Agenda

 

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Monday, April 2, 2007
7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast, Networking and STEM Showcase
8:30 a.m. 8:50 a.m.   Introductory Remarks
          Laurel Heffernan, Interim Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Sacramento State
        Welcome and Introductions
          Alexander Gonzalez, President, Sacramento State
        Featured Remarks
          The Hon. Doris O. Matsui, Congresswoman, Fifth Congressional District of California
8:50 a.m. 9:45 a.m.   “America’s Perfect Storm”
          Frank Gómez, Executive Director of Corporate Communications, Educational Testing Service
        Gap Analysis of the Regional STEM Workforce
          Suzanne O’Keefe, Assistant Professor, Economics,
Sacramento Regional Research Institute, Sacramento State
9:45 a.m.   9:55 a.m.   Break
9:55 a.m.   10:55 a.m.   Panel Discussion I
        STEM: The Present and Future in the Sacramento Region
         

Chair: Scott Neish, President, Aerojet
Panel Members:
John DiStasio, Assistant General Manager, Sacramento Municipal
     Utility District (SMUD)

Sandy Merino, Senior Scientist, Novozymes, Inc.

Angela Phillips Diaz, Director, Strategic Communications and
     Development, NASA – Ames Research Center
Leroy Tripette, Education Manager, Intel Corporation
Peter Van Deventer, President & CEO, SynapSense Corporation

11:00 a.m.   12:00 p.m.   Panel Discussion II
        The Regional Educational Partnership
          Chair: Dave Gordon, Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of
     Education
Panel Members:
David Butler, CEO, Linking Education and Economic Development
     (LEED)
Madeleine Fish, Director, MESA Engineering and Computer Science
     Program, Sacramento State
Rick Pomeroy, Lecturer/Supervisor of Teacher Education, UC Davis
John Roina, Professional Development Director, Yolo County Office of
     Education
Sandra Scott, Director, Workforce Development and Continuing
     Education, Sierra College
12:00 p.m.   1:00 p.m.   Hosted Lunch: Networking and STEM Showcase
1:00 p.m.   1:10 p.m.   Afternoon Welcome
          The Hon. Daniel E. Lungren, Congressman , Third Congressional District of California
1:10 p.m.   2:15 p.m.   Panel Discussion III
        Bridging the Gap: Infrastructure Building
          Chair: David Earwicker, Assistant Vice President,
     Research Administration, Sacramento State
Panel Members:
Debra Crane, Teacher, Galt High School, Galt Joint Union High
     School District
Glenda Golobay, Principal, Engineering and Science High School,
     Sacramento City Unified School District
Sandra Kirschenmann, Vice Chancellor, Los Rios Community College
Ted Schantz, Cheif Microelectronics Development and Testing
     Division, Defense Microelectronics Activity
2:15 p.m.   2:30 p.m.   Break
2:30 p.m.   3:50 p.m.   Open Forum: A Regional STEM Strategic Plan for Action
          Facilitator: Emir José Macari, Dean, College of Engineering and
     Computer Science, Sacramento State
Panel Members:
Barbara Hayes, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Commerce
     and Trade Organization (SACTO)
Dan Koellen, Chairman, McClellan Technology Incubator,
     Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA)
Thomas Landerholm, Director, Center for STEM Excellence,
     Sacramento State
Refugio Rochin, Professor Emeritus, Center for Public Policy, Race,
     Ethnicity and Gender, Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis
3:50 p.m.   4:00 p.m.   Closing Remarks

 

 

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