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RGPPC 2014 SYMPOSIUMS

Hotel del Coronado Coronado, CA
Tuesday, June 24 Thursday, June 26, 2014


RGPPC EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
**All events are held in the grand hall except for the reception and dinners
12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Luncheon and Policy Session I: Educational Reform in the States:
Best Practices of 2014 (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Spreckels Complex

3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Staff Only Session (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Empress Hall

6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Garden Patio

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Breakfast and Policy Session II: Career Tech and Higher Education
(Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Spreckles Complex

10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Policy Session III: Pre-Kindergarten and Early Education
(Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Hall

11:45 a.m. Grab-n-Go Lunch (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Foyer

ATTENDING EDUCATION POLICY/SENIOR STAFF
Ross Gunnells, Legislative Affairs, Alabama
Heather Brakes, Governor's Legislative Director, Senior Advisor, Alaska
Mike Hanley, Commissioner, Alaska
Mike Lesmann, Senior Policy Advisor, Alaska
Dale Frost, Education Policy Advisor, Arizona
Michael Hunter, Director of Policy, Arizona
Erin Hames, Deputy Chief of Staff, Georgia
Jay Rojas, Director, Washington, D.C., Guam
Claire Fiddian-Green, Special Assistant to Governor Pence for Education Innovation, Indiana
Jaclyn Dowd, Special Assistant to Governor Pence for Career Innovation, Indiana
Doug Hoelscher, Director, State-Federal Relations, Iowa
Linda Fandel, Special Assistant for Education, Iowa
Jon Hummell, Policy Director and Budget Director, Kansas

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Sarah Turner, Deputy Policy Director, Office of Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
Tom Desjardin, Senior Policy Advisor, Maine
Bill McBride, Director, Washington D.C. Office, Michigan
Brian Mitchell, Senior Policy Advisor, Nevada
Hanna Skandera, Secretary of Education, New Mexico
Jake Yunker, Director of Policy and Projects, Office of the Secretary of Education and Workforce
Development, Oklahoma
Katie Altshuler, Policy Director, Oklahoma
Katherine Veldran, Director of Legislative Affairs, South Carolina
Melody Schopp, Secretary of Education, South Dakota
Patrick Weber, Policy Analyst, South Dakota
Beth Tipps, Deputy for State-Federal Relations, Tennessee
Jeffrey Brooks, Governor's Advisor, Texas
MacGregor Stephenson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Texas
Phillip Dean, GOMB Manager of Budget & Policy, Utah
Tami Pyfer, Education Advisor, Utah
Jon Hoelter, Senior Policy Advisor, Wisconsin


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RGPPC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM

TUESDAY, JUNE 24
**All events are held in the grand hall except for the reception and dinners
12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Luncheon and Policy Session I: Investing in Economic Development and
Infrastructure (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Edison Complex

3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Policy Session II: Creating Fiscal Efficiency (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Hall

6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Garden Patio

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Breakfast and Policy Session III: Creating Better Business Climates
through Tax Reform (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Edison Complex

10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Staff Only Session (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Empress Hall

12:30 p.m. Grab-n-Go Lunch (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Empress Foyer

ATTENDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYMPOSIUM
POLICY/SENIOR STAFF
Jeffrey Jones, Policy Advisor, Alaska
Susan Bell, Commissioner, Alaska
Christopher McIsaac, Policy Advisor, Arizona
Michael Hunter, Director of Policy, Arizona
Ryan Serote, Director of Federal Relations, Arizona
Jay Rojas, Director, Washington, D.C., Guam
Cord Overton, Policy Advisor, Iowa
Doug Hoelscher, Director, State-Federal Relations, Iowa
Julie VandeHoef, Policy Advisor, Iowa
Michael Bousselot, Policy Advisor to Gov. Branstad, Iowa
Nick Jordan, Secretary of the Department of Revenue, Kansas
Shawn Sullivan, Director of Budget, Kansas
Chance McNeely, Louisiana
Jonathan Nass, Senior Policy Advisor, Maine
Bill McBride, Director, Washington D.C. Office, Michigan
Chris Champion, Policy Director, Mississippi
Joseph Songy, Policy Advisor and Counsel, Mississippi
Trudy Fisher, Executive Director, Mississippi

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Ryan McGinness, DC Director, Nevada
Angela Marcucci, Director of Policy, New Mexico
Tiffany Smyth, Deputy Director of Policy, New Mexico
Craig Perry, Deputy Policy and Legislative Director, Oklahoma
John Estus, Director of Public Affairs, Oklahoma
Jim Terwilliger, Budget Analyst, South Dakota
Joaquin Guadarrama, Governors Advisor, Texas
Kate McGrath, Budget & Policy Director, Texas
Alan Matheson, Senior Environmental Advisor, Utah
Linda Hull, Policy and Legislative Services Director, Utah
Rich Zipperer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Wisconsin


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RGPPC HEALTHCARE SYMPOSIUM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
**All events are held in the grand hall except for the reception and dinners
12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Luncheon and Policy Session I: Next Steps in Healthcare Reform
(Governor Staff Only)
Location: Spreckels Complex

3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Staff Only Session (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Empress Hall

6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Sundeck Back

THURSDAY, JUNE 26
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Breakfast and Policy Session II: Incentivizing Health and Wellness
(Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Edison Complex

10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Policy Session III: Medicaid Payment and Delivery System Reform
(Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Hall

11:45 a.m. Grab-n-Go Lunch (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Foyer

ATTENDING HEALTHCARE POLICY/SENIOR STAFF
David White, Health Policy Adviser to Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama
Emily Ricci, Alaska
Don Hughes, Policy Advisor for Health Care, Arizona
Michael Hunter, Director of Policy, Arizona
Erin Hames, Deputy Chief of Staff, Georgia
Katie Rogers, Health Policy Advisor, Georgia
Jay Rojas, Director, Washington, D.C., Guam
Tammy Perkins, Sr. Advisor for Health and Social Services, Idaho
Brian Neale, Health Care Policy Director, Indiana
Josh Pitcock, Federal Representative, Indiana
Seema Verma, Consultant to State of IN, Indiana
Doug Hoelscher, Director, State-Federal Relations, Iowa
Michael Bousselot, Policy Advisor to Gov. Branstad, Iowa
Kari Bruffett, Secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging & Disability Services, Kansas
Dr. Robert Moser, Secretary of KDHE, Kansas
Susan Mosier, Director of the KDHE Division of Health Care Finance, Kansas
Calder Lynch, Dept. of Health & Hospitals Chief of Staff, Louisiana
Frank Opelka, Health and Welfare Policy Advisor, Louisiana
Sam Adolphsen, Chief Operating Officer, Maine

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Bill McBride, Director, Washington D.C. Office, Michigan
Chris Champion, Policy Director, Mississippi
Joseph Songy, Policy Advisor and Counsel, Mississippi
Wesley Clay, Policy Advisor, Mississippi
Brian Mitchell, Senior Policy Advisor, Nevada
Angela Marcucci, Director of Policy, New Mexico
Krista Carman, Washington Representative, North Dakota
Denise Northrup, Chief of Staff to Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma
Katie Altshuler, Policy Director, Oklahoma
Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Governors Senior Advisor, South Dakota
Laura Ringling, Policy Analyst, South Dakota
Beth Tipps, Deputy for State-Federal Relations, Tennessee
Kate McGrath, Budget & Policy Director, Texas
Kyle Kamrath, Governor's Advisor, Rick Perry, Texas
Michael Hales, State Medicaid Director, Utah
Wesley Smith, Director of State and Federal Relations, Utah
David Patton, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, Utah
Jon Hoelter, Senior Policy Advisor, Wisconsin



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RGPPC ENERGY SYMPOSIUM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
**All events are held in the grand hall except for the reception and dinners
12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

1:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote: (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Edison Complex

3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Policy Session I: Powering Up: An Overview of the New Policy
Landscape in the Electricity Sector (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Hall

4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Policy Session II: Challenges and Opportunities: How States Can
Continue to Catalyze Americas Oil and Gas Renaissance
(Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Regent Hall

6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Sundeck Back

THURSDAY, JUNE 26
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Registration and Hospitality
Location: Wilder E & F

8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Breakfast and Policy Session III: Managing ESA Issues (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Spreckles Complex

10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Staff Only Session (Governor Staff Only)
Location: Empress Hall

12:30 p.m. Grab-n-Go Lunch (Staff and RGPPC members)
Location: Empress Foyer

ATTENDING ENERGY POLICY/SENIOR STAFF
Jillian Boxler, Alabama
Ross Gunnells, Legislative Affairs, Alabama
Heather Brakes, Governor's Legislative Director, Senior Advisor, Alaska
Jeffrey Jones, Policy Advisor, Alaska
Kip Knudson, Director of State/Federal Relations, Alaska
Michael Hunter, Director of Policy, Arizona
Leisa Brug, Energy Policy Advisor to Governor Jan Brewer, Arizona
Ryan Serote, Director of Federal Relations, Arizona
Jay Rojas, Director, Washington, D.C., Guam
Doug Hoelscher, Director, State-Federal Relations, Iowa
Julie VandeHoef, Policy Advisor, Iowa
Brant Laue, Chief Counsel, Kansas
Jon Hummell, Policy Director and Budget Director, Kansas
Chance McNeely, Louisiana
Patrick Woodcock, Director, Energy Office, Maine
Bill McBride, Director, Washington D.C. Office, Michigan
Valerie Brader, Deputy Legal Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor, Michigan
Chris Champion, Policy Director, Mississippi

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Trudy Fisher, Executive Director, Mississippi
Ryan McGinness, DC Director, Nevada
Angela Marcucci, Director of Policy, New Mexico
James Ross, Cabinet & Federal Affairs Director, New Mexico
Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, North Carolina
Neal Robbins, NCDENR Legislative Liaison, North Carolina
Virginia Johnson, Director of Federal Relations, North Carolina
Don van der Vaart, Energy Policy Director, North Carolina
Krista Carman, Washington Representative, North Dakota
Alexander Weintz, Communications Director, Oklahoma
Craig Perry, Deputy Policy and Legislative Director, Oklahoma
Hunter Roberts, Energy Policy Director, South Dakota
Elizabeth Woods, Chief Strategy Officer, Texas
MacGregor Stephenson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Texas
Nathaniel Hickman, Energy Policy Advisor to Governor Rick Perry, Texas
Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas
Cody Stewart, Energy Advisor, Utah
Rich Zipperer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Wisconsin
Tony Young, Deputy Chief of Staff, Wyoming

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Paid for by the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee
and the Republican Governors Association


ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA 92118
Tel: (619) 435-6611

The Hotel del Coronado is the host hotel for our event. When you check in, the hotel will ask you to provide a
credit card for incidentals as well as any additional nights (outside of what the RGA/RGPPC is covering) that
you will be paying to stay at the hotel. Please note: Hotel del Coronado has a seven day cancellation policy.

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Hotel del Coronado is 15 minutes / 8 miles from San Diego International Airport (SAN). Taxis and shared rides
are available from the San Diego International Airport (SAN) for around $25.00 one way. Super Shuttle also
serves the San Diego area. To book a super shuttle you can click here.

ATTIRE
Business Casual

RGPPC STAFF
RGPPC Policy Director
Marie Thomas Sanderson
Cell: (601) 946 4529
Email: MSanderson@rgppc.org

RGPPC Finance Director
Mary Ann Laconte
Office: (202) 662-4155
Email: MLaconte@rgppc.org

Policy Advisor
Dustin Huffman
Cell: (404) 580-4619
Email: DHuffman@rgppc.org
Policy Advisor
Caroline Castigliola
Cell: (202) 340-8838
Email: CCastigliola@rgppc.org

For additional event information please contact: Laura Ciciarelli
lciciarelli@rga.org | (732) 272 - 7159