Agenda: Taking the Pentagon to the People

Emerging Trends for Talent Acquisition, Development and Sustainment

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
Dr. William R. Harvey - Hampton University
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center
Arthur P. McMahan - White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Karrin Felton - SMART Scholarship-for-Service
Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle - National War College

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

Mr. Kyle Cox: Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM

Panel Discussion: Faculty Research & Sabbatical Opportunities

10:40 AM - 11:05 AM

Dr. Brandon Cochenour: DoD SMART Scholarship Program

Ms. Jacqueline Ray-Morris: The National Guard – Always Ready, Always There

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM

Mr. Adarryl M. Roberts: Navigating DoD In A Virtual Environment

Ms. Alfrita Jones: USMC - Opportunities with DoD

Mr. Edward J. Lee: Air Force - Opportunities with DoD

Mr. Michael Caccuitto: Army - Opportunities with DoD

Dwight D. Deneal Hampton Small Business Research and Development

Dr. Reginald G. Williams: Navy - Opportunities with DoD

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

Ms. Asheley Blackford: Minority Leaders Research and Collaboration Program

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

Ms. Sharon R. Morrow: DoD Small Business, Contracting, and Research

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Afternoon General Session

Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center
Max Wyche - HQ U. S. Army Materiel Command
Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

A Brief Introduction and Scope of Day

Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM

Presentation of the Flag and National Anthem

9:20 AM - 9:25 AM

Welcome to Hampton University

Dr. William R. Harvey - Hampton University

9:25 AM - 9:35 AM

Taking the Pentagon to the People: Remarks

Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center

9:35 AM - 9:45 AM

White House Initiative

Arthur P. McMahan - White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART)

Karrin Felton - SMART Scholarship-for-Service

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Remarks on National War College

Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle - National War College

10:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Breakout Sessions for Student/Alumni Track

Breakout Sessions for Faculty Track

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

DoD Careers Beyond STEM

Max Wyche - HQ U. S. Army Materiel Command

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Closing Remarks

Charmane Johnson - Equal Employment Opportunity Defense Management Operations Center

1:25 PM - 3:30 PM

Students/Alumni - Recruiter Cove

10:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Moderator: Dr. Dorothy Huston - TMT Group

10:15 AM - 11:05 AM

Panel Discussion: Faculty Research & Sabbatical Opportunities with DoD

Michael J. Caccuitto - Technology Integration and Outreach, Army Research Office
Dwight D. Deneal - Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Alfrita Jones - Manpower Plans and Policy, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps
Edward J. Lee - Air Force Research Lab
Reginald G. Williams, PhD - Office of Naval Research

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM

Virtual Break

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM

Navy - Opportunities with DoD

Reginald G. Williams, PhD - Office of Naval Research

Marine Corps - Opportunities with DoD

Alfrita Jones - Manpower Plans and Policy, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps

Army - Opportunities with DoD

Michael J. Caccuitto - Technology Integration and Outreach, Army Research Office

Air Force - Opportunities with DoD

Edward J. Lee - Air Force Research Lab

DLA - Opportunities with DoD

Dwight D. Deneal - Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

Minority Leaders Research and Collaboration Program

Asheley Blackford - Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP)

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

DoD Small Business, Contracting, and Research & Development Opportunities

Sharon Morrow - Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

10:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Moderator: Col. (Ret) Victoria Bowens - Diversity Management Operations Center

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Sharing of DoD Initiatives

Clarence A. Johnson - Diversity Management Operations Center

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Defense Civilian Training Corps

Marc S. Shaver - OSD (A&S)/Human Capital Initiatives Office

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

Boren Scholars Program

Michael A. Nugent - Defense Language and National Security Education Office

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

FFRDC/UARC Strategic Partnerships

Nathaniel (Nathan) Boyd - Office of Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Laboratories and Personnel (L&PO)

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

DoD STARBASE

John Paul H. Cook - Outreach, Policy & Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DASD) for Reserve Integration

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

HBCU and ROTC Navy Partnerships

Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle - National War College

11:25 AM - 11:35 AM

Industry Collaborations and Partnerships

Teanna L. Jones - Office of Small Business & Supplier Diversity Program (OSSDP), Deloitte Services
Tasha Austin - Risk and Financial Advisory, Deloitte Services

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

AIM HIGH Flight Academy

Annie K. Driscoll - Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Direct Hiring Authorities

Desiree Seifert - Employment Integration and Strategic Recruitment

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

HBCU/DoD Challenges/Opportunities

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Leadership Open Discussion

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

Closing Remarks - Dr. William R. Harvey