The inaugural Conference for Community College Advancement got rave reviews for its program quality, depth and setting, so CASE invites its members to help make the 2013 conference even better by submitting a session proposal.

The call for sessions for the 2013 conference will remain open until Jan. 15, 2013. CASE is seeking engaging sessions that showcase best practices, identify emerging trends and inspire new ways of advancing community colleges.

The conference, Oct. 2-4, in San Diego, Calif., will offer a wide selection of sessions covering marketing, fundraising, alumni relations, leadership and government relations.

CASE would like to thank these volunteers who will shape the 2013 program as part of the conference planning committee:

• Chair: Alan Moran, vice president of marketing and communications, Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Vice Chair: Diane Shoger, executive director, Monroe Community College Foundation (Rochester, N.Y.)
• Kathy Baird, associate director of alumni and annual fund, Napa Valley Community College (Napa, Cali.)
• Mike Barzacchini, director of marketing services, Harper College (Palatine, Ill.)
• Kenneth Cooper, director of college advancement, Cosumnes River College (Sacramento, Cali.)
• Deborah Koch, director of grants, Springfield Technical Community College (Springfield, Mass.)
• Tracy Kruse, executive director of external relations, Northeast Iowa Community College (Calmar, Iowa)
• William Lambert, executive director, Mt. San Antonio College Foundation (Walnut, Calif.)
• Kim Russell, vice President of advancement and external affairs, Tyler Junior College Foundation (Tyler, Texas)
• Jennifer Sager Gentry, executive director and vice chancellor for institutional advancement, The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (Richmond, Va.)
• Katherine Sawyer, executive director of institutional advancement and foundation, Elgin Community College (Elgin, Ill.)
• Jill Scofield, executive director of external relations, Foundation for California Community Colleges (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Lisa Skari, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Highline Community College (Des Moines, Wash.)

This article is from the December 2012 issue of the Community College Advancement News.

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