California Promise: Pathways to Student Success

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm PDT

Description: Whether their College Promise programs are in development or well under way, participants will build their knowledge and gain strategies to advance work on their own programs through guided discussion, workshops, and coaching. This event will provide space for participants to learn from other programs about advancements in College Promise programs, data use for successful implementation, and strategies for further strengthening these programs. Participants will attend morning panel discussions and then apply what they have learned and advance their work on specific aspects of their programs during the afternoon workshop sessions.

Audience: The primary audience for this event is community college leaders in California, which includes chancellors, presidents, vice-presidents, foundation directors, trustees, and representatives from partner programs, with a shared interest in advancing Promise programs.

Speakers: -Jorge A. Aguilar, Sacramento City Unified School District -Andrea Bailey, Chevron Products Company -Jack Beresford, San Diego Community College District -Kenneth Brown, El Camino Community College District -Deborah Budd, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District -Terri M. Carbaugh, California State University Long Beach -Shakerra Carter, San Diego Community College District -Lisa Cole-Jones, San Diego Community College District -Jaime Fall, UpSkill America, Aspen Institute -Sandra Fried, Success Center, Foundation for California Community Colleges -Larry Galizio, Community College League of California -Bernard Gibson, Folsom Lake College -Greg Gillespie, Ventura County Community College District -Geoff Green, Santa Barbara City College Foundation -Martha Kanter, College Promise Campaign -Kate Mahar, Shasta College -Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, Contra Costa College -Janet Napolitano, President, University of California -Lynn C. Neault, San Diego Community College District -Eloy Oakley, California Community Colleges -Mary Rauner, REL West at WestEd -Bernie Rhinerson, San Diego Community College District -Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Community College District -Christina Romero, Santa Ana College Foundation and Office of College Advancement -Kristen Soares, President, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities -Dawnie Slabaugh, College of the Siskiyous -Randy Smith, Rural Community College Alliance -Darrell Steinberg, City of Sacramento -Tom Torlakson, Superintendent, California Department of Education -Andrea Vizenor, Skyline College -Michelle Ware, MDRC -Timothy White, Chancellor, California State University -Ian Winbrock, City of West Sacramento