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46TH ANNUAL ACCT LEADERSHIP CONGRESS
HIGHER expectations
The New Community College Model
OCT. 14–17, SAN DIEGO
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Welcome Letter
Welcome To Sunny San Diego!

On behalf of the ACCT Board of Directors and with four-year universities, innovative new program
staff, thank you for joining us for the 46th Annual models to facilitate student success — and how
ACCT Leadership Congress. Many of you return could we talk about tomorrow’s community colleges
to the Congress year after year to enrich your without talking about generational changes?
knowledge and learn from your peers, and some
of you are with us for the first time. This year’s While there is a lot to be learned over the next few
event should be equally stimulating for new and days, one of ACCT’s priorities is to acknowledge
returning guests, as the 2015 ACCT Leadership you. Our members will be presenting the majority
Congress looks toward the future—the new of concurrent sessions and sharing case studies
community college model. Everywhere you look and relevant experiences. Make sure you attend
throughout the conference, you will see “Higher as many as possible, as each one has been
Expectations.” We hope —we expect — that you carefully cultivated to provide real, practical take-
will reach for them. aways. Also be sure to attend the Membership
Celebration Luncheon on Thursday, a small token
We are setting higher expectations because of our appreciation for your commitments and
the country and our communities have higher unwavering efforts on behalf of community
expectations than ever of community colleges. colleges. Finally, don’t miss the Friday general
And all of us, as the leaders of these institutions, session and gala, where we will celebrate the
have to be the ones to elevate goals and find outstanding accomplishments of community
ways by which our colleges can reach them. college trustees, equity programs, presidents,
Our students depend upon it. faculty, and professional board staff.
We are, as always, excited to present keynote We hope that you really enjoy your time in San
sessions that address a variety of topics of great Diego — get some sun, take in the sights; but
importance to trustees, presidents, and other keep in mind that expectations are higher
community college leaders, including financing than ever, so remember that tans fade, but our
and retirement planning, seamlessly partnering commitment to serving students never does.
Robin M. Smith
Chair J. Noah Brown
ACCT Board of Directors President & CEO
Trustee ACCT, DC
Lansing Community College, MI
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Table of Contents
Letter from Governor.............................................................02

Letter from Mayor.................................................................03
ACCT Board of Directors......................................................... 04
Schedule at a Glance.............................................................05
Concurrent Sessions by Track.................................................08
Mark Your Calendar............................................................... 13
With Appreciation................................................................. 14
Important Information.......................................................... 15
Networking and Celebration...................................................17
Keynote Speakers................................................................. 18
Wednesday, October 14.........................................................20
Thursday, October 15.............................................................26
Friday, October 16.................................................................47
Saturday, October 17..............................................................66
ACCT Lifetime Members.......................................................... 72
ACCT Staff............................................................................. 73
ACCT Publications.................................................................. 74
ACCT Online.......................................................................... 75
Hotel Maps...........................................................................76
ACCT History.........................................................................79
Notes................................................................................... 81
Attendance Validation Forms.................................................84
Letter from the Governor
Association of Community
College Trustees
46th Annual Leadership Congress
On behalf of the state of California, it is my pleasure
to welcome everyone gathered for the Association
of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 46th annual
Leadership Congress in San Diego.
All of us in California share your commitment to
community colleges and their mission of providing
accessible, high-quality learning to our communities.
This year’s ACCT Congress will provide an opportunity
to meet with colleagues from across the country to
discuss issues of critical importance, develop innovative
ideas for the future, and celebrate the accomplishments
of some of our most talented educators.
Having served as a community college trustee myself,
I am aware of the critical decisions you all must make
for your districts and your students. I applaud all of you
for your commitment to ensuring that the doors to a
solid education remain open to everyone. Thank you
all for coming, and please accept my best wishes for a
rewarding and productive congress.
Sincerely,
Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Governor
Letter from the Mayor
Welcome to the Association of

Community College Trustees
46th Annual Leadership Congress
On behalf of the citizens of San Diego, I would like to
extend my heartfelt welcome to all of the presenters and
guests of the Association of Community College Trustees’
46th Annual Leadership Congress.
ACCT represents more than 6,500 elected community
college trustees who govern more than 1,200 community,
technical, and junior colleges across the United States —
institutions that provide anyone seeking an affordable,
quality higher education.
This year’s theme, “High Expectations: The New
Community College,” underscores the need to continually
build upon the greatness of our community colleges and
highlights the important role that community colleges
play at a profound time of change in our nation. The City
of San Diego, for example, has experienced the direct
benefits of workforce preparation initiatives provided by
the San Diego Community College District.
While in San Diego, I hope that you will find the time
to explore all that our beautiful city has to offer. Please
accept my warmest wishes for an enjoyable and
successful conference in San Diego.
Best personal regards,
Kevin L. Faulconer
Mayor
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ACCT Board of Directors
Executive Committee Board Members
Robin M. Smith Gerald Cook
Chair Johnson County Community College, KS
Roberto Zárate Tamela Cullens

Chair-Elect South Florida State College, FL
Alamo Colleges, TX
Bakari G. Lee Stanley Edwards

Vice Chair Halifax Community College, NC
Hudson County Community College, NJ
Emily Yim Dawn Erlandson

Secretary-Treasurer Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, MN
Edmonds Community College, WA
LeRoy W. Mitchell Mary Figueroa

Immediate Past Chair Riverside Community College District, CA
Westchester Community College, NY
Jim Harper
Regional Chairs Portland Community College, OR
Diane Gallagher
Central Regional Chair Connie Hornbeck
Highland Community College, IL Iowa Western Community College, IA
William E. Coleman, Jr.

Northeast Regional Chair Vernon Jung
Mercer County Community College, NJ Moraine Park Technical College, WI
Jane Strain
Pacific Regional Chair Gregory Knott
Cochise College, AZ Parkland College, IL
Randall Jackson
Southern Regional Chair Norwood Ogé
Midlands Technical College, SC Louisiana Community & Technical College System, LA
Kent Miller
Western Regional Chair Clare Ollayos
Mid-Plains Community College Area, NE Elgin Community College, IL
Hector Ortiz
Harrisburg Area Community College, PA
Robert Proctor
Diversity Committee Chair
Dennis Troy
Bladen Community College, NC
Rafael Turner
Mott Community College, MI

Schedule-at-a-Glance
Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration
Voting Delegate Desk Voting Delegate Desk
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Pre-Congress Academies (Special Registration Required)
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
The Chair’s Academy — The
10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Community College Lawyers
Leadership Team of the Board 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Roundtable
Effective Board Governance — Policy 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Governance™ and Traditional Models
and Adaptations Membership Celebration
12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon
The Board’s Guide to Presidential
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Contracts
ACCT Regional Caucuses and
Policy Guidelines for Fiscal Health 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Meetings
and Management
Work Session for Professional
Legal Academy — The Role of 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Board Staff Members
the Community College Legal
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Representative and Emerging Trends
in Higher Education Law Association of Latino Community
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
College Trustees Meeting
1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meeting ALL INVITED Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
American Trustees Meeting
SPECIAL SESSION New Trustees and First
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Time Attendees Welcome Session
Special Interest Group Sessions
Welcome and Information
SPECIAL SESSION
Community Colleges Conferring
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. for Guests, Partners, Spouses, 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Baccalaureate Degrees
Families, and Friends
Governing Boards of Community
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
ACCT Regional and Network Colleges with Residential Facilities
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Meeting: ACCT State, Province, and
State Community and Technical
Territory Coordinators 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
College Systems
Marketplace and a Taste
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Advancing Student
SPECIAL SESSION
of California
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Success in the California
Community Colleges
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Opening General Session
Welcome Reception
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
& Entertainment
6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. SPECIAL SESSION America’s College Promise
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
Friday, October 16 Saturday, October 17
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Governance Institute for Student

8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Success – Tribal Colleges and
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Voting Delegate Desk
Universities (By Invitation Only)
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. ACCT Senate Meeting 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Briefing: ACCT Regional

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Nominating Committees
Professional Board Staff Network
9:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Business Meeting SPECIAL SESSION
ACCT Regional and
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Association Awards Program
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Closing General Session
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. African American Trustees Meeting 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Brunch
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Regional Awards Luncheon
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Interactive Roundtable
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Discussions

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Meeting ALL INVITED
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Annual Awards Gala, Dinner,

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
and Dancing

BOARD LEADERSHIP
SERVICES
ACCT Board Services provides training and
development opportunities for trustees and
boards to strengthen the capacity of the
community colleges they serve.
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ACCT MARKETPLACE! Retreats & Sel f-Assessments
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W or ksho ps Evaluations
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Research and Board Leadership Services,
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callen@acct.org 202-775-6490 sis
Get Involved with ACCT

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE INCLUDE:
ACCT Board of Directors Regional Caucus/Meeting
The Board of Directors is the representative governing body Voting delegates elect the regional representatives
of ACCT and it provides oversight and guides the programs of ACCT’s Board of Directors, Diversity Committee and Nominating
and priorities of the Association on behalf of member boards. Committee Members.
The Board of Directors Consists of: Senate

1. 15 members elected by the regions, three from Voting delegates elect At-Large members of the ACCT Board of
each region on a staggered basis. Directors and vote on changes to ACCT’s By-Laws and Resolutions.
2. Nine members elected at large by the Senate.
3. Two members may be appointed by the chair; State, Province, and Territory Coordinators Network
subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. The duties of the ACCT Coordinators Network are:
1. Serve as Communications Link between
ACCT Board Committees the Regional Chairs and member boards
The ACCT Board of Directors is supported by the
2. Encourage Member Solicitation and Retention
following committees:
3. Offer Regional Input into:
1. Finance and Audit
2. Governance and By-Laws • Regional Awards Committees
3. Member Communications and Education • Association Awards Selection Committee
4. Public Policy • Charles Kennedy Equity Award Committee
5. Diversity (Elected by ACCT Membership)
Associate Committee Members For More Information go to www.acct.org

Trustees can apply to serve on any of the five standing board
committees, and will be appointed by the ACCT Board Chair.
Nominating Committee
The screening committee that interviews
and endorses candidates for the ACCT Board
and Diversity Committee.

Concurrent Sessions (by track)
Track 1: New Models for Community Colleges
The Education and Work Implementing an
Center: A New Model for Accountability Based
Community Impact through Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Performance Management Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Shared Resources System
Using Real-Time Regional Bringing the University

Employment Data to Experience to the Community
Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
College
Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Positively Impact Data-Driven
Student Success Validation The Role of Curriculum,

Through Dual Enrollment & Instruction and Partnerships
Early College Models
Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
in Creating Three New Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Campus Buildings
Scaling College Credit Plus:
Increasing Access to Higher GO! Great Outcomes —
Education
Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
A Pathways to College and
Career Initiative (Roundtable Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The Urgency of Now — Discussion)
Lessons for Trustees on How
Community Colleges Must Advocating for a
Change to Serve 21st Century
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Turn-key Model and
Students Making a Difference Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
(Roundtable Discussion)
How to Position Your College
for Success: A Trustee Guide Designing Academic
for a Brand Makeover
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Pathways: CCBC's High
School Academy
Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Applied Benchmarking —
Exploring and Implementing Journey to the Baccalaureate
Best Practices
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Degree for Illinois
(Roundtable Discussion)
Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Developing Tomorrow’s
Leaders: Challenging Rethinking Everything:
Tradition, Thinking Learning as the Constant
Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
to Disrupt Higher Education
Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Differently, Building
New Capabilities
Partnering for Student
The Institutional Effectiveness Success Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Partnership Initiative —
California’s Innovative
Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Teaching Administrators,
Approach to Improving
the 21st Century Model Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Institutional Effectiveness
Taking the Right Path to

the Presidency Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
The Community College

Baccalaureate: A New
Frontier
Thursday 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
The Jobs Package —

Collaborative Endeavour Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
PCC Day at the Capitol:

New Strategies for Leveraging
Resources and Funding
Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Putting the “Community”

in Community Colleges:
Innovative Approaches to Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Serving Our Communities

Track 2: Entrepreneurial and Strategic Alliances
with Business and Industry
Role of Effective Successful Strategies to
Governance in Academic Address the Skills Gap Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Programming: How Your through a Youth Pipeline
Community College can
What You Don’t Know Can
Catalyze the Manufacturing
Hurt You
Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Renaissance
Building Tomorrow's The Benefits of

Entrepreneurial and
Workforce: How MGCCC
Strategic Partnerships with
Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Brings the Best of Business Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
and Industry Business and Industry
to its Campuses
30/30 Campaign —
Foundation Success
Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Alliances that Change
the Future
Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Washington Centers of
Bridging the Gap between Excellence: A Strategic Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Academia and the Sector Strategy
Workforce: Employer-
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Place, Talent, Innovation:
Driven Solutions
A Story Where a New
Developing Successful Curriculum and New Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
College and University Financial Model are Built
Partnerships Requires
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Together from the Start
“Real Magic and Passion!”
Creating Student and
Employer-Centric Solutions
Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Partnerships That Drive
Economic Development Thursday 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Optimizing Statewide
and Student Success
Resources through
Statewide and Regional
Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Aligning Institutional
Priorities and Foundation Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Partnerships
Efforts
Linking and Leveraging
Community Resources
Saturday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Sustaining a Pipeline
of Talent through Youth Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Apprenticeships
Strategic and Collaborative

Alliances and Programs
that Catapult Students into
Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Local STEAM Careers

Track 3: Student Success and Completion
High Expectations for Student Advancing Student Success
Success: Engaging Trustees
in the California Community Thursday 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
via the Governance Institute Colleges
for Student Success (GISS)
Effective Middle College
A Winning Strategy: Focusing Design: Pathways to College Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
on the Student in Student Completion
Athlete as a Model of Student Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Success Your Data is a Strategic Asset.
Are You Making it Work to Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Improving Retention and Support Student Outcomes?
Completion through Holistic
Advising and Course Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Engaging Students through
Acceleration Data and Industry Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Making Open Work at Salt Diversity & Inclusion =

Lake Community College Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Innovation & Success Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Reducing the Need for Student Success to the Core:

Developmental Math Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Engaging every level of the
organization in Student Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Learning Communities: Success
A Powerful Catalyst for Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Retention and Completion GISS California: A Partnership
with the Association of
Implications of Successful Community College Trustees Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Autism Access Program for a (ACCT)
Broader Student Populations Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Success Model A Closer Look at the Trillion:
Borrowing, Repayment, and
Enhance Student Experience… Default at Iowa's Community Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Enhance Student Success Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Colleges
Lowering Default Rates and Men of Color Success in

Achieving Student Success: Community College: The Role Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
How Cochise College (CC) of the Trustee
and Central Wyoming College Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
(CWC) lowered their default 12 Questions About Default
rates while increasing their Prevention and Debt Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
completion rates. Management
LifeMap: Personalized Student Pathways toward Best

Attention to Support Student Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Practices: Overview of
Success Reverse Transfer Policy and Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Award-Winning Bellwether
The Art and Science of Programs
Student Success: Using
Design Thinking, Data
Science and the Cloud to Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Help Students Learn Well and
Finish Strong
Data Driven Changes in

Mathematics at Danville Area Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Community College
Innovation and Accountability:

Financial Assistance that Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Saves Students
The Community College –

Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) Model
– A Pathway to Quality-Cost Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Effective College Education
and Graduation

Track 4: New Strategies for Leveraging Resources and Funding Track 5: Innovative Alliances to Serve At-Risk Students and
Philanthropic Investments Underserved Populations
in Community Colleges: The Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
The Board’s Role in
Completion Agenda
Fostering Diversity
and Equity in San Diego Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Carpe Diem: Real-time,
Colleges
Accessible, Accurate
Financial Modeling for Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Building the Pathway out
Boards of Trustees of Poverty – Stackable
Update on Community
Credentials Provide Stepping Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
College Federal Priorities Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Stones to Meaningful
Employment
Aligning Policy Governance
The Successful Hiring of an
and Student Success While
Inclusive Leader Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Responding to a 100% Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Performance-Based Higher KPACE: Aligning Partnerships
Education Funding Model and Resources to Serve Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
At-Risk Students
Reauthorization of the
Higher Education Act Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Strategies for Community
Engagement to Encourage
How One College Dealt
Student Participation and Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
with the Affordable Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Attainment
Care Act
Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity
Need Money to Improve
and Student Success:
your College Facilities?
A Long Road to Institutional Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Learn from Others how
Consciousness?
They Successfully Secured Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Voter Approved Funding Workforce Opportunity
During the most Volatile System, Transforming
Economy in Generations Seattles’ Workforce Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Leadership Partners
Leveraging Strategic
Investments Thursday 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Turning the College Inside
Out: Placing College
Measuring Program
Profitability at a Non-Profit Thursday 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Community Engagement Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Centers in Students’
Community College
Neighborhoods
Building Strong Voter
Social Justice Leadership
Support: Four Steps to Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Institute: Developing Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Victory
Emerging Leaders(ship)
Invest in College Success:
Reality of the Female
Promoting Pathways to Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Community College CEO Saturday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Financial Stability
The Impact of State

Legislatures on Community
College Operations — Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
The Unfunded Mandate

Track 6: Strengthening Governance
Legal Issues Affecting Title IX: How the Increased
Community Colleges Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Focus on Sexual Violence on
Campus Effects Community Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Transitioning to Greater College District (Roundtable
Shared Governance at Discussion)
HACC – Background, Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Implementation and Board Policies: the Good, the
Current Status Bad, the Silly Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The Pending Exodus Excellence in Trusteeship 2.0 Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
of Current Presidents:
Conducting an Effective Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Achieve New Heights
CEO Search with IBB (Interest Based Friday 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Bargaining)
Our Louisiana 2020:
Establishing a Public Agenda Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Strategic Planning: Four
Tracks, One Goal Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
The Ethics of Community
College Governance: Setting Thursday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Young Elected Officials
the Moral Compass Leading the Charge for Saturday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Change
How Excellence in
Governance Leads to Consultation with ACCT’s
Institutional Transformation Thursday 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Executive Search Experts Saturday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
and Culture Change
Policy Governance® and Track 7: New Programs and Services

Board Ownership Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Triton Jumpstart NSO:
Association of Colleges’ A Strengths-Based Approach Thursday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
to New Student Orientation
(England) Code of Good Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Governance
Winning Gold! Paragon Award
for Social Media Online Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Effective and Transparent
Bond Project Strategies Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Leveraging International
New Tools for Strong and Program Resources and Thursday 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Effective Board Leadership: Relationships
Board Retreats, Succession
High Expectations:
Planning, Organizational Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Administrative Analysis, and
Placemaking – Beyond the Friday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Quad
Review of By-laws and Policy
Manuals
National Community College
Hispanic Council (NCCHC):
Transforming an Institution
Through Integrated and
Building the Pathway to the Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presidency via the Fellows
Proactive Strategic, Facilities, Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Program
Budget, and Enrollment
Planning Processes
Community Colleges as Sites
for Global Citizenship Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Policy Governance In Action Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
International Education for
Managing Before the Crisis Friday 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
a Global Workforce Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Are You Conducting an

Effective Presidential
MakerSpace Saturday 8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Evaluation and Board Self- Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Assessment?
The Journey to "Best in

Class" Governance: One Friday 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Board's Transformation
Presidential Evaluation
(Roundtable Discussion) Friday 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Mark Your Calendar
2016 Year at a Glance Future ACCT Events 2017-2020
National Legislative Summit ACCT Leadership Congress
Marriott Wardman Park Las Vegas, Nevada
Washington, DC September 10 – 13, 2017
February 8 – 11, 2016
New York, New York
Governance Leadership October 24 – 27, 2018
Institute (GLI)
Miami Dade College — San Francisco, California
Wolfson Campus October 16 – 19, 2019
Miami, Florida
April 28 – 30, 2016 Chicago, Illinois
September 30 – October 3, 2020
Governance Leadership Institute
(GLI) for New & Experienced Trustees San Diego, California
and Presidents October 13 – 16, 2021
ACCT Conference Center
Washington, DC National Legislative Summit
August 1 – 3, 2016 Washington, DC
February 13 – 17, 2017
ACCT Leadership Congress February 11 – 14, 2018
Hilton New Orleans Riverside February 10 – 13, 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 5 – 8, 2016
Trustee Education
Webinars
Trustee Webinars are an efficient virtual way to
enhance Trustee Education. Designed for board
members, board chairs, presidents, and new
trustees, these must-watch webinars cover important
educational trends and issues. Sign up for a full
board one-year subscription.
MEET US AT THE ACCT MARKETPLACE! www.trustee-education.org
Narcisa A. Polonio, Ed.D.

Executive Vice President for Education, Morgan S. Chandler
Research and Board Leadership Services, Board Services Associate
narcisa_polonio@acct.org mchandler@acct.org 202-775-2406

With Appreciation
With Appreciation
The Association of Community College Trustees would We would also like to thank all of the volunteers from
like to acknowledge: The San Diego Community College California, and around the country for their assistance
District for hosting the 46th Annual ACCT Leadership throughout the Congress, as well as the Community
Congress and for hosting the ACCT Board of Directors College League of California, and the California
Dinner at San Diego City College. We would also Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.
like to acknowledge the following colleges as co-
hosts for this year’s Congress: Grossmont-Cuyamaca A special thanks to the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Community College District, MiraCosta Community Department Color Guard and the San Diego Firefighters’
College District, Palomar Community College District, Emerald Society Pipes and Drums for their contribution
Imperial Community College District and Southwestern to the Opening General Session.
Community College District.
The Association of Community College Trustees would like to thank the Trustee Ambassadors for
volunteering their time to assist their fellow trustees during the 2015 Annual Leadership Congress.
The following foundations have made significant investments to expand ACCT’s capacity to provide services to governing boards:
ACCT Corporate Council

The ACCT Corporate Council membership offers corporations and business leaders an opportunity to help frame
solutions to real-world challenges and exchange ideas on national and global public policy issues.

Important Information
Important Badge Information First-Year Attendees
Please wear the “First-Year Attendee” ribbon so
ACCT will be utilizing eco-friendly badges for the 2015
others can welcome you to the Congress. You can
Congress. During the ACCT Congress, please wear
pick up your ribbon at ACCT’s on-site registration
your badge to gain admission to all of the sessions and
desk in the Palm Foyer on the Second Floor.
activities. For your personal security, it is not advisable
to wear your badge outside of the hotel.
Recognition of Your Years of Attendance
ACCT Pre-Paid Meal Package Please wear the special ribbon indicating the
number of years you have attended the ACCT
If you bought a registration with the meal package, there
Leadership Congress. Pick up your ribbon at
will be a “Meal Package” stamp on your badge, which
ACCT’s on-site registration desk in the Palm
will serve as your ticket for admission into all of the
Foyer on the Second Floor.
General Sessions. Please show your badge to the ticket
collectors at the entrance to the General Sessions.
Voting Delegates
On-Site Ticket Purchases After picking up your ACCT Registration materials,
voting delegates must sign in and receive their
If you have not purchased tickets in advance for the
credentials at ACCT’s Voting Delegate Desk. Ballots will
General Session Luncheons (Thursday and Friday),
be distributed at the Regional Caucuses and Senate
Awards Gala (Friday), or Closing Brunch (Saturday) and
Meeting. To receive ballots, you must be wearing
wish to attend, please go to ACCT’s on-site registration
your ACCT badge with the special “Voting Delegate”
desk in the Palm Foyer on the Second Floor.
credential. Voting delegates will be seated in a special
area at the Regional Caucuses and the Senate Meeting.
“I Attended!” ACCT Leadership Congress Optional
Attendance Validation
For those Trustees interested, you have the option to
complete the “ACCT Leadership Congress Attendance
Validation” form included on page 84. This form can
be presented at the end of each concurrent session you
attend to the presenter/facilitator, who will validate your
attendance. The form will assist you by keeping track of
sessions you attended and can be submitted with your
travel reimbursement form to your college.
Voting Delegate Registration

Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Palm Foyer, Second Floor
Thursday, October 15, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Friday, October 16, 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Harbor GH, Second Floor

Staying Connected Throughout the Congress
Download the ACCT app to obtain important messages during the 2015 Congress
Our mobile app for the 2015 ACCT Leadership Congress is ready to download on your
iPhone, iPad, or Android! Be sure to uninstall the previous version before downloading the
new app. Apple and Android users can search for the app in the iTunes store or Play store.
Once installed, you’ll have instant access to: Social Wall

• The full event schedule Share photos with the membership by using hashtags
• New Social Wall feature #acct2015 and #iamacct when posting (Twitter,
• Social sharing on Twitter and LinkedIn Instagram, Flickr), to display in real-time during the
General Sessions and the Marketplace.
• Detailed info about speakers
• Notifications of important updates
ACCT Trustee Ambassadors will be
• Session and Congress evaluations available to assist throughout the
Congress. Please see the hotel maps
Be sure to use #acct2015 for your social media posts as
on pages 76-78 for their locations.
well as #iamacct for photo posts through our new Social
Wall feature.
MEET US AT THE
ACCT MARKETPLACE!
The Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) is a nationally recognized initiative
that provides action-oriented training for community and technical college trustees
and presidents. GISS provides the insights and guidance to promote policies and
accountability measures needed to increase student success and completion.
Trustees and presidents engage in thoughtful and courageous dialogue, through state
based institutes.
Contact us for additional information:

narcisa_polonio@acct.org or 202-775-4667
www.governance-institute.org

Networking, Celebration, and Reflection Time
ACCT believes that it is important to allow time for you to network

and celebrate your accomplishments during the Congress. Therefore,
we have filled the program with unique concurrent sessions, as
well as celebratory festivities such as the Membership Celebration
Luncheon, the Regional Awards Luncheon, and the Awards Gala.
Thursday Membership Celebration Luncheon

The Thursday Membership Celebration Luncheon is dedicated to
the significant contributions made by the thousands of community
college trustees from across the country and beyond. ACCT we
will be acknowledging and giving out prizes to trustees, boards,
and colleagues throughout the afternoon. The luncheon is also an
opportunity to network, and engage in unique conversation with
other attendees at your table. Let’s celebrate!
Friday Regional Awards Luncheon — Recognition of Exemplary

Service and Leadership
The Friday Regional Awards Luncheon is an opportunity
to celebrate and acknowledge our colleagues who have
made significant contributions to community colleges
throughout the country. Come and celebrate!
Friday Awards Gala with Dinner and Dancing

Put on your dancing shoes, and join us for a wonderful
evening full of celebration!
Keynote Speakers
Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Opening General Session Membership Celebration Luncheon
Economic and Demographic Trends Reshaping the The California Model: A Partnership Between
World — and the Implications for Higher Education Universities and Community Colleges
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. Janet Napolitano, J.D.

Ph.D., J.D. President
President and Chief University of California
Executive Officer
TIAA-CREF Janet Napolitano was
named the 20th president
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., of the University of
is president and chief California in July 2013.
executive officer of
TIAA-CREF, the leading Napolitano is a
provider of retirement distinguished public
services in the academic, servant with a record of
research, medical, and leading large, complex
cultural fields and a organizations at the
Fortune 100 financial federal and state
services organization. levels. She served as
Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 –13, as
Ferguson is the former vice chairman of the board Governor of Arizona from 2003– 09, as Attorney
of governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. He General of Arizona from 1998– 2003, and as U.S.
represented the Federal Reserve on several international Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1993-97.
policy groups and served on key Federal Reserve System Before that, she practiced at the law firm of Lewis &
committees. As the only Governor in Washington, D.C. Roca in Phoenix, where she became a partner in 1989.
on 9/11, he led the federal government’s initial response She began her career in 1983 as a clerk for Judge Mary
to the terrorist attacks, taking actions that kept the U.S. M. Schroeder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
financial system functioning while reassuring the global Circuit. As Governor of Arizona, Napolitano focused on
financial community that the U.S. economy would not education, from pre-kindergarten through public higher
be paralyzed. education. She was the first woman to chair the National
Ferguson was head of financial services for Swiss Re, Governors Association, and was named one of the
chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation. nation’s top five governors by Time magazine.
Ferguson is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts She leads a university system with 10 campuses, five
& Sciences. medical centers, three affiliated national laboratories, and
a statewide agriculture and natural resources program.
He is chairman of the Business-Higher Education
The UC system has more than 238,000 students, about
Forum and a board member of the Committee for
202,000 faculty and staff, more than 1.7 million living
Economic Development.
alumni and an annual operating budget of more than
Ferguson serves on the Congressional Budget Office’s $25 billion.
Panel of Economic Advisers. He served on President
Napolitano earned a B.S. degree (summa cum laude in
Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and
political science) in 1979 from Santa Clara University,
he co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences’
where she was Phi Beta Kappa, a Truman Scholar, and
Committee on the Long-Run Macro-Economic Effects
the university’s first female valedictorian. She received
of the Aging U.S. Population.
her law degree in 1983 from the University of Virginia
Ferguson holds a B.A., J.D., and a Ph.D. in economics, School of Law. Napolitano holds honorary degrees from
all from Harvard University. several universities and colleges.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Friday, October 16 Saturday, October 17
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Regional Awards Luncheon General Session Brunch
The 21 Century Community College: New Models
st
The Generational Opportunity for Community Colleges:
for Student Success Boomers and X’ers and Mils, OH MY!
James B. Milliken, J.D. Chuck Underwood

Chancellor Founder/Principal
The City University of New York The Generational
(CUNY) Imperative, Inc.
James B. Milliken is Chuck Underwood is

chancellor of The City the host of the public-
University of New York, television series America’s
the nation’s leading urban Generations With Chuck
public university. He was Underwood. Last year,
appointed Chancellor he provided Congress
and Distinguished attendees with thought-
professor of law at the provoking information on
CUNY Law School by the the differences between
CUNY Board of Trustees, generations, and he
effective June 1, 2014. returns to this year’s
CUNY provides high-quality, accessible education for Congress due to popular demand, to continue that
more than 269,000 degree-credit students and 247,000 conversation with new and exciting information.
adult, continuing and professional education students at
He is one of the handful of people who developed
24 campuses across New York City. CUNY is also known
and popularized the discipline of generational study.
for their innovative programs. Their ASAP program,
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, was the As the founder/principal The Generational Imperative,
focus of a New York Times article titled, How to Inc., he works with business, government, education,
Improve Graduation Rates at Community Colleges. religion, and other institutions on Generational
Marketplace and Workforce Strategies, and other
Prior to his appointment at CUNY, Chancellor Milliken
applications of generational study.
served as president of the University of Nebraska for a
decade, where he also held appointments as professor Underwood has pioneered breakthrough training
at both the University of Nebraska’s College of Law and programs in Generational Behavioral Healthcare Strategy
the School of Public Administration. He previously served and Generational Leadership and Governance Strategy.
as senior vice president of the 16-campus University His book is the most comprehensive presentation of
of North Carolina. He is a member of the Executive generational business and personal-life dynamics and
Committee of the Council on Competitiveness and the is entitled: The Generational Imperative: Understanding
Business-Higher Education Forum and is a past board Generational Differences In The Workplace, Marketplace,
member of the American Council on Education (ACE) And Living Room.
and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Chancellor Milliken is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations and The Economic Club of New York. He has
been a national leader in innovation and economic
competitiveness, global engagement and on-line learning.

Wednesday
MEETING 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m. ACCT Registration
ACCT/AACC Joint Executive Committee Palm Foyer, Second Floor
(By Invitation Only)
Hillcrest AB, Third Floor 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Voting Delegate Desk
MEETING Palm Foyer, Second Floor
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
ACCT Trustee Advisory Committee MEETING
Cover, Third Floor 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
AACC Executive Committee
Pier, Third Floor
Pre-Congress Academies
10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Chair’s Academy: The Leadership Team of the Board
La Jolla AB, Second Floor
What are the essential tools you need to be an effective leader for your
• The Art of Presiding
board? We will investigate the role of emotional intelligence, group
formation, conflict resolution, parliamentary procedures, Robert’s Rules • The Chair/CEO Relationship
of Order, bylaws, codes of ethics, and strategies for effective press • Chairs Panel – Facilitated Q&A
relations. Panels of experts will discuss the board/CEO relationship • The Chair’s Role in Handling
and the fundamentals of effective board leadership. The goal of this the Media
Academy is to ensure your success as Chair of the board. • Working with the Media During
a Crisis
Marie Kane, Facilitator Linda McDermitt
President Emeritus Chair
Chaffey College, CA Metropolitan Community
ACCT Consultant, TX College, NE
Steve Miller Marita Rivero

Chair Chair
Bellevue College, WA Bunker Hill Community
College, MA
Michael Elam
President Katie Mangan
Roanoke-Chowan Community Senior Reporter
College, NC The Chronicle of Higher
Education, DC
Andre Lassiter
Chair
Roanoke-Chowan Community
College, NC
David Emerick
Chair
Black Hawk College, IL


Wednesday
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Effective Board Governance: From Policy
Governance® to Traditional Models • Principles of Effective Governance,
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor including Policy Governance®
Boards and presidents will explore the elements of effective board • Advancing College Completion
governance and gain insight into this important topic, through discussion through Policy Governance®
that includes the adaptation of Policy Governance®. Participants will gain • Journey to Transform Policy
greater knowledge of using Policy Governance as a tool to improve their Governance®: Ends Policies and
institutions. How can Policy Governance advance college completion Governance Principles
and strategic planning? How does the board’s committee structure • Carver Model Policy Governance®:
impact board governance? Join your fellow trustees and presidents Enhancing Proficiency through
for illuminating discussions. Continuous Training and Policy Review
Cindra Smith, Facilitator John Hendrickson

Director Emeritus Interim Chancellor
Community College League San José-Evergreen
of California Community College District, CA
ACCT Consultant, CA
Dorey Diab
Jackie Elliot President
President North Central State College, OH
North Arkansas College, AR
Linda Nelson Matthew Smith
Trustee
Jeffrey Lease Chair
North Central State College, OH
Trustee North Central State College, OH
San José-Evergreen Stephen Williams
Community College District, CA Dwight McElfresh Secretary to the Board
Trustee of Trustees
Mayra Cruz
North Central State College, OH North Central State College, OH
Trustee
San José-Evergreen
Community College District, CA
•
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Board’s Guide to Presidential Contracts
Sponsored By AACC Presidents Academy
Gaslamp CD, Second Floor
This popular annual half-day training provides basic information on • What Do You Know About Your
the board’s responsibility to prepare an appropriate contract, the CEO’s Contract?
components of the presidential contract, and the process for • Executive Compensation in Higher
preparing or renewing the contract. Education
Julie Golder Alion, Facilitator Stephen Head • The CEO Contract: The Journey and
Search Services Coordinator Chancellor Lessons Learned
ACCT, DC Lone Star College • Trustees’ and Presidents’ Perspective
System, TX on the CEO Contract
William Austin David Longoria • Presidential Evaluations: Key Tools
President Chair and Components
Warren County Community Pima Community
College, NJ College, AZ
Colleen Allen Kent Phillippe

Board Program Specialist Associate Vice President,
ACCT, DC Research and Student
Success
AACC, DC
Michael Elam
President Wendy Ruffin-Barnes
Roanoke-Chowan Community Chair
College, NC Roanoke-Chowan
Community College, NC
Greg Hamann
President
Linn-Benton Community
College, OR

Wednesday
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Policy Guidelines for Fiscal Health and Management
Balboa BC, Second Floor
• General Responsibilities of Trustees
Recent and current fiscal realities have made it even more challenging
Regarding Financial Oversight
for community college governing boards to carry out their fiduciary
• Audit Reporting & Risk Compliance
responsibilities. This workshop focuses on what board members need to
know about their fiscal role, the budget process, audits, risk management, • Affordable Care Act: Impact on
and the Affordable Care Act. It also includes two colleges’ individual stories Community Colleges
about managing technology costs and making tough fiscal decisions. • Making Tough Decisions in
Participants will receive resource documents and have the opportunity Tough Times
to interact with presenters and other board members. • Controlling the Escalating Costs
of Technology
Laura Saunders, Facilitator Kedrich Jackson
Former Interim President Trustee
Bellevue College Columbia Basin College, WA
ACCT Consultant, WA
Rich Grosch
Greg Hamann Trustee
President San Diego Community College
Linn-Benton Community College, District, CA
OR
Barbara Viniar
Constance M. Carroll President
Chancellor Chesapeake College, MD
San Diego Community College
District, CA Peter Zschiesche
Bonnie Ann Dowd Trustee
Executive Vice Chancellor, San Diego Community College
Business and Technology Services District, CA
San Diego Community College
District, CA
• Nuts and Bolts of Using Your

College’s Attorney(s)
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Social Media and Technology Inside
Legal Academy: The Role of the Community College Legal and Outside the Boardroom
Representative and Emerging Trends in Higher Education Law • When the Big One Hits—
Old Town AB, Second Floor Investigation and Crisis
The goal of this Academy is to aid community college legal representatives Management
and trustees in understanding their respective roles, as well as to provide • Top Ten Policies and Practices that
insight into legal issues that have a significant impact on community colleges. Will Reduce your Employment and
Designed for trustees, presidents, and both in-house and outside community Labor Litigation
college legal representatives, this Academy will explore ethical dilemmas, • Hot Topics in Higher Education Law
using social media and technology inside and outside the boardroom, and
minimizing labor-related litigation.
Ira Shepard, Facilitator Augustin Rivera, Jr.
ACCT General Counsel Partner
Saul Ewing, LLP, DC Dunn, Weathered, Coffey,
Rivera & Kasperitis, PC., TX
Andrew Laine, Co-Facilitator
Board Services Program Specialist Karen Smith
ACCT, DC General Counsel
Oregon Community College
Rob Duston Association, OR
Partner Betty Young
Saul Ewing, LLP, DC President
Hocking College, OH

Wednesday
1:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

MEETING
Seaport H, Second Floor
All attendees are invited to experience
their national board at work!
SPECIAL SESSION SPECIAL SESSION

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Welcome and Information for Guests, Partners, Welcome to New Trustees and First-Time Attendees
Spouses, Families, and Friends Hillcrest CD, Third Floor
Cove, Third Floor A must-attend session for new trustees and/or
This session is specially designed for guests, spouses, first-time ACCT Congress attendees. This session is
partners, friends and family members of Congress designed to accelerate and enhance your experience
attendees. We will provide an overview of the and provide an opportunity for meeting other new
Congress program, and information on San Diego trustees. We will present an overview on how to
and local attractions. navigate through all the meetings, sessions, and
exciting opportunities offered during the 2015
Tonya Harley
Finance & Operations Management Officer
Congress. Information will also be provided on
ACCT, DC how to get involved and participate in the ACCT
membership and business meetings. ACCT Board
Bernie Rhinerson Members and leadership will stop in to meet and
Trustee greet with the new trustees.
San Diego Community College District, CA
James Ayers
Walter Packard Trustee
ACCT Consultant, CA Parkland College, IL
Heather Christensen
Trustee
Central Wyoming College, WY
Karen Lomax
Executive Coordinator to the
President and Board of Directors
ACCT, DC
MEETING
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
ACCT State, Province, and Territory
Coordinators Network
Cortez Hill ABC, Second Floor

Wednesday 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
nce
Come Early and Experie
Marketplace and a Some of San Diego’s Un
Culinary Contributions
.
ique
Taste of California
Seaport Foyer, Second Floor
Learn More about ACCT Services:

Come and learn • Board Retreats & Workshops
about the California • Board Self Assessments
community colleges & Presidential Evaluations
who will be featured
in the Marketplace! • Institutional Leadership Analysis
• Succession Planning
• Leadership Training Webinars
• Trustee Training Webinars
• Policy Audit & Review
• Publications, Tools, & Resources
6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. g

ollowin Roberto J. Rodríguez
iately F
Immed G e n e ral Deputy Assistant to the President for Education
SPECIAL SESSION ening
The Op The White House, DC
Sess io n
America’s College Promise
Karen Stout
Seaport FG, Second Floor President and CEO
In January, community colleges were cast into the Achieving the Dream, MD
national spotlight as President Obama announced
a federal proposal to provide full tuition and fees Scott J. Svonkin
Board President
for qualified students. The proposal was inspired by
Los Angeles Community College District, CA
several state and local initiatives that also provide full
tuition assistance for community college students. Jeff Terp
In the months since the announcement a number Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
of states, as well as community colleges have also Ivy Tech Community College, IN
begun to take steps to implement their own ‘promise’
programs. This session will examine the movement to
create promise programs on the national, state, and
local levels.
J. Noah Brown, Facilitator
President and CEO
ACCT, DC
Joe May
Chancellor
Dallas County Community College District, TX
Martha J. Kanter
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Higher Education
and Senior Fellow
New York University, NY

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@CCTrustees
Wednesday 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Opening General Session

Seaport Ballroom, Second Floor
Presentation of Colors Welcome to California

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Brice Harris
Color Guard Chancellor
California Community Colleges, CA
San Diego Firefighters’ Emerald Society
Pipes and Drums Geoffrey L. Baum
President
Board of Governors
Lawrence Galizio
President
Community College League of California, CA
National Anthem Welcome from ACCT

J. Noah Brown
San Diego Mesa College Vocal Ensemble
President & CEO
Directed by Richard Chagnon
ACCT, DC
Performance by Keynote Speaker

Mariachi Garibaldi Band
Directed by Jeff Nevin
Southwestern College, CA
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.

President and Chief
Presiding Officer Executive Officer
TIAA-CREF, NY
Robin M. Smith
Chair
Trustee
Welcome to San Diego

Constance Carroll
Chancellor
Economic and Demographic
Trends Reshaping the World
Maria Nieto Senour – and the Implications for
Chair
Higher Education
RECEPTION RECEPTION
6:45 p.m. – 8 p.m. 6:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Community College Association of Texas Trustees Community College League of California
(By Invitation Only) (By Invitation Only)
Old Town AB, Second Floor Cortez Hill ABC, Third Floor

Thursday Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Rise And Shine – Have A Cup of Coffee on ACCT
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. MEETING

ACCT Registration 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Palm Foyer, Second Floor Michigan Delegation Breakfast
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Michigan Community
College Association
Cortez Hill AB, Third Floor
MEETING
MEETING
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
ACCT Corporate Council Roundtable
Arizona Association of District
Old Town AB, Second Floor
Governing Boards Breakfast
Pier, Third Floor
Concurrent Sessions High Expectations for Student Success:
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Engaging Trustees via the Governance

Institute for Student Success (GISS)
SPECIAL SESSION Harbor B, Second Floor
This presentation will be a panel
Philanthropic Investments in Community format with representatives from the
Colleges: The Completion Agenda Oregon Community College Association (OCCA), the
Harbor A, Second Floor Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT),
Representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates and two community college trustees. Following
Foundation, Lumina Foundation, USA Funds, and a brief overview of the Governance Institute for
the San Diego Foundation will share information on Student Success (GISS) and the collaboration to
what trustees and presidents should know about bring the institute to Oregon, trustees will share their
philanthropy, and working with local and regional experiences with the GISS. The Panel will then engage
foundations. Why is it important for trustees to know audience members in a question and answer session
about the role of national and local foundations? How to deepen and individualize the material for use on
should trustees encourage their colleges to build their campuses. Information on the GISS will
relationships with foundations? be available.
Scott D’alessandro Byron McClenney, Facilitator
Associate Program Officer, Postsecondary Success Consultant
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DC ACCT-GISS, TX
Lorenzo Esters Elizabeth Cox Brand

Senior Program Director Student Success & Assessment Director
National Engagement and Philanthropy Oregon Community College Association, OR
USA Funds, IN
Cam Preus
Nicole McDonald President
Strategy Officer Blue Mountain Community College, OR
Lumina Foundation, IN
Vikki Ricks
Kathlyn Mead Trustee
President and CEO Central Oregon Community College, OR
The San Diego Foundation, CA
Ed Tabor
Chair
Blue Mountain Community College, OR
Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Thursday
Role of Effective Governance in Academic Mary Figueroa
Programming: How Your Community College Member
can Catalyze the Manufacturing Renaissance ACCT Board of Directors
Trustee
Harbor C, Second Floor
Riverside Community College District, CA
The recent manufacturing resurgence requires two-year
community colleges to create greater value by closing Wolde-Ab Isaac
President
workforce gaps in their communities. Learn how Tri-
Riverside City College, CA
County Technical College instituted dramatic changes
in its program offerings, implemented processes to set
direction for future programming, and the critical role The Education and Work Center: A New Model
of the board in meeting service area needs. for Community Impact through Shared Resources
Ronnie Booth Harbor F, Second Floor
President The Education and Work Center is a responsive
Tri-County Technical College, SC
learning facility relying on the collaboration of civic,
Galen DeHay
educational, and workforce system partners. Hear how
Senior Vice President two community colleges, a local workforce investment
Tri-County Technical College, SC board, and a municipality collaborated to provide
educational and career services in an under-served
Leon “Butch” Harris suburb of Chicago.
Chair
Tri-County Technical College, SC Kenya Ayers
Dean
Harper College, IL
Legal Issues Affecting Community Colleges
Kenneth Ender
Harbor D, Second Floor
President
This panel of legal experts in higher education and Harper College, IL
community colleges will discuss First Amendment
issues, financing capital projects through the use of the Peggy Heinrich
“New Market Tax Credit,” and the role of legal counsel Dean
Elgin Community College, IL
in community colleges. Bring questions, as the panel
will be available to address general audience questions Diane Hill
on higher education and community colleges. Trustee
Harper College, IL
Ira Shepard
ACCT General Counsel
Clare Ollayos
Saul Ewing, LLP, DC
Member
Robert Joyce
Trustee
Professor
University of North Carolina,
School of Government, NC David Sam
President
A Winning Strategy: Focusing on the “Student”
in Student Athlete as a Model of Student Success Rebecca Walker
Harbor E, Second Floor Senior Director, Education and Work Center
Riverside City College has a long tradition of “on the
field” athletic success. More impressive is the success
of student athletes “in the classroom,” especially since Triton Jumpstart NSO: A Strengths-Based
the majority of student athletes are men of color. This Approach to New Student Orientation
presentation will focus on their success which has
Harbor G, Second Floor
implications for all students.
How do we implement strengths-based, innovative
Michael Burke orientations which move the needle on persistence
Chancellor of our diverse student population? Triton Jumpstart
Riverside Community College District, CA
is an orientation program, developed by multiple
Edward Bush constituencies to gain critical knowledge on effective,
Vice President of Student Services culturally responsive orientation programs in a
Riverside City College, CA community college environment. One of the distinct
features of this program is the utilization of small
group facilitation led by faculty. Faculty receive

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
intensive training and professional development for Bradley Stover

enhancing strong facilitation skills, exploring self- Trustee
efficacy frameworks, and increasing understanding Harford Community College, MD
of dependable strengths in order to link to their own
course learning outcomes in their respective classes. Richard Norling
Trustee
Heidi Farani Harford Community College, MD
Director of Advising & Orientation
Edmonds Community College, WA
Using Real-Time Regional Employment Data
Emily Yim to Positively Impact Data-Driven Decisions
Secretary-Treasurer
ACCT Board of Directors Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
Chair Have you ever wished you could get your hands on
Edmonds Community College, WA real-time employment and economic development
data to affect and impact your strategic planning
Transitioning to Greater Shared Governance efforts? Fayetteville Technical Community College,
at HACC – Background, Implementation and working closely with Economic Modeling Specialists
Current Status International will demonstrate software tools, that are
easy to operate, and provide real-time, quality data,
Harbor H, Second Floor
to support college/university wide decisions impacting
Over the course of three years, organizational
student success and post-graduate employment.
realignment led to pressure for greater transparency
and participation in institutional leadership. An Vincent Castano
engaging shared governance structure was formed, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
effectively addressing these issues. Participation
by representatives of all constituents allowed for Dallas Freeman, Jr.
a clear and organized mode of communication Chair
and involvement. Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
Hector Ortiz J. Larry Keen

Member President
ACCT Board of Directors Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
Trustee
Harrisburg Area Community College, PA Carl Mitchell
Vice President for Human Resources, Workforce
John J. Sygielski
Development, and Institutional Effectiveness
President
Oren Yagil Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How MGCCC Brings

Chief of Staff
the Best of Business and Industry to its Campuses
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, as a
Carpe Diem: Real-time, Accessible, Accurate part of its Strategic Plan 2020, is committed to
Financial Modeling for Boards of Trustees community engagement and partnerships, realizing
Harbor I, Second Floor that partnerships will ultimately lead to jobs for its
This presentation explains how one community students, featuring MGCCC’s successful partnerships
college developed a real-time, accurate, low-cost with Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi Power, the
financial modeling portal and how its implementation gaming industry, and other local leaders.
transformed the Board of Trustees’ decision-making
Mary Graham
process. The presentation will explore the portal’s President
conception and migration into an essential governing Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
and managerial tool (with a live demonstration).
Susan Hunt
Dennis Golladay Chair
President Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
Harford Community College, MD
Frederick Johnson
Vice President of Finance and Operations
Harford Community College, MD

Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Thursday
Improving Retention and Completion through Concurrent Sessions
Holistic Advising and Course Acceleration
Balboa ABC, Second Floor 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Learn how Iowa Western has improved student success
through the dramatic redesign of developmental SPECIAL SESSION
education efforts as well as the implementation of Update on Community College Federal Priorities
a non-cognitive assessment that provides for holistic Harbor A, Second Floor
advising and course acceleration opportunities
Washington, DC lobbyists from ACCT and AACC
resulting in more focused interventions and more
will provide an update on the federal priorities of
targeted co-curricular supports.
community colleges. Find out what issues community
Tori Christie college advocates should encourage the Administration
Vice President of Student Services and Congress to support in 2015 and 2016. Learn about
Iowa Western Community College, IA opportunities for trustees and college leaders to
Connie Hornbeck
influence policy makers.
Member Jee Hang Lee
ACCT Board of Directors Vice President for Public Policy and External Relations
Trustee ACCT, DC
Iowa Western Community College, IA
Jennifer Stiddard
Ross Markle
Senior Public Policy Associate
Senior Research and Assessment Advisor
ACCT, DC
Educational Testing Services, NJ
David Baime
Senior Vice President, Government Relations and
Making Open Work at Salt Lake
Policy Analysis
Community College AACC, DC
James Hermes
Salt Lake Community College is on course to help Associate Vice President, Government Relations
students save approximately two million dollars in AACC, DC
textbook costs over the course of the next three
years. We will describe how we are moving from a
state of small Open Educational Resources (OER) The Board’s Role in Fostering Diversity and Equity
pilots to a more organized approach to OER in San Diego Colleges
implementation at SLCC. Harbor B, Second Floor
Two community college districts in San Diego
Clint Ensign
Trustee County, California with diverse student bodies have
Salt Lake Community College, UT found proven ways to provide greater access for
students of color, and to foster equity and inclusion
Deneece Huftalin so that all students can make their higher education
President goals a reality.
Salt Lake Community College, UT
Constance M. Carroll
Jason Pickavance Chancellor
Director of Educational Initiatives San Diego Community College District, CA
Salt Lake Community College, UT
Edwin Hiel
Trustee
MEETING Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cindy L. Miles
AIHEC COMMITTEES Chancellor
(By Invitation Only) Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA
Regatta ABC, Forth Floor
Maria Nieto Senour
Chair
MEETING San Diego Community College District, CA
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
AIHEC Student Congress
Regatta ABC, Forth Floor

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
The Pending Exodus of Current Presidents: Reducing the Need for Developmental Math
Conducting an Effective CEO Search Harbor E, Second Floor
Harbor C, Second Floor McHenry County College’s (MCC) College and
Approximately 500 community college presidents are Career Readiness Alliance and faculty at St. Charles
expected to retire by 2017. Is your board contemplating Community College (SCC) have targeted their
conducting a search for a new president? Has your efforts toward the individuals who can make the
board undertaken a succession-planning process? greatest difference in both placement and success
Learn how to get ready for leadership transition, – the students themselves. MCC has developed
including how to design a search, how to recruit a an architected and integrated initiative that has
strong pool of candidates, and what mistakes the helped decrease the number of graduates requiring
board should be careful to avoid. developmental math by 31% in just four years and has
saved SCC over $200,000 over the past five years
Narcisa A. Polonio, Facilitator
Executive Vice President for Education,
because higher placements of incoming freshmen
Research and Board Leadership Services have resulted in fewer developmental math courses
ACCT, DC being offered.
Julie Golder Alion Tony Capalbo
Search Services Coordinator Associate Dean of College and Career Readiness
ACCT, DC McHenry County College, IL
Laurie Savona Linda Liddell

Operations Officer for Search Services Trustee
ACCT, DC McHenry County College, IL
Marie Kane Jason Memmem

President Emeritus Student Trustee
Chaffey College McHenry County College, IL
ACCT Consultant, TX
Tony Miksa
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Jose Leyba
McHenry County College, IL
ACCT Consultant, AZ
Joyce Lindstrom
Developmental Math Faculty
Alliances that Change the Future St. Charles Community College, MO
William Pundmann
A strategic alliance between a city, educators,
Trustee
and area businesses is the result of an innovative St. Charles Community College, MO
and collaborative effort. Meet the partners of this
collective enterprise and learn how they created Jackie Radle
educational pathways, developed community Developmental Math Faculty
support, and successfully received $2.9 million St. Charles Community College, MO
from the City of Albany for economic development.

Ann Buchele Student Success Validation Through Dual
Vice President of Academic Affairs Enrollment & Early College Models
and Workforce Development
Linn-Benton Community College, OR
Pennsylvania Highlands will share how its nationally
Greg Hamann accredited dual enrollment model, Accelerated College
President
Education Program, drove an internal and external
Linn-Benton Community College, OR
culture of change, contributing to student success.
Jim Merryman St. Clair County Community College will demonstrate
Trustee how its Early College partnerships have enhanced local
Linn-Benton Community College, OR efforts to build a college-going culture and, ultimately,
increased student success.
Walter Asonevich
President
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, PA
John Cavanaugh
Trustee
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, PA

Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Thursday
Melissa Murray Steve Miller
Dean, School Partnerships Chair
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, PA Bellevue College, WA
David Oppliger
Trustee Aligning Policy Governance® and Student Success
St. Clair County Community College, MI While Responding to a 100% Performance-Based
Kevin Pollock Higher Education Funding Model
President Harbor I, Second Floor
St. Clair County Community College, MI This session builds on North Central State College’s
2013 ACCT Congress presentation entitled “Utilizing
Learning Communities: A Powerful Catalyst Board Ends Policy to Drive Student Success,” while
responding to ever-changing realities of the new
for Retention and Completion
community college model. In this session, targeted
Harbor F, Second Floor policies and outcomes include topics related to
Learning communities are a best practice for performance funding, state success factors, dual
fostering student success, addressing achievement enrollment, high school and university partnerships,
gaps, and raising retention and completion rates. business collaborations, online courses, STEMM and
Howard Community College will showcase three transfers, and average wages.
distinct learning communities, demonstrating how
involvement in these groups has bolstered student Dorey Diab
President
achievement and engagement.
Edmund Coale, III
Chair Dwight McElfresh
Howard Community College, MD Trustee
Kevin Doyle
Trustee Matthew Smith
Howard Community College, MD Trustee
Kathleen Hetherington
President
Howard Community College, MD Our Louisiana 2020: Establishing a Public Agenda
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
Mamie Perkins
The Louisiana Community and Technical College
Trustee
Howard Community College, MD System (LCTCS) provides strategic management and
support for Louisiana’s 13 community and technical
Dennis Schrader colleges. Our Louisiana 2020 is a bold public agenda
Trustee to build a better Louisiana by boosting the skills
Howard Community College, MD and earnings of its citizens. The plan was developed
to ensure that challenges of industry and needs of
Implications of Successful Autism Access Program students are understood. Learn how the plan will meet
the state’s community and workforce needs.
for a Broader Student Populations Success Model
Harbor H, Second Floor Robert Brown
Trustee
Bellevue College, WA has produced successful
Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LA
academic outcomes in an autism access and support
program for four years. This session will describe Tim Hardy
the factors involved in this success, examine the Trustee
implications of these outcomes for other at-risk Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LA
populations, and outline next steps for implementation
Woody Ogé
with cohorts or referred students.
Member
Ana Blackstad ACCT Board of Directors
Dean of Student Success Chair
Bellevue College, WA Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LA
Monty Sullivan
Sara Gardner
President
Autism Spectrum Navigators Program Director
Bellevue College, WA

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
The Ethics of Community College Governance: Enhance Student Experience…

Setting the Moral Compass Enhance Student Success
Gaslamp CD, Second Floor La Jolla AB, Second Floor
Overview presentation and panel discussion of ethical Enhancing the customer service experience for
issues facing community colleges on a daily and on- students can remove many administrative barriers
going basis, and how to establish a culture of high that impede student success. Many colleges are
ethical standards at the institutional and personal taking steps to streamline and centralize operational
level through policy and practice. functions, to speed response times for admission
applications/financial aid awards and to reduce wait
Mark Escamilla
President times for in person counseling and phone inquiries.
Del Mar College District, TX Two districts have moved toward centralization
and simplification of administrative processes. The
Susan Hutchinson presenters will discuss the steps taken to accomplish
Trustee this endeavor and will provide data illustrating the
Del Mar College District, TX
impact on the quality of student service and improved
Trey McCampbell student outcomes.
Chair Kenneth Ray, Jr.
Del Mar College District, TX Vice President of Student Services
and Enrollment Management
Augustin Rivera Hillsborough Community College, FL
College Counsel
Del Mar College District, TX Judith Witherspoon
Senior Vice President
Roberto Zárate National Director of Sales and Marketing
Chair-Elect Edfinancial Services, TN
Trustee David Ximenez
Alamo Colleges, TX Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services
Tarrant County College District, TX
Scaling College Credit Plus: Increasing Access

to Higher Education MEETING
Balboa ABC, Second Floor 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
The state of Ohio’s new College Credit Plus (CCP) Community College Lawyers Roundtable
initiative, demonstrates how institutions have worked Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
to expand access, promote quality, and save students
money. Participants will learn about best practices,
MEETING
collaborations, and early outcomes.
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Doug Boedeker
Student Trustees
Chair
Southern State Community College, OH Cove, Third Floor
All students, and student trustees attending the ACCT
Kevin Boys Leadership Congress are invited to meet and greet.
President
Southern State Community College, OH Jeremy Lightner, Facilitator
Recruiter and Project Associate
Jack Hershey ACCT, DC
President
Ohio Association of Community Colleges, OH
Ryan McCall
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Southern State Community College, OH

Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Thursday
Concurrent Sessions Nassim Ebrahimi
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Director of Learning Outcomes Assessment

Anne Arundel Community College, MD
SPECIAL SESSION Marcus Kolb

Assistant Vice President for Assessment and
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Academic Policy
Harbor A, Second Floor Ivy Tech Community College, IN
As the U.S. Congress looks towards the reauthorization Lynn Priddy

of the Higher Education Act, this session will focus Provost
on new and innovative proposals surrounding higher National American University, SD
education reform, as well as what community colleges

Jason Wood
can expect during the upcoming reauthorization. President
Panelists represent leading authorities in the federal Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, WI
policy arena.
Debbie Cochrane Building the Pathway out of Poverty – Stackable
Research Director
The Institute for College Access and Success, CA
Credentials Provide Stepping Stones to Meaningful
Employment
Jee Hang Lee Harbor C, Second Floor
Vice President for Public Policy and External
Stackable credentials leading to meaningful
Relations
ACCT, DC employment have proven to be effective pathways
for leading families out of poverty. Working with
Mark Mitsui advisory committees comprised of local employers,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges
South Texas College has developed credentials that
Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education, DC concentrate high-value skills in building blocks called
Stackable Credentials.
Rose Benavidez
Trustee
SPECIAL SESSION
South Texas College, TX
The Urgency of Now – Lessons
Roy de León
for Trustees on How Community
Chair
Colleges Must Change to Serve 21st South Texas College, TX
Century Students
Graciela Farias
Followed by a Book Signing
Trustee
Harbor B, Second Floor South Texas College, TX
The authors of the recently released book, The Urgency
of Now – Innovation and Excellence in Learning, will
present a panel, followed by audience discussion, on
the imperative for change if community colleges seek
to remain relevant to students and employers. Topics
include trustee roles in quality assurance, assessment
of student learning, transitions to competency-
based models, and engaging faculty in change. This
conversation will empower trustees to ask crucial
questions about these issues and influence their
institutions toward essential change.
Samuel D. Cargile
Vice President, Senior Advisor to CEO
Laurie Dodge
Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement and
Planning and Vice Provost
Brandman University, CA

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lowering Default Rates and Achieving Student Monica Cruz

Success: How Cochise College (CC) and Central Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Wyoming College (CWC) lowered their default rates Coastal Bend College, TX
while increasing their completion rates.
Beatriz T. Espinoza
Harbor D, Second Floor President
Through deep analysis of borrower characteristics, Coastal Bend College, TX
coordinated campus-wide effort, and essential
partnerships, CC reduced its default rate from 30% to Laura Fischer
Trustee
9%, and CWC reduced their rate from 22.6% to 8.06%, Coastal Bend College, TX
within three years. This presentation will outline
initiatives taken by the Financial Aid Office, the Carroll Lohse
Administration, and the Board to lower the default Chair
rates and increase completion rates. Coastal Bend College, TX
Jacquelyn Burns
Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services How One College Dealt with the Affordable
Care Act
Heather Christensen Harbor H, Second Floor
Trustee Ozarks Technical Community College successfully
Central Wyoming College, WY developed a new position due to several factors
including the Affordable Care Act. This new position
Cory Daly
Vice President for Student Affairs
referred to as “Lecturer” created a full-time position
Central Wyoming College, WY with full benefits including health and retirement
contributions, and access to the college’s health care
Karen Emmer clinic, while providing quality instruction and saving
Director of Financial Aid the college money.
Cochise College, AZ
Greg DeLong
Dennis Nelson Chair
Trustee Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
Cochise College, AZ
J. Howard Fisk
J. D. Rottweiler Trustee
President Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
Cochise College, AZ
Hal Higdon
Nicole Schoening Chancellor
Trustee Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
Jennifer Kennally
Jane Strain Trustee
Member Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
Trustee Jeff Layman
Cochise College, AZ Trustee
Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
Cristobal Valdez
President Chip Sheppard
Central Wyoming College, WY Trustee
Winning Gold! Paragon Award for Social Larry Snyder

Media Online Trustee
Harbor E, Second Floor
Coastal Bend College’s marketing plan includes a
diverse social media campaign that in 2014 earned
it the highest award from the National Council for
Marketing and Public Relations. CBC has seen increases
in enrollments and student success, has reached out
to alumni and friends, and has added a student Street
Team, all through social media. The cost, pennies on
the dollar, and a strategy to reach our diverse audiences
quickly and often, has paid dividends.

Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Thursday
How to Position Your College for Success: Dorey Diab
A Trustee Guide for a Brand Makeover President
Harbor G, Second Floor North Central State College, OH
The governing board of Midlands Technical College,

Naomi Earp
the Commission, recognized that the environment Executive Director of Workforce Development
in which it operates is increasingly competitive. Southwest Tennessee Community College, TN
To ensure the institution remains competitive, the
Commission and the administration guided the Mark Hawke
college through a marketing transformation to create Trustee
Mount Wachusett Community College, MA
a brand that effectively communicates its messages
to desired audiences.
Barrie Kirk LifeMap: Personalized Student Attention
Vice President for Corporate to Support Student Success
and Continuing Education Harbor I, Second Floor
Midlands Technical College, SC
Beginning with the end in mind is a powerful motivator.
Randall (Mack) Jackson Bunker Hill Community College has leveraged talent
Member and technology to implement “LifeMap” – a philosophy
of commitment for student success. Students use
Trustee
LifeMap tools to create educational, financial and career
plans, connect with support services, participate in
Ronald L. Rhames social networking and reflect on their learning. Learn
President
how BHCC and CampusWorks collaborated to keep
students engaged and on track to completion.
Robby Wilkins Sally Buckley
Chair Dean of Enrollment Management and LifeMap
Midlands Technical College, SC Bunker Hill Community College, MA
Jim Canniff
Bridging the Gap between Academia and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student
the Workforce: Employer-Driven Solutions Services
Bunker Hill Community College, MA
Harbor F, Second Floor
The four community colleges of the Advanced Laura Grandgenett
Manufacturing, Mechatronics, and Quality Consortium Chief Information Officer
received $15.9 million dollars in US Department of Labor Bunker Hill Community College /CampusWorks, MA
TAACCCT Round 3 funding to help job seekers obtain

Liz Murphy
training and credentials in advanced manufacturing. CEO
The Presidents, joined by Mount Wachusett Community CampusWorks, FL
College Trustee Mayor Mark Hawke, will describe how
we are meeting the grant objective: transformation Marita Rivero
Chair
of educational delivery methods and acceleration of
credential attainment in manufacturing. The initiative
enhances regional economic development efforts by
providing employers with workers that have proven Applied Benchmarking – Exploring and Implementing
training, skills and knowledge for a sector that is Best Practices
integral to dynamic regional economic growth. Topics Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
of portability, stackability, articulations, credentialing,
Applied Benchmarking is a new variation on
and responsiveness to employer needs will be
continuous improvement that asks every Wake
discussed, as will funding opportunities that may
Technical Community College employee to identify
be available to advance similar endeavors.
an issue to benchmark within their daily work
Daniel Asquino activities, area of responsibility, or area of expertise.
President They examine internal college processes, identify an
Mount Wachusett Community College, MA
issue that needs addressing, find other institutions
Rick Bateman, Jr. that have addressed it effectively, and adapt practices
Chancellor from organizations considered to be the best in the
Bossier Parish Community College, LA areas of teaching, learning, research, management,
administration, and facilities.

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Robert Grove William Law, Jr.

AVP, College Improvement President
Wake Technical Community College, NC St. Petersburg College, FL
Stephen Scott Richard Rhodes

President President/CEO
Wake Technical Community College, NC Austin Community College District, TX
Ronald Wainwright
Trustee Data-Driven Changes in Mathematics at Danville
Wake Technical Community College, NC Area Community College
Developing Successful College and University Our mathematics department experienced significant
Partnerships Requires “Real Magic and Passion!” changes, all of them data driven to increase student
Gaslamp CD, Second Floor success. We will discuss our different approach to
intermediate algebra which increased success by 34%,
College of Marin and University of California, Davis
our new math placement strategies which incorporate
recently partnered in offering Mini-Medical School
high school math success, and other initiatives such
Preview for students, Marin residents, and the
as non-STEM pathways, bridging courses, and co-
community. Presenters will offer reasons for the
requisite courses.
successful partnership which include, magic strategies,
program outcomes, and program assessment and Amber Anderson
evaluation guaranteed WIN-WIN in achieving mutual Instructor, Math
interests from start to finish!! Danville Area Community College, IL
Eva Long David Harby

Trustee Chair
Marin Community College District, CA Danville Area Community College, IL
David Wain Coon Kathy Sturgeon

Superintendent/President Dean, Math, Science and Health Professions
Marin Community College District, CA Danville Area Community College, IL
The Art and Science of Student Success: Using

BOOK SIGNING
Design Thinking, Data Science and the Cloud to
Help Students Learn Well and Finish Strong 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Balboa ABC, Second Floor The Urgency of Now – Innovation
Using examples from sectors that have brought and Excellence in Learning
together the best of design thinking and analytics ACCT/Rowman & Littlefield
to achieve diverse missions, we’ll catalyze a Book Series
conversation about how to make the most of this Harbor B, Second Floor
approach in education. We’ll learn from institutions
Please join all the contributors for this book signing.
that are innovating with everything from early-
warning systems to engaging apps to help students Samuel D. Cargile
learn well and navigate their educational journeys. Vice President, Senior Advisor to CEO
Charles Thornburgh, Facilitator
Founder & CEO
Chief Learning Officer
Civitas Learning, TX
Linda Baer
Senior Fellow
Civitas Learning, TX
Christine Johnson
Chancellor
Community Colleges of Spokane, WA
William Serrata
President
El Paso Community College, TX

Thursday 12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Membership Celebration Luncheon

The Thursday Membership Celebration Luncheon is dedicated to the attendees and the significant
contributions made by governing boards and trustees. Network and engage with trustees from across
the country and beyond by participating in table discussions.
Presiding Officer Keynote Speaker
Robin M. Smith
Chair
Trustee
Janet Napolitano
President
University of California, CA
Introductions
Roberto Zárate
Chair-Elect
Trustee
Alamo Colleges, TX The California Model:
A Partnership Between Universities
and Community Colleges
Keynote Speaker Introduction
Brice Harris
Chancellor

Thursday 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
ACCT Regional Caucuses and Meetings
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

ACCT Regional Caucuses and Meetings
ACCT Central Regional Caucus and Meeting ACCT Pacific Regional Caucus and Meeting
Harbor I, Second Floor Harbor G, Second Floor
Presiding Officer Presiding Officer

Diane Gallagher Jane Strain
Central Regional Chair Pacific Regional Chair
ACCT Board of Directors ACCT Board of Directors
Trustee Trustee
Highland Community College, IL Cochise College, AZ
Teller Teller
Lois Bartelme Ernest Keller
Trustee Trustee
Kirkwood Community College, IA Columbia Gorge Community College, OR
Assistant Teller Assistant Teller

Wendy Ho
Kurt Wachholz Chair
Chair
San José-Evergreen Community College District, CA
Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI
Sergeant-at-Arms Sergeant-At-Arms
Joanne Schwartz
Denise Wellons-Glover Chair
Trustee
Centralia College, WA
Wayne County Community College District, MI
ACCT Southern Regional Caucus and Meeting

ACCT Northeast Regional Caucus and Meeting Harbor D, Second Floor
Presiding Officer
Presiding Officer Tami Cullens
William E. Coleman, Jr. Member
Northeast Regional Chair ACCT Board of Directors
ACCT Board of Directors Trustee
Trustee South Florida State College, FL
Mercer County Community College, NJ
Teller
Teller Dallas Freeman
David Mathis Chair
Trustee Fayettville Technical Community College, NC
Mohawk Valley Community College, NY
Assistant Teller
Assistant Teller Betty Holness
Trustee
Oretha Bridgwaters-Simms
Daytona State College, FL
Trustee
Prince George’s Community College, MD
Sergeant-At-Arms
Sergeant-at-Arms Paul O. Batson, III
Trustee
Anthony Miller
Greenville Technical College, SC
Trustee
Bergen Community College, NJ

Concurrent Sessions
ACCT Regional Caucuses and Meetings Thursday
ACCT Western Regional Caucus and Meeting
Harbor H, Second Floor
Presiding Officer Assistant Teller

Kent Miller Carl Kelly
Western Regional Chair Trustee
ACCT Board of Directors Galveston College, TX
Trustee
Mid-Plains Community College Area, NE
Sergeant-At-Arms
Teller Walter Wragge
David Peter Trustee
Trustee Northern Wyoming Community College District -
Neosho County Community College, KS Sheridan College, WY
MEETING Mechell Downey

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PBSN President
ACCT Advisory Committee of Presidents Administrative Assistant to the President
Seminole State College, OK
Tina Heskett
PBSN Vice President
MEETING Executive Assistant to the President
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Hillsborough Community College, FL
Achieving the Dream Focus Group Alonia Sharps
(By Invitation Only) PBSN Secretary
Hillcrest ABC, Third Floor Chief of Staff
MEETING Debbie Novak

PBSN Immediate Past President
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Assistant to the College President
Work Session for the Professional Board Staff Colorado Mountain College, CO
Network (PBSN) Heather Lanham
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor Executive Assistant to the President
Edison Community College, OH
The three-hour session will include an icebreaker in
order to ready members for the work ahead, after Carla Patee
which there will be a presentation on diplomacy Executive Assistant to the President
in the workplace. There will be time after the and Clerk for the Board
presentation set aside for Round Table Discussions, Dodge City Community College, KS
something members have been asking for in almost Sherri Bowen
every evaluation. Some of the topics to be discussed Director to the President
will be trustee manuals, travel, presidential search/ Forsyth Technical Community College, NC
contracts, transitioning to new software, security
issues, board training, position differences vs. pay Margaret Lamb
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
scale, FOIA or Open Meetings Act, balancing work
and personal life, and best practices. Once the
discussions have concluded, there will be a “report- Jane Thomas
out” session to discuss some of the outcomes of the Executive Associate to the President
Round Table discussions. and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Chesapeake College, MD
Donna Miller
Trustee
North Orange County Community College, CA

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders:

Challenging Tradition, Thinking
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Differently, Building New Capabilities
Book Signing to Follow
The Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative
Harbor B, Second Floor
– California’s Innovative Approach to Improving
Leaders tomorrow will face challenges
Institutional Effectiveness
and embrace values and skill sets
Harbor A, Second Floor previously unknown or undervalued in community
This session will showcase California’s new approach colleges. Organized around ideas in the newly
to increasing community college effectiveness through released ACCT/Rowman & Littlefield book,
its Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders, this session will
Attendees will learn about the “colleague to colleague” challenge conventional thought about leadership
Partnership Resource Team approach, the college goal through critical examination of what leaders will need
setting indicator system of accountability, and how to know and be able to do, where they will be found,
the increased focus on professional development and and how they can be developed.
regional training opportunities are helping colleges
Richard L. Alfred
achieve their goals and more effectively serve students.
Emeritus Professor of Higher Education
Louise Jaffe University of Michigan
Trustee Co-Editor
Santa Monica Community College District, CA Futures Series on Community Colleges, MI
Debbie Sydow
Dianne Van Hook
President
Chancellor
Richard Bland College of William and Mary
Santa Clarita Community College District, CA
Co-Editor
Futures Series on Community Colleges, VA
Theresa Tena
Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness DeRionne Pollard
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, CA President
Montgomery College, MD
Leveraging Strategic Investments James Jacobs

Harbor C, Second Floor President
Macomb Community College, MI
As state support continues to decline, higher
education institutions must identify alternative
funding sources. LCTCS Colleges have leveraged Need Money to Improve your College Facilities?
private partnerships to receive non-appropriated state Learn from Others how They Successfully Secured
funding. This session will highlight program alignment Voter Approved Funding During the most Volatile
to industry needs and how these needs have led to
Economy in Generations
strategic private investments.
Tim Hardy This workshop will present a general overview of
Trustee
financing facilities, various financing techniques,
and current trends among community colleges.
Woody Ogé Additionally, the panel will discuss Coast Community
Member College District’s successful $698 million general
ACCT Board of Directors obligation bond referendum along with bond
Chair referendums in various States, developing effective
community outreach strategies and the political
Monty Sullivan climate for getting a bond referendum passed.
President
Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LA W. Andrew Dunn
Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administrative Services
Coast Community College District, CA
Catherine Lew
President/CEO
The Lew Edwards Group, CA
Ryan Vollmer
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley, CA

Concurrent Sessions
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Thursday
Innovation and Accountability: Financial Assistance
that Saves Students SPECIAL SESSION
Gaslamp CD, Second Floor The Community College – Historically Black
The Temple College Foundation has developed a Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Model –
unique program to increase both course and program A Pathway to Quality-Cost Effective College
completion. With an initial investment of just $5,000,
Education and Graduation
we have developed an $80,000/year student loan
program. By providing short term, 0% interest loans
along with compensatory programming including Participants will hear how a model transfer program
responsible budgeting, housing scholarships, and job between community colleges and HBCUs can lead to
training and placement, we are able to mitigate the student retention and serve as a pathway to a quality
crises in life that have catastrophic results in student cost-effective college education and enhance chances
completion rates. We will demonstrate the benefits for college completion.
of the program as well as help institutions find ways Michael Hodge
to start one of their own. The Leopard Loan program Associate Provost for Research
allows serious students access to educational funding Morehouse College
that focuses on responsible money management, and Evaluator
HBCU-Community College Initiative
a pathway to college completion.
The Links, Incorporated, GA
John Bailey
Mary T. Jeffries
Trustee
Trustee
Temple College, TX
Jennifer Graham
J. Larry Keen
Executive Director
President
Temple College Foundation, TX
Jacquelyn Madry-Taylor
Co-Project Director
SPECIAL SESSION HBCU Community College Initiative
The Links, Incorporated
Taking the Right Path to the Presidency
President
Balboa ABC, Second Floor JYM Associates, VA
Four-hundred of the nation’s community college
Patricia Roe
presidents have provided insights into their journey Senior Program Director
toward the presidency. Hear about what helped them USA Funds, IN
succeed in their first presidential appointments. Do
presidents who took non-traditional routes have Charlene Walker
different strengths and weaknesses than those Vice President
Office of Multiculturalism and Inclusion
whose routes were more traditional? What skills and
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, KY
experience were most influential in presidents’ first
appointment to the office? What skills proved most Dorothy Cowser Yancy
useful in the job? This panel will share with you what it Co-Project Director
HBCU Community College Initiative
takes to the get the job and keep it.
The Links, Incorporated
Walter Bumphus President Emerita
President & CEO Shaw University and Johnson C. Smith University, NC
AACC, DC
Gerardo del los Santos

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
President & CEO Fresh Lemonade and Ice Tea on ACCT
League for Innovation in the Community College, AZ Palm Foyer, Second Floor
Narcisa A. Polonio
Executive Vice President for Education,
Research and Board Leadership Services
ACCT, DC

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
BOOK SIGNING Cindy Miles

Chancellor
3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA
Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders
ACCT/Rowman Jill Wakefield
Chancellor
& Littlefield Book Series Seattle Colleges, WA
Richard L. Alfred How Excellence in Governance Leads to Institutional

Emeritus Professor of Higher Transformation and Culture Change
Education
University of Michigan
Co-Editor Presenters will share their journey of self-inquiry,
Futures Series on Community discovery and transformation motivated by several
Colleges, MI factors including accreditation mandates, student
Debbie Sydow success outcomes, the need for fiscal stability, and
President most important of all the art of speaking with “one
Richard Bland College of William and voice” by focusing with clarity on who it is that
Mary trustees serve.
Co-Editor
Futures Series on Community Mayra Cruz
Colleges, VA Trustee
MEETING Wendy Ho
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Board President
ACCT Chair’s Advisory Committee
(By Invitation Only) Jeffrey Lease
Pier, Third Floor Trustee
Concurrent Sessions John Hendrickson
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Interim Chancellor
SPECIAL SESSION
Leveraging International Program Resources
The Community College Baccalaureate: and Relationships
A New Frontier Harbor F, Second Floor
Harbor A, Second Floor With so many priorities, where is international
In response to workforce needs, 22 states now education? How can trustees and presidents make
authorize their community colleges to offer the case for international education? Join three
bachelor’s degrees in selected career-technical fields. presidents and trustees whose colleges are board
In this forum, leaders from the San Diego Community members of the Community Colleges for International
College District, Seattle Colleges, and the Grossmont- Development in a conversation about strategies
Cuyamaca Community College District will discuss to gain support from your board for international
their institutions’ experiences with this growing education. Learn about why local boards and ACCT
phenomenon. Issues such as legislative strategy, support “internationalization.” What grants and
funding, planning, and adapting institutions to this financial resources are available to make a compelling
new, non-traditional mission will be explored. To be case? What kinds of information and partnerships may
followed by a Special Interest Group discussion… be most helpful to understanding going global? Learn
Constance Carroll how and why international education can become an
Chancellor institutional priority for your college.
Dan Altmayer
Trustee
Carmen Gayton
Highline College, WA
Trustee
Seattle Colleges, WA
Jack Bermingham
President
Rich Grosch
Trustee

Concurrent Sessions
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Thursday
Edmund Coale, III Jim Nelson
Chair Vice President
Howard Community College, MD Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, IL
Jeanne Goshgarian Robin Toth

Trustee Vice President, Business Development
College of Lake County, IL Greater Spokane Incorporated, WA
Kathleen Hetherington Mike Wilson

President Chair
Howard Community College, MD Community Colleges of Spokane, WA
Jerry Weber
President MEETING
College of Lake County, IL 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
AACC Presidents Academy Executive Committee
Measuring Program Profitability at a Non-Profit (By Invitation Only)
Community College Cove, Third Floor
Balboa ABC, Second Floor
With dwindling state support, and a passion to MEETING
remain affordable and accessible, Yavapai College is
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
becoming more cost effective by reallocating existing
resources to meet community needs. Learn how we Association of Latino Community College Trustees
use benchmarking and managerial accounting tools to Gaslamp CD, Second Floor
optimize our limited resources — and inform strategic
board decisions. MEETING
Clint Ewell 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Vice President for Finance
Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American Trustees
and Administrative Services
Yavapai College, AZ Harbor I, Second Floor
Patricia McCarver
Chair MEETING
Yavapai College, AZ
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Penny Wills Community College Association of Texas Trustees
President Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
Yavapai College, AZ
Partnerships That Drive Economic Development

and Student Success
Partnerships between community colleges and
business/industry provide win-win opportunities that
ensure vital local economies and a well-prepared
workforce. Learn how two community colleges
are partnering with local businesses to increase
entrepreneurship and regional connectivity, as well
as student success and completion; two different
approaches that are yielding great results.
Kenneth Ender
President
Harper College, IL
Christine Johnson
Chancellor
Community Colleges of Spokane, WA
William Kelley
Trustee
Harper College, IL

Thursday Special Interest Group Sessions
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
the creation of this special interest group in order to

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SESSIONS learn more on how to meet the needs of the governing
boards, and trustees from community colleges with
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. residential facilities.
Community Colleges Conferring Discussion to be Facilitated By:
Baccalaureate Degrees
Darren Divine
Harbor A, Second Floor President
Applied baccalaureate Casper College, WY
degrees promote career
Community Michael R. Chipps
Colleges growth and offer new
President
that Offer opportunities for our
Baccalaureate Northeast Community College, NE
Degrees community colleges. In this
special interest group session, Recorded By:
trustees from colleges around the country conferring Cynthia Lopez
GISS Program Specialist
bachelor’s degrees will have opportunity to discuss
ACCT, DC
unique issues and interests. ACCT is facilitating the
creation of this special interest group in order to learn
more on how to meet the needs of the governing State Community and Technical College Systems
boards, and trustees from community colleges Harbor E, Second Floor
conferring bachelor’s degrees. This session provides a
special interest group
Discussion to be Facilitated By:
forum to discuss major
Constance Carroll topics statewide system
Chancellor boards face: equitable
revenue sharing among
Carmen Gayton colleges; consolidation
Trustee issues, including merging campuses; relationships with
Seattle Colleges, WA governors and legislatures, and lessons learned. ACCT
is facilitating the creation of this special interest group
Rich Grosch in order to learn more on how to meet the needs of
Trustee
the governing boards, and trustees from state
community and technical college systems.
Cindy Miles Discussion to be Facilitated By:
Chancellor
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA Byron McClenney
Consultant
Jill Wakefield ACCT-GISS, TX
Chancellor Board Member
Seattle Colleges, WA State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational
Education
Recorded By: Colorado Community College System, CO
Norma Goldstein
BLS Consultant Woody Ogé
ACCT, DC Member
Trustee
Governing Boards of Community Colleges Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LA
with Residential Facilities Recorded By:
Harbor B, Second Floor Colleen Allen
Many of the nation’s community Board Program Specialist
colleges offer on-campus and ACCT, DC
off-campus housing, providing
access for students yet also
facing issues regarding costs,
safety, and college liability. In this
special interest group session,
trustees and presidents of residential community
colleges will forge alliances with colleagues from other
residential colleges across the country to discuss
pivotal issues and best practices related to the benefits
and challenges of housing students. ACCT is facilitating
Thursday
Manuel Baca
SPECIAL SESSION Trustee
Advancing Student Success in the California Mt. San Antonio College, CA
Community Colleges
Cecilia Estolano
Harbor C, Second Floor Vice President
In January 2012, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors
Board of Governors adopted a student success California Community Colleges, CA
agenda to improve completion rates at its 113 Erik Skinner
community colleges while maintaining a commitment Deputy Chancellor
to broad access. Major elements in the agenda address California Community Colleges, CA
linkages with K-12 schools, student support programs,
instructional programs, and accountability. The success
RECEPTION
agenda provides a road map to improve the way
our colleges help students identify and achieve their 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
educational goals. Since adopting the success agenda, North Carolina Association of Community
the California Community Colleges have used this College Trustees
road map to implement an unprecedented overhaul (North Carolina Attendees Invited)
of the system’s policies, programs, and practices. This Cortez Hill AB, Third Floor
presentation will tell the story of how the nation’s
largest system of higher education embarked on an
ambitious reform path and accomplished significant
structural changes in how its colleges serve students.
Brice Harris, Facilitator
Chancellor
HISTORY OF THE
ASSOCIATION
OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
1972-2012
The perfect keepsake to acknowledge
the contributions of past and current
trustees, and orient new trustees to their
national association. Reflect on your
place in history as a community college
trustee, president, or leader.
To order copies, go to www.acct.org/acct-bookstore

or contact us at acctinfo@acct.org

Thursday 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Entertainment

Come and mingle with fellow trustees, presidents, and friends. Celebrate the membership!
Entertainment Provided By:

MiraCosta Jazz Collective
Founded in 2008, the MiraCosta Jazz Collective is an

exciting and eclectic musical group of like-minded and
serious collegiate and community musicians. The edgy
group performs funky and swinging contemporary and
classic jazz in a wide variety of styles. The band has
performed with diverse artists including funk legend
Fred Wesley, bassist Brian Bromberg, saxophonists Tom
Scott and Ernie Watts, and klezmer violinist Yale Strom.

Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Friday
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Effective Middle College Design:
Rise And Shine – Have A Cup Pathways to College Completion
of Coffee On ACCT Harbor B, Second Floor
Palm Foyer, Second Floor The concurrent session will highlight the decision
making process for developing the first middle college
high school in Maryland, the Academy of Health
MEETING Sciences, located on the campus of Prince George’s
7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Community College. The session will highlight the
National Council of State Association success and challenges of the Academy. Through dual
Chief Executives enrollment credit, students graduate in four years with
a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. The
Pier, Third Floor
discussion will focus on the principles of an effective
middle college design, as well as recent legislation
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. that dramatically changed the landscape for college
ACCT Registration completion in Maryland.
Palm Foyer, Second Floor Oretha Bridgwaters-Simms
Trustee
MEETING
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Charlene M. Dukes
Governance Institute for Student President
Success Bringing GISS to Your State
(By Invitation Only) Aimee Olivo
Bankers Hill, Third Floor Chair
C. Michael Walls
Trustee
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Association of Colleges’ (England) Code
of Good Governance
Concurrent Sessions In March, 2015 the Association of Colleges (AoC),
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. representing over 320 English Further Education and
Sixth Form colleges, published a new values-based
Policy Governance® and Board Ownership Code of Good Governance. The code delivers a public
Harbor A, Second Floor demonstration of the leadership and stewardship
In 2001 Hawkeye Community College adopted the by college governors (trustees) of their college,
Carver Policy Governance® model after board member its reputation and that of the wider college sector.
actions resulted in a series of negative consequences This discussion session will explore the evolution of
for the institution. The current board recently made a values-based Code of Good Governance, why it
extensive updates of the original policies to commit to should be more effective than a compliance code and
continuing to provide quality leadership for Hawkeye the process of national discussion and consultation
Community College’s future. which led to its adoption. We hope that the steps
taken by the AoC in creating this innovative code of
Bruce Clark
Trustee
good governance will make for a valuable story to
Hawkeye Community College, IA share with US peers as you review your approaches
to college leadership and governance. The session will
Casey McLaughlin also explore current issues for governors (trustees)
Chair of English colleges and seek to identify possible
Hawkeye Community College, IA
areas of collaborative activity between ACCT and
Jay Nardini
AoC members and act as a springboard for future
Trustee partnership between our college sectors.
Mark White
Chair
Joan Webster-Vore Association of Colleges Governors’ Council, UK
Trustee

Friday Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.
Your Data is a Strategic Asset. Are You Making students and communities, and how they can engage
it Work to Support Student Outcomes? young people about career and education decisions
Harbor I, Second Floor before they hit college.
This session will feature the partnership between Nick Real
St. Clair County Community College and Ellucian Instructional Dean – Technology Division
Technology Management Services. We will showcase Cerritos College, CA
how technology is a strategic asset in collecting data
Gabriel Rench
that drives student success decision-making. This Vice President, Higher Education
interactive session will help you refocus your campus EMSI, ID
aligning with student outcomes and create a road
map that addresses these and other community
college issues. High Expectations: Placemaking — Beyond the Quad
David Buck
General Manager Community college education and experiences are at
Ellucian, CO the forefront of American consciousness. Learn how
to utilize landscape architects as strategic leaders
Kevin Pollock in community college placemaking. Understand the
President
landscape role in placemaking and its function as an
St. Clair County Community College, MI
asset in academic design and learning.
Richard “Shorty” Dickson
The Successful Hiring of an Inclusive Leader Chair
Harbor E, Second Floor Waubonsee Community College, IL
An interactive session with trustees and presidents
Jean Goodnow
sharing a dozen key questions and important President
milestones in a successful presidential/CEO Search. Delta College, MI
Pam Eddinger
Randall Machelski
President
Associate Landscape Architect
SmithGroupJJR, IL
Mike Eng
Christine Sobek
Trustee
President
Waubonsee Community College, IL
Marita Rivero
Chair
Effective and Transparent Bond Project Strategies
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
Francisco Rodriguez Learn proven methods to award projects from a
Chancellor
successful bond election using a highly efficient
and effective process for selecting architects and
Emily Yim contractors that allows the board of trustees and
Secretary-Treasurer administration to remain both transparent and fiscally
ACCT Board of Directors responsible to the college and the community.
Chair
Edmonds Community College, WA Linda Good
Trustee
Lone Star College System, TX
Engaging Students through Data and Industry
Balboa ABC, Second Floor Steve Head
Chancellor
As colleges grapple with enrollment, retention, and Lone Star College System, TX
completion difficulties, it’s clear that students need a
better understanding of just how a college education Ray Laughter
can help them on the path to a solid career. This is Vice Chancellor for External Affairs
important as colleges serve business and industry, Lone Star College System, TX
and ultimately that connection is what defines a big
Jimmy Martin
part of student success. In this presentation, Nick Real, Chief Facilities & Construction Officer
Cerritos College, and EMSI’s Gabriel Rench discuss Lone Star College System, TX
how community colleges impact the economy, how
they can demonstrate the ways they serve their

Concurrent Sessions
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Friday
The Jobs Package — Collaborative Endeavour fundraising strategies, and data on how they help
Gaslamp CD, Second Floor support students through graduation.
Beta tested in Spring 2015, a multi-system Dennis Brown
consortium (KCTCS, LCTCS, TBR, NCCCS) embarked President
on an initiative representative of efforts to pave the way Lee College, TX
for a new, sustainable, scalable, CBE learning model that
Susan Moore-Fontenot
seamlessly integrates academic, industry sector and
Regent
workforce readiness competencies into a contextualized Lee College, TX
curriculum design and assessment strategy involving
the teaching of academic skills against the backdrop Christina Ponce
of specific subject matter to which these skills are Vice President of Student Success, Workforce and
applied, aligned and vetted by state industry experts. Resource Development
Lee College, TX
The target for this initiative is the general education
pathway aligned with multiple industry sectors. This
work is being realized through open collaboration and PCC Day at the Capitol: New Strategies
shared resources and support from their major partner, for Leveraging Resources and Funding
Pearson, which has been key to the planning, design, Torrey Hills AB, Third Floor
and implementation of this initiative. Attendees will learn about “PCC Day at the Capitol,”
Raylean Henry Portland Community College’s annual visit to Oregon’s
Associate Vice-Chancellor capitol during the legislative session, enabling students,
Tennessee Board of Regents, TN faculty, staff and board directors to explain to legislators
how community colleges are a worthy and valuable
Deb Volzer
public investment — and the bells-and-whistles to
Vice President of Business Development
Pearson North America, NY ensure the day’s success!
Rayleen McMillan
Government Relations Coordinator
Diversity & Inclusion = Innovation & Success Portland Community College, OR
Cortez Hill C, Third Floor
Improving student success cannot be accomplished by Robert Wagner
Associate Vice President of College Advancement
continuing to do the same thing. New ways of serving
Portland Community College, OR
students must come through innovation. Find out
how one of the state’s largest multi-college districts Deanna Palm
created a new culture of innovation and what results it Chair
has achieved. Portland Community College, OR
Helen Benjamin Melissa Pyle

Chancellor Student Leader
Contra Costa Community College District, CA Portland Community College, OR
Tammeil Gilkerson
Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation Officer MEETING
Contra Costa Community College District, CA
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Vicki Gordon AIHEC Student Congress
Trustee Working Session
John E. Márquez Regatta ABC, Forth Floor
Trustee
MEETING
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Student Success to the Core: Engaging every
American Indian Higher
level of the organization in Student Success
Education Consortium (AIHEC)
Board of Directors
Winners of the 2015 American Association of
Community College’s Student Success Excellence
Award, Lee College shares its story, and recommends Regatta ABC, Forth Floor
strategies to build a robust Student Success Plan at
your campus with evidence based strategies. Panelists
will share student success resources, samples,

Friday
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
ACCT Senate Meeting
Parliamentarian Assistant Tellers

Kurt Wachholz
Connie Deford Central Region
Professional Registered Parliamentarian Chair
Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI
Oretha Bridgwaters-Simms
Coordinator of Tellers Northeast Region
Isobel Dvorsky Trustee
Trustee Prince George’s Community College, MD
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, CA
Wendy Ho
Pacific Region
Chair
Assistant Coordinator of Tellers San José-Evergreen Community College District, CA
Montez Martin Betty Holness
Trustee Southern Region
South Carolina Board for Technical Trustee
and Comprehensive Education, SC Daytona State College, FL
George Little Carl Kelly
Chair Western Region
Sandhills Community College, NC Trustee
Galveston College, TX
Tellers
Lois Bartelme
Sergeant-at-Arms
Central Region Denise Wellons-Glover
Trustee Central Region
Kirkwood Community College, IA Trustee
Wayne County Community College, MI
David Mathis
Northeast Region Anthony Miller
Trustee Northeast Region
Mohawk Valley Community College, NY Trustee
Bergen Community College, NJ
Ernest Keller
Pacific Region Joanne Schwartz
Trustee Pacific Region
Columbia Gorge Community College, OR Chair
Centralia College, WA
Dallas Freeman
Southern Region Paul O. Batson, III
Chair Southern Region
Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC Trustee
Greenville Technical College, SC
David Peter
Western Region Walter Wragge
Trustee Western Region
Neosho County Community College, KS Trustee
Northern Wyoming Community College
District - Sheridan College, WY

Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Friday
Concurrent Sessions Hal G. Gin
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Trustee

New Tools for Strong and Effective Board Leadership: Edwin Hiel
Trustee
Board Retreats, Succession Planning, Organizational
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA
Administrative Analysis, and Review of Bylaws and
Policy Manuals Jannett N. Jackson
Harbor A, Second Floor Chancellor
Presidential transition, expansion to multi-site
institutions, accreditation, review and update of Douglas W. Otto
policies, and student success are some of the priorities Trustee
facing governing boards today. It is imperative for Long Beach City College, CA
boards of trustees to have tools at their disposal
Cindy Miles
to deal with opportunities and challenges. In this
Chancellor
session, we discuss the ways that trustees, presidents, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, CA
chancellors, and CEOs can engage in processes that
strengthen leadership and governance. Topics will
include: board development; leadership organization KPACE: Aligning Partnerships and Resources
analysis; procedure, bylaws, and policy review; and to Serve At-Risk Students
planned or unplanned transitions. Harbor C, Second Floor
Narcisa A. Polonio KPACE is a Career Pathway Program Kirkwood
Executive Vice President for Education, Research launched in 2011 in partnership with the local United
and Board Leadership Services Way, businesses and community-based organizations.
ACCT, DC Attendees will learn about non-profit and business
Colleen Allen partnerships that support this model and how to
Board Program Specialist effectively braid local, state and federal funding to
ACCT, DC support at-risk students.
Dale Nesbary Carla Andorf

President Director
Muskegon Community College, MI Skills to Employment
Kirkwood Community College, IA
Roy Portenga
Lois Bartelme
Trustee
Chair
Muskegon Community College, MI
Stephen Robinson
Keith Stamp
Trustee
Trustee
Community College of Beaver County, PA
Judy Stoffel
GISS California: A Partnership with the Association Student Access Program Developer
of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Kirkwood Community College, IA
A couple of California community college board
Transforming an Institution Through Integrated
districts took the courageous step of coming together
and Proactive Strategic, Facilities, Budget, and
and inviting the Governance Institute for Student
Success (GISS), funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Enrollment Planning Processes
Foundation, to share their state-based governance Harbor D, Second Floor
model with them. This demonstrated a serious The session will describe the steps involved in
commitment by board members to learn about transforming an institution through strategic, facilities,
policies and programs to better support administration budget, and enrollment planning. Presenters will also
efforts toward increasing student equity, success, and discuss the role of the Board in implementing these
completion. Come hear about their own experiences practices. Participants will gain an understanding of
and the impacts the GISS had on their governing how to integrate these processes to ensure alignment
boards and institutions. of resources and strategies.
Byron McClenney, Facilitator Kathy Boellstorf
Consultant Chair
ACCT-GISS, TX Southeast Community College, NE

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Paul Illich
Aligning Institutional Priorities
President and Foundation Efforts
Southeast Community College, NE Harbor I, Second Floor
Participants will learn about a planning model and
Dale Kruse
Trustee the tools used that connect foundation efforts to
Southeast Community College, NE institutional priorities. This model builds buy-in from
external and internal stakeholders, which helps create
Nancy Seim a well-aligned, five-year funding plan that meets both
Trustee foundation and institutional priorities and goals.
Southeast Community College, NE
Erica Padilla-Chavez
Chair
Building Strong Voter Support: Four Steps to Victory Hartnell Community College District, CA
Jackie Cruz
Are you thinking about placing a tax measure on the Executive Director of Advancement
ballot in 2016? Now is the time to get your campaign Hartnell College, CA
strategy in place. Kirtland Community College is one
of three Michigan community colleges that recently Willard Lewallen
garnered strong voter support for their funding President
Hartnell College, CA
proposal via a four phase community engagement
process. Learn about innovative community task force
strategies, comprehensive voter analyses, new micro- Policy Governance® In Action
targeting tools, detailed timelines and budget and Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
other important tools and strategies. Participants will learn to strengthen governance
through a systematic review of board policies and
Paul Hanley
Senior Vice President linking with local businesses. Annually a schedule
George K. Baum & Company, MI is developed for Lakeshore Technical College
board members to review policies, share individual
Jack Kramer interpretations of board governance compliance and
Trustee identify local groups to link with. Participants will
Kirtland Community College, MI
see how Policy Governance® is key in maintaining
Tom Quinn executive limitation and ends policies.
President Victoria Hildebrandt
Kirtland Community College, MI Trustee
Lakeshore Technical College, WI
A Closer Look at the Trillion: Borrowing, Repayment, Roy Kluss

and Default at Iowa’s Community Colleges Trustee
Harbor F, Second Floor Lakeshore Technical College, WI
In September 2015, ACCT issued a report that used John Lukas

data from institutions and the Department of Education Trustee
to uncover trends in community college students’ Lakeshore Technical College, WI
borrowing, repayment, and default. The report
demonstrated that borrowers with less than $10,000 Mike Lanser
President
in debt are most likely to default and recommended
Lakeshore Technical College, WI
a variety of strategies to reduce default through both
federal policy and institutional practice. This session will
share additional insights from the report and discuss Putting the “Community” in Community
how institutions can use data and interventions to help Colleges: Innovative Approaches to Serving
students effectively manage their debt. Our Communities
Colleen Campbell
Senior Policy Analyst The College of Southern Maryland leveraged
ACCT, DC public and private resources to launch a number of
initiatives geared toward improving the communities
Judith Witherspoon it serves, Financial Literacy, Nonprofit, STEM, and
Senior Vice President
Diversity. Plans are being made to launch yet
National Director of Sales and Marketing
Edfinancial Services, TN another Institute: The Entrepreneur and Innovation
Institute. Participants will learn how they can
leverage community resources to better serve their
communities and augment their support.
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Friday
Bradley M. Gottfried Jimmie Williamson
President President
College of Southern Maryland, MD South Carolina Technical College System, SC
Dorothea H. Smith
Chair Bringing the University Experience to the Community
College of Southern Maryland, MD College
Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
Managing Before the Crisis Participants will hear about the successful, ongoing
Cortez Hill C, Third Floor partnership between Oregon Tech (OIT) and
The key to managing difficult news starts long before Chemeketa Community College (CCC). Students in the
the news breaks. By building relationships within the OIT Dental Hygiene Bachelor program are dual-enrolled
community, colleges can rely on external support as CCC students. First-year students take nearly all
in sharing the college’s message. Learn how one coursework from CCC, finishing their baccalaureate
college relied on its community partners, boosters program with a mix of OIT and CCC courses.
and foundation members to address a tragic event Paula Hendrix
involving students. Program Director
Chemeketa Community College, OR
Kevin Trutna
Superintendent/President Jim Eustrom
Feather River College, CA Vice President-Instruction and Student Services
Kevin Walthers
Superintendent/President Ron Pittman
Allan Hancock College, CA Trustee
Implementing an Accountability Based Performance

Management System BUSINESS MEETING
Balboa ABC, Second Floor 9:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.
San Jacinto College implemented an accountability Professional Board Staff Network (PBSN)
based performance management system through Solana Beach AB, Third Floor
a collaborative process with the board of trustees,
strategic leadership team, faculty, staff and
administrators.
Concurrent Sessions
Brenda Hellyer
Chancellor
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
San Jacinto College, TX SPECIAL SESSION
Dan Mims Men of Color Success in Community College:
Chair The Role of the Trustee
San Jacinto College, TX
Harbor A, Second Floor
Larry Wilson Advancing success for men of color in the community
Trustee college necessitates support from all institutional and
San Jacinto College, TX district decision-makers. Insights on how community
college trustees can support systemic policy changes
Sustaining a Pipeline of Talent through that can foster parity for men of color in community
colleges will be presented during this session.
Youth Apprenticeships
Torrey Hills AB, Third Floor J. Luke Wood
Associate Professor
In South Carolina there has been an explosion of
Community College Leadership
new youth apprenticeship programs. These youth Director
apprentices are becoming the next layer of talent for Doctoral Program Concentration in Community
both companies and technical colleges. Many of these College Leadership
youth apprentices are completing their apprenticeship San Diego State University, CA
programs with as many as 24 credit hours towards an Frank Harris
associate’s degree. Associate Professor
Postsecondary Education
Brian Rauschenbach
Co-Director
Youth Apprenticeship Consultant
Minority Male Community College Collaborative
Apprenticeship Carolina
San Diego State University, CA
South Carolina Technical College System, SC

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Are You Conducting an Effective Presidential Robert Vela

Evaluation and Board Self-Assessment? President
Harbor B, Second Floor San Antonio College – Alamo Colleges, TX
Presidential evaluations and board self-assessments are

Roberto Zárate
powerful tools for continued growth and development Chair-Elect
in the institutions’ leadership. From development ACCT Board of Trustees
to enactment, this session explores the barriers to Trustee
effective assessment, features successful examples Alamo Colleges, TX
of how boards carry out this important work, and
highlights services available to assist the board in Strategies for Community Engagement to Encourage
meeting its responsibility to provide thorough, objective Student Participation and Attainment
assessments of itself and the college’s president.
Narcisa A. Polonio The Highline College Board has adopted community
Executive Vice President for Education, Research engagement as a core theme and priority initiative
and Board Leadership Services
for the College as a strategy to improve access,
ACCT, DC
participation and attainment rates among its
Colleen Allen underserved communities. Trustees from the College
Board Program Specialist will discuss new strategies and preliminary data about
ACCT, DC
Highline’s efforts to 1) collaborate with local school
Donald Generals districts to engage youth, 2) reach out and connect
President with families through youth soccer, a common language
Community College of Philadelphia, PA in our ethnically and economically diverse communities,
and 3) collaborate with local non-profit organizations to
Sylvia M. Lee leverage expertise, resources and support for student
Chair
academic progress.
Pima Community College, AZ
Dan Altmayer
DeRionne P. Pollard Trustee
President Highline College, WA
Debrena Jackson Gandy
Marsha Suggs Smith Trustee
Chair Highline College, WA
Fred Mendoza
Trustee
National Community College Hispanic Council Highline College, WA
(NCCHC): Building the Pathway to the Presidency
via the Fellows Program
The Journey to “Best in Class” Governance:
One Board’s Transformation
The session highlights the 30th Anniversary of the
National Community College Hispanic Council’s
Four years ago, the Yuba Community College District
commitment to the development of Latina(o)
governing board committed to significantly improving
community college leadership. The Leadership Fellows
its governance practices. Through a concerted
Program responds to the documented aging of
focus on individual and team development, and
college presidents while the Latino student population
organizational practices, the Board has transformed
expands. The panel will feature former Fellows who
its level of trustee engagement and governance; it is
have ascended to the presidency. The Fellows will
committed to achieving a “best in class” standard.
address the value of the program which is based on
AACC’s Competencies for Community College Leaders Brent Hastey
coupled with a structured mentorship program. Trustee
Yuba Community College District, CA
Maria Harper-Marinick
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Doug Houston
Maricopa Community College District, AZ Chancellor
Ted Martinez, Jr., Moderator
Executive Director Gary Sandy
NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program, CA Chair

Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Friday
Invest in College Success: Promoting Pathways David Broad
to Financial Stability Trustee
Harbor F, Second Floor MiraCosta College, CA
Financial challenges prevent many community college

Sunita Cooke
students from completing their education. Participants Superintendent/President
will learn about an innovative private-public partnership MiraCosta College, CA
among three Massachusetts community colleges,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, The Midas
Collaborative and uAspire assisting students to afford Successful Strategies to Address the Skills
college, develop money management skills and build Gap through a Youth Pipeline
financial capabilities. Gaslamp CD, Second Floor
Pam Eddinger Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) and
President the Waukesha County Business Alliance (WCBA)
Bunker Hill Community College, MA collaborated with over 20 area school districts to
provide a “Schools2Skills™” initiative. Over 1700
Richard Walker students, parents, and K-12 professionals participate
Trustee
in this program to learn about manufacturing careers
and complete hands-on training. The second part of
this program is WCTC’s Dual Enrollment Academy. Five
The Role of Curriculum, Instruction and Partnerships high demand skill areas at WCTC were identified and
in Creating Three New Campus Buildings the College worked with local K-12 districts to provide
Harbor I, Second Floor instruction. Students graduate not only from their high
school but simultaneously from WCTC with a technical
Participants will learn how competency-based,
diploma or on their way to an associate degree!
experiential, contextualized, and new approaches
to developmental education impact the design of Mary Baer
a major campus expansion project. Participants Vice President, Community Engagement
will also learn about pilot projects in experiential Waukesha County Business Alliance, WI
learning that helped guide planning, as well as

Kaylen Betzig
successful public private partnerships for planning President
and funding the expansion project. Waukesha County Technical College, WI
Steve Grabowski
Trustee
12 Questions About Default Prevention
Metropolitan Community College, NE
and Debt Management
Linda McDermitt Cortez Hill C, Third Floor
Chair
Excessive federal student loan cohort default rates
Metropolitan Community College, NE
can have serious consequences for the institutions
Tom McDonnell and students you serve. For institutions, CDRs above
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs federal thresholds can adversely affect cash flow,
Metropolitan Community College, NE damage institutional reputations and eventually lead
to a loss of federal funding. For students, defaulting
Michelle Nekuda
on a federal loan can damage credit, result in the
Trustee
Metropolitan Community College, NE loss of eligibility for federal student aid and increase
loan repayment costs. This session will outline 12
critical questions that you should ask about default
Strategic and Collaborative Alliances and Programs prevention and debt management at your institution.
that Catapult Students into Local STEAM Careers Based on best practices from community colleges
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor across the country, answering these questions will aid
A primary mission of the community colleges is to institutional governance in assessing current practices
advance economic growth and global competitiveness at your institution.
through education, training, and services that George Covino
contribute to continuous work force improvement. Join Vice President, Consulting
MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita USA Funds, IN
Cooke for a presentation that explores how building
Shannon Sheaff
strategic alliances with business and industry can result
Director of Financial Aid
in cutting-edge programs that meet local needs. Mohave Community College, AZ

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Pathways toward Best Practices: Overview of Community Colleges as Sites for Global Citizenship
Reverse Transfer Policy and Award-Winning Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
Bellwether Programs Contrary to widespread opinion, community colleges
Balboa ABC, Second Floor are not only engines of economic growth and
This presentation provides an overview of the 21st prosperity within their respective local context, they
Community College Futures Assembly and National also often serve as a vital interface connecting the local
Policy Summit on Reverse Transfer and showcases and the global. By virtue of their student demography,
the 2015 Bellwether winning programs: Norco College, large urban community colleges represent a global
Flathead Valley Community College, and Alamo village in its own right while their counterparts in
Colleges. The Bellwether Awards recognize programs/ smaller communities prepare a workforce which needs
practices that foster student success, institutional to be globally literate in order to cope with the impact
governance, and workforce development. that globalization has on every aspect of our lives as
professionals and as citizens in the 21st century. The
Dale Campbell
workshop will explore the opportunities arising for
Professor & Co-Director
Institute of Higher Education
community colleges which embrace the idea of global
University of Florida, FL citizenship and integrate it in the teaching and learning
across the campus.
Jane Karas
President Joe May
Flathead Valley Community College, MT Chancellor
Dallas County Community College District, TX
Bruce Leslie
Chancellor Jochen Fried
Alamo Colleges, TX President
Salzburg Global Seminar, DC
Paul Parnell
President Augustine Gallego
Norco College, CA Chancellor Emeritus
Dave Pelham
Vice President, Higher Education Development
& Client Relations MEETING
National Student Clearinghouse, VA 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Robin M. Smith African American Trustees
Chair
Trustee
Student Success and Completion:

Embracing a Culture of Change
Torrey Hills AB, Third Floor
Session will provide guidance on the role of trustees in
establishing a student success and completion agenda.
O.K. Carter
Trustee
Tarrant County Community College District, TX
William Greenhill
Trustee
Erma Johnson Hadley

Chancellor
Conrad Heede
Trustee

2014 ACCT Regional Award Winners
Friday 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Regional Awards Luncheon

Presiding Officer Keynote Speaker
Robin M. Smith
Chair
Trustee
Lansing Community College, MI James B. Milliken
Chancellor
The City University of
New York (CUNY), NY
The 21st Century Community

College: New Models for
Student Success
MEETING
2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Welcome Session for New ACCT Board Members
Pier, Third Floor
Friday
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Interactive Roundtable Discussions
Harbor A, Second Floor
Roundtable topics are designed for small-group discussion on targeted issues or opportunities. Join your peers during
this informal opportunity to learn and share. Announcements will indicate when each 20-minute session concludes.
TABLE 1 TABLE 3
GO! Great Outcomes – A Pathways to College and Advocating for a Turn-key Model and Making
Career Initiative a Difference
GO ELA! – Great Outcomes for East Los Angeles is a An Associate in Occupational and Life Skills (AOLS)
commitment by Los Angeles Unified School District, degree educates adults with cognitive disabilities,
East Los Angeles College and Cal State University Los is a turnkey model, and is statistically needed in
Angeles that promotes college and career success every community. Because of the action of a trustee,
through dual enrollment and family/community Bellevue College and LSC-Tomball are partnering to
engagement opportunities, civic engagement, and replicate this program. We will share how trustees
alignment of communications and outreach efforts. were a primary factor in creating this partnership.
Bianca Guzman Steve Miller
Director Chair
Cal State University Los Angeles (CSULA), CA Bellevue College, WA
Marvin Martinez Marci Muhlestein

College President National Director
East Los Angeles College, CA OLS National Network
Scott Svonkin
Board President
Los Angeles Community College District, CA TABLE 4
Journey to the Baccalaureate Degree for Illinois
TABLE 2 Illinois is in the process of seeking to be the 23rd
state to allow community colleges to offer four-year
City College of San Francisco – The Restoration degrees. At this session, the presenters will reveal
The fall and rise of an iconic California community their plans for gaining approval to offer applied
college, City College of San Francisco. An interactive bachelor degrees and the BSN. The panel will entertain
discussion with the college leadership, Board Chair suggestions from the audience on how to improve the
and Chancellor, regarding the circumstances that led Illinois process with a goal to achieve success by the
to the college accreditation termination and what the spring 2016 legislative session.
college team, and its city partner, has done to pull
Richard Anderson
back from the brink.
Trustee
Susan Lamb College of Lake County, IL
Interim Chancellor
City College of San Francisco, CA Michael Monaghan
Executive Director
Rafael Mandelman ICCTA, IL
Chair
City College of San Francisco, CA Jerry Weber
President
College of Lake County, IL
Concurrent Sessions
2:15 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. Friday
TABLE 5 TABLE 6
Presidential Evaluation Title IX: How the Increased Focus on Sexual
Session participants will hear an overview of the Violence on Campus Affects Community
presidential evaluation process used successfully by College Districts
Montcalm Community College. The participants will Title IX includes a broad range of laws, regulations,
also receive a copy of the evaluation instrument. The and requirements aimed at eliminating sexual violence,
participants will be guided through the evaluation by harassment, and discrimination from our nation’s
Montcalm Community College current board members education system. The federal government recently
as well as the president. launched a national campaign to reexamine how sexual
Karen Carbonelli misconduct on campus is addressed and the resulting
Chair scrutiny has lead to a number of high profile incidents
Montcalm Community College, MI that all colleges should take note of to ensure their
campuses are meeting the requirements of Title IX as
Robert Ferrentino well as related laws, such as the Clery Act.
President
Montcalm Community College, MI Meredith Brown
Trustee
Robert Marston Peralta Community College District, CA
Trustee
Montcalm Community College, MI Guy Bryant
Partner
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, CA
Aaron O’Donnell
Partner
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, CA
Concurrent Sessions
2:15 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. SPECIAL SESSION
The Benefits of Entrepreneurial and Strategic What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Partnerships with Business and Industry Harbor C, Second Floor
Harbor B, Second Floor Learn from leaders of some of the most innovative
The advantages of partnering with business and and barrier-breaking companies in the higher
industry is to leverage resources and increase business education sector what you need to know to keep
relationships. We will provide examples of College- your college strong in the face of changes occurring
Business partnerships which can be replicated by at break-neck paces. In this interactive conversation
other colleges with focus on revenue-producing with ACCT Corporate Council members, you will learn
partnerships and partnerships which address the what analytics are needed and how they can be applied
skills gap in their communities. to student success at community colleges; how
better customer service can improve student success
Don Cameron
outcomes; what new business processes community
President Emeritus
Guilford Technical Community College, NC colleges need to know about and how to implement
them; the underappreciated but dire importance of
John Dempsey your college “going mobile” (and what that means);
President and the difference between reforming existing
Sand Hills Community College, NC models and transforming institutions. Attendees will
be given practical take-aways with actionable steps
Ed Dalrymple
Chair that can be taken to make progress.
Central Piedmont Community College, NC
J. Noah Brown
President and CEO
George Little ACCT, DC
Chair
Sand Hills Community College, NC
George Covino
Vice President for
Tony Zeiss Consulting Services
President
USA Funds, CA
Central Piedmont Community College, NC

2:15 p.m.– 3:15 p.m.
Judith Witherspoon
The Twin Challenges of Student Success Reform:
Senior Vice President Strengthening College Readiness and Transforming
National Director of Sales Developmental Education
and Marketing
EdFinancial Services, Inc., TN
Come hear how two states, through their newly
Marcia Daniel created Student Success Centers, have tackled these
Associate Vice President
“twin challenges” in statewide ways – New Jersey,
Ellucian, Inc., NC
through its College Readiness Now initiative with local
Liz Murphy high schools, and Texas, through its New Mathways
Chief Executive Officer Project. Both states have recently conducted
CampusWorks, Inc., FL comprehensive evaluations of these programs that
provide real roadmaps for colleges in other states to
Felix Ortiz
take these important reforms to scale. Both states also
Founder, Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer
have lessons to share about how trustees play a key
Viridis Learning, Inc., NY role in these efforts.
Christi Segal Helen Albright

Director, Technology Chair
Management Consulting New Jersey Council of County Colleges, NJ
Ellucian, Inc., CO
William Serrata
Deb Volzer President
Vice President of Strategic El Paso Community College, TX
Partnerships and Business
Development Lawrence Nespoli
Pearson North America, IL President
New Jersey Council of County Colleges, NJ
Designing Academic Pathways: CCBC’s High Lydia Santibanez

School Academy Chair
Harbor D, Second Floor Community College Association of Texas Trustees, TX
This Achieving the Dream (ATD) Leader College Raymond Yannuzzi

reached out to fifteen K-12 superintendents and President
institutions of higher education to provide high Camden County College, NJ
school students in grades 10-12 STEM-focused, dual
enrollment opportunities concentrated in dynamic,
in-demand, high-paying career clusters. Come learn Engaging Faculty for Student Success
how this College intentionally built this large-scale Harbor F, Second Floor
innovation based on the McClenney Pathways Model. Tri-C has moved the dial on student success though
faculty leadership in college-wide initiatives such as
Melissa Denardo
Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs
redesigning the student experience, revamping the
Community College of Beaver County, PA math and English curriculum, creating new learning
outcomes assessments, a President’s Council, and
Bill Pinter implementing a first year experience program. This
Dean, School of Aviation Sciences culture shift, initiated by the board and president, has
Community College of Beaver County, PA
redefined faculty’s role in helping students succeed.
Robert Postupac Alex Johnson
Trustee President
Community College of Beaver County, PA Cuyahoga Community College, OH
Christopher Reber Megan O’Bryan

President Trustee,
Community College of Beaver County, PA Cuyahoga Community College, OH
David Whitehead
Chair
Cuyahoga Community College, OH

Concurrent Sessions
2:15 p.m.– 3:15 p.m. Friday
Board Policies: the Good, the Bad, the Silly Excellence in Trusteeship 2.0
Gaslamp AB, Second Floor Cortez Hill C, Third Floor
Participants in this session will examine a series of In 2013 the Community College League of California
board policies from different community colleges to introduced a competency-based program of trustee
come up with standards for reviewing and assessing education. This session will review how some boards
their own college policies. have attained 100% completion, and the types of
training districts have used to supplement state and
Dorothy Beck
Trustee national conferences. You can use ACCT’s CCGRP
Black Hawk College, IL credits for this program.
Teresa Brown
Linda Liddell
Trustee
Trustee
San Joaquin Delta College, CA
McHenry County College, IL
Carmen Sandoval
Director of Educational Programs
Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Student Success:
Community College League of California, CA
A Long Road to Institutional Consciousness?
Come and learn from the 2015 AACC Advancing Workforce Opportunity System, Transforming
Diversity winner, Moraine Valley Community College, Seattle’s Workforce Leadership Partners
and a finalist for the same award, what they are doing Balboa ABC, Second Floor
to advance diversity on their campus. This session The Seattle Workforce Opportunity System is
will provide guidance on strategically integrating the a transformative partnership, led by JPMorgan
development of policies, practices, and programs that Chase, the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA), and
maximize the educational benefits of diversity. Also, Seattle Colleges. To advance systemic solutions
you will learn how to achieve long-term successful and to unaffordable and scarce housing, Seattle leaders
sustainable outcomes that foster inclusive, equitable, initiated an historic alliance to connect hundreds
and safe institutional environments that engage of SHA clients with successful career, educational,
Student Affairs units as vital resources. and funding strategies.
Amanda Howland Malcolm Grothe
Trustee Associate Vice Chancellor
College of Lake County, IL Seattle Colleges, WA
Sylvia Jenkins Steve Hill

President Trustee
Moraine Valley Community College, IL Seattle Colleges, WA
Joseph Murphy Cat Martin

Trustee Global Philanthropy
Moraine Valley Community College, IL JPMorgan Chase, WA
Sandra Wagner Wade Parrott

Trustee Strategic Advisor for Workforce Development
Moraine Valley Community College, IL Seattle Housing Authority, WA
Jerry Weber
President International Education for a Global Workforce
College of Lake County, IL Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
International education to develop global competencies
is imperative for the 21st century workforce. Yet less
than 1/10 of 1 percent of community college students
studied abroad in 2011/2012. This session invites you
to learn how your college can bring an accessible
and affordable credit opportunity to your students
to develop the mindset, knowledge, and skills to
succeed in the global economy. The presentation
includes practical models to overcome financial
and accreditation barriers to offer online curricula
and credentialing from global universities. Finally, it
will preview Phi Theta Kappa International Honors
Certificates online courses, and the ILIAD capstone.

3:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Joe May Kenneth J. Hoffman

Chancellor Trustee
Dallas County Community College District, TX Montgomery College, MD
Lynn Tincher-Ladner DeRionne Pollard

Interim Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer President
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, MS Montgomery College, MD
Kelly Bean David Sears

Associate Dean Senior Vice President for Advancement
Anderson School of Management & Community Engagement
UCLA, CA Montgomery College, MD
Monika Byrd Karla Silvestre

Dean of Leadership Development and Service Director of Community Engagement
Learning Montgomery College, MD
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, MS
Washington Centers of Excellence:

30/30 Campaign – Foundation Success
A Strategic Sector Strategy
Torrey Hills AB, Third Floor
College of the Desert Foundation and administrative
Washington State’s ten Centers of Excellence help
staff partnered to embark on an initiative to raise
build and sustain the state’s economic competitive
3 Million dollars in 30 days. Learn how marketing,
advantage through statewide leadership in workforce
ground work, and collaboration with community
development and training. This session is designed to
members led to a successful campaign.
focus on the Center of Excellence model as a way to
Jim Hummer manage industry-sector strategies that address
Executive Director a talent pipeline crisis.
College of the Desert, CA
Mary Kaye Bredeson
Michael O’Neill Executive Director
Trustee Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced
College of the Desert, CA Manufacturing
Everett Community College, WA
MEETING Shana Peschek

Construction Center of Excellence
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Renton Technical College, WA
Meg Ryan
Director
Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply
Concurrent Sessions Chain Management
3:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Barbara Hins Turner
Executive Director
Turning the College Inside Out: Placing Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
College Community Engagement Centers Centralia College, WA
in Students’ Neighborhoods
Harbor I, Second Floor
To combat poverty and promote citizenship through
innovative community based alliances, Montgomery
College is turning itself inside out by creating
community engagement centers in underserved
neighborhoods to serve at-risk students. Sustained
through public/private partnerships, these centers
are touching thousands of prospective students and
community members where they live and thrive.
Gloria Aparicio Blackwell
Trustee

Concurrent Sessions
3:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. Friday
Rethinking Everything: Learning as the Constant Place, Talent, Innovation: A Story Where a New
to Disrupt Higher Education Curriculum and New Financial Model are Built
Harbor D, Second Floor Together from the Start
Polk State College has empowered non-traditional Gaslamp AB, Second Floor
students with an affordable, accessible option that was This is the story of Northwestern Michigan College’s
initiated as a result of a National Science Foundation- Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, the trajectory
Advanced Technology Education grant now in its third of its innovative marine technology program, and the
year. The project was designed to transition a traditional emergence of a resource model which is becoming
Engineering Technology AS degree program to a hybrid the standard for many of the next generation program
competency-based, modular, non-term, self-paced, initiatives under the College’s Strategic Directions.
learner-centered, faculty-mentored format.
Marguerite Cotto
Naomi Boyer Vice President for Lifelong and Professional Learning
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives/CIO Northwestern Michigan College, MI
Polk State College, FL
Timothy Nelson
Dan Darrell President
Chair Northwestern Michigan College, MI
Polk State College, FL
Kennard Weaver
Trustee
Achieve New Heights with IBB Northwestern Michigan College, MI
(Interest Based Bargaining)
Harbor E, Second Floor Creating Student and Employer-Centric Solutions
The transition from traditional collective bargaining Gaslamp CD, Second Floor
to interest based bargaining (IBB) at Northeast
Panelists explore the value proposition gained by
Iowa Community College has resulted in a more
creating lasting alliances, rather than maintaining
collaborative relationship between the College and
the status quo model of “one-off” vendor contracts.
its two unions. Participants will learn the specifics of
Discussion will highlight the “Employment Triangle”—
adopting IBB and how it has enhanced communication
matching work, applicants and training — to explore
between the board, the college, and employees.
the critical role leaders and trustees play as the drivers
Julie G. Huiskamp of change, as well as who benefits and how.
Executive Director of Human Resources
Northeast Iowa Community College, IA Augustine Gallego
Chancellor Emeritus
John Rothlisberger San Diego Community College District, CA
Trustee
Northeast Iowa Community College, IA Christine Johnson
Chancellor
Dave Schueller Community Colleges of Spokane, WA
Trustee
Northeast Iowa Community College, IA Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Superintendent-President
Long Beach City College, CA
Partnering for Student Success
Felix Ortiz
Harbor F, Second Floor Founder/CEO
El Paso Community College, a Round 1 Achieving Viridis Learning, NY
the Dream College and a 2015 Aspen Prize finalist
has developed strong partnerships with the 12 area
Integrating Student Success Throughout Your
Independent School Districts and the University of
Texas at El Paso to increase college participation and College: Are Your Systems, Processes and
success via Early College High Schools and dual credit. Employees Aligned?
Golden Hill AB, Third Floor
Art Fierro
Chair Participants will be engaged in an interactive
El Paso Community College, TX discussion demonstrating Northcentral Technical
College’s adoption of a Framework of Student
Carmen Olivas-Graham Success. Data and measurements providing input
Trustee
for decision making and planning will be shared that
support the board of trustees’ strategic directions, as
William Serrata well as the process and documents used to focus the
President entire college on student success.

3:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Laurie Borowicz Frank Gornick

Vice President for Student Services Chancellor
Northcentral Technical College, WI West Hills Community College District, CA
Shelly Mondeik Mark McKean

Vice President for Learning Chair
Paul C. Proulx Stuart Van Horn

Trustee Vice Chancellor
Lori Weyers
President Access to Completion = Student Success:
Northcentral Technical College, WI Wyoming’s Community Colleges Approach
Jeannie Worden to a National Completion Initiative
Vice President Torrey Hills AB, Third Floor
Human Resources and College Advancement Complete College Wyoming members and trustees
Executive Director
representing four different colleges share how
NTC Foundation
Northcentral Technical College, WI
colleges are responding to the completion effort while
respecting each of the college’s unique challenges.
Participants will learn of local initiatives that emerged
High Expectations and Performance of Parkland in response to common goals, examine outcomes, and
College’s Latino Students: The Parkland Academy explore resources that support this statewide initiative.
Team and Comadre/Copadre Program
Mark Englert
Harbor B, Second Floor Vice-President/CEO
When benchmark retention and persistence data Northern Wyoming Community College District-
showed Latino students to be leaving college Gillette College, WY
well before reaching their goals, the Student Life Jackie Freeze
department built a program to improve these Chair
students’ academic achievement by making strong Complete College Wyoming, WY
connections with first-year students through
mentoring, social activities, community outreach, Ed Mosher
Trustee
and leadership development. Preliminary data
Laramie County Community College, WY
indicate a dramatic impact.
James Ayers Jim Roth
Trustee Trustee
Parkland College, IL Western Wyoming Community College, WY
Thomas Ramage Walt Wragge

President Trustee
Parkland College, IL Northern Wyoming Community College District, WY
Michael Trame
Vice President for Student Services
RECEPTION
Parkland College, IL 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS)
Marietta Turner
Dean of Students Successful Strategies in Student Success
Parkland College, IL (By Invitation Only)
Bankers Hill, Third Floor
REG365: Students Register for the Entire Year!
Balboa ABC, Second Floor
This session will detail West Hills REG365 – year round
registration – the latest in a series of initiatives and RECEPTION
innovations in student access, educational planning, 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
outreach, and student enrollment. Participants will
New Jersey Council of County Colleges
receive a ‘how to’ manual of this replicable innovation,
named one of 14 winners of the Governor’s Award for (By Invitation Only)
Innovation in Higher Education. Pier, Third Floor

Friday 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Annual Awards Gala

“Enjoy an evening celebrating excellence in community

college leadership and service.”
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Awards Ceremony Sponsored by Edfinancial Services and EMSI
• M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership
• Charles Kennedy Equity Award
• Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Officer
• William H. Meardy Faculty Member
• Professional Board Staff Member
And the acknowledgement of New ACCT Lifetime Members
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Dinner & Dancing
Saturday
Concurrent Sessions Optimizing Statewide Resources through Statewide
and Regional Partnerships
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Seaport H, Second Floor
This presentation will cover two Foundation for
Teaching Administrators, the 21st Century Model
California Community Colleges programs which
Seaport F, Second Floor intentionally engage corporate partners for the
American colleges were founded by teaching benefit of students, colleges, and the system as a
administrators who coupled teaching passion with whole. Ranging in offerings from industry-leading
management effectiveness. At WCCC, the Board has software and technology to high-quality office and
reclaimed this legacy requiring new faculty to be classroom furniture, CollegeBuys utilizes a total cost
classified as 12-month teaching administrators rather of ownership approach to provide the best value for
than 10-month tenured faculty. community colleges. The presentation will also provide
William Austin an overview of Workforce Development programs
President housed at the Foundation for California Community
Warren County Community College, NJ Colleges, designed to offer students hands-on
learning experiences in alignment with the California
Peter Schmidt Community Colleges Doing What Matters for Jobs
Chair
and the Economy framework. Since inception, the
Warren County Community College, NJ
Foundation for California Community Colleges has
Betti Singh provided over $250 million in cost-savings or direct
Trustee benefits to California Community Colleges.
Warren County Community College, NJ
Manuel Baca
Trustee
Mt. San Antonio College, CA
The Impact of State Legislatures on Community
College Operations — The Unfunded Mandate Keetha Mills
Seaport G, Second Floor President and Chief Executive Officer
As state legislatures meet to enact new policies, Foundation for California Community Colleges, CA
community colleges scramble to meet the new policy

requirements and the unfunded mandates that they Social Justice Leadership Institute: Developing
bring, including free tuition to certain classes of
Emerging Leaders(ship)
students, testing, tax and tuition caps, and operational
Banker’s Hill, Third Floor
items such as safety and reporting. See how these
decisions impact college budgets. Studies report that 75 percent of current community
college presidents plan to retire within the next 10 years.
Steve Head Bellevue College launched the Social Justice Leadership
Chancellor
Institute to leverage this opportunity for leadership
advancement for historically underrepresented
Steve Johnson groups in leadership positions, through professional
Associate Vice President development for emerging leaders.
Texas Association of Community Colleges, TX
Yoshiko Harden
Ray Laughter Vice President for Diversity/Chief Diversity Officer
Vice Chancellor for External Affairs Bellevue College, WA
Sayumi Irey
Ron Trowbridge Director, Faculty Commons
Trustee Bellevue College, WA
Steve Miller
Chair

Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Saturday
MakerSpace
Gaslamp A, Second Floor Concurrent Sessions
Attendees will learn about The MakerSpace, an
interdisciplinary studio for students to transform ideas 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
into reality thanks to rapid prototyping machines, 3D
printers and scanners, CNC machines and more. Its Reality of the Female Community College CEO
creative, entrepreneurial spirit attracts underrepresented Seaport F, Second Floor
populations into the STEM field, as well as ignites interest Presenters will share the results of a survey of 73 female
and support from industry partners. CEOs from ten states conducted in the spring of 2015.
Find out what female community college leaders believe
Lucy Eufragio
Outreach Training Assistant and Student are their most challenging issues, and what trustees can
Portland Community College, OR do to help them successfully lead your districts.
Helen Benjamin
Benjamin Hill
Chancellor
MakerSpace Lab Technician
Cindy Miles
Gregg Meyer
Chancellor
Instructor, Engineering
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College
District, CA
Gene Pitts Jamillah Moore
Trustee Vice Chancellor Educational Services and Planning
Portland Community College, OR San Mateo Community College District, CA
Strategic Planning: Four Tracks, One Goal Linking and Leveraging Community Resources
Gaslamp B, Second Floor Seaport G, Second Floor
In the course of a single year, Allan Hancock College Austin Community College had high expectations for
administrators, faculty, staff, students, and Board reimagining the community college model when it
of trustees collaborate to complete the District’s completed the purchase of a declining major shopping
master and strategic planning processes. Learn how mall in 2012. The college envisioned the mall becoming a
to complete and link the District Strategic Plan, place focused on innovation in all aspects of the college
Educational Master Plan, Technology Master Plan, mission. Now, three years hence, the college’s vision is
and Facilities Master Plan by encouraging enthusiasm manifesting into reality through the creation of a high-
for the planning process, leveraging participatory tech/high-touch learning space that has dramatically
governance, and focusing on core integrated themes. improved student success in remedial math; creating
Kelly Underwood strategic alliances with local, regional, and global
Interim Director, Human Resources partners; and reinvigorating social and economic
Allan Hancock College, CA development in the area surrounding the aging mall.
Kevin Walthers Bill Blackstone

Superintendent/President Director
Allan Hancock College, CA Austin Site Operations, Austin Site Leader,
Rackspace, TX
MEETING Richard Rhodes

President/CEO
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Austin Community College District, TX
American Association for Women in Community
Colleges (AAWCC) Victor Villarreal
Chair
(By Invitation Only) Austin Community College District, TX
Solana Beach A, Third Floor
MEETING
8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) —
Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
Balboa AB, Second Floor

Saturday Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Best Practices for Improving Your Cohort Debbie Plyler

Default Rate Trustee
Banker’s Hill, Third Floor Grayson College, TX
Mohave Community College — a two-year public

Dava Washburn
college offering associate degrees and certifications to Assistant to the President
an undergraduate population of approximately 7,000 in Grayson College, TX
Kingman, Ariz. — has dropped its federal cohort default
rate 35% over the last three years. The school achieved
these results by taking practical actions to address Young Elected Officials Leading the Charge
the challenges faced by their students, and improve for Change
their cohort default rate. Learn more about Mohave’s Gaslamp B, Second Floor
success, and also hear best practices and examples of Join California’s youngest elected trustees as
how other community colleges are using early outreach, they highlight how they are changing the political
financial literacy, regular communication, personal landscape in their communities and in community
counseling and follow-up to ensure borrowers are colleges. Come and hear how these young elected
successfully repaying their education loans. Presented trustees did it as they share challenges, opportunities,
by Shannon Sheaff, Director of Financial Aid, Mohave and innovations in community colleges.
Community College and George Covino, Vice President
Eric Payne
of Consulting, USA Funds, this session will provide
Trustee
participants with a number of questions to ask about State Center Community College District, CA
the default prevention and debt management practices
on their campuses. Juanita Salas
Trustee
George Covino Imperial Valley College, CA
Vice President of Consulting
USA Funds, IN Wendy Ho
Chair
Shannon Sheaff San José-Evergreen Community College District, CA
Director of Financial Aid
Mohave Community College, AZ Rafael Mandelman
Chair
City College of San Francisco, CA
Strengthening Student Success by Creating Focused
Pathways
Gaslamp A, Second Floor
Grayson College, an Achieving the Dream institution,
will discuss their journey of focusing on student
success by developing focused pathways that include
transfer guides and articulation agreements with four
year institutions, the development of on-ramps (ex.
dual credit), revamping their course scheduling, and
the addition of a faculty-focused advising model.
Mack Broiles
Trustee
Grayson College, TX
Jackie Butler
Trustee
Grayson College, TX
Chase Machen
Dean of Academic Instruction
Grayson College, TX
Jeremy McMillen
President
Grayson College, TX

Concurrent Sessions
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Saturday
SPECIAL SESSION SPECIAL SESSION
Consultation with ACCT’s Executive Search Experts 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Gaslamp C, Second Floor ACCT Regional and Association Awards Program
A special opportunity to interact with ACCT’s search Seaport H, Second Floor
services experts and ask the questions you need ACCT annually recognizes the tremendous
answered before conducting your CEO search. What contributions made by one exemplary trustee, chief
type of search process will work for your college? How executive officer, faculty member, professional board
can your college attract a top candidate pool? What staff, and equity in each of its five regions. Regional
challenges may your institution face when a long-time awardees are the nominees for the national annual
president is leaving? What can derail your search? How association award. This is an opportunity to learn
can you get institutional buy-in? Ask us and find out. first-hand from previous awardees and a great way
Julie Golder Alion to honor individuals at your institution. Learn how
Search Services Coordinator to write a nomination that will get noticed by the
ACCT, DC awards committee.
Laurie Savona Diane Hsiung

Operations Officer for Search Services Membership Services Associate
ACCT, DC ACCT, DC
BRIEFING
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
ACCT Regional Nominating Committees
Gaslamp D, Second Floor

Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Closing General Session Brunch

Changing of the Guard Keynote Speaker
Presiding Officer
Robin M. Smith
Chair
Trustee Chuck Underwood
Lansing Community College, MI Founder/Principal
The Generational
Imperative, Inc.
Comments by Incoming Chair

Roberto Zárate
Chair-Elect
ACCT Board of Directors The Generational Opportunity of
Trustee
Alamo Colleges, TX Community Colleges: Boomers
and X’ers and Mils, OH MY!
Invitation to attend the ACCT

2016 Annual Leadership Congress To be Hosted by the Gulf Coast
in New Orleans, LA Community Colleges
Zeph Capo
Bob Brown
Trustee
Trustee
Houston Community College System, TX
Louisiana Community and Technical
College System, LA
Linda Good
Joan Davis Chair
Chancellor Lone Star College System, TX
Delgado Community College, LA
Susan Hunt
Tim Hardy Chair
Trustee Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
Louisiana Community and Technical College, MS
College System, LA
Joe May
Monty Sullivan Chancellor
President Dallas County Community College
Louisiana Community and Technical District, TX
College System, LA
Alan Waters
Trustee
College of the Mainland, TX
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Kenneth R. Allbaugh Rebeca Garcia Thomas W. Malone Lydia Santibanez
Arthur C. Anthonisen Robert E. Garrison* Doreen Margolin * Evonne Seron Schulze
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Thomas M. Bennett Daniel Hall Gene E. McDonald Joshua L. Smith
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Lois Carson James D. Hittle* Helen Newsome* James B. Tatum
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Gene P. Ciafre Walter Howald Ed Nicklaus Charles Tice
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Brian Conley Jo Ann Huerter Joann L. Ordinachev Celia M. Turner*
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Beatrice Doser* Bonnie B. Kelley Pattie Powell Linden A. Warfel
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Morrison Brenda Knight Mehdi M. Ressallat Denise Wellons-Glover
Mary Lou Engler Sheila Korhammer Carl Robinson Mary Beth Williams
M. Dale Ensign Ruthann Kurose Elizabeth Rocklin Ruby Jo Williams
Nino Falcone Robert Lawrence Herbert Roney Ronald Winthers
Mark Fazzini Hugh Lee* Nancy R. Rosasco Jerry Wright
H. Ronald Feaver Morrison Lewis Wanda Rosenbaugh John Wright
Dale Fitzner George Little Linda B. Rosenthal M.W. “Bill” Wyckoff
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Paul Fong Gloria Lopez Armando Ruiz J. Pete Zepeda*
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Ground Floor—Manchester Grand Hyatt
Restrooms Stairs
Escalators Trustee
Ambassador
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Entrance
Harbor
Drive
Lael’s Restaurant
Parking Garage
Grand Lobby Bar
Annmarie’s
Coffee House
Sally’s Seafood
on the Water

Maps
2nd Floor—Manchester Grand Hyatt
Restrooms Stairs
Escalators Trustee
Ambassador Gaslamp
Balboa
Elevators Location
Seaport Foyer
Lajolla Oldtown
Seaport Terrace
Seaport Ballroom
Palm Foyer
Harbor Foyer
Harbor Terrace
Harbor Ballroom

Maps
3rd Floor—Manchester Grand Hyatt
Restrooms Stairs
Escalators Trustee
Ambassador Hillcrest
Elevators Location Cortiez Hill
Bankers Hill
Ocean Beach Foyer Golden Hill

Torrey Hills
Sola Beach Foyer
Ocean Beach
Solana Beach
Mission Beach
Mission Beach
Foyer
Promenade
B
Pier
Promenade
A
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Promenade Foyer
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ACCT History
1901
Founding of Joliet Junior College, Illinois
1920
Founding of the American Association of Junior Colleges
April 15, 1972

riginal founding board members voted to create the Association of Community
O
College Trustees (born out of the National School Boards Association).
October 1972
rustee Leadership Award named after M. Dale Ensign,
T
Trustee from Northwest Community College (WY) and
ACCT’s first Board Chair.
February 1973
First ACCT Constitution (currently By-Laws) ratified by the Senate. Membership
divided into five regions: Central, Northeast, Southern, Pacific, and Western.
October 1977
Minority Affairs Assembly Formed formed (now the ACCT
Diversity Committee)
February 5–7, 1978

First National Legislative Seminar (now the National Legislative Summit)
1979
ACCT announced Executive Search Services.
June 1980
ACCT Board of Directors unanimously adopted ACCT Interim Search Services.
1986
Minority Affairs Assembly became an official ACCT board committee (currently
Diversity Committee).
October 1991
The ACCT Equity Award was named in honor of Charles Kennedy, trustee from Joliet
Junior College in Illinois.
1993
Professional Board Staff Network established—charter adopted in 1994.
January 1998
Official launch of the ACCT website, www.acct.org.

ACCT History
1998
ACCT unveils the newly designed Trustee Quarterly.
2001
100th Year Celebration of Community Colleges.
June 25-27, 2006

First ACCT Governance Leadership Institute in Washington, DC.
2007
ACCT launched our Latest Action in Washington (Law) E-Alerts that provides up to
date information about legislation that affects community colleges.
August 3 - 5, 2008
First Governance Leadership Institute on Diversity was held in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM.
April 2010
ACCT, in partnership with the Community College Leadership Program at
The University of Texas at Austin, and with support from a $2 million grant
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a three-year initiative
to design, develop, and implement a new Governance Institute for Student
Success (GISS).
2010
ACCT along with other national leaders signed a Call to Action for student success
and completion.
May 2012
ACCT awarded the 2012 Alliance for Education Excellence Award
for outstanding leadership in addressing the Community College
Completion Challenge by Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society.
October 2012
ACCT launched the new Community College Governance Recognition Program.
2013
ACCT launched Capitol Connection, an online, monthly newsletter that provides an
in-depth look at and analysis of important issues going on in Washington.
2014
ACCT launched an online newsletter addressing current issues of significant
importance to trustees.

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