NOTE: Dates and times listed for agenda items are subject to change.
Wednesday, June 22 | Day 1
8:30am | Welcome
Ted Mitchell, Ph.D., Under Secretary
8:45am | Welcome and Introductions
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
Consent Agenda and Procedures
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
§ Call for third-party oral comments
§ Call for removal of any items from the consent agenda
§ Move and second consent agenda
§ Call for vote on the consent agenda
§ Note: Renewals of recognition (under 34 CFR 602) are not on the consent agenda for this meeting.
Consent Agenda | Compliance Report | State Approval Agency for Public Postsecondary Vocational Education
Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs
Review Procedures for Renewal Applications (with pilot project questions)
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
§ Primary readers introduce agency application
§ Department staff provides briefing
§ Primary readers’ questions of the agency (standard questions as well as the first three sets of questions under the pilot project)
§ Other questions by NACIQI followed by response and comment from agency
§ Third-party comments
§ Agency responds to third-party comments
§ Department staff responds to agency and third-party comments
§ Discussion and vote
§ Final set of pilot project questions
9:15am | Renewal of Recognition | American Psychological Association (APA), Commission on Accreditation
NACIQI Primary Readers: Jill Derby, Ph.D.
Anne D. Neal, J.D.
Department Staff: Chuck Mula
Agency Representatives: Kathleen J. Bieschke, Ph.D. | APA Commission on Accreditation Chairperson, APA
Jacqueline Remondet Wall, Ph.D. | Director, Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, APA
Third Party Oral Commenters:
1) René Puliatti | Executive Director, California Psychology Internship Council
2) Pirouz Ganji | Registered Psychological Assistant, PsyD. Candidate: California Institute of Integral Studies, APA Division 39 student member
3) Elena Gomez | Clinical Psychologist, The Hume Center
4) Juliet Rohde-Brown, Ph.D. | Core Faculty and Director of Clinical Training, Pacifica Graduate Institute Clinical Program, Academic Senate Secretary
5) Bayla G. Travis, Psy.D. | Clinical Psychologist - Chronic Pain Specialist, Integrative Wellness Center
6) Amanda T. Stewart | California Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA PSY27174)
7) Jaclyn D. Deilgat, Ph.D. | Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY27879); Executive Director, Collective Connections Counseling & Consultation Services
8) Oksana Yakushko, PhD | Core Faculty, Chair, Clinical Psychology Program, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Pacifica.edu
9) Andrea Kaplan, Ph.D. | Professor, Clinical Psychology, American School of Professional Psychology
10) Farzana Khan, MA
11) Suzanne Stambaugh, Psy.D. | Licensed Psychologist (TX 3-6459) Adjunct Faculty: Austin Community College Supervising Psychologist, Psychological ARTS Private Practice Psychotherapist
12) Kelly Burns, J.D., Psy.D. | Staff Psychologist & Clinical and Assessment Supervisor, Richmond Area Multi-Services
13) Bryant L. Welch, J.D., Ph.D. and Associates
14) Henriette van Eck, PhD, LLC
15) Megan O’Banion, Psy.D. (PSY 23744) | Director of Clinical Training and Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Program (APA-accredited), ASPP at Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area
16) Allan Scholom, Ph.D. | Clinical Psychologist / Psychoanalyst, Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis
17) Jennifer Frazier, MS, Doctoral Candidate | Palo Alto University
18) Sheena Demery, Psy.D | Early Career Psychologist
19) Ginger Rennie, Psy.D. | Early Career Psychologist
20) Tara Pir, PhD, CEO/President | Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education Services, Inc. (IMCES)
21) Shawn Rubin, PsyD | Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Former Administrator of Graduate Degree Programs in Humanistic Psychology, Formerly Michigan School of Professional Psychology & Saybrook University
22) Scarlett Luger-Klein, MA | Clinical Psychology Student at California Institute of Integral Studies, PsyD Department
23) Nadia Thalji, MA | Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute Student Committee Member of The California Psychology Internship Council (CAPIC)
24) Melodie R. Schaefer, Psy.D. | Licensed Psychologist, State of California
12:00pm | BREAK
12:15pm | Renewal of Recognition | Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Arthur Rothkopf, J.D.
Federico Zaragoza, Ph.D.
Department Staff: Rachael Shultz, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: Mark S. McKenzie, PhD | MsOM | LAc | Executive Director, ACAOM
John Paul Liang, PhD| LAc | Chair, ACAOM
Karl Gauby, PhD, JD, | Director of Regulatory Affairs, ACAOM
1:00pm | LUNCH
2:00pm | Renewal of Recognition | American Bar Association (ABA), Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
NACIQI Primary Readers: Roberta L. Derlin, Ph.D.
Arthur E. Keiser, Ph.D.
Department Staff: Nicole Harris, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: Barry Currier | Managing Director, ABA
Stephanie Giggetts |Accreditation Counsel, ABA
William Adams |Deputy Managing Director, ABA
Rebecca White Berch | Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona and Chair of the Council of the Section of Legal Education and
Admissions to the Bar| Supreme Court of Arizona
Third Party Oral Commenters:
1) Montgomery Blair Sibley
3:00pm | BREAK
3:15pm | Renewal of Recognition | Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Simon Boehme
Anne D. Neal, J.D.
Department Staff: Valerie Lefor
Agency Representatives: Ms. Florence S. Tate| Executive Director, ABHES
John A. Yena, MBA | Chairman of the Board, ABHES
Amy Rowe| Director of Institutional Review and Development, ABHES
4:00pm | BREAK
4:15pm | Renewal of Recognition | Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Hank Brown, J.D.
Federico Zaragoza, Ph.D.
Department Staff: Chuck Mula
Agency Representatives: Daniel O. Aleshire, PhD | Executive Director, ATS
Alton B. Pollard, III, PhD | Chair of ATS Board of Commissioners and Dean at Howard University School of Divinity, ATS
Thomas M. Tanner, PhD | Director, Accreditation and Institutional
Evaluation, ATS
5:30pm | Closing Remarks
Thursday, June 23 | Day 2
8:30am | Welcome and Introductions
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
Review Procedures for Renewal Applications (with pilot project questions)
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D, NACIQI Chairperson
§ Primary readers introduce agency application
§ Department staff provides briefing
§ Primary readers’ questions of the agency (standard questions as well as the first three sets of questions under the pilot project)
§ Other questions by NACIQI followed by response and comment from agency
§ Third-party comments
§ Agency responds to third-party comments
§ Department staff responds to agency and third-party comments
§ Discussion and vote
§ Final set of pilot project questions
8:45am | Renewal of Recognition | Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Ralph Wolff, J.D.
Frank H. Wu, J.D.
Department Staff: Steve Porcelli
Agency Representatives: Mr. Anthony Steven Bieda |Executive In Charge, ACICS
Third Party Oral Commenters:
1) Robert Shireman | Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
2) Christopher J. Madaio, Esq. | Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
3) Ben Miller | Senior Director for Postsecondary Education, Center for American Progress
4) Steve Gunderson| President and CEO, Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities
5) Seamus Ware | Critical Accounts Program Manager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
6) Aaron Shenck | Executive Director, The Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
7) Doug Seelbach | Mechanical Designer/3d Designer, Six Sigma/The UPS Store
8) Allan G. Hancock CLU ChFC | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, The Hancock Group, Inc., and, Advisory Board Member, DuBois Business College
9) Joshua K Renicker | Chief Operating Officer, Energy Access, Inc.
10) Mark Lunghofer | Production Manager, Sensit Technologies LLC.
11) Larry King Jr.
12) Quirt Marlon Collins
13) Jim Bare | Registered Medical Assistant / Registered Phlebotomy Technician, Johnson City Community Health Clinic
14) James Harsh | Systems Support Technician, ITT Technical Institute/employee/graduate
15) Xavier Ferguson | Recruiting Coordinator, Labor Ready
16) Kevin M. Gratz | Talent Acquisition Specialist, SSM/Dean Clinic
17) Bobbie Casteel Consultant | Perkins Cybersecurity & Advisory Services
18) Terrence Smith | Architectural Designer, Aerotek
19) Joshua Mann | Consultant, Pathway Forensics, LLC
20) Stefany Ward | Billing and Project Coordinator, Global Linking Solutions
21) Lovell Walls | Office Systems Special, Konica Minolta
22) Joseph Fernandez | Member of the National technical Honors society
23) Mendi Goble | Executive Director, Richmond Chamber of Commerce
24) Deanna Henley | Burns McDonnell, Electrical Drafting Technician
25) S. Paul Mazza, III | President, South Hills School of Business & Technology
26) Carrie Wofford | President, Veterans Education Success
27) Sara Nolan Collins | Legal Services Director, Veterans Education Success
28) Walter Ochinko | Policy Director, Veterans Education Success
12:00pm | LUNCH
1:00pm | Renewal of Recognition | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Jill Derby, Ph.D.
Cameron C. Staples, J.D.
Department Staff: Chuck Mula
Agency Representatives: Duane B. Kramer | Chair of the Commission, ACCSC, Universal Technical Institute
Michale S. McComis, Ed.D. | Executive Director/CEO, ACCSC
Christopher D. Lambert | Associate Executive Director, ACCSC
Karen Marcinski | Director of Member Services, ACCSC
Third Party Oral Commenters:
1) Juliet Mee | Director, Professional Massage Training Center, Inc.
2) Dalphna Curtis | President, PCCenter
3) Ki Kiraoso | Owner/Director, Abdill Career College, Inc.
2:45pm | BREAK
3:00pm | Renewal of Recognition | American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
NACIQI Primary Readers: Simon J. Boehme
Richard F. O’Donnell
Department Staff: Nicole Harris, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: Alissa Craft, DO, MBA | Vice President, Accreditation, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
Joshua Prober, JD | General Counsel & Senior Vice President,
American Osteopathic Association
Thomas Cavalieri, DO | Commissioner, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
3:45pm | BREAK
4:00pm | Renewal of Recognition | Council on Occupational Education (COE)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Arthur E. Keiser, Ph.D.
Cameron C. Staples, J.D.
Department Staff: Valerie Lefor
Agency Representatives: Gary Puckett | President and Executive Director, COE
Alfonzo Salazar | Commission Chair and Administrator, Home Life and Community Services, Inc.
Mr. Charles Johnson | Commission Member and Commission Executive Committee Member, Excellence Unlimited
Cynthia C. Sheldon | Associate Executive Director – Agency Operations, COE
Derin P. Dickerson | Partner, Alston and Bird, LLP
5:30pm | Closing Remarks
Friday, June 24 | Day 3
8:30am | Welcome and Introductions
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
Review Procedures for Renewal Applications (with pilot project questions)
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D, NACIQI Chairperson
§ Primary readers introduce agency application
§ Department staff provides briefing
§ Primary readers’ questions of the agency (standard questions as well as the first three sets of questions under the pilot project)
§ Other questions by NACIQI followed by response and comment from agency
§ Third-party comments
§ Agency responds to third-party comments
§ Department staff responds to agency and third-party comments
§ Discussion and vote
§ Final set of pilot project questions
8:45am | Renewal of Recognition | Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission (TRACS)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Paul J. LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Arthur Rothkopf, J.D.
Department Staff: Rachael Shultz, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: Timothy W. Eaton, Ph.D. | TRACS President/CEO
James Flanagan, Ph.D. | TRACS Accreditation Commission, Chair, Luther Rice College and Seminary, President
Benson M. Karanja, Ed.D. | TRACS Accreditation Commission, Vice Chair, Beulah Heights University, President
Ron Cannon, D.Min. | VP/COO, TRACS
9:30am | BREAK
Review Procedures for Compliance Reports and Reviews under 34 CFR 602.33
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D., NACIQI Chairperson
§ Primary readers introduce agency application
§ Department staff provides briefing
§ Agency representatives provide comments
§ Third-party comments
§ Agency responds to third-party comments
§ Department staff responds to agency and third-party comments
§ Discussion and vote
9:45am | Compliance Report| American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education (AVMA)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Roberta Derlin, Ph.D.
Frank H. Wu, J.D.
Department Staff: Nicole Harris, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: John Pascoe, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS | Chair, AVMA Council on Education
John Scamahorn, DVM | Chair-elect AVMA Council on Education
Karen Martens Brandt, DVM | Director, Education & Research, AVMA Council on Education
Third-Party Oral Commenters:
1) Robert Marshak, DVM, DACVIM | Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Dean Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
2) Carl Darby, MA, VETMB | Owner Seneca Falls Veterinary Hospital General practitioner in private practice, Board member VIN Foundation
3) Sheila W. Allen DVM, MS | Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
4) William D. Tyrrell, Jr., DVM, DACVIM-Cardiology | Speaking as a practice owner and practitioner
5) William J. Kay, DVM
6) Paul D. Pion, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) | President and co-founder, Veterinary Information Network
7) Jeffery B. Newman, DVM | Veterinarian Owner and Practitioner, Caring Hands Animal Hospitals
8) Frank E. Walker, DVM
9) Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MPH | Connecticut Veterinary Medical Foundation c/o Canton Animal Hospital LLC
10) Deborah T. Kochevar, DVM, PhD, DACVCP | Dean and Henry and Lois Foster Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
11) Jerry Owens, DVM
12) Seth Koch, VMD, DACVO | Hickory Veterinary Hospital
13) Eric Bregman, VMD
14) Walter Robinson, DVM | East North Veterinary Clinic
15) Mark Johnson, DVM | Owner, Pender Veterinary Center
16) John N. Sexton, DVM | Medical Director, Mclean Animal Hospital
12:00pm | LUNCH
1:00pm | Compliance Report | Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
NACIQI Primary Readers: Paul J. LeBlanc, Ph.D.
Cameron C. Staples, J.D.
Department Staff: Nicole Harris, Ed.D.
Agency Representatives: Sandra E. Elman | President, NWCCU
Pamela Goad | Vice President, NWCCU
Thomas R. Case | Retired General, Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage
1:45pm | BREAK
2:00pm | Review under 34 CFR 602.33 for Failure to Submit a Renewal Application under 34 CFR 602.31(a)| National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Review under 34 CFR 602.33 for Failure to Submit a Renewal Application under 34 CFR 602.31(a)| Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee
NACIQI Primary Readers: Kathleen Sullivan Alioto, Ed.D.
Richard F. O’Donnell
Department Staff: Steve Porcelli
Agency Representatives:
2:45pm | BREAK
3:00pm | NACIQI Policy Discussion
5:30pm | Adjourn
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