2026 PIC Meetings

Calendar

Upcoming Meetings

Fall: November 5-6, 2026: Whatcom Community College (Tentative)
Winter: February 4-5, 2027: South Puget Sound Community College
Spring: May 6-7, 2027: Wenatchee Valley College

Past Meeting

Spring 2026

Dates: May 7-8, 2026

This meeting is open to PIC members and registration is required. Zoom participants will receive a link through email.

Registration closed Thursday, April 28. Contact Stacey Hagreen if you'd like to register after that date.

Location

Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663

Gaiser Hall, Room 213 (south side, facing the Anderson Fountain)

Parking

Parking is available in any unmarked spaces in the GREEN lots. 

Hotel

AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront ($155 per night)
333 West Columbia Way
Vancouver, WA 98660

Agenda

Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time Topic Facilitator
10 a.m.

Check-in and remote site sign-on

  • Remote attendees: Include your college in your online name
 All
10 a.m.

Welcome and Call to Order

  • Introductions
    • Meet the New SBCTC Communications Director

Shawn Devine, Olympic College
PIC President

Welcome by Sabra Sand, Clark VP of Operations
10:50 a.m. Break  
11 a.m.

Social Media Presentation

Andre Michael Anderson, Social Media Engagement Manager at Montgomery College
12 p.m.

Lunch: Social Media Best Practices Roundtable

  • Remote sites provide own lunch
 All
1 p.m.

Social Media Account Management and Support

 Carly Rae Zent, Clark College
Jenny Shadley, Clark College
1:50 p.m.

Break

 
2 p.m.

Leveraging Student Talent for Content Creation

Elizabeth Burtner, Columbia Basin College
2:30 p.m.

Break

  
2:45 p.m.

March of the Mascots Camera, Audio, Lighting Set Up

Shawn Devine, Olympic College
PIC President

Clark College Social Media Manager
4 p.m.

March of the Mascots Filming

All
5 p.m.

Adjourn

 
6:30 p.m.

Networking and dinner

The Waterfront Taphouse
801 Waterfront Wy Ste 203
Vancouver, WA 98660

The restaurant is a five-minute walk from the AC Hotel. For those who prefer to drive,  parking is on the street or in local parking garages.

All (optional)

 
Friday, May 8, 2026
Time Topic Facilitator
8 a.m.

Check-in, breakfast available, and remote site sign-on

  • Remote attendees: Include your college in your online name
 All
8:30 a.m.

Welcome and call to order

Shawn Devine, Olympic College
PIC President
8:35 a.m.

PIC business meeting

  • 2024-25 Treasurer’s Report
  • 2024-25 PIC Budget
  • 2024-25 Officer Nominations & Election
  • 2024-25 Liaison Nominations & Election
  • 2024-25 Meeting Planning

PIC Executive Committee
9 a.m.

Break

 
9:10 a.m.

Session Recap

Messaging Through Budget Challenges Roundtable

Sam Herriot, SBCTC

All
10 a.m.

Break

 
10:10 a.m.

Media Relations Training for College Leaders Discussion

Rachelle Alongi, SBCTC Communications Director
11 a.m.

Break

 
11:10 a.m.

Social Media Showcase

 All
12 p.m.

Adjourn

  • Lunch provided
  • PIC Executive Committee meeting (if necessary)

All