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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Morning Meetup with OMACCS, Ohio-Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Morning Meetup with OMACCS, Ohio-Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Near Booth 828
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Morning Meetup: Small School Community Meetup
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Morning Meetup: Small School Community Meetup
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Near Booth 330
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
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PAC Contributor VIP Reception
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
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PAC Contributor VIP Reception
Room: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
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Yoga
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
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Yoga
Room: Marriott Fitness Center
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Registration
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Registration
Room: Exhibit Hall A Entrance
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Exhibit Hall Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Room: Exhibit Hall A
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Keynote Session: Reaching Gen Z: Social Media for the Trades
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Keynote Session: Reaching Gen Z: Social Media for the Trades
Room: Atrium Ballroom
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Accreditation Upheaval: How Federal Changes Will Impact Institutions and Accreditors
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Accreditation Upheaval: How Federal Changes Will Impact Institutions and Accreditors
Room: Room 203
Speaker:
Katherine A. Demedis, J.D.
– Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville
Speaker:
Ellyn McLaughlin, Ed.D.
– Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville
Speaker:
Taylor Dowd, J.D.
– Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville
Regulatory and Government Relations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Best Practices for Successful Audits - Creating Peace of Mind your Institution is in Compliance
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Best Practices for Successful Audits - Creating Peace of Mind your Institution is in Compliance
Room: Room 1
Moderator:
Dave McClintock, CPA
– McClintock & Associates
Speaker:
Parker Charlton
Speaker:
Tracey Abell
Speaker:
Callie Clark
Business Operations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Beyond the Bots: Weathering the AI Storm in Today’s Classrooms
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Beyond the Bots: Weathering the AI Storm in Today’s Classrooms
Room: Room 4
Speaker:
Valerie Mendelsohn, JD
– Mendelsohn Solutions
Speaker:
Yosef Mendelsohn, MD
– DePaul University and Mendelsohn Solutions LLC
Speaker:
Susan Pailet, ED
– American Career College
Business Operations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Bringing Clarity to the Chaos: A Higher Education Litigation Update
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Bringing Clarity to the Chaos: A Higher Education Litigation Update
Room: Room 202
Speaker:
Tres Cleveland
– Thompson Coburn, LLP
Speaker:
John Carreon
– Education Affiliates
Speaker:
Anna Knouse
– Thompson Coburn, LLP
Regulatory and Government Relations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Built for the Modern Learner: Transforming Institutions for an AI-Native Student Journey
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Built for the Modern Learner: Transforming Institutions for an AI-Native Student Journey
Room: Room 6
Speaker:
Tracy Kreikemeier
– EducationDynamics
Speaker:
Greg Clayton
– EducationDynamics
Business Operations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Empowering the Tool Belt Generation through Workforce Partnerships
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Empowering the Tool Belt Generation through Workforce Partnerships
Room: Room 5
Speaker:
Mark Chappelear
– Associated Builders and Contractors of Northern Ohio
Speaker:
Lou Vendrell
– Universal Technical Institute
Speaker:
Denise Hayes
– Centura College
Moderator:
Justin MacDougall
Business Operations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Roots to Wings: Reimagining the Student Life Cycle on Your Campus
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
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Roots to Wings: Reimagining the Student Life Cycle on Your Campus
Room: Room 3
Speaker:
Julie Basler, PhD
– CECU
Leadership and Professional Development
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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Headliner Lunch sponsored by Amsive
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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Headliner Lunch sponsored by Amsive
Room: Exhibit Hall A
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Meet & Jam with Ty Pennington
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
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Meet & Jam with Ty Pennington
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Booth 330
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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Build a Career Buddy, sponsored by Elsevier and McGuireWoods
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
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Build a Career Buddy, sponsored by Elsevier and McGuireWoods
Room: Exhibit Hall A - The Park
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Meetup: Communications and PR Networking
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Meetup: Communications and PR Networking
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Near Booth 828
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
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Modern Digital Experiences That Attract, Support, and Retain Today’s Learners
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
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Modern Digital Experiences That Attract, Support, and Retain Today’s Learners
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 1
Speaker:
Maggie Layfield
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
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Stop Nurturing and Start Converting. Here's the Difference.
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
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Stop Nurturing and Start Converting. Here's the Difference.
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 2
Speaker:
Jackson Hart
– Halda
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
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Financial Aid Automation in Action: AI-First, Human-Verified
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
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Financial Aid Automation in Action: AI-First, Human-Verified
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 1
Speaker:
Joe Fisher
– Student First
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
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What Happens When AI Becomes the Front Door to Enrollment
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
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What Happens When AI Becomes the Front Door to Enrollment
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 2
Speaker:
Joel Espinoza
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Course Materials: Trading Operational Burden for Financial Peace-of-Mind
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Course Materials: Trading Operational Burden for Financial Peace-of-Mind
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 1
Speaker:
Marc Konesco
– Ambassador Education Solutions
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Is your School Prepared for all OB3 Changes? Let's Review!
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Is your School Prepared for all OB3 Changes? Let's Review!
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 2
Speaker:
Siana Stewart-Mullings
– Portico
Speaker:
Margaret Smith
– Interactive College of Technology
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Keynote Session: Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Keynote Session: Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education
Room: Atrium Ballroom
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Jam Session: Networking in the Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Jam Session: Networking in the Exhibit Hall
Room: Exhibit Hall A
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Trade Up Pick-Up Station, hosted by Weworski & Associates
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Trade Up Pick-Up Station, hosted by Weworski & Associates
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Booth 326
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
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Maximizing the Multiple: How Strategic Alignment Boosts Your Selling Price
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
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Maximizing the Multiple: How Strategic Alignment Boosts Your Selling Price
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 2
Speaker:
Milan Milasinovic
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
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One System for Lead Capture & Nurture, CRM, Application Portal, SIS and Invoicing: HEM-SP
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
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One System for Lead Capture & Nurture, CRM, Application Portal, SIS and Invoicing: HEM-SP
Room: Exhibit Hall A - Innovation Hub 1
Speaker:
Mark Cerezo
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Audit Updates for Schools Participating in Title IV Programs
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Audit Updates for Schools Participating in Title IV Programs
Room: Room 203
Speaker:
Amy Bales, CPA, CFE
– U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
Speaker:
William Bennett
– Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
Regulatory and Government Relations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Dispute Resolution 101
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Dispute Resolution 101
Room: Room 4
Speaker:
Christopher DeLuca, J.D., CPA (inactive status) (he/him/his)
– Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
Speaker:
Ty Kalleck, J.D.
– Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
Business Operations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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From Enrollment to Employment: Modernizing Career Services to Drive Measurable Workforce Outcomes
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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From Enrollment to Employment: Modernizing Career Services to Drive Measurable Workforce Outcomes
Room: Room 1
Speaker:
DaKenya Douglas (she/her/hers)
– StrataTech Education Group
Speaker:
Micaela Pearson
– Career Team
Business Operations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Mastering TikTok Search: How Allied Health Programs Can Capture Adult Learners Organically on TikTok
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Mastering TikTok Search: How Allied Health Programs Can Capture Adult Learners Organically on TikTok
Room: Room 5
Speaker:
Darius Goldman, JD
– Career-Bond
Business Operations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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The AI Enrollment Stack: 2026 Benchmarks, Signals, and the End of Last-Click Thinking
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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The AI Enrollment Stack: 2026 Benchmarks, Signals, and the End of Last-Click Thinking
Room: Room 6
Speaker:
Christopher Mercado, MBA, CAPM
– Northbridge University
Speaker:
Josh Muskin
– Level Agency
Speaker:
Brad Stephenson
– Level Agency
Business Operations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Using the Carnegie Classifications to Show How Career Education Provides a Path to Opportunity
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Using the Carnegie Classifications to Show How Career Education Provides a Path to Opportunity
Room: Room 3
Speaker:
Sara Gast
– American Council on Education
Speaker:
Mushtaq Gunja
– American Council on Education
Leadership and Professional Development
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Workforce Pell: Requirements, Risks, and Readiness
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Workforce Pell: Requirements, Risks, and Readiness
Room: Room 202
Speaker:
Daniel Brozovic
– Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville
Regulatory and Government Relations
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reception
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
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Rock Hall Reception
Room: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
