCHOLARSHIP FUND UPDATE Vernon Hawkins, TACE President AGENCY REPORTS TACC Representative Texas Higher Education Coordination Board Gary Tomerlin, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Workforce Education Adult Education and Literacy Anson Green, State Director Texas Workforce Commission Aaron Demerson and Dale Robertson, Office of Employee Initiatives CONFERENCE WRAP-UP Vernon Hawkins, TACE President GIVEAWAYS & PRIZES Thank you for coming! Please drive safe! See you Next Year at TACE 2019 SAVE THE DATE: April 16-18, 2019 Omni Southpark, Austin Mark Your Calendars Now to Attend! 17

Location Southpark A/B Conference Center Session Progress Report: The Current State and Future Direction of Career Pathways Models in Texas Texas is transforming adult education as a major contributor to the Texas workforce system through career pathways. The Texas Workforce Commission established a state goal of 20,000 in career pathways programs by 2010. How are we doing? Come hear the Texas Adult Education and Literacy State Director describe current state performance, model designs, integration challenges, and future efforts to expand these models to promote greater success for lower-skilled students. Apprenticeships and Community Colleges in Texas A discussion of the various ways community colleges in Texas are working with companies offering apprenticeships will be the focus of the session. Some apprenticeships are registered with the Department of Labor, some are not. Some colleges provide the training and in other cases, the apprenticeship organization provides the funding. Funding from Perkins Leadership /THECB and TWC supported the development of a state wide crosswalk between the registered apprenticeship programs and WECM in at least ten craft skill programs. These crosswalks will be available as well as information as to how they should be used. Presenters Anson Green Adult Education and Literacy Sarah Janes San Jacinto College Omni C Harvey Goes to College Hurricane Harvey provides a case study of how continuing education programs were affected by a disaster. This presentation focuses on the challenges, lessons learned, and paths forward for continuing education programs seeking to enhance their collaboration with emergency management. Patricia McIntosh College of the Mainland 18

GOLD Sponsors Kevin Bates 214 Little Falls Rd Fairfield, New Jersey 07004 973-256-4151 kevinb@condensedcurriculum.com www.condensedcurriculum.com 19

silver Sponsors ACEware Systems, Inc. Sharon Brookshire 7450 Dyer Road, Manhattan, Kansas 66502 785-537-2937, sharon@aceware.com Career Step Tommy Maestas 2901 Ashton Blvd, Lehi, Utah 75071 801-860-4864, tommy.maestas@careerstep.com Destiny Solutions David Cashwell 40 Holly Street #800, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4S 3C3 416-480-0500, dcashwell@destinysolutions.com Divergence Academy Sravan Ankaraju 14683 Midway Road, Suite 145, Addison, Texas 75001 303-523-9742, sravana@divergenceacademy.com Educated Business Resource Corp Tony Davis 5760 Jeanne Marie Drive, White Lake, Michigan 48383 866-253-3884, tonyd@ebrcorp.com National Healthcareer Association Kristle Funke 11161 Overbrook Rd., Leawood, Kansas 66211 913-661-5561, kristle.funke@nhanow.com Solomon EOS Jeffery Bickford P.O. Box 4231, Sanford, North Carolina 27331 800-706-4061, jbickford@solomon-eos.com Technical Laboratory Systems, Inc. Lisa Saliba P.O. Box 218609, Houston, Texas 77218 800-445-1088, l.saliba@tech-labs.com World Education Chris Gores 255 N. Center Street, Suite 100, Arlington, Texas 76011 682-587-6553, chris@worldeducation.net 20

BRonZe Sponsors Advanced Technologies Consultants Christine Lollar 110 W. Main St. PO Box 905, Northville, Michigan 48167 248-348-2963, clollar@atctrain.com American Medical Certification Association Danielle Sadighi 310 Passaice, Suite 204B, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004-2323 973-582-1800, Danielle@amcaexams.com Dearborn Real Estate Education Lexi Lambert 332 Front Street South, Suite 501, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608-779-5599, alexandria.lambert@kaplan.com Entrinsik Simone McGrath 7721 Six Forks Rd, Ste. 100, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 919-900-8730, simone@entrinsik.com Hartman Publishing, Inc. Kendra Roberston 1313 Iron Ave SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 800-999-9534, kendra@hartmanonline.com MDX Consulting Jose Leos 1722 Broadmoor Drive, Suite 202, Bryan, Texas 787802 979-985-5577, a.ls@me.com TMAC Frank Groenteman 202 E. Border Street, Arlington, TX 76010 817-307-0614, Frank.Groenteman@tmac.org Xenegrade Corp Scott Searles 4905 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711-4511 941-739-9234 ext 104, skrantz@xenegrade.com 21

1980-1981 Dr. Ramon Dovalina 1981-1982 Mr. Sam Krhovajk 1982-1983 Dr. John Brooks 1983-1984 Mr. Dick Thiesen 1984-1985 Dr. Jan Weaver-Huffstedler 1985-1986 Mr. Albert Perez 1986-1987 Dr. Gail Knoll 1987-1988 Mr. Sam Krhovjak 1988-1989 Dr. Bonnie Lognion 1989-1991 Dr. Deana Savage 1991-1993 Dr. Lindle Grigsby 1993-1995 Mr. Ruben Torres 1995-1997 Dr. Marie Dalton 1997-1999 Dr. Mike Cady 1999-2001 Dr. Camille Duchesne 2001-2003 Mr. Jim Walker 2003-2005 Ms. Beverly Prichard 2005-2007 Mr. Tim Rockey 2007-2009 Mr. Kirk White 2009-2011 Mr. Barry Horseman 2011-2013 Ms. Kathi Ashworth 2013-2015 Ms. Kristin Walker 2015-2017 Dr. Frank Graves 2017-2019 Mr. Vernon Hawkins To maintain a communication network and arena for mutual association and the exchange of ideas among professionals in continuing and workforce education. To provide members with up-to-date, factual information regarding national, state, and local issues affecting the welfare and status of continuing and workforce education in Texas. To support professionalism, integrity, and quality continuing and workforce education programs in Texas. To support adequate funding for continuing and workforce education programs in Texas. To assist business, government, and industry with their "on-going" training and educational needs by placing them in contact with a local community/ junior college. To assist business, government, and industry as they address the needs of a workforce in transition through consulting and contract training. To assist local community/junior colleges as they work with the citizens of Texas individually and with business, government, and industry collectively to see that all residents of Texas are educated in the basic skills needed for successful employment. 22

President Vernon L. Hawkins Associate Vice-President Workforce and Continuing Education Brookhaven College 3939 Valley View Lane Farmers Branch, Texas 75244-4997 (972) 860-4221 VHawkins@dcccd.edu Vice President Konley Kelley Director Corporate and Community Relations Richland College Garland Campus 675 West Walnut Street Garland, Texas 75040 (214) 360-1222 kkelley@dcccd.edu Treasurer Kimberlee Techeira Director Community Development Lee College 200 Lee Drive Baytown, TX 77520 (281) 425-6457 ktecheira@lee.edu Secretary Janetta Kruse Associate Dean Workforce Education Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX 76086 (817) 598-6391 jkruse@wc.edu Past President Frank Graves Dean, Workforce and Public Service McLennan Community College 1400 College Drive, Waco, TX 76708 (254) 299-8126 fgraves@mclennan.edu Central Region Term: 2016-2018 Jana Bowers Director, Corporate College Blinn College P. O. Box 6030 Bryan, TX 77805 (979) 209-7445 Email: Jana.Bowers@blinn.edu East Region Term: 2017-2019 J. Paige Parrish Assistant Dean Tyler Junior College School of Continuing Studies 1530 SSW Loop 323 Tyler, Texas 75701 (903) 510-2968 Email: ppar@tjc.edu North Region Term: 2016-2018 Gary Hensler Dean/Division Chair Continuing Education & Workforce Training 12800 Abrams Rod T160F Dallas, Texas 75243-2199 (972) 238-3750 Email: garyhensler@dcccd.edu South Region Term 2017-2019 Joe Hayen Program Manager, Continuing Education Del Mar College 101 Baldwin Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78404 (361) 698-1329 jhayen@delmar.edu Southeast Region Term: 2017-2019 Christina Bergvall Director, CE Allied Health College of the Mainland 200 Parker Court League City, TX 77573 (409) 933-8512 cbergvall@com.edu West Region Term: 2016-2018 Leslie Shelton Director of Workforce Training Amarillo College Business and Industry Center 1314 S. Polk Street, PO Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178 (806) 371-2904 lgshelton@actx.edu 23

Regions Central Region Austin Community College District Blinn College Central Texas College Hill College McLennan Community College Temple College TSTC Waco North Region Collin College Dallas County Community College District Brookhaven College Cedar Valley College Eastfield College El Centro College Mountain View College North Lake College Richland College Grayson County College Navarro College North Central Texas College Tarrant County Community College District TSTC - Breckenridge Vernon College Weatherford College Southeast Region Alvin Community College Brazosport College College of Mainland Galveston College Houston Community College System Lamar Institute of Technology Lamar State College Lee College Lone Star College System Cy-Fair Kingwood Montgomery North Harris Tomball San Jacinto Comm. College District TSTC-Fort Bend Victoria College Wharton County Junior College East Region Angelina College Kilgore College Northeast Texas Community College Panola College Paris College Texarkana College Trinity Valley Community College TSTC - Marshall Tyler Junior College South Region Alamo Colleges Northeast Lakeview College Northwest Vista College Palo Alto College San Antonio College St. Philip s College Coastal Bend College Del Mar Community College Laredo Community College South Texas College Southwest Texas Junior College TSTC - Harlingen Texas Southmost College West Region Amarillo College Cisco Junior College Clarendon College El Paso Community College Frank Phillips College Howard College Midland College Odessa College Ranger College South Plains College TSTC Abilene TSTC Brownwood TSTC Sweetwater Western Texas College 24

Romelia Aranda Southwest Texas Junior College rdaranda@swtjc.edu Christina Bergvall College of the Mainland cbergvall@com.edu Jana Bowers Blinn College jana.bowers@blinn.edu Gracie Conner Temple College gconner@templejc.edu Carla Curtis Tyler Junior College ccur@tjc.edu Donna Cutler Western Texas College dcutler@wtc.edu Janet Foreman Eastfield College janetforeman@dcccd.edu Jane Fritz Trinity Valley Community College jane.fritz@tvcc.edu Frank Graves McLennan College fgraves@mclennan.edu Vernon Hawkins Brookhaven College vhawkins@dcccd.edu Joe Hayen Del Mar College jhayen@delmar.edu Gary Hensler Richland College garyhensler@dcccd.edu Cledia Hernandez TSTC - Harlingin cledia.hernandez@tstc.edu Duane Hiller THECB duane.hiller@thecb.state.tx.us Travis Jackson Austin Community College tjackso1@austincc.edu Sharrion Jenkins Austin Community College sjenkins@austincc.edu Erica Jordan Lone Star College erica.l.jordan@lonestar.edu Konley Kelley Richland College kkelley@dcccd.edu Janetta Kruse Weatherford College jkruse@wc.edu Paige Parrish Tyler Junior College ppar@tjc.edu Leslie Shelton Amarillo College lgshelton@actx.edu Kimberlee Techeira Lee College ktecheira@lee.edu Mary Ziegler Weatherford College mziegler@wc.edu 25

Map 1. Hotel Lobby 2. Conference Center 3. Omni A - F 4. Southpark A - B 5. Registration/Information 6. Restrooms 7. The Oaks 8. Restaurant -Board Room - 14th Floor -Additional restrooms are available in the Fitness Center 26

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