Vicki Brannock
Director, School of Extended Education, Brandman University
brannock@brandman.edu
Vicki Brannock is the Director of Extended Education for Brandman University focusing on Pre k-12 and Technology education. She is working with the School of Extended Education¹s partners to define and deliver various types of competency based programs.

Thursday
10/3/13
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Thinking Strategically About the Value of Competency Based Education

Eric Bullard
Associate Dean, College of Continuing and Professional Education, California State University Long Beach
Eric.Bullard@csulb.edu
Dr. Eric Bullard currently serves as the Associate Dean of the College of Continuing and Professional Education at CSU Long Beach. In this role, he oversees Academic Programs, Professional Programs, the Technology Enhanced Learning Center, Corporate and Workforce Education, and Marketing Communications. Dr. Bullard currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal for Continuing Higher Education (JCHE), a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research and scholarship in continuing higher education. He previously held administrative positions in continuing higher education at California State University, San Marcos and at California State University, Bakersfield.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning: A Project Case Study of How a Large Urban Public Comprehensive University is Developing and Offering Online Summer Classes

Kevin Carter
Program Director, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
Kevin Carter is a program director at San Diego State University¹s (SDSU) College of Extended Studies where he has been successful in supporting a more than 300% increase in study abroad enrollments over the past 6 years. Originally from Hamilton, New Zealand; Kevin has extensive experience traveling and working internationally. His expertise in faculty-led study abroad program development has resulted in significant process improvement and increased risk management for students and faculty participating in SDSU programs abroad.

Wednesday
10/2/13
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Best Practices in Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Development

Ian Cavalier
Lead Web Developer/Designer, Extended Campus, Oregon State University
ian.cavalier@oregonstate.edu
Ian Cavalier leads IT strategy, develops web applications, designs user interfaces, and creates layouts for electronic and print publications for OSU Extended Campus. His areas of expertise include web design standards and accessibility, web architecture, search engine optimization and print design.

Thursday
10/3/13
11 a.m. - Noon

11 Rules of Responsible Web Design: Building Accessible, Mobile-Responsive, Touchscreen-Friendly Websites

John DeLalla
Director, Continuing Education, University of Arizona Sierra Vista
jd@arizona.edu
Dr. John DeLalla has been the Director of Continuing Education at the University of Arizona South since 2004, a division he founded. In addition to his continuing education program, he teaches undergraduate courses in marketing and computer networking, and was awarded the Superior Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching in 2012, and staff innovation award in 2013. Prior to the UA, John worked for The Walt Disney Company and toured with the Goo Goo Dolls in a marketing role. Away from the office John has been building a riding railroad at his home in southern Arizona, and is active in community affairs.

Thursday
10/3/13
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Non-Credit Program Management: Organizational Modeling For Success

Bridget, Egan
Program Manager, Professional and Noncredit Education, Oregon State University
bridget.egan@oregonstate.edu
Bridget Egan manages program development at Oregon State University's Professional and Noncredit Education unit. Her background is in journalism and teaching with a focus on land management and natural resources.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Developing an Intake System for a New CE Unit

Wendy Evers
Executive Director of Initiatives and Outreach, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
Wevers@mail.sdsu.edu
Wendy¹s job focus is on research and development of new programs and to identify new and innovative industries emerging in San Diego, across the country and globally.She creates new industry certificate programs focusing on "education to career". Wendy has created 20 new professional certificates for online and the classroom. Wendy manages the Military and Veterans education area, Workforce Development, as well as grants, including a $5 million Biotechnology DOL grant for the college.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Bill Fornadel
Associate Dean, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
Fornadel@mail.sdsu.edu
Dr. Bill Fornadel joined the College in November 2007 as associate dean for administration. He has worked in higher education and business for more than 20 years, and was the director of academic, post baccalaureate, and executive development programs for the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies for the seven years before coming to CES. He earned his doctorate in management and higher education from the University of Virginia, a Master's of Education in Student Personnel Services from Southern Illinois University, and an undergraduate psychology degree from the College of New Jersey.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Janet Gifford
Director of Marketing and Associate Director of the Division of Continuing Education, Linfield College
jgiffo@linfield.edu
Janet Gifford, BA, M. Div, is the Director of Marketing and Associate Director of the Division of Continuing Education at Linfield College, where she develops and oversees the marketing and recruitment of adult students in the college¹s online BA/BS/BSN degree programs and professional certificates.  Janet is active in UPCEA, currently serving on the Diversity and Inclusiveness Standing Committee.  She has presented sessions on digital public relations, data-driven decision making, search engine optimization, and degree partnerships at regional and national UPCEA conferences, and published in the ³Continuing Higher Education Review.² A career-changer herself, Janet believes in the power of continuing education to transform lives.

Thursday
10/3/13
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Deserve the Students you Need

Karen Girton-Snyder
Director of Distance Learning, California State University, Northridge
karen.girton-snyder@csun.edu
Dr. Karen Girton-Snyder is the Director of Distance Learning at California State University, Northridge, where she sets the strategic direction for innovative fully online learning, teaching, and student engagement.  She has taught, managed, designed, and developed courses both at the graduate and undergraduate levels for all delivery modes such as fully online, hybrid, face-to-face, and off-campus for Fortune 500 Global companies.  Coupled with Karen’s teaching experience, is her extensive professional experience designing and developing instructional technology solutions and educational software.  Karen holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Curriculum, Technology, and Higher Education from the University of Delaware, and a Master’s in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Thursday
10/3/13
11 a.m. - Noon

Exploring the World of MOOC Higher Education

Steven Hawks
Dean and Executive Director, Moab and Southwest Region, Utah State University
steve.hawks@usu.edu
A native of rural Utah, Dr. Hawks has spent almost a decade promoting access to higher education in some of the most remote corners of the state. As a member of the Regional Campus and Distance Education (RCDE) Administrative Council, Hawks has been closely involved with the rapid development of USU¹s regional campus system over the past six years. He is passionate about promoting the engagement of the USU multi-campus system with local communities to produce robust rural development on many different levels.

Wednesday
10/2/13
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Advancing Rural Development Through Regional Campus and Distance Education Systems

Debbie Hildreth Pisarcik
Associate Director, Technology Enhanced Learning Center, California State University Long Beach
Debbie.HildrethPisarcik@csulb.edu
Debbie Hildreth Pisarcik has worked for California State University, Long Beach for 23 years. She is the Associate Director of the Technology-Enhanced Learning Center working directly with campus faculty and subject matter experts to create interactive online courses. Debbie has a background in teaching English Composition to freshman students, and creative writing and literacy.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning: A Project Case Study of How a Large Urban Public Comprehensive University is Developing and Offering Online Summer Classes

Fred Holman
Vice Provost for Extended Studies, University of Nevada, Reno
Fred is vice provost for Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he oversees the University¹s extensive outreach efforts in continuing and distance education. Additionally, he is the chief operating officer of the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center on the University campus. Fred serves on the University of Nevada, Reno¹s Presidents Council, Academic Leadership and Outreach Councils, and chaired the University¹s accreditation process for standard two, addressing the institution¹s curriculum mission. He was previously dean of continuing and adult education at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. Fred received his doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Iowa and holds a master of arts in history from Truman State University.
He has presented extensively on leadership in higher education, multiculturalism and lifelong learning, and is widely published in the Journal of Research in Education.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Anne Jones
Associate Dean and Director of Education Programs, UC Riverside Extension
ajones@ucx.ucr.edu
Anne Jones is the Associate Dean and Director of Education Programs. She has been working for the University of California since 2001 in various leadership positions. Her professional affiliations include serving as the Higher Education Co-Chair for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Committee on Accreditation and on the Board of Directors for the California Council on Teacher Education.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Creating a Trail for the Future: Intentional Reinvention

Chris LaBelle
Director, Professional and Noncredit Education, Oregon State University
chris.labelle@oregonstate.edu
Chris LaBelle is the director of Oregon State University's Professional and Noncredit Education and manages the professional development and noncredit education offerings at Oregon State University. His research interests include instructional design, visual pedagogy, user experience and program management.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Developing an Intake System for a New CE Unit

Rita Martinez-Purson
Associate Dean, Outreach College, University of Arizona
martinezpurson@email.arizona.edu
Rita Martinez-Purson is the assistant dean of the University of Arizona Outreach College since August 2012. Rita is leading the development of a new dynamic vision, goals and strategies for the delivery of professional development and personal enrichment programs in non-credit continuing education.Previously she was dean of Continuing Education and Community Services at University of New Mexico.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Marvin Mayo
Instructional Designer, Technology Enhanced Learning Center, California State University Long Beach
Marvin.Mayo@csulb.edu
Marvin G. Mayo has been an instructional designer for the Technology Enhanced Learning Center at California State University, Long Beach for over 8 years. He collaborates with various campus faculty, staff, and subject matter experts to develop and manage online courses. Marvin is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach with M.A. in Educational Technology and Media Leadership and a B.S. in Management Information Systems.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning: A Project Case Study of How a Large Urban Public Comprehensive University is Developing and Offering Online Summer Classes

Emily Moore
Program Director, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
emoore@mail.sdsu.edu
Emily Moore, M.A., has over 13 years of experience working in educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and educational training companies. She has served as program director at San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies since Feb., 2010 managing a wide variety of academic and community education programs. Her prior positions have included teaching in SDSU¹s Department of English and Comparative Literature and in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, as well as serving as Grossmont Union High School District¹s instructional support technician.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Promoting Best Practices through Collaboration, Staff Training, and Technology

Jenni Murphy
Sr. Director Communications & Emerging Markets, Sacramento State, CSU
With over 22 years of experience in training and higher education, Jenni is a dedicated leader and advocate at California State University, Sacramento. Her research interests focus on policy issues of degree completion and working age adults and she often speaks on important issues in education and workforce. As a Senior Director for the College of Continuing Education, she is currently responsible for leading organizational change and systems implementation for the Marketing Communications Team and the Educational Technology Team. Before joining academia, Jenni worked in the hospitality and technology industries and has lived and worked in 5 countries.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Mark Novak
Associate Vice President and Dean, College of International and Extended Studies, San Jose State University
mark.novak@sjsu.edu
Dr. Mark Novak is Associate Vice-President for the College of International and Extended Studies at San Jose State University (SJSU).  Dr. Novak has held this position since 1996.  He oversees International Gateways (the SJSU ESL program), Study Abroad programs, International House, International Recruitment, Professional Development programs, Open University and Special Off-Campus programs.
Dr. Novak received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Rutgers University in New Jersey and his Ph.D. degree in Sociology from York University in Toronto.  He specializes in the study of adult development, adult education, and aging.  Dr. Novak has written several books including a general interest study entitled, Successful Aging and several texts in the field of gerontology. 
Dr. Novak has served on the board of the San Jose Jazz Society and currently serves on the board of the Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Network.

Thursday
10/3/13
11 a.m. - Noon

Exploring the World of MOOC Higher Education

Jeremy Reukauf
Web Developer/Designer, Extended Campus, Oregon State University
jeremy.reukauf@oregonstate.edu
Jeremy Reukauf designs user interfaces, creates website and email layouts, and designs customer relationship management processes for OSU Extended Campus. His areas of expertise include web design standards (especially CSS), accessibility, analytics and usability.

Sandra T. Richards
Director Science, Law and Humanities, UC Riverside Extension
srichards@ucx.ucr.edu
Sandra T. Richards has over 27 years of experience as a professional in the field of Continuing Education  providing leadership and direction in program development and management of training programs and personal enrichment courses.

Thursday
10/3/13

Creating a Trail for the Future: Intentional Reinvention

Adrienne Richart
Program Director, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
arichart@mail.sdsu.edu
Adrienne Richart has worked in the field of international education as an education abroad advisor, program director for incoming international students, an English language instructor, and a nonprofit administrator. She studied in Querétaro, México while earning a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Education at Humboldt State University and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh while earning a Master of Arts in International Education from the SIT Graduate Institute. Adrienne is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Postsecondary Educational Leadership from San Diego State University.

Wednesday
10/2/13
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Best Practices in Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Development

Chōkdee Rutirasiri
Founder and CEO, Story+Structure
chokdee@storyandstructure.com
Chōkdee is a user-centered design advocate who's been designing solutions for the private and public sector since 1995.
Chōkdee works closely with clients to develop appropriate and innovative strategies and solutions based on a framework of shared goals and user needs.
Before founding S+S, Chōkdee spent 11 years at the UMass Boston designing solutions for Human Resources and Continuing Education. Chōkdee has been featured speaker, moderator and panelist at national Higher Education conferences since 2007.

Thursday
10/3/13
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Deserve the Students you Need

Becky Ryan
Senior Program Director, College of Extended Studies, San Diego State University
rjryan@mail.sdsu.edu
Becky Ryan, M. A., has been with San Diego State University¹s College of Extended Studies (CES) since 2004 working with a wide variety of programs, including noncredit community education, national conferences, summer teen academy, and academic programs. Her experiences within the college have varied from coordinator to accounting to her current position as program director which give her a unique perspective on the inner workings of CES.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Promoting Best Practices through Collaboration, Staff Training, and Technology

Nancy Salzman
Dean, School of Extended Education, Brandman University
salzman@brandman.edu
Nancy Salzman, Dean of the School of Extended Education at Brandman University, leads a team focused on developing and delivering cutting edge programming focused on education, technology, business, leadership and healthcare.

Thursday
10/3/13
2:45-3:45 p.m.

Thinking Strategically About the Value of Competency Based Education

W. Reed Scull
Associate Dean, Outreach School, and Director, Division of Outreach Credit Programs, University of Wyoming
wscull@uwyo.edu
Reed Scull, Ed.D., is associate dean of the Outreach School, and Director of the Division of Outreach Credit Programs at the University of Wyoming.
His division delivers approximately 30 degree and certificate programs, and enrolls 6,000 students in Wyoming and beyond. Reed served as coordinator of academic programs for Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno for 13 years. His publications have appeared in a number of referred journals including International Journal of Educational Reform, The Clearing House and Continuing Higher Education Review.

Kevin Shanley
Manager of Distance Education, Utah State University
kevin.shanley@usu.edu
With over 15 years experience, Kevin Shanley has a solid background in online, broadcast, and hybrid delivery methods in Higher Education distance education. He has been a Manager of Distance Education at Utah State University, for over 5 years and has worked as a Manager of Instructional Technology and Instructional designer. He earned his MS in Instructional Technology from USU in December 2009 and a BS in Instructional Technology from California State University, Chico.

Wednesday
10/2/13
3-4 p.m.

Flex Your Distance Education Muscles

Sarah Sharp-Aten
Assistant Dean and Director of Business and Student Services, UC Riverside Extension
sarahs@ucx.ucr.edu
Sarah Sharp-Aten is the Assistant Dean and Director of Business and Student Services. She has been with UC Riverside Extension for 29 years, and has served in a variety of leadership positions at UPCEA during her career.

Thursday
10/3/13
4-5 p.m.

Creating a Trail for the Future: Intentional Reinvention

Erik Sherman
Account Manager and Product Advisor, Augusoft
erik.sherman@augusoft.net
Erik Sherman is an Account Manager and Product Advisor at Augusoft, developers of Lumens Continuing Education Enrollment Software.  He is excited to share the success stories of programs across the country.  Erik earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from University of Wisconsin – River Falls.

Brian Sly-Haley
Professional Programs Manager, Division of Extended Programs, Western Oregon University
slyhaleyb@wou.edu
Brian spends his days at Western Oregon University creating strategic partnerships and workforce training programs. He led the development of the popular Healthcare Interpreting Program and is now working on a unique language learning partnership with Livemocha/Rosetta Stone. Prior to joining the staff at WOU, he received an MBA from Willamette University and spent several years developing strategic partnerships in the nonprofit industry.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Starting from Scratch: Leveraging Campus Resources to find Non-Credit Success

Karl Stevens
Director of SUU Online, School of Continuing & Professional Studies, Southern Utah University
stevens@suu.edu
Karl Stevens directs Southern Utah University's online program as well as concurrent enrollment for high school students. He holds a BA and MBA in marketing and a PhD in Higher Education Curriculum and Instruction. Karl has been an active member of UPCEA since 1998.

Wednesday
10/2/13
4:30-5:30 p.m.

The Theory of Margin or How Much Can Your Students Handle?

Lisa Templeton
Executive Director, Extended Campus, Oregon State University
lisa.l.templeton@oregonstate.edu
Templeton is the Executive Director of Oregon State University Extended Campus, where she provides operational leadership and management for Extended Campus staff and programs, including Ecampus online courses and degrees, and OSU Summer Session. Through Ecampus, over 900 OSU credit courses in 80 subjects have been developed and delivered online to learners around the world. She has served in numerous leadership roles within UPCEA, including Futures and Markets Commissioner and Chair for Program Management and Innovation Network. Templeton has a BS from the Ohio State University and Ed.M in Adult Education from Oregon State University.

Thursday
10/3/13
1:30-2:30 p.m.

Leadership Discussion Forum

Peter Walton
Associate Director, Writing and Communications Program, Continuing Studies Lifelong Learning, Simon Fraser University
walton@sfu.ca
Vancouver-based post secondary educator, and former PR processional and journalist Peter Walton is the Associate Director of the Writing and Communications program in Continuing Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. He manages and founded three full-time Continuing Studies Certificate programs in Public Relations, Digital Communications and New Media Journalism.

Wednesday
10/2/13
3-4 p.m.

Accelerated Learning for a Two-Speed Labor Market

Margaret Worob
Student Support Manager, Extended University, Montana State University
margaret.worob@montana.edu
Margaret F. Worob has been Student Support Manager in Montana State University¹s Extended University since 2009. Worob provides support to online and distance learning students in several areas, including formal and informal communication, and is responsible for administration of online surveys. With a background in social science research, she is interested in data analysis and interpretation, and using data from surveys to improve services and processes for distance students.

Wednesday
10/2/13
3-4 p.m.

Big Data/Small Data: Analytics on a Local Scale