RMACRAO 2026 Annual Meeting

July 15-17, 2026
Conference Agenda:

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Registration
9:00am-11:45am

Conference Check-In
Location: Summit Room

OPENING!
12:00pm-12:45pm

Presenter: RMACRAO President: Theresa Groff
Location: Summit Room

Session 1
1:00pm-1:45pm

Banner Student Information System Roundtable
Presenter: Jamie Yarbrough
Location: M4110

Navigating the Hidden Curriculum:
Understanding Barriers and Supporting Success for Students with Autism in Higher Education

Presenter: Lisa Potter
Location: M4120

The Credentialing Ecosystem:
Paradigm’s Vision for a Fully Integrated Future

Presenter: Logan Midgett
Location: M4130

Transfer Roundtable
Presenter: Sarah Sharsmith
Location: M4140

Session 2
3:00pm-3:45pm

FERPA Compliance and Student Privacy
Presenter: John Maly
Location: M4110

Reshaping Higher Ed:
AI Agents in Workday Student

Presenters: Mark Holte, Tina Faulkner, Matt Glenocki
Location: M4120

Parchment Does That Too?
Streamlining Admin Workflows from Admissions to Credentials

Presenters: Rey Santos, Jacque Gaines
Location: M4130

No More Shutouts:
How Connected Course Data Gets Students to Graduation

Presenter: Tyler Bowen
Location: M4140

Session 3
4:00pm-4:45pm

Seeing What No Single Campus Can:
A Network Approach to Stopping Student Aid Fraud

Presenters: Courney Tartaglia, Robert McTighe
Location: M4110

The Hidden Compliance Risk in Noncredit and Alternative Credentials:
Who Owns the Student Record?

Presenter: Erika Swain
Location: M4120

Communication 9-1-1:
Registrar and the Faculty

Presenter: Kristy Berg
Location: M4130

A Simpler Way:
Letting Students Know How Their Courses Transfer

Presenter: Scott Johns
Location: M4140

50th Anniversary Gold Party

Location : ViewHouse Littleton
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Sponsored by Workday

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Registration
7:00am-7:45am

Come on and check on in!
Location: Summit Room

Leading the League: Game-Changing Leadership Strategies for the Age of Innovation
8:00am-9:00am

Presenter: Tammy Aagard
Location: Waring Theater

Session 4
9:15am-10:00am

So You Need a New Degree Audit Tool: A Registrar's Real-World Guide
Presenters: Andrew DuBeau, Stacy Sharp
Location: M4110

Strategic Pathways to Student Success: Harnessing Ellucian's Smart Planning and Credential Discovery
Presenter: Jeff Relue
Location: M4120

Micro-credentials and Digital Badges: The Role of Registrars and Enrollment Managers
Presenter: Kristi Wold-McCormick
Location: M4130

Degree Analyst and Graduation Pathway Roundtable
Presenter: Raeanna Anglen
Location: M4140

Activities
10:15am-3:45pm

Break 10:15am - 10:45am
Snack/Vendor Break - Grab a snack and visit vendors!
Location: Summit Room

KEYNOTE: The Wild Wild West of Credentials
10:45am-12:00pm

Presenter: Dr. Karen Solomon, HLC
Location: Waring Theater

LUNCH!
12:15pm-1:30pm

Grab some lunch and visit with friends
Location: Summit Room

Business Meeting
1:45pm-3:15pm

Nuts & Bolts of RMACRAO
Location: Summit Room

Break 3:15pm-3:45pm
Snack/Vendor Break - Grab a snack and visit vendors!
Location: Summit Room

Session 5
4:00pm-4:45pm

Common Institutional Challenges Personalized Outreach Can Help Solve
Presenter: Adam Davy
Location: M4110

Smart Plan: A new Registration and Planning Tool in SaaS
Presenter: D. Scott Heath
Location: M4120

Tuition Classification Roundtable
Presenter: Miori Jackson Gidley
Location: M4130

A Proactive Approach to Fraud: Lessons from a Community College
Presenter: Stacy Sharp
Location: M4140

50th Anniversary Fun and Celebration

Location : Main Event
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Sponsored by Instructure

Friday, July 17, 2026

Registration
7:00am-7:45am

Come on and check on in!
Location: Summit Room

Leadership Keynote
8:00am-9:15am

Presenter: Dr. Lisa Matye Edwards, ACC VP Student Affairs
Location: Waring Theater

Session 6
9:30am-10:15am

Workday Roundable: From Interest to Implementation (and After!)
Presenters: Amber Ovaska, Sarah Sharsmith
Location: M4110

Bringing Microcredentials to CU Denver
Presenters: Sarah Beal, Meredith Husk
Location: M4120

Implementing S.A.F.E. Fraud Software: Tales from the Trenches
Presenter: Amanda Lewis
Location: M4130

Hot Topics in Higher Education
Presenters: Miori Jackson Gidley, Alyssa Wells
Location: M4140

Session 7
10:30am-11:15am

Leveling Up Student Employment
Presenter: Ashley Hildebrandt
Location: M4110

VA Questions, Comments, Concerns Round Table
Presenter: Carrie Reinecke
Location: M4120

Shadows in the System Investigating "Ghost Students" (Bad Actors)
Presenter: Noemi Hernandez
Location: M4130

Using Modern Reports & Dashboards to Improve Student Success & Organizational Effectiveness
Presenter: Tim Johnson
Location: M4140

Closing Keynote
Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Fujii, ACC College President
Location: Waring Theater

Closing Remarks and Giveaways
Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Fujii, ACC College President
Location: Waring Theater

The 2026 RMACRAO Annual Meeting is proudly sponsored by:


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