2017 National Association of State Approving Agencies
Summer Training and Business Meeting
August 12 – 16, 2017
A New Era for the GI Bill® and State Approving Agencies
Accepting the Challenge
Providence Biltmore Hotel
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
AGENDA
Friday, August 11, 2017
Travel Day -----THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 15 ROOMS AVAILABLE AT THE CONFERENCE RATE
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Attire is Business Casual
3:00 to 5:00Flight CommitteeKathy Snyder (FL)
State Suite B (2nd Floor)
3:00 to 4:00OJT/APP CommitteeTom Byrns (ID)
Salon2 (17thFloor)
3:00 to 4:00Conference Planning CommitteeAnnie Walker (VA)
State Suite C (2nd Floor)
4:00 to 5:00Communications CommitteeMike Criscuolo (CT)
Renaissance Salon (17th Floor)
4:00 to 5:00Audit CommitteeTramaine Carroll-Payne (VA)
State Suite A (2ndFloor)
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Attire is Business Casual
7:30 to 8:30Liaison Activity
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
8:00 to 10:00Registration TableFrank Myers (SC)
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
9:00 to 10:00New Members OrientationCharlie Rowe (NJ), Mike Criscuolo (CT)
State Suite B (2nd Floor)
8:00 to 10:00Automation/Technology CommitteeRay Baker (IN)
State Suite A (2nd Floor)
8:00 to 9:00Honors/Awards/Membership/AlumniJohn Ayres (PA)
Committee
State Suite C (2nd Floor)
8:00 to 10:00Contract CommitteeLG Corder (WV)
Renaissance Salon (17th Floor)
10:00 to 10:15Break
2nd and 17th Floors
10:15 to 11:00Military Education CommitteeMarilyn Dykman (NM)
Salon 2 (17th Floor)
10:15 to 12:00Constitution and Bylaws CommitteeRobert Haley (ME)
State Suite A (2nd Floor)
10:15 to 12:00IHL/NCD CommitteeLeanna DeKing (AZ)
Renaissance Salon (17th Floor)
12:00 to 1:00Lunch(on your own)
1:00 to 3:00Professional Development CommitteeCharlie Rowe (NJ)
State Suite C (2nd Floor)
1:00 to 3:00History and Archives CommitteeKristen Stone (MA)
State Suite A (2nd Floor)
1:00 to 3:00Legislative CommitteeJoe Wescott (NC)
Salon 2 (17thFloor)
3:00 to 3:15Break
2nd and 17th Floors
3:00 to 5:00Region Meetings
WestSouth EastCentral
Berni Davis (UT)Cleo Wallace (LA) Trish Gordon-McCown (MD) Brad Dirksen
Salon 2 (17th) Renaissance Salon (17th) State Suite A (2nd) State Suite B (2nd)
5:00 to 5:30Executive Board MeetingDan Wellman (IL)
(Report by Exception Only)
State Suite B (2nd Floor)
6:00 to 8:00President’s Reception Terrace (access from 3rd Floor)
Monday, August 14, 2017
Attire is Business
7:30 to 8:30Liaison Activity
L’Apogee 17(17th Floor)
7:30 to 8:30Registration TableFrank Myers (SC)
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
8:30 to 9:00General Session
Grand Ballroom (17th Floor)
Opening CeremonyDan Wellman (IL)
Presentation of the ColorsRhode Island Air National Guard
Pledge of AllegianceLeanna Deking (AZ)
National AnthemMarilyn Dykman (NM)
Invocation and Moment of SilenceCathy McGruder-Jones (MS)
WelcomeKasim Yarn, Director of Veteran Affairs
9:00 to 10:00VA Debt Management CenterKris Pich
Supervisory Financial Program Specialist
10:00 to 11:00Keynote SpeakerCurtis Coy, DVA
Deputy UnderSecretary
for Economic Opportunity
11:00 to 11:15Break
L’Apogee 17
11:15 to 12:00 DVA Education Services UpdateRobert Worley II, DVA
Director,Education Service
12:00 to 12:15GENERAL SESSION 1 (NASAA Members Only)
Nomination of Officers
12:15 to 1:30Lunch (on your own)
Past President’s Lunch
1:30 to 2:30Congressional/Policy PanelJoe Wescott (NC)
2:30 to 2:45Break
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
2:45 to 3:45Student Veterans of America Chris Cate, PhD
Research Projects Update Vice President of Research
3:45 to 4:45Apprenticeships: Creating Good Zach Boren, Office of Apprenticeship
Jobs For Veterans Chief, Standards and Policy
Mark Toal, Veterans Employment and
Training Services (VETS)
National Veterans’ Employment Manager
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Attire is Business
7:00 to 8:30Liaison Activity
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
8:30 to 9:30Draft Rule Proposal-Reviewing Aspects on Leanna Deking (AZ)
Independent Study Definition (Part 1) Brad Dirksen (NE)
9:30 to 10:30Draft Rule Proposal-Reviewing Aspects on Leanna Deking (AZ)
Independent Study Definition(Part 2) Brad Dirksen (NE)
Tom Alphonso (DVA)
10:30 to 10:45Break
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
10:45 to 11:45E-Force Department of Veterans Affairs
Lori Record, Joe Preisser, Marie George
11:45 to 12:15 NASAA General Session 2 (NASAA Members Only)
Election of Officers
12:15 to 1:30Lunch (on your own)
1:30 to 3:00NASAA General Session 3 (NASAA members only):
Committee Report-Outs
Legislative / 25 minutesContract / 25 minutes
Communications / 10 minutes
Automation and Tech
Constitution/Bylaws / 5 minutes
5 minutes
Honors/Awards / 10 minutes
Archives/History / 10 minutes
3:00 to 3:15Break
L’Apogee 17 (17th Floor)
3:15 to 4:30NASAA General Session 4(NASAA members only):
Committee Report-Outs
Treasurer / 10 minutesAudit / 5 minutes
JPRG / 5 minutes
IHL / 10 minutes
Flight / 10 minutes
OJT/APP / 10 minutes
Conference Planning / 10 minutes
Professional Development / 10 minutes
Military Education 5 minutes
6:00 to 6:30Reception
Garden Room (2nd Floor)
6:30 to 8:30Awards Ceremony and BanquetJohn Ayres (PA)
Garden Room(2nd Floor)
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Attire is Business Casual
8:30 to 9:00Executive Board Liaison Activity
Renaissance Salon (17th Floor)
9:00 to 12:00Executive Board MeetingPresident Elect
Renaissance Salon (17th Floor)
Travel Day
Thursday, August 17, 2016 ---Travel Day for those members who could not travel on Wednesday