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TACRAO 2026
Nov 08, 2026 - Nov 11, 2026 • Houston, Texas
PROGRAM SESSIONS
Pre-Conference Workshops (SEM, NSC, or Leadership Track) - Registration Required
Sunday 11/8/26, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fred Russell Strategic Enrollment Management Workshop (Session Registration Required)
West Alabama
Leadership Workshop (Session Registration Required)
Plaza II
National Student Clearinghouse Workshop (Session Registration Required)
Plaza I (Primary)
Session M.1
Monday 11/9/26, 8:00am - 8:50am
“Get in Loser, We’re Restructuring Admissions”: Rising as a Young Leader in Enrollment
Courtney Skiles
A Tale of Two Diplomas
AI in Academia: Practical Uses of AI to Advance Student Success
Ashley Dockens
Beyond Silos: Building Faculty Partnerships That Drive Recruitment Success
Rebeca Perfecto
How can I be a better leader? - Management
Danny Canary
THECB Updates: FAST and State Reporting
Woodway III
Transfer Coaches: Create a Seamless Transfer
Zachary Sprayberry
Session M.2
Monday 11/9/26, 9:20am - 10:10am
Accountability, Student Outcomes, and Workforce: The New Funding Landscape for Texas Public Community Colleges
Briana Rodriguez
Bridging Gaps, Building Futures
Sjohonton Fanner
Growing Pains
Carlotta Campuzano-Herrera, Rebecca Luna
management session TBD
Danny Canary
Preparing for Free Application Week
Selton Rigsby
Registrar 101
Bobby Lothringer
THECB Updates: Dual Credit and Core Curriculum Changes
Woodway III
Session M.3
Monday 11/9/26, 10:25am - 11:15am
All Hands on Deck!
Colleen Moore, Andrea Wiste, Laura Zeig
Crash or Conquer? Managing Stress During Admissions Peak Season
Krystal Guerra, Hector Cerda Dyer
From Helicopter to Helper: Families as Active Success Partners
Connie Watson
How do I grow in higher education? Where can I go?
Edrel Stoneham
Schedule Smarter, Not Harder
Kimberly Tate
T3: Tarrant To and Through
Angela White
THECB: Apply Texas Updates
Woodway III
Claudette Jenks
Session M.4
Monday 11/9/26, 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Bridging the Gap for Transfer Students
Randy Canivel
Building Career Ladders
Erika Wilcoxen
Parent behind the paper
Justin Schilke
Power BI you
Kevin Sanchez
Recruitment as Sales — The Psychology and Science of Helping Students Say “Yes”
Loida González
Updates from AACRAO Executive Director
Woodway III
Who’s Got Your Back? Leading Effectively Through Stakeholder Complexity
Ashley Fleeks
Session M.5
Monday 11/9/26, 2:10pm - 3:00pm
Building an Adult Promise Program
Jayce Randolf
Compliance Considerations for Digital Accessibility
Angela Allensworth, Holly Kozlowski
Divorce of Admissions & Registrars: Who gets the house? Who gets the kids?
Jody Harris, Caroline Whitaker
Know Your Type, Own Your Voice: Communicating With Confidence Across Personality Styles
My experiences with AI
Session M.6
Monday 11/9/26, 4:35pm - 5:25pm
A.I. and Processing
Selton Rigsby, Kara Gaffney
Community Matters! Community-Focused Recruitment Efforts
Kattya Cepeda, Mario Rios
Course Sharing Exchange with THECB
Amy Gainer, Jess Kelly, Becki Rathfon, Kate Richardson
High Voltage Low Conflict
Angela Rasheed_Stephens
Rally for Registration
Kendall McCuistion
Residency Advanced
Virginia Leathers
STARAO Regional Meeting (South Texas)
San Felipe
Session T.1
Tuesday 11/10/26, 8:00am - 8:50am
Combatting Against Ghost Students
Becki Rathfon, Samantha Taylor, Linsey Zimmerman
Creating ACCESS Where Access Does Not Currently Exist
Tamara Anderson
FERPA in the Real World
Woodway III
From Maps to Partnerships: Rethinking Transfer Pathways for Student Success
Nicole Tumire
Managing the Chaos - Centralized Graduation Clearance
Ben Milum
Navigating Barriers to Student Success
Madonna Bullard, Alejandra Padgett
Student-Ready starts with Staff-Ready
Zachary Solano
Session T.2
Tuesday 11/10/26, 9:20am - 10:10am
Building Effective Teams using Individual Strengths
Stephen Jones
Effective Policy Changes to Improve Business Processes
Bobby Lothringer
FERPA and AI
Woodway III
From Manual to Machine: Transforming Transcript Processing Through AI, Automation, and Cross-Campus Collaboration
Mentoring For Momentum: Empowering Students to Thrive Through Transition
Rachel Hoover
Root Down, Reach Out: How Universities Build Real Community
Dante Dumas
Veteran Certifications
Session T.3
Tuesday 11/10/26, 10:25am - 11:15am
Celebratory Culture at Work for the WIN!
Angelica Esparza
ERP/SIS Security, Audits, and Reviews
Bobbie Brown
Escape the Fair! Escape Room
Yonas Tekola, Destinee Williams
Reverse Transfer 101
Cassandra Lachica-Chavez, Amanda Vasquez-Vicario
Training and Promotion from Within the Registrar's Office
Courtney Lewis, Jayci Cotton, Briana McKnight
Universal Design and Supporting Accessible Wellness
Kyle Mutz
Session T.4
Tuesday 11/10/26, 1:10pm - 2:00pm
BYOD-Bring your own diploma
Health Institutions Compliance
Brandy Piner, Anna Delgado, Blanca Guerra
How Do You Eat an Elephant? One Bite at a Time!
Andi Scott-Buncik
How to Handle Fraudulent Documents - Transcripts, Diplomas, etc.
One Stop Helping the Registrar's Office
Casey Weatherly
What's New with TCCNS
Session T.5
Tuesday 11/10/26, 2:15pm - 3:05pm
David v. Goliath: Transforming Student Support When Resources Are Limited
Melinda Berry
From Data to Decisions
Nicholas Piwonka
From Reactive to Resilient: Building a Scalable Enrollment Integrity & Fraud Management Framework in Texas Community Colleges
In State Tuition Eligibility Compliance
Residency Basics
Woodway III
Virginia Leathers
Supporting Student Persistence Through Re-Enrollment Campaigns
Rachel Hoover
TACRAO College Fair Planning for Beginners
Danny Varela
Regional Meetings
Tuesday 11/10/26, 3:45pm - 4:20pm
CenTACRAO Regional Meeting (Central Texas)
West Alabama
ETACRAO Regional Meeting (East Texas)
Sage
NTCCURAO Regional Meeting (North Texas)
Plaza I
SETACRAO Regional Meeting (Southeast Texas)
Chevy Chase
WTACRAO Regional Meeting (West Texas)
Plaza II
Session W.1
Wednesday 11/11/26, 8:00am - 8:50am
Birds of a Feather SIS Groups in Shared Space
Woodway III
Data-Driven Context: How Selective Institutions Leverage Multiple Data Streams in Admissions and Enrollment
Level Up! How can you leverage your skills and experience to move up?
Jordan Baylor, Monyce Bevis, Kayla McDowell
SACSCOC Reaffirmation: What to Expect
Sofia Almeda, Christine Shupala
The Power of a Chance 2.0
Kenne Evans
The Sorting Hat
Monyce Bevis, Kayla McDowell
Your Best Recruiters Are Already Giving Tours
Ethan Gillis, Ralie Sutton
Session W.2
Wednesday 11/11/26, 9:00am - 9:50am
Building the Pipeline from Scratch: A Phased Recruiting Strategy for a First-of-Its-Kind Medical School
Kelly Bell
Enrollment Reporting Committee Update
Monarch Ballroom
Juntos Podemos Hacer la Diferencia
Briana Rodriguez
The Power of an Electronic RESI form
The Sophomore Shift: Sparking Momentum for What Comes Next
Barbara Stanley
Thinking Like a Transfer Evaluator Building Consistent Transfer Credit Practices Across Campus
Brandi Havens
What does outreach look like in recruitment? (Students, Parents, Community)
Rose Finley
TBA
Parchment Does That Too? Streamlining Admin Workflows from Admissions to Credentials
Deb Allenspach, Julie Wakefield
Recruiter Olympics
Registration Agent: How to Optimize Scheduling of Student Preferences with CourseLeaf
Rethinking Enrollment with an AI Operating System (EDMO)
Ashish Fernando, Jesse Jager
The Credentialing Ecosystem: Paradigm’s Vision for a Fully Integrated Future