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 minutes
Contract / 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 minutes
Audit / 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