2026 ADAPT Community Conference
The conference for admins. By admins.
AGENDA
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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Registration Headshots |
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10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Project Management for Admins Presented by: Carl Pritchard |
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11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Hot Tips: Microsoft Copilot Presented by: Wendy Durst |
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch: "Table Topics" |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
Career Corner: I'd Like to Know More About… Panel Discussion: Matt Dooley, CAP, PACE; Jane Pears, ACEA, CAP, OM, PM, TA; Sandra Purington, CAP |
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2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Strengthening Servant Leadership: Presented by: Grandmaster Rick Rando |
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3:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
PRESENTERS
Grandmaster Rick Rando
Grandmaster Rick Rando is Owner and President of Kick Masters Karate, LLC, head facilitator at RandoSpeaks.com, and co-host of The Victory Couch Podcast. A martial artist for the past 38 years...read more »
Carl Pritchard
Carl Pritchard is a lecturer, author, training and award-winning member of the global Project Management Institute. He has lectured around the globe, and was named "Best of the Best" in project management...read more »
Jane Pears
Jane Pears is a highly accomplished administrative professional with more than 46 years of experience supporting high level Department of Defense programs. She holds an associate degree and multiple professional certifications...read more »
Matt Dooley
Matt currently works at the University of Virginia as the Limited Submissions Coordinator in the Office of the Vice President for Research. He locates, announces, and tracks all...read more »
Sandra Purington
Sandra Purington, CAP, is an award-winning administrative professional, mentor, leader, and a dedicated advocate for the administrative profession. As the senior administrative assistant...read more »
Wendy Durst
Wendy Durst is an accomplished executive assistant with more than 20 years of experience supporting senior medical leaders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration...read more »
