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2019 Conference Presentations and Handouts

2019 NASASPS Conference Program

Presentations and handouts for the 2019 NASASPS Annual Conference will be posted here as they become available.

Monday, April 15
11:15 a.m – 12 noon
States Helping Meet SARA Requirements
– Joan Bouillon, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Pearson
– Jeannie Yockey-Fine, State Regulatory Services Specialist, Hogan-Lovells
– Mary Agnes Larson, Associate Director for Student and Institution Support, NC – SARA
– Leroy Wade, Assistant Commissioner, Financial Assistance and Proprietary Certification, Missouri Department of Higher Education

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Presentation of State Updates

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
The Role of Receiverships, Bankruptcies, and other Restructuring Options in Higher Education
– Aaron Lacey, Partner, Higher Education Practice, Thompson Coburn LLP
– Craig Dean, Managing Principal, AEG Partners and AEG Capital

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
School Closures from the Institution and Regulator Perspectives
– Kim Walsh, Director of State Licensing, The Art Institutes International
– Lane Goodwin, Program Manager, Postsecondary Institution Licensing, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
– Chris Lambert, Associate Executive Director, ACCSC

Tuesday, April 16
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
WCET/State Authorization Network (SAN) Member Breakfast | Out-of-State Learning Activity Compliance Organizer and Checklist
– Sarah E Cheverton, Assistant Coordinator of Online Learning, James Madison University / Office of Vice Provost
– Cheryl E Carroll, Manager of Academic & Distance Education Compliance, Provost Office, University of Virginia

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Coding Bootcamps: Disrupters or Bridging the Digital Skills Gap?
– Lauren Ellisberg, Compliance and Government Relations Officer, Coding Dojo

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Communicating about State Authorization: Institutional Examples
– Lisa Siefker, State Authorization Program Manager, The Ohio State University
– Marcelle Jones, Program Accessibility and Compliance Specialist, Purdue University

11:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Misrepresentation of Career Eligibility in Advertising and Other Marketing
– Betsy Talbot, Manager of Registration & Licensing, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
– Kate McCartan, Institutional Monitoring Specialist, Minnesota Office of Higher Education

11:00 a.m. – 12 noon
NC-SARA Reporting – Institutional Approaches to Collect Supervised Field Experience Data | Part 1 | Part 2
– Allison Rogers, Communications Coordinator, Texas Woman’s University
– Alayna Schmeider, Compliance Specialist, The Pennsylvania State University

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Annual School Data Reporting Process–Data Collection, Reporting, and Future Uses
– John Ware, Executive Director, Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
– Jennifer Armour, Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Kansas Board of Regents
– Laura Vieth, Deputy Director, Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Creating a Culture of Compliance
– Rachel Durrance, Assistant Director, State Authorizations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
– William Muldoon, Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Washington Potpourri: A Whirlwind Tour of the Legislative Landscape and the Department of Education Activities
– Sharon Bob, Higher Education Specialist on Policy and Regulation, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Professional Licensure Research, Compliance, and Disclosures – The Illustration of Three Institutions’ Processes
– Ronald Brownie, Director, Online & Continuing Education, Northern State University
– Tyson Heath, Manager of State Authorization and Accreditation, Western Governors University
– Bridget Beville, Associate General Counsel, University of Phoenix
– Mitchell Gilbert, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Western Governors University

Wednesday, April 17

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
International Online Programs – What’s New and What’s Not
– Gregory Ferenbach, Counsel, Hogan Lovells
– Megan Mason, Associate, Hogan Lovells

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
NC-SARA Update
– Marshall A. Hill, Executive Director, NC-SARA
– Marianne Boeke, Associate Director for Policy Research and State Support, NC-SARA
– Mary Agnes Larson, Director, Associate Director for Student and Institution Support, NC-SARA

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Federal Regulations-Negotiated Rulemaking 2019
– Russ Poulin, Director, Policy and Analysis, WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies
– Jeannie Yockey-Fine, State Regulatory Service Specialist, Hogan Lovells