Joint Patriots ... Driving Transformation

January 22-25, 2007
Portola Plaza Hotel
Monterey, California

During the 2007 Symposium, the following exhibitors and sponsors won free exhibitor booths for 2008:

• Columbia College
• Empire State College
• Central Michigan University

Key Note Speaker - Ms. Leslye Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (MC&FP)
DoD – Ms. Carolyn Baker, Chief, Continuing Education Voluntary Education
DANTES – Dr. Jeff Cropsey, Director DANTES

Lunch Presentation – Sloan Report
Jeff R. Seaman, PhD, Chief Technical Officer & Survey Director, Sloan Consortium, Olin College of Engineering
Dr. Elaine Allen, Associate Professor of Statistics and Entrepreneurship, Babson College
Ms. Anne Smith, Chief, Air Force Voluntary Education Programs, U.S. Air Force Voluntary Education
Ms. Ava Marlowe-Hage, Director of Naval Education and Training Division, Voluntary Education Policy and Resources OPNAV N171E
Vernon Taylor, Head of Lifelong Learning USMC (MRV) DoD Lifelong Learning Programs

State of Jointness – Institutions Perspective – Panel Discussion
Mr. Jim Landerkin, Moderator, Federal Program Manager, Capella University
Dr. Meg Benke, Dean, Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College, SUNY
John (JJ) Jones, Vice President, DoD Relations, University of Maryland University College
Dr. Gary Miller, Associate VP for Outreach, Penn State University
Dr. Karan Powell, Vice President/Academic Dean, American Military University

SOC - Dr. Kathy Snead, President, Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges SOC's Transformation: Keeping Pace with the World Around Us

Voluntary Education Downrange in Europe – a Panel Discussion
John (JJ) Jones, Moderator, Vice President, DoD Relations, University of Maryland University College
Dr. Allan Berg, Interim Vice President and Director, UMUC, European Division Headquarters
John Bush, Contracting Officer’s Representative, IMA-EURO; HRD; ACES BRANCH
Dr. Gary R. Kindred, Dean, Europe Campus, Central Texas College Europe
Ms. Dian Stoskopf, Director of Army Education, Army Continuing Education System
Mr. Bob Bothel, Coast Guard Education Chief, US Coast Guard Institute Joint Patriots...Driving Transformation
Capitol Hill Legislative Update
Dr. Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President, Office of Govt & Public Affairs, American Council on Education Higher Education and Public Policy

Reserve Component Panel
CPT Annabelle Andrade, Army National Guard Education Director
LTCol John Archield, Air National Guard Education Director
COL John Biggs, Director, Personnel Programs, OSD-RA
Ms. Jonell Calloway, Director of Education, U. S. Army Reserve
CMSgt Mark Brotherton, Air Force Reserves Education Director
MAJ Ron Lee, Reserve Component Advisor, DANTES

Town Hall Meeting (Service Chiefs)
Dian Stoskopf, Director of Army Education
Ava Marlow-Hague, Director of Naval Education and Training Division
Anne Smith, Chief, Air Force Voluntary Education Program AF Voluntary Education Update
Bob Bothel, Coast Guard Education Chief
Vernon Taylor, Head of Life Long Learning