P5 TRIO Training: Full Schedule

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8:30am PST

Friday January 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PST

Moderators

Amel Khan

Director, TRIO UBMS, CSU Dominguez Hills

Amel Khan is a passionate advocate for college readiness and a skilled educator. As the Director of the Upward Bound Math-Science program at California State University, Dominguez Hills, she leverages her academic background in Computer Science and Multicultural Education to empower... Read More →

Amy L. Verlanic

TRIO Training Director

Amy L. Verlanic is the sole proprietor of ALV Consulting, which offers project management, strategic planning, and grant writing services to nonprofit associations and educational institutions. Ms. Verlanic’s educational grant-writing skills have garnered over $1 billion in public... Read More →

Friday January 17, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Park ABC

Live Only

9:00am PST

Breakfast Provided with Q & A

Friday January 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am PST

Park ABC

Speakers

Sam Blanco III

• 32+ years of TRIO experience with UC Davis Talent Search & Upward Bound• 25+ years of grant writing and peer review• Director of TS since 2004 and UB since 2014• WESTOP President 2017-18• COE Chair 2023-24• WJUSD School Board Trustee 2012-16

Friday January 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am PST
Park ABC

Both

9:30am PST

TRIO Professional Health and Wellness Plenary

Friday January 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PST

Park ABC

Speakers

Ricardo D. Quintero

Executive Director, TRIO Pre-College Programs Cal Poly Pomona

Dr. Ricardo Quintero is the Executive Director of TRIO Pre-College Programs at Cal Poly Pomona, California. He oversees nine TRIO Pre-College Programs, including Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, and Talent Search, managing an annual budget of $2.8 million.Dr. Quintero has... Read More →

Friday January 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PST
Park ABC

Both

10:45am PST

Recruitment and Retention for UB and TS Programs

Friday January 17, 2025 10:45am - 11:45pm PST

Park ABC

Speakers

Geoffrey Garner

I’m Geof Garner, and I grew up in Astoria, Oregon, and have lived in Portland since 1993 (with a few years traveling in Germany and Europe and studying in Eugene, Oregon, at the University of Oregon). I earned a master of arts in teaching from Lewis and Clark College. I have directed... Read More →

Friday January 17, 2025 10:45am - 11:45pm PST
Park ABC

Both

12:00pm PST

Final Evaluation with Closing Luncheon

Friday January 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST

Park ABC

Feedback Survey

Speakers

Sidney Mitchell

Faculty Trainer, ASPIRE, SAEOPP, and COE

Dr. Sidney K. Mitchell is a TRIO alumnus of the SSS program at Nicholls State University. He obtained a Master’s Degree from Southern University and worked for ETS and VUB for 18 years combined at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, while obtaining a Ph.D. He has been a National... Read More →

Friday January 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST
Park ABC

Both