Coping Strategies: Accreditor Panel 2015 (audio)
Moderated by Dan Levinson, CAPPS Board President
Panelists:
• Dr. Albert C. Gray, President & CEO, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
• Christopher Lambert, Associate Executive Director, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges (ACCSC)
• Dr. Leah K. Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
• John Shaheen., Associate Executive Director, Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
(ACCET)
• Florence Tate, Executive Director, Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
State Legislative & Regulatory Issues Panel (slides)(audio)
Presented by
• Matt Back, CAPPS Legislative Advocate and President, Matt Back Government Relations
• Katherine (Kate) Lee Carey, General Counsel, American Career College/West Coast University
• Robert Johnson, Executive Director, CAPPS
SARA with DEAC (audio)
Presented by Dr. Leah K. Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
The Fine Print: Legal Update Spring 2015 (audio)
Presented by
• Keith Zakarin, CAPPS General Counsel and Partner, Chair of the Education Practice, Duane Morris LLP
• Edward Cramp, Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP
How I Got Started Education & Lobbying Elected Officials and Learned to Love It (slides)(audio) Presented by
• Katherine (Kate) Lee Carey, General Counsel, American Career College/West Coast University
• Rick Wood, Vice President, Compliance, Select Education Group
Watch the Opening General Session Keynote from Vicki Hannah Lein:
Conference Photos
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Breakout Session Presentation Files
All files that have been provided by the session presenter(s) are available for download below.
Breakout #1 – Drive Student Referrals Using Social Media (download PDF)
Cassie Viau, Director of Social Media, Effective Student Marketing Andy Kelley, President, Effective Student Marketing
Breakout #4 – Best Practices in High Performing Institutions (download PDF)
Dr. Michale S. McComis, Executive Director, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
Breakout #6 – Gainful Employment Round II: How Do You Measure Up This Time? (download PDF)
Ronald L. Holt, Co-leader, Higher Education Practice, Dunn & Davison LLC
Lynelle Lynch, President, Bellus Academy
John Lavery, Consulting Partner, Almich & Associates
Matthew Johnston, President, Santa Barbara Business College
Breakout #8 – Washington Update: Cutting Edge Compliance Challenges and Legislative Opportunities (download PDF)
Stanley A. Freeman, Principal, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
Tom E. Netting, Public Policy Advisor, Ackerman LLP
Peter S. Leyton, President, Ritzert & Leyton PC
Breakout #10 – Keeping Your Admissions Team Relevant and Effective: A Multi-View Perspective (download PDF)
Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner, Norton Norris
Joseph Holt, Chief Administrative Officer, San Joaquin Valley College
David Vice, President, Asher College
Molly Santillo, Learning & Development Admissions Specialist, Bridgeport Education/Ashford University
Tom Brady, Senior Regional Sales Director, Wonderlic
Breakout #11 – Complying with Clery Act Requirements (download PDF)
Leeza Rifredi, Licensing Chief, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Yvette Johnson, Enforcement Chief, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Bonus Materials: BPPE Background Paper 2014
Matt Back, CAPPS Legislative Advocate, President, Matt Back Government Relations Robert W. Johnson, Executive Director, CAPPS
What the Legislative Analyst Report on Private Sector Colleges Means for the Reauthorization (download)
Katherine Lee Carey, General Counsel, Vice President, Government Affairs, American Career College/West Coast University Keith Zakarin, CAPPS General Counsel; Partner, Chair of the Education Practice Group, Duane Morris LLP
Bonus Materials: LAO Report
The President’s New College Evaluation System (download)
Stanley A. Freeman, Principal, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
Jay Vaughan, Partner, Regulatory Education Practice, Cooley LLP
Theme: Educating for Tomorrow
Location: The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, CA
BPPE Update Workshop, October 9, 2013
CAPPS BPPE Update Workshop Presentation Slides
Joanne Wenzel, Bureau Chief, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Leeza Rifredi, Licensing Manager, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Opening General Session on October 10, 2013
CAPPS Member Schools Photo Show
This slideshow consists of photos submitted by CAPPS Member Schools. The slideshow was shown at the Opening General Session on October 10, 2013.
Patriotic Medley
President’s Welcome Watch the President’s Welcome that was shown during the Opening General Session on October 10, 2013.
Grand Sponsor Award, presented to Pearson
Allied Member of the Year Award, presented to UNISA
The Norma Ford Financial Aid Professional of the Year Award, presented to Opel Oliver
Keynote Speaker Scott Greenberg
CAPPS Hall of Fame STAR Award, presented to John Zimmerman
The 2013 CAPPS Hall of Fame STAR award was presented to John Zimmerman, President of MTI College, on October 10, 2013. Watch the short film about John that was produced by his son, Michael Zimmerman, then watch the awards ceremony.
Legal Update with Keith Zakarin and Ed Cramp of Duane Morris LLP
Breakout Session Presentations, October 10-11, 2013
Click on the session title to open the presentation file.
Breakout #1
Admissions & Marketing Track Ensuring Student Fit & Eligibility for Positive Outcomes
Ronald L. Holt, Partner, Dunn & Davison LLC
Lynelle Lynch, President, Bellus Academy
Sally Samuels, Director of Compliance, FAME
Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner, Norton/Norris
Breakout #7
School Management Track The Art of a Career College Relocation
Jeff Woolf, Senior Vice President, CBRE
Akeem Ayeni, Chief Executive Officer, Platt College Los Angeles, LLC
Breakout #9
Education & Operations Track Underemployed Generation Research Findings
Anthony S. Bieda, Vice President for External Affairs, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Breakout #12
School Management Track Talent Acquisition and Management
Debbie Muno, Managing Partner, Muno, Summers & Associates
Matthew Johnston, President, Santa Barbara Business College
Breakout #14
Education & Operations Track Classroom Discussions: Where the Magic Happens
John Shaheen, Director, Distance Learning Consortium
Sunita Rangwala, Director of Health Services, Asher College
Breakout #16
Admissions & Marketing Track Call Me… Maybe? Best Practices In Meeting The Expectations Of Prospective Students
Jorge Jeffrey, Senior Manager, Strategic Intelligence, Velocify (formerly Leads360, Inc)
Eric Holtzclaw, V.P. & General Manager, PossibleNow
Sally Mikhail Bemis, EVP / COO, Mikhail Education Corporation, Institute For Business & Technology, Inc
Breakout #17
School Management Track The Effects of Health Care Reform on CAPPS Member Schools
Bruce Denson, EVP, Cobbs Allen
Bo Hartsfield, VP, Cobbs Allen
Tracy Leeth, Consultant, Cobbs Allen
Keith Zakarin, School Owner; Partner, Chair of the Education Practice Group, Duane Morris LLP
Edward M. Cramp, Managing Partner, Duane Morris
Stanley A. Freeman, Principal, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC
Tom E. Netting, Public Policy Advisor, Akerman Senterfitt LLP
Jonathan D. Tarnow, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Laura Metune, Bureau Chief, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
Joanne Wenzel, Deputy Bureau Chief, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
Lynelle Lynch, President, Bellus Academy of Spa & Beauty
Rick Wood, Vice President of Compliance, Brightstar Education Group
Yasith Weerasuriya, President/CEO, Stanbridge College, Inc.
Keith Zakarin, CAPPS General Counsel and Partner, Chair of the Education Practice Group, Duane Morris LLP
Edward M, Cramp, Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP
