2026 Plenary Speakers

Tia McNair

Tia Brown McNair

Author, Becoming a Student-Ready College
Senior Consultant
Sova

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Terry Hartle

Terry Hartle

Senior Fellow
American Council on Education

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DeRionne Pollard

DeRionne P. Pollard

President and CEO
American Association of
Community Colleges

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Sonya Christian

Sonya Christian

Chancellor
California Community Colleges

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Wendy Hensel

Wendy Hensel

President
University of Hawaiʻi System

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David S. Baime

David S. Baime

Senior Vice President, Public Purpose & National Advocacy
American Association of Community Colleges

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