Conference Agenda
WAVES 2023 – Peppermill, Reno Nevada (July 10th – 12th, 2023)
Agenda
WIFI: PEPPERMILL_GUEST | Press: Free WIFI
July 9th
1:00 – 5:00 PM
Registration
Florence Suite (2nd Floor)
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception (light hors d’ oeuvres served)
Capri Ballroom
July 10th
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration/Refreshments Provided (Registration also open during breaks)
Florence Suite (2nd Floor)
Refreshments Provided
Tuscany Ballroom D-F
8:00 – 10:00 AM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
New SCO Training* – Marit Solem, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
Advanced SCO Training* – Sharon Seidl, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
Certification Process for NCDs* – Chelsea Jackson, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 5-6
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM
WAVES Welcome, Chris Henthorn, WAVES President
(General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Muskogee RPO Updates – Shannon George, Assistant Education Officer (General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
11:30 – 12:00 PM
State Approving Agency Introductions – Cheryl Iannello, NASAA West Region VP
(Alt.)/Assistant Deputy Secretary, Chief of Postsecondary Education for the
state of CA
(General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch On Your Own
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Enrollment Manager* (Shay Norton-Leonard)
(General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
2:30 – 3:45 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
Flight at Institutions of Higher Learning* – Heather Cates, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
Education Benefits w/ Yellow Ribbon* – Sharon Seidl, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
Hybrid Teams in the Modern Certification Environment
Summary: Employing hybrid working teams (challenges and best practices)
Presenters: Melissa Barber, Erika Busbee, and Maddy Anderson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
California Community Colleges and Beyond
Summary: Strategies, activities, and outcomes of the CA Military Articulation Platform (MAP) initiative
Presenters: Samuel Lee, Norco College
Tuscany Ballroom 5-6
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Break – Refreshments Provided
4:15 – 5:30 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
Flight at Institutions of Higher Learning* – Heather Cates, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
Education Benefits w/ Yellow Ribbon* – Sharon Seidl, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
Hybrid Teams in the Modern Certification Environment
Summary: Employing hybrid working teams (challenges and best practices)
Presenters: Melissa Barber, Erika Busbee, and Maddy Anderson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
California Community Colleges and Beyond
Summary: Strategies, activities, and outcomes of the CA Military Articulation Platform (MAP) initiative
Presenters: Samuel Lee, Norco College
Tuscany Ballroom 5-6
July 11th
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration
Florence Suite (2nd Floor)
Refreshments Provided
Tuscany Ballroom D-F
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Student Veterans of America – Jared Lyon, SVA National President, and CEO (General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Break
9:30 – 10:30 AM
VA Central Office/Federal Updates* – James Ruhlman, Deputy Director of Program Management, VBA – Education Services
(General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
10:30 – 11:30 AM
VA Central Office Q&A* (General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
11:30 – 1:00 PM
Lunch On Your Own
1:00 – 2:15 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
Compliance Surveys* – Malanienne Davis, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
VA Work Study* – Courtney White, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
Who is Student Veterans of America – Tammy Barlet, SVA VP of Government Affairs
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
Cultivating a Military Engaged Campus Community
Summary: Creating awareness for engaging with military connected students.
Presenters: Chai Cook and John Pratt, University of Nevada, Reno
Tuscany Ballroom 5-6
Non-traditional Focused Institution
Summary: Best practices in administering non-traditional education programs.
Presenters: Joey Gamez and Basma Kenaya, National University
Tuscany Ballroom 9-10
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 – 3:45 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
Compliance Surveys* – Malanienne Davis, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
VA Work Study* – Courtney White, VA National Training Team
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
Who is Student Veterans of America – Tammy Barlet, SVA VP of Government Affairs
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
Cultivating a Military Engaged Campus Community
Summary: Creating awareness for engaging with military connected students.
Presenters: Chai Cook and John Pratt, University of Nevada, Reno
Tuscany Ballroom 5-6
Non-traditional Focused Institution
Summary: Best practices in administering non-traditional education programs.
Presenters: Joey Gamez and Basma Kenaya, National University
Tuscany Ballroom 9-10
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Break – Refreshments Provided
4:15 – 5:30 PM
State Specific Overview– SAA Representatives
(Roundtable Discussions)
California
Tuscany A-C
Washington State, Oregon, New Jersey, and New York
Tuscany 1-2
Texas
Tuscany 3-4
Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, and Wyoming
Tuscany 5-6
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Tuscany 7-8
Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Alabama
Tuscany 9-10
New Mexico, Nevada, and Nebraska
Tuscany 11-12
6:30 – 8:30 PM
President’s Dinner
Tuscany Ballroom D-F
July 12th
7:00 – 8:30 AM
Refreshments Provided
Tuscany Ballroom D-F
8:30 – 9:30 AM
WAVES Business Meeting and Awards – Chris Henthorn, WAVES President (General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Debt Management Center* – Julie Lawrence, Chief of Operations, Treasury, Education, External Relations
(General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
11:00 – 12:00 PM
VR&E – Nick Pamperin, Veterans Readiness & Employment Executive Director (General Session)
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:45 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
National Guard – Donald Sutton, National Guard Education Programs
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
SAA Approval Process – John Murray, NASAA Secretary/WA State Approving Agency
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
Education Benefits Overview – Aliki Escoe, VA Training Coordinator
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 – 4:15 PM
(Breakout Sessions – Select one to attend)
National Guard – Donald Sutton, National Guard Education Programs
Tuscany Ballroom 1-2
SAA Approval Process – John Murray, NASAA Secretary/WA State Approving Agency
Tuscany Ballroom A-C
Education Benefits Overview – Aliki Escoe, VA Training Coordinator
Tuscany Ballroom 3-4
