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2015 AISES Leadership Summit
THURDAY, MARCH 19 - Gathering Together
Time
Room
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Prefunction 2
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tamaya ABC
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Tamaya FGH
Event
Registration Opens
OPENING RECEPTION (Beverages and Light Appetizers)
Pajamas and Popcorn Movie Night (Wear your favorite PJ's!)
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 - The Leadership Mindset
Time
Room
6:45am
7:30am - 8:30am
Sunrise
Amphitheater
Prefunction ABC
7:30am - 2:00pm
Prefunction 2
8:30am - 9:00am
Tamaya ABCD
9:00am - 10:30am
Tamaya ABCD
10:30am - 10:45am
Tamaya ABCD
10:45am - 11:45am
Tamaya ABCD
11:45am - 12:00pm
Tamaya ABCD
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Tamaya ABCD
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Event
Sunrise Ceremony
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Registration Continues
Conference Welcome/Blessing
"Being a Leader in AISES Can Propel Your Career"
Richard Stephens - Pala Band of Mission Indians, Chair, AISES Board of Directors
BREAK
"Leadership Principles for Leading Change and Resistance to Change"
Howard G. Adams, Ph.D., President, H.G. Adams & Associates, Inc.
"Lighting the Pathway to Faculty Careers for Natives in STEM"
Kathy Eaton – Cherokee, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Research, AISES
LUNCHEON - "Executive Presence"
Marvin Luna
IT Sourcing Manager, American Express
Room - Hawk
Room - Badger
"On Second Thought"
"Impact of Leadership Styles"
Kristina Halona - Navajo, Flight Test Engineer,
James Wilkerson, Native American Outreach Program Manager,
Raytheon with Kristi Guiou - Chickasaw, Materials
Central Intelligence Agency
Engineer, Raytheon
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 - The Leadership Mindset
3:00pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Sunrise
Amphitheater
Prefunction
Group Photo
BREAK
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Room - Hawk
"Striving for Excellence: Set the Bar High"
Howard G. Adams, Ph.D., President, H.G. Adams &
Associates, Inc.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Tamaya ABCD
Time
7:00pm - 8:00pm
8:00pm - 8:30pm
9:00pm - 11:00pm
Room - Badger
"Embracing Change"
Eric Mayo, CO-OP, SPHR – Cherokee, Manager, Global Office of
the Ombudsman, Chevron Corporation
REGIONAL NETWORKING DINNER - "Essential Skills Needed for Effective Technical Leadership"
A. D. Cropper, Ph.D. - Kalinago Carib, Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Company
Room - Hawk
Time
Room - Badger
7:00pm
–
8:30pm
"Mentoring 360 Degrees: Developing Circles
Career Exploration: 3 Mini-Sessions
of Mentors, Peer Mentors, and Mentees
Through All Stages of Your Career"
1. "Working for Your Tribe: The Hardest Job You’ll
Steven Lee, Ph.D., Graduate Diversity Officer
(Usually) Love"
for the STEM Disciplines, University of
Elizabeth A. Wabindato, Ph.D. - Bad River Band of Lake
California, Davis
Superior Chippewa, Assistant Professor, Northland
College
"AISES Programs 101: Q and A"
Tina Farrenkopf, M.B.A., J.D. –
Passamaquoddy and Maliseet, Director of
Programs, AISES
TBD
2. "Healing Pathways to Health Professions"
Agnes Attakai, M.P.A. – Navajo, Coordinator Indians
into Medicine Program, College of Medicine,
University of Arizona
3. "Petroleum Geoscience Career Possibilities"
Nick Way, Ph.D., Geosciences Recruiting Manager,
ExxonMobil Exploration Corporation with
Hehewutei “Cody” Amakali – Oglala Lakota Sioux
Geoscientist, ExxonMobil Exploration Corporation
Dance - Hosted by AISES Student Representatives
SATURDAY, MARCH 21- Practical Skills For Leaders
Time
Room
8:30am – 9:30am
Prefunction ABC
8:15am – 9:00 am
TBD
9:30am – 11:00am
11:00am - 11:15am
Time
11:15am – 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:45pm
Time
1:50pm – 2:50pm
Event
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Zumba® Fitness (Dress to Workout)
Kristin Gentry - Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Owner, Kristen Gentry Fitness
Tamaya ABCD
PANEL PRESENTATION: “Leveraging Native Values within STEM”
Lead Panelist: Nathaniel Todea –Diné, Hydraulic Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Utah
Prefunction
BREAK
Room - Hawk
Room - Badger
Room - Wolf
“Having Difficult Conversations”
“21st Century Skills and Winning the
“Made to Stick Delivering Effective
Eric Mayo, CO-OP, SPHR – Cherokee,
Interview”
Scientific Presentations & Posters for
Manager, Global Office of the
Dr. Jared Berrett, Assistant Professor/
Impact”
Ombudsman, Chevron Corporation
AISES Chapter Advisor, Utah State
Steven Lee, Ph.D., Graduate Diversity
University Eastern
Officer for the STEM Disciplines,
University of California, Davis
Tamaya ABCD
REGIONAL NETWORKING LUNCHEON – Keynote Speaker
Dr. Twyla Baker-Demaray - Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
President, Fort Berthold Community College and
AISES, Vice President of the Board
Room - Hawk
Room - Badger
Room - Wolf
Graduate School – 2 Mini-Sessions
“Linking Your Personal Network to
“Creating Your Career Journey”
1. “Pathways to Graduate School
Opportunities: Networking, Letters of
Kim Stephens – Cherokee, Global
and Advanced Degrees for Native
Recommendation, Elevators Speeches,
Diversity & Inclusion Education
Students”
and The Art of Putting Your Best Foot
Manager, IBM
Jason Packineau - Three Affiliated
Forward”
Tribes/Jemez/Laguna, Community
Brian C. Nunez, Director of the
Coordinator, Harvard University
Engineering Summer Program,
Native American Program with
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Greg Graves – Delaware, NA Graduate
Recruiter & Retention Coordinator,
Stanford University
2. “Unmasking the GRE“
Jay Rosner, Executive Director, The
Princeton Review Foundation
SATURDAY, MARCH 21- Practical Skills For Leaders
Time
2:50pm – 3:50pm
Room - Hawk
“Personal Branding”
AISES Student Representatives:
Michael Charles – Navajo
Jeremy Evans - Haliwa-Saponi
Sheridan Evans – Cherokee Nation
3:50pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Prefunction
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Tamaya ABC
7:00pm
Tamaya ABCD
Tamaya ABCD
Room - Badger
“Creating Safe Spaces for Lesbians, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Students
and Professionals”
Sheila Lopez – Navajo, Diversity Staffing
Program Manager, Intel Corporation and
AISES Board of Directors Member
BREAK
“Team Building – Stages to High Performance”
William B. Tiger, MSE – Miccosukee, Plant Manager, General Motors
Talking Circle
CLOSING BANQUET AND AWARDS CEREMONY
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 - Travel Day
Time
Room
7:00am -8:30AM
Tamaya Veranda
Room - Wolf
“Leadership Styles”
J. Gage Hutchens - Tsalagi, Founder
& CEO, SFDATA
Event
BREAKFAST
Safe Travels!