Thank you for volunteering to be on the OTC’24 Content Committee!
I respect your time and will endeavor to keep this process efficient for you. I appreciate your willingness to contribute to OTC!
This page is meant for committee members only, please keep the links to yourself. You will find the flexible timeline, processes, and links to submit a theme and keynote suggestions below. Once we get to the point of proposal review, I will post instructions for that here as well. If you have questions, please email me at thickey@palomar.edu. Thanks again!
| Sylvia Amitoelau Coastline College |
Debbie Lou Angeles Porterville College |
Cheryl Aschenbach Lassen College |
Nicole Avina Bakersfield College |
Lisa Beach Santa Rosa Junior College |
| Gregory Beyrer Cosumnes River College |
Anthony Breakspear UC Santa Cruz |
Brianne Brichacek Shasta College |
Jessica Bush Santa Rosa Junior College |
Shawna Bushell Riverside CCD |
| Mauricio Cadavid CSU San Bernardino |
Don Carlisle Cabrillo College |
Katie Datko Mt. SAC |
Dolores Davison Foothill College |
Alice Dieli American River College |
| Julie Gamberg Glendale College |
Bruce Gauthier Sierra College |
James Glapa-Grassklag College of the Canyons |
Cynthia Hamlett Crafton Hills College |
Andrea Hanstein CVC-OEI |
| Jennifer Howze-Owens College of San Mateo |
Patricia James CVC |
Kandace Knudson Sacramento City College |
Christine Miller Santa Monica College |
Matthew Mooney Santa Barbara City College |
| John Perez Canada College |
Jasmine Phillips Compton College |
Gregory Ramirez Madera Community College |
Tanessa Sanchez Palomar College |
Tracy Schaelen Southwestern College |
| Joy Shoemate College of the Canyons |
Iolani Sodhy-Gereben Laney College |
Sasa Stojic-Ito LACCD |
Amanda Taintor Reedley College |
Xochitl Tirado Imperial Valley College |
| Lene Whitley-Putz Foothill College |
Lynette Williamson Santa Barbara City College |
Responsibilities of the committee:
- Submit theme recommendations.
- Submit keynote topics and speaker recommendations based on current hot topics in education.
- Review pre-conference workshop proposals make recommendations.
- Review session proposals and make selections for OTC’24 sessions.
OTC’24 Theme Suggestions (November 1 – November 30, 2023)
This committee is in charge of creating a list of potential conference themes. The list will close November 17 at which time I’ll set up a voting process and if necessary, a committee meeting to discuss the top 5 options and select one.
Submit a Theme suggestion – closes November 17, 2023 (CLOSED)
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Keynote Speakers Recommendations (November 1, 2023 – January 31, 2024)
This committee is responsible for creating a list of potential keynote speakers and topics. This list will close January 15, 2024, so vetting can take place. Once the recommendations are vetted, I will ask for feedback on options via the shared document.
Submit a Keynote speaker suggestion (speaker name or topic) – closes January 15, 2024
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Call for Proposals and Pre-Conference Workshops (December 1, 2023 – March 2024)
Early Acceptance: submissions must be received by November 30, 2023 (notifications sent January 2-10)
- Committee members receive session and pre-conference workshop proposals for review: December 4
- Committee members review/score proposals: December 5-12
- Feedback due from committee members/team lead: December 13
- Committee members recommendations for pre-conference workshops due: December 15
- OTC reviews feedback with team leads: December 18
- Selections Finalized: December 19
Call for Proposals closes: January 31, 2024 (notifications sent March 1-8)
- Committee members receive proposals for review: February 5
- Committee members review/score proposals: February 6-16
- Feedback due from committee members/team lead: February 20
- OTC reviews feedback with team leads: February 22-23
- Selections Finalized: February 26
Please note that being part of this committee does not prevent you from submitting your own proposals. In fact, we encourage you to submit and share the call for proposals with your colleagues! To keep the process equitable, we will exclude you from reviewing your own proposal should you be assigned to the group reviewing it.
