10:00–3:00 p.m.
NAPAHE Board of Directors Meeting
Congressional Room A, West Lobby
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Registration
West Lobby
3:00–4:00 p.m.
First-time Attendee/New Member Orientation Session
Executive Room West Lobby
Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues, Chief of Staff, York University
Kia Swanson, Executive Assistant to the President, Augustana College
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Ready, Set, Focus!
Empire Room West Lobby
Tim Black, Assistant Vice President, Office of the President, University of Oregon
Phyllis Gregg, Senior Executive Assistant to the President, DePaul University
5:30 p.m.
Opening Networking Reception and Awards Dinner
Welcome: Sydney Peterson, Chair, Program Committee and Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Utah State University; and NAPAHE Board Chair Max Allen, Chief of Staff, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Diplomat Room, West Lobby
Saturday, March 2
8:00–10:00 a.m.
NAPAHE Check-in
Empire Room, West Lobby
7:45 –8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Empire Room, West Lobby
8:00–9:15 a.m.
Opening Plenary: Presidents and Governing Boards
Empire Room, West Lobby
Gretchen Bataille, Senior Vice President for Leadership and Lifelong Learning, American Council on Education
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Palladian Room, West Lobby
10:30–11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions I
Surviving a Critical Incident; Emergency Preparedness and Response for Presidential Assistants
Palladian Room. West Lobby
John Collins, Chief of Police and Director of Campus Security, The College of New Jersey
The Unique Role of the Presidential Spouse
Empire Room, West Lobby
Mort Maimon, Spouse of President Elaine Maimon, Governors State University
Linda Ryan, Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary of the University, Drake University
Preparing for THE Visit, the PA role in the institutional accreditation report and visit
Calvert Room, East Lobby
Ellie Fogarty, Vice President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The Second Term: Impacts on Higher Education Policy
Embassy Room East Lobby
Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President, American Council on Education, Division of Government and Public Affairs
12:00 - 1:30pm
Luncheon Plenary "From Many Hats to a Suit of Clothes: The Sequel"
Blue Room, East Lobby
Tonjanita L. Johnson, Chief Deputy to the President, The State University of New York at Stony Brook
1:45 – 3:00pm
Concurrent Sessions II
The Presidential Assistant as Strategic Advisor
Palladian Room, West Lobby
Artis Hampshire-Cowan, Senior Vice President, Howard University
NAPANET: How to Get the Most Out of a Popular Benefit of NAPAHE Membership
Empire Room, West Lobby
Sylvia M. Payne, Assistant for Communications, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Presidential Assistant’s Impact on Enhancing Student Success
Calvert Room, East Lobby
Daniel K. Wims, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Alabama A&M University
Resilient and Ready: How to Thrive and Excel Through the Presidential Transition
Embassy Room, East Lobby
Brenda Buzynski, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Northern Iowa
Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues, Chief of Staff, York University
3:15 - 4:30pm
Concurrent Sessions III
Shared Governance in Higher Education: Why is it important and how is it accomplished? Calvert Room, East Lobby
R. Barbara Gitenstein, President, The College of New Jersey
Radar O’Reilly 2.0: Managing the President’s office (and President!) in a world full of Siri’s
Palladian Room, West Lobby
Pam Transue, President, Tacoma Community College
Judy Colarusso, Executive Assistant to the President, Tacoma Community College
Writing Tips for the Presidential Assistant
Embassy Room East Lobby
Mark Curchack, Associate Vice President for Planning and Assessment, Executive Director of the President’s Office, and Secretary to the Board (Retired), Acadia University
Town / Gown Relations
Empire Room, West Lobby
Jenni Harris, Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Partnerships, University of North Carolina Wilmington
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Reception hosted by the University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness Campus) Reception
Please convene at the Parkview Entrance, East Lobby
Sunday, March 3
7:45–8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet, Roundtable Discussions
Empire Room, West Lobby
8:45–9:15 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting
Empire Room (West Promenade, level 2B)
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions IV
The Presidential Assistant at the Cabinet Table
Embassy Room East Lobby
Max Allen, Chief of Staff, University of North Carolina Wilmington
What Keeps You Up At Night?
Empire Room, West Lobby
Blake Fry, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Howard Gordon, Executive Assistant to the President, SUNY Oswego
Working With and Selecting your General Counsel
Capitol Room East Lobby
Jonathan Peri, Vice President and General Counsel, Neumann University
Paperless President’s Office
Calvert Room East Lobby
Heather Fehn, Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees, The College of New Jersey
10:45 a.m.–12:00 noon
Morning Plenary: The Relationship Between the President and the Presidential Assistant
Empire Room, West Lobby
Moderator: Tim Black, Assistant Vice President, Office of the President, University of Oregon
Panelists:
Stan L. Albrecht, President and Sydney Peterson, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Chief of Staff, Utah State University
Elaine P. Maimon, President and Penny Perdue, Executive Assistant to the President, Governors State University
Steven C. Bahls, President and Kai Swanson, Executive Assistant to the President, Augustana College
12:00 noon
Conference Wrap-up
Sydney Peterson, Chair, Program Committee and Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Utah State University
