2026 Plenary Speakers

Dr. Paul Gaston

Tia Brown McNair

Vice President of Strategy and Collective Impact
Alliance for Higher Education

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Dr. Paul Gaston

Patrick Methvin

Director, Postsecondary Success
Gates Foundation

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Dr. Paul Gaston

DeRionne P. Pollard

President and CEO
American Association of
Community Colleges

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Dr. Judith Eaton

Sonya Christian

Chancellor
California Community Colleges

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Dr. Paul Gaston

Wendy Hensel

President
University of Hawaiʻi System

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