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Table of Contents Full Conference Schedule 6 Thank You to Our Sponsors 7-8 President’s Message 9 Co-Chairs’ Message 10 MPACE Board Of Directors 11 Conference Leadership 12 General Information 13 Keynote Speakers 14 Roundtable Discussions 15 Leadership Exchange 15 Breakout Sessions 16-18 Thank You to Our Exhibitors 26 Hotel Floorplan 27 Workshop Choices & Tips 28 #MPACE2022 Save the Date 29
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Full Conference Schedule Tuesday, December 7 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Pre-Conference Site Tour 1 - Biotech Tour
12:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Pre-Conference Site Tour 2 - Sofi Stadium
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Pre-Conference Social Thank you to our Diamond Sponsors! - Sleeping Beauty Pavilion
Wednesday, December 8 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Open - Disneyland Center Lounge
8:00 am - 11:30 am
Leadership Exchange - Disneyland South Ballroom A
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Newcomers Reception - Sleeping Beauty Pavilion
10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open - Disneyland South Exhibit Hall
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kick-off Luncheon and Welcome - Disneyland Center Ballroom
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Clark Jones - Disneyland Center Ballroom
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions I
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Networking Break - Disneyland South Exhibit Hall
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Roundtable Discussions - Various Locations
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Breakout Sessions II
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Kick-Off Reception Thank you to Disney Programs- Disneyland South Exhibit Hall
Thursday, December 9 6:30 am - 7:30 am
Creating the Magic Walking Tour - The Disneyland Hotel
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open - Disneyland South Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration Open - Disneyland Center Lounge
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast (seated by regions) Welcome and Regional Directors Update - Disneyland Center Ballroom
8:30 am - 9:45 am
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sumun Pendakur - Disneyland Center Ballroom
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Breakout Sessions III
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall - Disneyland South Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Business Luncheon and Awards - Disneyland Center Ballroom
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Breakout Sessions IV
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Breakout Sessions V
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Roundtable Discussions - Various Locations
5:00 pm
Thursday Evening Event
Friday, December 10 7:00 am - 7:45 am
Office Yoga - Sleeping Beauty Pavilion
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast - Disneyland Center Ballroom
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michele Harper - Disneyland Center Ballroom
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Closing Remarks and Showcase of Next Year’s Conference
11:00 am
Conference Adjourns
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President’s Letter
Espie Santiago Welcome to the 2021 MPACE Conference in Disneyland. After two years of physical separation, I’m grateful that we can meet in person at the “Happiest Place on Earth.” This year’s conference theme, How Far We’ll Go Together, exemplifies the challenging times we’ve been living through and the adversities we continue to overcome. From uncertainty, fear, and loss to perseverance, opportunities, and wins, MPACE is always here to support you, and together, there’s no limit to what’s possible! Our awesome conference planning committee is thrilled to bring you three days of activities and sessions, providing you with time to connect and reflect with colleagues. Among the many events planned, we are excited to bring you three amazing keynote speakers. We will officially kick off the conference with Clark Jones, Vice President of Disneyland Resort Finance, Revenue Planning & Special Events. You’ll also hear from Dr. Sumun Pendakur, whose work and research focuses on helping campuses and corporations build capacity for social justice and racial equity. Lastly, you won’t want to miss Dr. Michele Harper, emergency room physician and the author of The Beauty in Breaking, a memoir of service, transformation, and self-healing. In addition, we have multiple breakout sessions, roundtables, and exhibitors aimed to inspire you. During your down time, some of you may enjoy exploring Downtown Disney for some shopping and yummy treats - I personally enjoy Salt & Straw for ice cream and Sprinkles for cupcakes. Others may enjoy a round of bowling at Splitsville - I love the retro vibe there! If you are in the mood for some fun ambiance and delicious cocktails, stop into Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar - it’s a must while at the Disneyland Hotel! On the evening of December 9, you’ve been offered the opportunity to attend Disney’s Merriest Nites, a special holiday event where you can enjoy after-hours admission to Disneyland Park with limited capacity, including access to attractions and Disney entertainment options. If you opt not to attend, there will be “dine-abouts” for you to join other attendees at restaurants in Downtown Disney. Either way, you’ll have the chance to network and deepen your connections with colleagues and make new friends! I attended my first MPACE Conference in 2003, and I never imagined it would have such a profound impact on my career. Several things made an impression on me, including the quality of the speakers and workshops. Most of all, I could not believe how inclusive and friendly everyone was and how eager they were to support our profession. I knew right away that I wanted to increase my involvement with the MPACE community. My hope is that our conference has this same impact for you as it did for me many years ago. Whether this is your first conference or your eighteenth, please explore many of the volunteer opportunities and connect with MPACE members who have done the same. As a volunteer association, you help shape the future of MPACE. Please be sure to say hello to me as you will find, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” ESPIE SANTIAGO MPACE President 2021-2022 9
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Conference Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Montgomery
Anita Stokes
Dear MPACE Colleagues: Welcome to The Disneyland Hotel & the 2021 MPACE Conference How Far We’ll Go Together: Reimagining the Future! We are extremely honored and thrilled to engage in this year’s conference experience with each and every one of you. What is even more special is bringing the MPACE community back together in person. We have been hard at work all year long with our fabulous conference committees to plan for this exciting time at Disneyland. All of our amazing conference volunteers have worked extremely hard to ensure everyone has an exciting time filled with networking, best-practice sharing, leadership development, fun, Disney magic, and, most importantly, BEING TOGETHER. Our main goal for this conference is that you reconnect with colleagues and gain innovative ideas shared throughout the conference from a diverse range of presenters and keynote speakers that will help us all to reimagine the future of career services and talent acquisition. In addition to the work of our awesome conference planning committees, we want to thank the MPACE Board and our association management group, Smith Moore & Associates, for their guidance and support. We definitely could not have made this all possible without the generous contributions of our sponsors and business partners in the exhibit hall. We are extremely grateful for the continued and new partnerships with MPACE. And, as we all know, what makes MPACE so special is the people…all of you. We thank you for taking time away from work and home to be present, to share, to learn and grow, and to reimagine work that is forever changed. In the words of the great Walt Disney, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Cheers to three days filled with a little magic, a lot of fun, and togetherness! ANITA STOKES AND ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY MPACE Disneyland Conference Co-Chairs
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Fun Fact: Before Disney chose Anaheim, he almost built his park on a seven-acre studio lot in Burbank. The meager playground would be called “Walt Disney’s America.”
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MPACE Board Of Directors President Espie Santiago
Director, Membership and Engagement Hema Paliwal
President-Elect/Vice President Andy Rabitoy
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sophia Gaither
Uber University Recruiting Manager
University of Washington: Foster School of Business Director, Career Center
Past President Melissa Kraft
University of Utah Director of Professional Development, Eccles School of Business Career Services
Treasurer Julia Hing
University of San Francisco Associate Director of Employer Relations
Secretary Amanda Sahawneh
Vector Marketing Campus Recruiting Manager
Director, Communications Ella Aho
Salt Lake City Community College Director of Career Services
Director, Education and Professional Development Dale Stoker
University of California, Irvine Associate Director, Employer Relations
Washington State University Associate Director
Regional Director, Mountain Central Jordan Doman Utah Valley University Assistant Director
Regional Director, Mountain East Jennie Hedrick University of Wyoming Assistant Director, Career & Prof. Dev.
Regional Director, Pacific Central Casey Porter Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Talent Acquisition Manager
Regional Director, Pacific North Carol Lwali
Seattle University Associate Director of External Relations
Regional Director, Pacific South Michelle Gomez
University of California Riverside, Career Center Associate Director Employer Relations
California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo Assistant Director of Employer Services
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MPACE Conference Leadership 2021 Disney Conference Co-Chairs Elizabeth Montgomery
Sponsorship Stan Inman
University of California, Riverside
University of Utah Sean Gil UC Riverside
Anita Stokes
Dolby Laboratories
Tom Munnerlyn
Entertainment & Fitness Jeff Hickman
Retired, Cal Poly Pomona
Technology Patty Jagodzinski
Disney
Priscilla Vallejo
Santa Clara University
Devry University
Chris Milliken
Exhibits Julie Sedlemeyer
University of Washington
CSU Stanislaus Kaylee Keith Image Masters
Volunteers Katie Berry
Programs Roshni D. Lal
UC Merced
Enterprise
Elizabeth Atilano
Tracy Hill
Leadership Exchange Stephanie Reyes
Publicity Natasha Strauss
Site Visits Michelle Gomez
Erica Privott
Natasha Strauss
Syracuse University Enterprise
CSU Fullerton
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
Loyola Marymount University
UC Irvine
Jon Paul Hernandez
Registration Ann Jones
CSU San Bernardino
University of Wyoming Christen Romero Enterprise
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General Information About Your Badge & Tickets Your name badge will be necessary to gain access to all official events. Be sure to wear it at all times. Full Conference registrants are entitled to attend all business sessions, all Conference sponsored meal functions and all Conference social events. A drink ticket for the Tuesday’s pre-conference social sponsored by our Diamond sponsors will be provided at the entry to the reception in the Sleeping Beauty Pavilion at 5:30 pm. Thursday Evening Event Attendees that purchased a ticket to DISNEY’S MERRIEST NITES will be able to pick it up at the MPACE table in the exhibit hall. For attendees that are not attending the special event, gift cards will be provided by our participating Platinum sponsors. See their booths in the exhibit hall to pick up your gift card.
SHRM Professional Development Credits MPACE is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs) for the 2021 MPACE Disney Conference. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org. MPACE2021 App MPACE is mobile! We strongly encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at MPACE2021. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule, browse exhibitors, maps and general Conference info; message other attendees; and, even share photos! The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. MPACE Social Media! MPACE is social! Follow the conference highlights by following #MPACE2021 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and share your own Disney moments, conference highlights, and amazing learnings from throughout the week. We want to see it all! We’ll also be conducting a special social media challenge which will encourage member engagement. Exhibitor Quest Connect with exhibitors to learn about what they offer. Visit all their booths in the Exhibit Hall for a chance to win gift cards!
Fun Fact: The King Arthur Carousel is older than the actual theme park. Even though the property was bought in 1953, this attraction was built in 1922.
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2021 MPACE KEYNOTES CLARK JONES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM A 25-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company’s theme park business, Clark leads approximately 110 professional Cast Members in various financial and operational roles that work closely with his partners on strategies and plans to further build the Disney brand, establish, implement and maintain Disneyland Resorts financial plans and provide unique and memorable experiences for Disneyland Resort guests. Prior to Clark’s current position, he served as the Vice President Revenue Management & Analytics, Vice President of Finance for Global Marketing & Sales, Travel Operations, Technology and Public Affairs for the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts segment; Vice President of Finance, Disneyland Domestic Site Operations; Vice President of Finance, Disneyland Resort Operations; Vice President of Finance, Walt Disney World Products & Services; and Director of Finance, Walt Disney World Marketing, Sales & Travel Operations. Clark’s pre-Disney experience was with Deloitte & Touche as a Senior Auditor in the Denver, Colorado area.
DR. SUMUN PENDAKUR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 | 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Dr. Sumun L. Pendakur is a scholar-practitioner, an activist-educator, a skilled facilitator, and a mom. With nearly 20 years in the field of higher education and a decade as a DEI speaker and trainer, Sumi’s work and research focuses on helping campuses and corporations build capacity for social justice and racial equity by empowering individuals at all levels to be transformational agents of change in their spheres of influence. Most recently, Sumi was the Chief Learning Officer at the USC Race and Equity Center, dedicated to advancing scalable racial justice in higher education and other sectors. Prior to that position, Sumi held roles as the Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Harvey Mudd College, serving on the President’s Cabinet and directing the Office of Institutional Diversity, and as the Director for USC Asian Pacific American Student Services. Sumi is serving her second term on the Board of Directors for NADOHE, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. She is also the co-editor, with Dr. Shaun Harper and Dr. Stephen Quaye, of Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations (3rd edition) (2020). In 2019, she was named one of the top 35 women in higher education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. Sumi is the multilingual daughter of immigrants, was raised in the Midwest, and now calls Los Angeles her home.
DR. MICHELE HARPER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 PRESENTING VIRTUALLY | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Dr. Michele Harper is an emergency room physician and the author of The Beauty in Breaking, a memoir of service, transformation, and self-healing. In her talks, Dr. Harper speaks on how the policies and systemic racism in healthcare have allowed the most vulnerable members of society to fall through the cracks, and the importance of making peace with the past while drawing support from the present. In each anecdote, she shines a light on the disenfranchisement of patients and providers alike due to poverty, profiling, sexism, and stigmas. Speaking with honesty and compassion, Dr. Harper reflects on her journey from navigating a complicated family in Washington D.C. to attending Harvard, where she pursued emergency medicine and met her husband. They stayed together through medical school— until two months before she was scheduled to join the staff of a Philadelphia hospital, when he told her he couldn’t move with her. Her marriage at an end, Dr. Harper began a new career in a new city, as a newly single woman. Longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Nonfiction, The Beauty in Breaking tells how she learned to bring insight and empathy into the emergency room, and how recognizing and mending physical, emotional, and psychological breaks are all crucial parts of the healing process. A graduate of Harvard University and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Dr. Harper has worked for over a decade in various hospitals, including being the chief resident at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx and an attending physician in the emergency department at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia. She currently resides in Philadelphia. For more information on this Speaker, please visit www.prhspeakers.com. 2021 MPACE Annual Conference
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM “The Best for the Most for the Least”: Using Technology to Re-imagine Presentation Formats, Serve More Students, and Save Counselor Time Facilitators: Jessica Muth, Assistant Director of Career Development and Jake Castellanos, Career Counselor, California State University, Channel Islands Meet the MPACE DEI Committee & Share Best Practices Facilitators: Sophia Gaither, Associate Director, Carson College of Business, Center for Student Success, Washington State University and Roshni D. Lal, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services, West Coast – Syracuse University Career Readiness Programs: Facilitating Equitable Access to Career Readiness to Serve Non-Traditional, Low Socioeconomic, and Community Members Facilitators: Elisa Hernandez, Director for Career Services, Sylvia Withers, Professor, Counseling & Advising, and Carrie DeLeon, Professor, Counseling & Advising, Columbia Basin College
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Time Management 101: A Discussion of How to Regain Control of Our Most Precious Resource Facilitator: Aaron Vilaubi, Manager, Employer Relations, Chapman University Where is My Supersuit? Helping Students Thrive to Incredible Career Success Facilitators: Jodi Chowen, Managing Director, Careers & Experiential Learning and Candilyn Newell, Career Director, College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University For a complete description of Roundtable Discussions, download the app!
LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE 2021: REIMAGINING LEADERSHIP
Facilitated by the Leadership Exchange Committee / Disneyland South Ballroom A
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Breakfast is included for all Leadership Exchange attendees. Join us for this Leadership Exchange as we celebrate coming together in-person once again to exchange best practices and reflect on a time of uncertainty, adapting to a virtual space, and now pivoting to yet another new normal that blends our virtual practices with in-person. This event will give leaders in Career Services and Talent Acquisition a chance to take stock of the past year, share what’s worked and what hasn’t with their peers, and consider key learnings that will propel us to an energized and fresh approach as we continue our work in 2021 and beyond. We hope that participants will walk away with a fresh perspective as we balance team needs, our leadership responsibilities, and our personal lives. Designed specifically for Employer, Directors and Mid-Level Leaders in our profession, we will offer you an opportunity to gain insights into professional growth in career services and recruiting through round table discussions with peers. We have prepared an interactive, thought-provoking, and skill-building morning session. Including special guest speaker, Christine Cruzvergara with Handshake, and an exciting facilitated student panel session.
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Breakout Sessions WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | BREAKOUT I | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM How to Scale Career Advising: A Pilot Group Advising Program Presented by: Cynthia Kossan, Assistant Director, Career Education and Advising, Occidental College Career Center Office Politics: Enhancing Job Retention for the Under-Privileged Presented by: Eric D Fan, Gen Z & Millennial Whisperer, Squarage The Modern Professional - Redefining How We Talk to Students About Professionalism Presented by: Rebecca McDonald, Senior Career Coach, University of Utah 101 Collaborations: Growing Your Village Through Story-Sharing, Relationship Building, and Mentoring Presented by: Roshni D. Lal, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services, West Coast – Syracuse University Breaking Status-Quo: Re-Designing DEI Programming Using Design Thinking Strategies Presented by: Jennifer Mojarro, Director, Career Center and Stephanie Reyes, Senior Associate Director of Career Education and Campus Engagement, California State University, Fullerton Career Workshop Series for Graduate Students Seeking Non-Academic Paths: A Collaboration between Career Center & Graduate Division Presented by: Dr. Vanessa Lee, Career Specialist, Graduate Students and Dr. Yelda Serin, Graduate Student Resource Center Coordinator, University of California, Riverside
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | BREAKOUT II | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Leveraging Cultural Capital in First-Generation Students During the Job Interview Process Presented by: Kara Ward, Program Coordinator, University of California, Irvine - School of Physical Sciences and Dr. Gabriela Castañeda, Assistant Director, Career Services, Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University Your Story Matters: A Collaborative First Destination Survey Marketing Campaign Which Leads to Enhanced Career Outcomes Presented by: Michelle Gomez, Associate Director, Employer Relations, University of California, Riverside - Career Center, Abhilasha Sachdeva, Industry Outreach Specialist, STEM, University of California, Riverside - Career Center, and Angela Meluski, Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Marketing Supercharge Employer Engagement: Strategic Relationship Management Presented by: Angelina Lee, Director of Employer Engagement, Career & Professional Development and Thomas Kjolsing, Application Systems Analyst, Loyola Marymount University Use Campus Employment to Grow Career Development & Workplace Skills for Your Students Presented by: Lisa Laird, Director, Career Center and Stacie Durrance, Instructor, Snow College Education & Family Studies Department, Snow College Bridging the Career Center and Academic Advising Gap: A Pilot Classroom for Exploratory Students Presented VIRTUALLY by: Brent Fujinaka, Career Counselor and Leilani Takeuchi Harjati, Director, TRIO Student Support Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa Rethinking Diversity Recruitment Presented by Meagan Dizon, Programs Manager, Office of Diversity Affairs, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
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Breakout Sessions THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 | BREAKOUT III | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM The Virtual Candidate Experience: Students Benchmarks and Differentiators Presented by: Mary Scott, Managing Consultant, Scott Resource Group Academics and Careers - Tackling the Second Year Slump Presented by: Megan Martinez-Montano, Senior Career Advisor and Lindsay Siegmund, Internship Advisor, California State University, Fullerton Going Farther Together: Equipping Asian American Pacific Islander Students with Tools to Navigate Their Workplace Presented by: Chanda Ishisaka, Career Specialist and Melody Lim, Career Specialist, California State University, Fullerton A JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Approach to Career Development & Programming Presented by: Ramona Acuna, Career Programming & Employer Outreach Counselor and Melissa Gonzalez, Career Development & Diversity Engagement Coordinator, San Diego State University Other Duties As Assigned: How Creating “Greater Goods” Teams Helped Move DE&I Initiatives from the Backburner to the Forefront Presented by: Tonie Zhu, Associate Director, Employer Relations, Brittany Deneau, Associate Director of Specialty Masters Career Services – MSBA Program, and Joina Hsiao, Associate Director, Career Services - Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc), University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business Own Your Experience: Engaging Faculty and Students in Career Readiness Presented by: Sherami Jara, Director/Assistant Dean and Sam Prestwich, Assistant Director, Brigham Young University Not Just Our Work: Inspiring Campus to Join In Presented by: Kelly Dries, Executive Director and Lauren Wooster, Associate Director, University of Redlands
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 | BREAKOUT IV | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Second Star to the Right, and Straight on to Grad School - 3 Magical Steps to Advising Students for Graduate Programs Presented by: Sterling May, Career Director, College of Life Sciences, Derek Jack, Associate Director, Career Service Team, Ben Drewry, Career Director, Human Services, Candilyn Newell, Career Director, College of Life Sciences and Jodi Chowen, Managing Director, Careers and Experiential Learning, Brigham Young University REAL TALK: Women Leadership Perspectives on a Post-Pandemic Shift in Career Education & Leadership Lives (Private, Public, and Community College Insight) Presented by: Nicole Rodriguez, EdD, Director, Career Center, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Dr. Elizabeth Zavala-Acevez, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, California State University, Fullerton, Dr. Kelly Dries, Executive Director, Office of Career & Professional Development, University of Redlands, Ella Aho, Director, Career Services, Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), Sandra Arana, Director, Center for Career and Professional Development, Whittier College Understanding and Creating Industry Partnerships in Native American Communities Presented by: Cynthia O’Dale-Higgins, Career Coach, Utah State University-Blanding Campus, Doyle Anderson, Ph.D, CEO/Founder and Blaine Jensen, Director of Operations, Facilitators of Innovative Education, Leadership Development, and Sustainability Travel Further Together: Igniting Inclusive and Equitable Employer Practices through Student Leader and Employer Relationships Presented by: Melissa Minato, Associate Director of Career Education, Seattle University and Marijo Manaois, Assistant Director of Career Education, Seattle University 17
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Breakout Sessions Whistle While Your Work Place Changes: How Employers are Combating “The Great Resignation” Through Reimagining Their Recruitment, DE&I, and Employee Engagement Strategies Presented by: Cameron White, University Recruiting & Relations Operations Lead, Northrop Grumman, Jeff Brzozowski, University Relations Manager, Travelers Insurance, Kasey Stricklin, Senior University Recruiter, Uber, and Tracy Hill, Group Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings Building Experiential Learning for Historically Marginalized Students Presented by: Alma Orozco, Internship Coordinator and Veronica Heiskell, Associate Director, Experiential Learning & Student Employment, University of California, Santa Cruz Career Services: Examining our Role in the Equity Gap Presented VIRTUALLY by: Sarah Trzeciak, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Career Development and Immersive Learning, University of Colorado Denver
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 | BREAKOUT V | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM To Infinity and Beyond: Using Design Thinking to Reimagine the Organizational Structure of the Career Design Center at Utah State University Presented by: Joseph Banks, Assistant Director, Dannon Loveland, Career Specialist, Marissa Armitstead, Career Specialist, Sophie Bassett, Career Design Specialist, and Paige Geslin, Career Design Specialist, Utah State University Re-Imagining the Etiquette Dinner: A Virtual Move to be More Inclusive Presented by: Amanda Morgan, Associate Director, Academic Success & Career Center, Washington State University A Digital-First Approach to DEI: Scaling Impact Through Curated Communities Presented by: Briana Randall, Executive Director, Career & internship Center, University of Washington State of the Profession: Trends and Predictions Presented by: Matthew Brink, National Association of Colleges and Employers, David Ong (NACE President) - Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Maximus, and Jen Lasater (NACE Past-President) - Vice President for Employer and Career Services, Purdue University Global Language Rooted in Racism: Building Our Awareness Of The Words And Phrases We Employ, To Help Create A More Inclusive And Welcoming Space Presented by: Daniel Levitch, Career Counselor, California State University, Northridge Getting Creative and Filling the Gaps: Maximizing Connections in a Virtual World Presented VIRTUALLY by: Katie Ramirez, Director of Career Services, Center for Experiential Learning and Career Success and Maranda Larsen, Associate Director, Trinity University
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Thank You to Our Exhibitors 12twenty
Vance Garcia marketing@12twenty.com
www.12twenty.com CareerShift, LLC
Jobspeaker, Inc.
Niamh O’Mahoney, Sales Associate niamh@jobspeaker.com 617-302-1271
www.jobspeaker.com
Valerie Matta, Co-Owner valmatta@careershift.com
SkillSurvey
FOCUS 2 CAREER
www2.skillsurvey.com/products/careerreadiness
www.careershift.com
Diane McCrudden, Vice President diane@focuscareer.com
www.Focus2Career.com Image Masters
Randy Bitting, Head and Co-founder of Career Readiness rbitting@skillsurvey.com
StandOut (CollegeNET, Inc.) Dawna Allison dallison@collegenet.com
Kaylee Shields, Business Development Specialist kaylee@imagemasters.com www.imagemasters.com
www.standout.com
Infobase
www.symplicity.com
Denise Henderson CollegeOnline@Infobase.com (800) 322.8755 www.firsthand.co
InPlace Software, Inc.
James Dods, Office Administrator james.dods@inplacesoftware.com www.inplacesoftward.com
Interstride
Symplicity Corporation
Mark Eres, Account Executive info@symplicity.com
uConnect
Ryan Schwartz, Sales Director Ryan@gouconnect.com
www.gouconnect.com VMock Inc.
Tina Patel tina.patel@vmock.com
www.vmock.com
Judy Chen judy@interstride.com
www.interstride.com
Fun Fact: The Main Street Opera House is the oldest building on Disneyland property. Originally, it served as the Park’s lumber mill and was converted into an opera house after 1961.
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Workshop Choices & Tips Wednesday Breakout 1 Wednesday Breakout 2 Thursday Breakout 3 Thursday Breakout 4 Thursday Breakout 5 Roundtable Discussion 6
TIPS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 1.
Pack a mobile charger for your phone and keep it with you at all times.
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Stay hydrated.
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Give yourself extra time before and after sessions to network.
4. Always say yes to taking notes. 5.
Give feedback to MPACE staff.
6. Keep an open mind.
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Reach for the Stars #MPACE2022
Let’s keep the Disney magic going by joining us for #MPACE2022 in Tucson, Arizona from December 7-9, 2022 as we reach for the stars!
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mountainpacific association of colleges & employers
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