2026 Fall Conference

2026
FALL
CONFERENCE

October 11-14, 2026 | Crowne Plaza, Asheville, NC

We are excited to return to the Crowne Plaza Hotel for our Fall Conference!

An initial agenda for this event has been created. As planning continues for this event, we will continue to update this page. For any questions regarding the conference or agenda, please contact Andrea Foxworth. For registration and billing questions, please contact Gayle Higgs.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED.

Please ensure to make all checks payable to Personnel Administrators of NC (PANC)

P.O. Box 1422

Asheboro, NC 27204

All payments should have been received by September 30. No refunds will be given after this point.

If you have any questions concerning registration, contact Gayle Higgs, at ghiggs@asheboro.k12.nc.us.

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you at our conference on Oct. 11 !

Initial Agenda

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
3:30 - 6: 00 p.m.	Check-in/Registration	Steering Committee
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Licensure Update	Karoline Fisher, Detrius Jones, Karen Chavis, and Katie Bowie
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Steering Committee Dinner	Andrea Foxworth

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Welcome & Announcements	Andrea Foxworth
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	AI Legal Issues	Campbell/Shatley
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Break for vendor visits
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	How HR Leaders Can Use EVAAS and AI to Make Strategic Human Capital Decisions	Scott Rhodes, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Henderson County Public Schools
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Employee Leave	Katie Cornetto
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch w/ Vendor discussion
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Legislative Update	Dr. Travis L. Reeves
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Employee Relations with Heart and Humanity	Michael Williams, Tara Butch, Paige Gentry, Amber Hartsell, Michael Petersen, Angie McClain, Rhonda Drought, and Christie Caputo Cabarrus County Schools
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Sponsor Celebration

TIME	TOPICS	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Announcements	Andrea Foxworth
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Title IX: So What Exactly Am I Looking For?	Tore Foster, Alamance- Burlington School System
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Licensure	Tom Tomberlin
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Records Retention	Brandon McPherson
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch and Retiree Recognition
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	From Compliance to Coaching: Using AI to Strengthen NCEES Evaluations	Patricia Coldren
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.	Title IX	Stephen Rawson

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Business Meeting	Andrea Foxworth, PANC President Gayle Higgs, PANC Treasurer
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Employee Investigations	Richard Schwartz
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Break
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Employee Documentation and Discipline	Richard Schwartz