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2021 Annual Conference Program Committee

Objective

The Program Committee is responsible for the development, arrangement, and delivery of the following year's Annual Meeting program.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • The Committee recommends the theme of the Annual Meeting to the Board for approval.The Committee Chair, in consultation with the Chair of the Host Committee, develops a budget for approval by the Board and manages the program portion of the overall conference budget.
  • The Committee identifies the speakers for the Annual Meeting and makes recommendations to the Host Committee on program format.
  • The Committee works closely with the Host Committee and Information Exchange Committee to facilitate speaker arrangements and sponsorships, respectively.
  • The Committee is responsible for corresponding with the speakers in order to obtain pictures and biographies, to keep the speakers informed of the progress of the program, to identify speaker requirements and to assist the speakers, if needed, with transportation and accommodations at the Annual Meeting.
  • During the Annual Meeting, the Committee is responsible for the speakers and for helping the speakers with transportation requirements, meeting room setups and audiovisual needs. 

Members

  • Brad Baca, Western Colorado University, Chair
  • Ruth Johnston, New Mexico State University
  • Lisa Frace, University of California-Davis
  • Monica Kane, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Dean Calvo, Scripps College
  • Robyn Pennington, California State University
  • Jeanette Perez, Arizona State University
  • Andrew Plucker, Pima Community College
  • Cheryl Wiescamp, Fort Lewis College
  • Ken Kline, Boise State University 
  • Bradley Kendrex, Chandler Gilbert Community College
  • Robert Moore, Colorado College 
  • Lupe Valencia, University of Texas, El Paso 
  • Mark McGurk, University of Texas, El Paso
  • Nicholle Zarkower, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Jon Giacomi, University of California, San Francisco
  • Kendra Yoshimoto, University of Washington, Bothel
  • Linda Kosten, University of Denver
  • Sarita Neyman, Western Colorado University
  • TBD, University of Alaska-Anchorage