Keynotes
Barbara Bancroft
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP, has provided more than 2200 continuing education events on topics pertaining to pathophysiology, physical assessment, and pharmacology to health care professionals throughout the United States and Canada.
She has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. She has provided courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Physical Assessment to graduate and undergraduate students.
Barb Bancroft is the author of Medical Minutiae, a humorous look at the fields of medicine and nursing and An Apple a Day: The ABCs of Diet and Disease, and the newest release titled Live a Little, Laugh a Lot. She is also a contributing editor to the 1998 edition of Beare and Myers Adult Health Nursing (Mosby, St. Louis).
Dr. Catherine Mohr
Dr. Catherine Mohr is the Director of Medical Research at Intuitive Surgical, where she evaluates new technologies for incorporation into the next generation of surgical robots. In addition, she is a Consulting Assistant Professor in the department of Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine where she works in the development of simulation based curriculum for teaching clinical skills.
Dr. Mohr received her BS and MS in mechanical engineering from MIT, and her MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been involved with numerous startup companies in the areas of alternative energy transportation, computer aided design software, and medical devices.
Candy Slocum
Candy Slocum, executive director of North Central Texas InterLink, Inc., is a Labor Market Strategist and Futurist, forecasting occupations and industries in demand and benchmarking trends impacting
our workforce. InterLink is a regional nonprofit alliance bridging the gap between business, education and government to develop a quality workforce.
There was a time when industry was concerned that education could not keep up with the pace of change in business. Today, changes are occurring so rapidly that even business can’t keep up. This dynamic makes staying connected with industry thought leaders very important.
Discover future trends and game changing technologies which could change the face of the workforce. Not surprisingly, some CTE programs have introduced technologies that will become game changers.
Marty DeLeon
Get an insider’s glimpse in advance of the 83rd Texas Legislature. Find out what lawmakers are considering in regard to education reform, school finance and proposals that would impact career and technical education. Stay informed!
