Presenters & Speakers

Day 1:  CCCApply Workshop - April 12, 2017

CCCApply - Focused on Success: Mapping the Road Ahead

Featuring a range of topics and speakers covering the year in review and the roadmap ahead.  The break-out sessions are offered in three tracks including topics for new and experienced Admissions & Records staff; Report Center training and data handling best practices; and a special series of sessions exploring new projects and statewide initiatives, including MyPath, the Student Services Portal, and Project Glue.


Keynote Speaker

Pamela D. Walker, Ed.D.

Vice Chancellor of Educational Services

Vice Chancellor Pam Walker

Dr. Pamela D. Walker serves as vice chancellor for educational services at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and leads the divisions of Academic Affairs, Student Services and Workforce and Economic Development.

Dr. Walker is a highly regarded educational leader with experience as a faculty member and administrator in the K-12 system, multiple four-year university systems and in the California Community Colleges. She came to the Chancellor’s Office from American River College after spending 12 years in positions as the dean of science and allied health, associate vice president for instruction, vice president for student services and interim president. At Cerritos College, she was the dean of heath, physical education, recreation, athletics and dance and interim dean of admissions and records. She also held the position of associate commissioner for the California Community College Athletic Association. Prior to her tenure in the California Community Colleges system, Walker worked at both public and private colleges and universities.

Walker is a tireless advocate for the benefit of education working throughout her career to develop programs of distinction to better serve students. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of leaders and has taught graduate classes and served on numerous dissertation committees. 

Dr. Walker received her bachelor’s degree from Eastern Oregon State University in LaGrande, master’s degree from California State University, Sacramento and doctoral degree in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco.



General Sessions

Welcome & Introductions

Michelle Pena

CCCApply Steering Vice Chair
Assistant Director, Admissions & Records/PDSO, Bakersfield College

Join Michelle in the PAC Auditorium at 9:00AM for introductions and general housekeeping information for Day 1: CCCApply Workshop.

General session speakers include: Michael Poindexter, Vice President of Student Services for Sacramento City College; Tim Calhoon, Executive Director of the CCC Technology Center; and keynote speaker, Dr. Pamela Walker, Vice Chancellor of Educational Services at the CCC Chancellor's Office.

At this time we'd also like to thank our sponsors for attending this workshop. Thanks to their generous support, we are able to offer this FREE annual event year after year. Please take a few minutes to meet them and collect another raffle ticket before the Closing Session at 3:25PM.


CCCApply: Year in Review and the Roadmap Ahead

Tim Calhoon

Executive Director
California Community Colleges Technology Center


ADMISSIONS & RECORDS TRACK


BOG Fee Waiver Application: Implementation & QA Session


Bryan Dickason

Specialist, Support Services,
CCC Chancellor's Office

Bryan Dickason is a Specialist in Student Aid Planning and Development with the Community College Chancellor’s Office. He has worked in the student financial aid industry for 31 years. He attended El Camino College and received a Bachelor’s degree in Television Broadcasting from CSU Long Beach. Bryan lives in Roseville, California, with his wife of 30 years. He has two daughters, and is still waiting on grand kids!

Designing the Next Version of the CCCApply International Application - Interactive Workshop Session

Patty Donohue, Product Manager, CCCApply

Patty Donohue

Product Manager: CCCApply, OpenCCC, and CCC SSO Initiative
California Community Colleges Technology Center

Patty Donohue has been with the CCC Technology Center since 2008, supporting multiple student services projects and programs, including the California Virtual Campus, ePortfolio California, and eTranscript California. Currently Product Manager for CCCApply and OpenCCC, the statewide student account system, Patty is also leading the effort to connect the California Community Colleges to the OpenCCC SSO federated identity initiative.

Mitchell Leahy

Enrollment Services Director
Santa Rosa Jr. College


CCCApply Residency Algorithm 101: Presentation & QA


Robin Armour

Director, Admissions & Records
Los Medanos College 

Robin Armour has been working in Admissions & Records for 25 years, and for the last 8 ½ years as Director of Admissions & Records at Los Medanos College in the Contra Costa Community College District. Robin serves on several statewide and national committees, including the CCCApply Steering Committee. Robin is dedicated to ensuring student success on multiple levels.

Michelle Pena

Director of Admissions & Records
Bakersfield College

Michael R. Quiaoit

Specialist, Student Services & Special Programs, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

Michael Quiaoit is currently the Specialist over the Student Success and Support Program for the California Community College Chancellor's Office. Michael’s oversees a 270 million dollar program statewide for 113 colleges and 72 districts. He has a baccalaureate in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master in Public Administration from California State University, Stanislaus. Michael has over 20 years of experience in higher education. He has worked as a Financial Aid Counselor, Policy Analyst, Project Director, and Marketing Director in both the university and community college environments.


Natalie Wagner

Specialist, Fiscal Standards & Accountability Unit, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

Natalie Wagner recently began working as a specialist in the Fiscal Standards and Accountability Unit at the Chancellor’s Office. Her primary responsibilities are issues related to attendance accounting and residency. Prior to working in this capacity, Natalie worked as a fiscal analyst at the Chancellor’s Office focusing on the Community Colleges system budget and other fiscal related projects.


IT & REPORT CENTER TRACK


Basic & Advanced Report Center Trainings

Merrie Wales

College Support Engineer
California Community Colleges Technology Center

Best Practices:  Creating Accessible Documents & Web Pages


Sean Keegan

Chief Accessibility Officer
California Community Colleges Technology Center 

Best Practices: Security is Everyone's Responsibility

Jeff Holden

Chief Information Security Officer
California Community Colleges Technology Center 


ON THE ROADMAP TRACK



PREVIEW: Introduction to the New CCC Administrator 2.0


Wes Owen

Sr. Developer
California Community Colleges Technology Center 


UPDATE: Statewide Technology Initiatives and How CCCApply, OpenCCC and SSO Play a Critical Role in Their Evolution


Tim Calhoon

Executive Director
California Community Colleges Technology Center 


PREVIEW:  MyPath Student Services Portal



Bryan Miller

Vice President of Communications and Technology
Foundation for California Community Colleges



PREVIEW: What is Project Glue and Master Database Management (MDM)?

Lou Delzompo

Chief Technology Officer
California Community Colleges Technology Center

CCCApply Computer Lab

Drop by the "CCCApply Computer Lab" - Room PAC 102 - between 11:00AM - 2:00PM for personalized, hands-on help and individual training on anything related to the CCC Report Center. Support engineers are on hand to assist you with questions about looking up applications, running reports, or creating your own custom Ad Hoc reports.

Why not stop by and introduce yourself? Chances are we've talked on the phone or through the support site already.