P5 TRIO Training

8:00am PST

Registration Table Open

Wednesday January 15, 2025 8:00am - 1:00pm 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 →

Wednesday January 15, 2025 8:00am - 1:00pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

1:00pm PST

Training Orientation

Wednesday January 15, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST

Speakers

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 →

Wednesday January 15, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Park ABC

Presentation link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r802DmlTfAP39X0Xn1x-wWQEuld1mdAm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112193258903648544824&rtpof=true&sd=true

2:10pm PST

Building Social Capital Live

Wednesday January 15, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm PST

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 →

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Wednesday January 15, 2025 2:10pm - 3:10pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

3:10pm PST

Stretch Break With Snack

Wednesday January 15, 2025 3:10pm - 3:30pm 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 →

Wednesday January 15, 2025 3:10pm - 3:30pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

3:30pm PST

TRIO Expert Panel on Legislation and Regulations

Wednesday January 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PST

Moderators

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 →

Speakers

Cherryl Arnold

Retired TRIO Director/Consultant

Cherryl Arnold served as a practitioner for 34 years with TRIO. She worked with SSS, McNair, UB, UBMS, VUB, Talent Search, EOC, and CCAMPIS, including two state programs, EOP and SBP. She is currently a consultant providing expertise and extensive knowledge of the Federal TRIO Program... Read More →

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 →

Sebastian Myrick

Executive Director, TRIO Pre-College Programs, South Seattle College

Sebastian Myrick is a TRIO trainer, grant writer, consultant, and a proud TRIO alum who has worked in TRIO for over 25 years. He is currently the Executive Director of TRIO pre-college programs at South Seattle College, where he has directed or overseen Talent Search, Upward Bound... Read More →

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 →

Wednesday January 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PST
Park ABC

Both

4:30pm PST

Day's Concluding Remarks

Wednesday January 15, 2025 4:30pm - 4:45pm PST

Speakers

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 →

Wednesday January 15, 2025 4:30pm - 4:45pm PST
Park ABC

Both

9:00am PST

Breakfast on Your Own, Coffee Provided

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:00am - 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 →

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am PST
Park ABC

Live Only

9:00am PST

Sign-In Information Table Open

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm 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 →

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:00am - 4:00pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

9:45am PST

Closing the Achievement Gap

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PST

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 →

Thursday January 16, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PST
Park ABC

Both

11:00am PST

Serving TRIO students with Mental Health Issues

Thursday January 16, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST

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 →

Jasmine Marie Mageno Torres

With over 17 years of experience in higher education, I am committed to promoting educational equity and expanding access for minoritized and economically disadvantaged students. I have worked across various functional areas in the California State University system, California Community... Read More →

Thursday January 16, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Park ABC

Both

12:00pm PST

Networking Lunch Provided

Thursday January 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm 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 →

Thursday January 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

1:30pm PST

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Student De-escalation Strategies

Thursday January 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST

Speakers

Jana Wilkinson

Director, University of Hawaii Maui College

Jana has been the Upward Bound Program Director at the University of Hawaii Maui College for eight years. She runs two Upward Bound Classic programs and one Upward Bound Math Science and serves 205 high school students in Maui Nui, consisting of Maui, Moloka’i, and Lana’i islands... Read More →

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

Thursday January 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Park ABC

Both

2:45pm PST

Working with LGBTQIA+ Students

Thursday January 16, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm PST

Speakers

Caren M. Fernandez, Ed.D.

Interim Director of Matriculation and EOPS/CARE, Woodland Community College

Dr. Fernandez is currently the Interim Director of Matriculation and EOPS/CARE and helps oversee the TRIO programs at Woodland Community College. Prior she has over 20 years working with SSS, SSS-ESL, Talent Search and Upward Bound both at the four-year and the community college... Read More →

Thursday January 16, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm PST
Park ABC

Both

3:45pm PST

Stretch Break With Snack

Thursday January 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm 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 →

Thursday January 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm PST
Park ABC

Live Only

4:00pm PST

Recruitment Strategies, Adult Programs (EOC, SSS, VUB, McNair)

Thursday January 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Thursday January 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Park ABC

Both

8:30am PST

Sign In Table Open

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

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

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

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

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