TRIO Training, Portland: Full Schedule

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11:00am PDT

Serving Justice System Impacted Students

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

Geoffrey Garner

I’m Geof Garner, and I grew up in Astoria, Oregon, and have lived in Portland since 1993 (with a few years traveling in Germany and Europe and studying in Eugene, Oregon, at the University of Oregon). I earned a master of arts in teaching from Lewis and Clark College. I have directed... Read More →

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Captain Gray III Duniway Hotel, 545 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR 97204

Breakout

11:00am PDT

Serving Military Connected Students/Families and Veterans

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

Sidney Mitchell

Faculty Trainer/Consultant, ASPIRE, COE, KU, SAEOPP, and UNLV

Dr. Sidney K. Mitchell is a TRIO alumnus of the SSS program at Nicholls State University. He obtained a Master’s Degree from Southern University and worked for ETS and VUB for 18 years combined at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, while obtaining a Ph.D. He has been a National... Read More →

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Breakout

11:00am PDT

Serving Rurally Isolated Students

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Speakers

Amy Verlanic

TRIO Training Director

Amy L. Verlanic is the sole proprietor of ALV Consulting, which offers project management, strategic planning, and grant writing services to nonprofit associations and educational institutions. Ms. Verlanic’s educational grant-writing skills have garnered over $1 billion in public... Read More →

Jana Wilkinson

Director, University of Hawaii Maui College

Jana has served as the Upward Bound Program Director at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College for the past nine years, overseeing two Upward Bound Classic programs and one Upward Bound Math and Science program. Her programs primarily support students from historically underserved... Read More →

Thursday October 22, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Breakout

1:30pm PDT

Basic Need Insecurities Such as Food and Housing

Thursday October 22, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT

Captain Gray I & II

Speakers

Cherryl Arnold

Retired TRIO Director/Consultant, OMC Consulting

Cherryl Arnold served as a practitioner for 34 years with TRIO. She worked with SSS, McNair, UB, UBMS, VUB, Talent Search, EOC, and CCAMPIS, including two state programs, EOP and SBP. She is currently a consultant providing expertise and extensive knowledge of the Federal TRIO Program... Read More →

Sebastian Myrick

Executive Director, TRIO Pre-College Programs, South Seattle College

Sebastian Myrick is a TRIO trainer, grant writer, consultant, and a proud TRIO alum who has worked in TRIO for over 25 years. He is currently the Executive Director of TRIO pre-college programs at South Seattle College, where he has directed or overseen Talent Search, Upward Bound... Read More →

Thursday October 22, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Captain Gray I & II Duniway Hotel, 545 SW Taylor St, Portland, OR 97204

Breakout

1:30pm PDT

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Student De-escalation Strategies

Thursday October 22, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT

Captain Gray III

Speakers

Sam Blanco III

• 32+ years of TRIO experience with UC Davis Talent Search & Upward Bound
• 25+ years of grant writing and peer review
• Director of TS since 2004 and UB since 2014
• WESTOP President 2017-18
• COE Chair 2023-24
• WJUSD School Board Trustee 2012-16... Read More →