NASPAA CAREER SERVICES CONFERENCE
Hosted by UCLA’s School of Public Affairs
UCLA Covel Commons – West Coast Room
December 4-5, 2006
Monday, December 4
8:30
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00
Welcome, Agenda Review and Introductions
Welcome: Barbara Nelson, Dean UCLA School of Public Affairs
Welcome: Scott Talan, Director of Communications & Public Affairs, NASPAA
Agenda Review, Introductions, Expectations: David Schachter, Assistant Dean, Career
Services and Experiential Learning, NYU Wagner
10:00 Employer Panel: Research and Policy Analysis
Facilitator: Martin Black, Director, Career Services, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School
Legislative Analysts Office
Farra Bracht, Training & Outreach Coordinator
New American Dimensions LLC
Thomas Tseng, Principal & Co-Founder
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Anneke Gaul, Human Resources Manager
RAND Corporation
Becky Garcia, Staffing Manager
11:00 Break
11:15 Employer Panel: Education
Facilitator: David Liebschutz, Assistant Dean for Career & Alumni Programs
University at Albany, SUNY, Rockefeller College
Broad Residency in Urban Education
Chaka Booker, Associate Director
Amy Shea, Assistant Director of Recruitment
Education Pioneers
Brendan Cullen, Managing Director, San Francisco Bay Area
Pamela Ellis Menafee, Managing Director, Los Angeles Area
Great Schools
Vidya Sundaram, Program Development Manager
12:15 Break
12:30 Lunch – Sponsored by the Broad Residency in Urban Education
1:30
Career Panel: Environment
Facilitator: Jennifer Blanck, Assistant Dean, Career & Alumni Services
Georgetown University
Center for Climate Strategies
Lewison Lee Lem, Ph.D., Program Manager
Environmental Defense
Janea Scott, Attorney
Global Green
Mary Luevano, Policy & Legislative Affairs Director
2:30
Break
2:45
Career Panel: Philanthropy and Community Affairs
Facilitator: David Liebschutz, Assistant Dean for Career & Alumni Programs
University at Albany, SUNY, Rockefeller College
Blue Garnet Associates LLC/NetImpact
Way-Ting Chen, Partner & Co-Founder/LA Chapter President
Getty Foundation
Laura Cogburn, Grants Management Database Specialist
Nike, Inc. Community Affairs
Alicia Procello, Community Affairs Manager
Sempra Energy Community Affairs
Valerie Lertyaovarit, Manager, Community Relations
Southern California Grantmakers
Judy Spiegel, Interim President
Break
3:45
4:00
5:00
NASPAA Updates:
A. Job Board & Career Intranet
B. Employer Survey.
C. MPA/MPP After Your Name
D. Articles/Ads.
Adjourn
6:30
Dinner at Bizou Garden Bistro – Sponsored by MAXIMUS
Tuesday, December 5
8:30
Continental Breakfast
9:00
Welcome Back
9:15
Our Philosophies around Career Services and Helping Each Other in our Work
10:45 Break
11:00 Large Group Discussion: Managing the public/private intersection; Serving our International
Students
12:00 Lunch - Digital PR Resources.
1:00
Large Group Discussion: Prepping our Students for Networking
2:00
Break
2:15
Large Group Discussion: Accountability
3:15
Next Steps and Debrief
4:00
Adjourn
NASPAA CAREER SERVICES CONFERENCE
Hosted by UCLA’s School of Public Affairs
UCLA Covel Commons – West Coast Room - December 4-5, 2006
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