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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) - SEM in Action: Turning Enrollment Data into Strategy
West Alabama
Sylvia Ewell
Leadership Workshop (Session Registration Required) - Inspiring Through Leadership
Plaza II
Danny Canary
National Student Clearinghouse Reporting Workshop (Session Registration Required)
Plaza I (Primary)
Session M.1
Monday 11/9/26, 8:00am - 8:50am
A Tale of Two Diplomas
Chevy Chase
Brandy D. Simpkins Piner
AI in Academia: Practical Uses of AI to Advance Student Success
Plaza II
Ashley Dockens
Beyond Silos: Building Faculty Partnerships That Drive Recruitment Success
Sage
Rebeca Perfecto
Hiring and Retaining New Admissions Professionals
Plaza I
Casey Weatherly
Leading Through Influence: Inspiring Action at Every Level
San Felipe
Danny Canary, MBA
Rethinking Enrollment with an AI Operating System (EDMO)
Westchester
Ashish Fernando, Ryan Munson
Stackable Credentials in Action: Recognizing Completion and Supporting HB8 Outcomes
West Alabama
Jennifer Waits-Davis
TACRAO & StriveScan: Fall Fair Review (StriveScan)
Monarch Ballroom
Annie Mills, Dan Saavedra
THECB Updates: FAST and State Reporting
Woodway III
Torca Bunton, Jana Cossairt, Robert Fernandez
Session M.2
Monday 11/9/26, 9:20am - 10:10am
Building Leadership Capacity: Growing the Skills to Lead What’s Next
San Felipe
Danny Canary, MBA
Growing Pains
Monarch Ballroom
Carlotta Campuzano-Herrera, Rebecca Luna
Preparing for Free Application Week
Plaza II
Selton Rigsby
Recruitment as Sales — The Psychology and Science of Helping Students Say “Yes”
Plaza I
Loida González
Registrar 101
Sage
Bobby Lothringer
Registration Agent: How to Optimize Scheduling of Student Preferences with CourseLeaf
Westchester
The Credentialing Ecosystem: Paradigm’s Vision for a Fully Integrated Future
Chevy Chase
THECB Updates: Dual Credit and Core Curriculum Changes
Woodway III
Andrew Lofters
Understanding the Texas Legislative Process and Its Impact on Higher Education
West Alabama
Brenda Martinez
Session M.3
Monday 11/9/26, 10:25am - 11:15am
Compliance Considerations for Digital Accessibility
Plaza II
Angela Allensworth, Holly Kozlowski
Crash or Conquer? Managing Stress During Admissions Peak Season
Plaza I
Hector Cerda Dyer
From Admitted to Committed: Using UGC and Social Media to Increase Yield
San Felipe
Sidney Delgado
Leading People Through Transition
Monarch Ballroom
V.Gail Turner, DNP, MBA, NI-BC,PMP
Making Modern Academic Operations a Provost-Level Priority (Coursedog)
Chevy Chase
Nichole Fisher
Schedule Smarter, Not Harder
West Alabama
Kimberly Tate
TCC T3 Program: Implementing an Enrollment, Persistence, and Completion Support Program at a Texas Community College
Sage
Angela White
THECB: Apply Texas Updates
Woodway III
Claudette Jenks, Jaslyn Rose, CTCM
Tips and Tricks: Maximizing Your Transferology Experience (College Source)
Westchester
Aleta Carlberg
Session M.4
Monday 11/9/26, 1:10pm - 2:00pm
Accountability, Student Outcomes, and Workforce: The New Funding Landscape for Texas Public Community Colleges
West Alabama
Briana Rodriguez
All Hands on Deck!
Woodway III
Colleen Moore, Andrea Wiste, Laura Zeig
Breaking Silos: Aligning Student Engagement, Financial Aid, and Reporting for Dual Credit Success
Plaza I
Ashlie Resenedez, Tramikia Davis, Cortni Haralson, Alexandra Saydak
Building Career Ladders
Plaza II
Erika Wilcoxen
Celebratory Culture at Work for the WIN!
San Felipe
Angelica Esparza
Data-Driven Context: How Selective Institutions Leverage Multiple Data Streams in Admissions and Enrollment
Sage
Kendall Dacey, Gail Roberson
Modern AI Registrar Office for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (High Point)
Westchester
Rupal Shah
Recruiter Olympics
La Vista Ballroom - The Westin Oaks
Kattya Cepeda, Maria Rios, Stephen Seanyear, Danny Varela
Reimagining Credit Mobility: Technology, AI, and the Future of Transfer in Texas
Chevy Chase
Erik Tanner, David Deggs
The Power of an Electronic RESI Form (Topic: Residency Form Automation)
Monarch Ballroom
Jay Hills, Brenda Powers, Stephanie Snedden
Session M.5
Monday 11/9/26, 2:10pm - 3:00pm
Beyond the Tour: Rethinking the Campus Visit Experience
Westchester
Rene Zamora
Building an Adult Promise Program
Plaza I
Jayce Randolph
Did you say Electronic Grade Change Form?
Monarch Ballroom
Jay Hills, Roberta Sears
Divorce of Admissions & Registrars: Who gets the house? Who gets the kids?
Sage
Jody Harris, Caroline Whitaker
From Maps to Partnerships: Rethinking Transfer Pathways for Student Success
West Alabama
Nicole Tumire
From Suspicion to Strategy: How Two Texas Colleges Are Responding to Application Fraud
Chevy Chase
Know Your Type, Own Your Voice: Communicating With Confidence Across Personality Styles
San Felipe
Jarmarlon Thompkins, DaNeetra Walker
Residency Basics
Woodway III
Virginia Leathers
StriveScan 201: Tips, Data, What's Next
Plaza II
Dan Saavedra, Annie Mills
Session M.6
Monday 11/9/26, 4:35pm - 5:25pm
Community Matters! Community-Focused Recruitment Efforts
Sage
Kattya Cepeda, Maria Rios
Course Sharing Exchange with THECB
West Alabama
Jess Kelly, Becki Rathfon, Kate Richardson
Fit-Focused Recruitment Tools (College Board)
Westchester
Robert Hogeda, Erik Johnson, Dara Newton
High Voltage Low Conflict
San Felipe
Angela Rasheed_Stephens
Rally for Registration
Plaza II
Kendall McCuistion
Residency Advanced
Woodway III
Virginia Leathers
Tackling Fraudulent Applications and Verifying Student Identities
Plaza I
Erin Holliday
TxCAN’s CAP Map: Using Partnership Data to Strengthen Enrollment (Educate Texas & Texas College Access Network)
Chevy Chase
Paola Loera, Kendra Strange
Session T.1
Tuesday 11/10/26, 8:00am - 8:50am
Combatting Against Ghost Students
Monarch Ballroom
Becki Rathfon, Samantha Taylor
Enrollment Reporting Committee Update
San Felipe
Cathy Littleton
FERPA in the Real World
Woodway III
Dale King
Level Up! How can you leverage your skills and experience to move up?
West Alabama
Jordan Baylor, Kayla McDowell
Managing the Chaos - Centralized Graduation Clearance
Sage
Ben Milum
Navigating Barriers to Student Success
Plaza II
Jeanette Moya, Melanie Lindsey
Parchment Does That Too? Streamlining Admin Workflows from Admissions to Credentials
Westchester
Deb Allenspach, Julie Wakefield
Parent Behind the Paper
Plaza I
Justin Schilke
Streamlining Transfer Credit Evaluations with Stetson University & ProcessMaker by Decisions
Chevy Chase
Jamie Vanderlip, Alan Wong
Session T.2
Tuesday 11/10/26, 9:20am - 10:10am
Beyond Recruitment: LevelUp Texas and the Case for Early Youth Engagement
West Alabama
Tiffany Hector
Building Effective Teams using Individual Strengths
San Felipe
Stephen W. Jones
Finding and Recruiting Adult Learners: Focus First on Intent (College App)
Chevy Chase
Dan Curtis
From Data to Decisions
Plaza I
Nicholas Piwonka
From Doubt to Destiny - Am I Supposed to be HERE?
Plaza II
Karla Hernadez, Zaria Kelly
From Reactive to Resilient: Building a Scalable Enrollment Integrity & Fraud Management Framework in Texas Community Colleges
Monarch Ballroom
Joselyn Gonzalez, Stephanie Martin, Becki Rathfon
uAchieve + TES + Transferology: Bring New Energy to Your Students and Staff (College Source)
Westchester
Stephanie Sutton
Universal Design and Supporting Accessible Wellness
Sage
Kyle Mutz
When Algorithms Touch Student Data: Understanding AI and FERPA
Woodway III
Dale King
Session T.3
Tuesday 11/10/26, 10:25am - 11:15am
A.I. and Processing
Plaza II
Selton Rigsby, Kara Gaffney
Clearinghouse Connections: Key Updates on Sentinel 360, ETX, FVT/GE, and EAM Contact Management (NSC)
Chevy Chase
Andi Liner, Robert McTighe
Escape the Fair! Escape Room
Woodway III
Yonas Tekola, Destinee Williams
Everyone Arrives With Credits: Credit Transparency for the Texas Transfer Student (Degree Sight)
Westchester
Charles Ramos
How to Handle Fraudulent Documents - Transcripts, Diplomas, etc.
Plaza I
Hector Cerda Dyer
Registrar - Technical Writing/Training for Staff
Sage
Bobbie Brown
Reverse Transfer 101
Monarch Ballroom
Cassandra Lachica-Chavez, Amanda Vasquez-Vicario
Training and Promotion from Within Admissions/Enrollment Management
San Felipe
Courtney Lewis, Jayci Cotton, Briana McKnight
Your Brain is in the Room. Are Your Emotions? Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Impact on Personal and Professional Success
West Alabama
Annisia Shynett
Session T.4
Tuesday 11/10/26, 1:10pm - 2:00pm
ERP/SIS Security, Audits, and Reviews
Plaza II
Bobbie Brown
From Paper to Peoplesoft
Westchester
Jay Hills
Gratitude and Positivity in the Workplace
San Felipe
Sarah Coppedge
Growing Up in Admissions
West Alabama
Tiffany Lipscomb, Anam Iqbal, Rebeca Perfecto
How Do You Eat an Elephant? One Bite at a Time!
Plaza I
Andi Buncik
One Stop, Better Together: Supporting the Registrar’s Office
Woodway III
Casey Weatherly
Roots Down: Growing Community Partnerships and Annual Recruiting events
Monarch Ballroom
Dante Dumas
Smart Scheduling™: Revolutionizing Better Outcomes (AdAstra)
Chevy Chase
Luke Kearney
Session T.5
Tuesday 11/10/26, 2:10pm - 3:00pm
BYOD-Bring Your Own Diploma
Sage
Ben Milum
David v. Goliath: Transforming Student Support When Resources Are Limited
San Felipe
Melinda Berry
From Manual to Machine: Transforming Transcript Processing Through AI, Automation, and Cross-Campus Collaboration
Monarch Ballroom
Christie Roberts, Amy Guerra
How do I grow in higher education? Where can I go?
West Alabama
Edrel Stoneham
Supporting Student Persistence Through Re-Enrollment Campaigns
Plaza II
Rachel Hoover
TACRAO College Fair Planning for Beginners
Plaza I
Danny Varela
Texas College Bridge discussion
Westchester
Tina Kollmann
Top 3 Processes to Automate for Student Services Efficiency (Softdocs)
Chevy Chase
Chad Shrout
Washington Watch: Navigating Policy Change in Higher Education
Woodway III
Melanie Gottlieb
Regional Meetings
Tuesday 11/10/26, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
CenTACRAO Regional Meeting (Central Texas)
West Alabama
ETACRAO Regional Meeting (East Texas)
San Felipe
NTCCURAO Regional Meeting (North Texas)
Plaza I
SETACRAO Regional Meeting (Southeast Texas)
Chevy Chase
STARAO Regional Meeting (South Texas)
Woodway III
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
Ben Milum, Colleen Moore, Kate Richardson, Jennifer Waits-Davis, Tiffany Wendt, Caroline Whitaker, Laura Zeig
Health Institutions Compliance
San Felipe
Brandy D. Simpkins Piner, Anne Delgado, Blanca Guerra
Navigating conduct issues of prospective students
Chevy Chase
Jerrod Nutt
Self-Care to Prevent Burnout
Westchester
Rebecca Hapes
The Power of a Chance 2.0: Finding New Energy in Familiar Faces and Untapped Spaces
West Alabama
Kenne Evans
Veteran Certifications
Sage
Meghan Budig, Steven Morales
What's New with TCCNS
Plaza II
Trish McCormick
Your Best Recruiters Are Already Giving Tours
Plaza I
Ethan Gillis
Session W.2
Wednesday 11/11/26, 9:00am - 9:50am
Effective Policy Changes to Improve Business Processes
Monarch Ballroom
Bobby Lothringer
From Helicopter to Helper: Families as Active Success Partners
Plaza II
Connie Watson
Learning to Learn: Neuroplasticity & Metacognition
Westchester
Rebecca Hapes
PATH to Success: Scaling Proactive Advising and Registration for Incoming Students
Chevy Chase
Martha Fraire-Cuellar, Kristopher Infante
Power BI and You
Sage
Kevin Sanchez
SACSCOC Reaffirmation: What to Expect
Woodway III
Sofia Almeda, Christine Shupala
Thinking Like a Transfer Evaluator Building Consistent Transfer Credit Practices Across Campus
West Alabama
Brandi Havens
Tips and Tricks to Prevent Recruitment Burnout
Plaza I
Courtney Lewis
What does outreach look like in recruitment? (Students, Parents, Community)
San Felipe
Rose Finley