ACTE's standing committees are the workforce of the Association and play an important role in implementing the strategic plan. Each committee page shows the committee's charter and objectives, with a link to the current committee roster. If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact your respective Division or Region vice president.

Please contact Lauren Lessels in ACTE's Leadership Department for a current roster of committee members.

2010 Committee Handbook

FY10 Standing Committee Representatives

Audit Review Committee

PositionName 
Chair Kathryn Gaasvig
Region I Ronald Cassidy
Region III John Lightle
Region IVLinda Anderson 
Region V Mary Anne Berens
Member-at-Large
Bruce Campbell
Member-at-Large
Kathleen Watkins
Board Liaison
Karen Mason
Staff Liaison
LeAnn Wilson

Awards Committee

PositionName
ChairMark Sponaugle
Region I Ann Jordan 
Region II
Sandra Poirier
Region IIIAnn Krause
Region IVDavid DaRousse
Region V
Victoria Kile
Board Liaison
Jeffrey Maierhofer
Staff Liaison
Peter Magnuson
Staff Liaison
Cara DiMattina

Bylaws Committee

Position Name
Chair Mark Johnson
Region I Mitchell Culbert
Region II
Michael Parris
Region III Glenda Whitney 
Region V Russell Rux 
Administration Gregory Pierce
Agricultural Education
David Black
Business EducationCindy Drahos 
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Kathy Croxall
Guidance and Career Development
Karen Curtis
Health Science EducationLynne Clarke
Marketing Education Cecil Lara
New and Related ServicesClaire Zevnik-Cline
Trade & Industrial EducationGavin Allan
Board Liaison
Jean Kyle
Staff Liaison
Janet Bray

Communications Committee

PositionName 
Chair Beth Freeburg
Region IDavid Keaton
Region III Linda Hefferin
Region IV Luis "Ray" Burrola
Administration Stacy Tiger
Business EducationPat Thieben
Engineering and Technology Education
Paul Asunda
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Suellen Ward 
Marketing EducationArlynda Sexton
New and Related ServicesCraig Clark
Trade and Industrial Education
Lori Sommer
Board Liaison
Becky Cox
Staff Liaison
Peter Magnuson

CTE Support Fund Committee

PositionName
Chair Jim Comer
Region I
Allen Vaughan
Region IIISherry Struckhoff
Region IIIBarbara Mountjoy
Region IVRichard Trafoya
Region V Dale Moon
Board Liaison
Sheila Carlton
Board Liaison
Mary Ann Bittner
Staff Liaison
Jamie Baxter

Cultural Awareness Committee

PositionName
Chair Edith Duncombe
Region I Peggy Adamitis
Region IIISherry Struckhoff
Region IV
Luis "Ray" Burrola
Region V
Sherilyn Senef
AdministrationNora Pugh-Seemster
Adult Workforce DevelopmentSandra Bush
Business EducationTodd Farr
Engineering and Technology Education
Cynthia Sims
Family and Consumer Sciences EducationSusan Smith
Marketing Education DivisionHeather Swineheart
New and Related ServicesKirk Edney
Special Populations
Joseph Davis
Trade and Industrial Education
Gwendolyn Crimm
Board Liaison
Ella Thompson
Staff Liaison
Peter Magnuson

Legislative Committee

PositionName
Chair Katrina Paddick
Past Chair
Judith Petersen
Region I
Annie Foster
Region II
Matthew Gambill
Region IV
Robin Painovich
Region V Verlyn Velle
Administration Fern Bowling
Adult Workforce Development
Robert Scarborough
Business Education
Abigail Reynolds
Engineering and Technology Education
George Rogers
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Ronna Ford
Marketing Education Ida Fryhover
New and Related Services Megan Kirkpatrick 
Special Populations
Cindy Miller
Trade & Industrial EducationMark Fuchs
Board Liaison
Harry Snyder
Board Liaison
Doug Major
Staff Liaison
Stephen DeWitt

Membership Committee

Position Name
Chair Charles Cornwell
Region I
Alicia Dargan Kroner
Region III
William Kovach
Region IV Richard Hartley
Region V Nicole Wanago
Administration
Jill Ranucci
Adult Workforce Development Cathy Thomas 
Agricultural Education
Cherie Hofmann
Business Education H. Roger Fulk 
Engineering and Technology Education David Williams
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Lark Higginbotham 
Guidance and Career Development
Nora McDuffie
Marketing Education Linda Hefferin
New and Related ServicesAisha Ali
Trade and Industrial Education
Robert Hess
Board Liaison
Darin Lackey
Board Liaison
Deb Moore
Staff Liaison
Candice Johnson

New Ideas Committee

PositionName
Chair Gayla Stoner
Vice Chair
Terry Yokeley
Region I Jennifer Harrison
Region III Patti Kozlowski
Region IV Hals Beard
Region V John Denny
Administration Denise Whitehead
Agricultural Education
Terry Yokeley
Business Education Sarah Heath
Engineering and Technology Education Lee Barwick
Guidance and Career Development
Mary Ann Landry
New and Related Services Linda Laverty
Special Populations
Kristy Baumgartner
Trade and Industrial Education
Brent Kindred
Board Liaison
Bob Putnam
Staff Liaison
Peter Magnuson

Nominating Committee

PositionName
Chair Coleen Keffeler
Region I Margaret Hess
Region II
Michael McMillen
Region III David Bunting
Region IV Billy Smith
Region V Kathleen Lopp
Administration Dwight Hughes
Administration
John Quatman
Agricultural Education
David Miller
Business Education Dianna Carpenter
Engineering and Technology Education Jay Davis
Guidance and Career Development
Steve Beutler
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Leslie Watkins
Health Science Education
Gina Doyle
Marketing Education
Barry Brnatley
New and Related Services Sherry Adrian
Trade and Industrial Education
Gregory Hefele
Board Liaison
Bryan Albrecht
Staff Liaison
Janet Bray

Professional Development Committee

PositionName
Chair Leslie Campbell
Vice Chair
Carol Farabee
Region I Polly Mingyar 
Region IV Kathleen Lott
Administration Karen (Jane) Bowen
Agricultural Education Roger Teeple 
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Michelle Aldrich
Guidance and Career Development
Sally Craig
Health Science Education Tracy Lock
New and Related ServicesEdward Mann
Special Populations
Virginia Turner
Trade & Industrial Education DivisionSandy McMahan
Board Liaison
Douglas Meyer
Staff Liaison
Peter Magnuson

Public Information Committee

PositionName
Chair Ruth Huff
Region III Susan Hanfland
Region IV Susan Bragg
Region VVictoria Kile
Administration John Hunter 
Administration
Kathy Prather
Agricultural Education Ray Gless 
Business Education Denise Roseland 
Engineering and Technology Education
Bruce Niemi
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Marcia Ritter
Guidance and Career Development
Barbara Wilson 
Marketing EducationMartha Cubbage
New and Related ServicesDeneice Cunningham
Trade and Industrial Education
Michael Papalia
Board Liaison
Grace Decken
Staff Liaison
Sabrina Kidwai

Research Committee

PositionName
Chair Richard Joerger
Member-at-LargeCurtis Finch
Member-at-LargeJames Gregson 
Member-at-LargeMichael Harvey
Member-at-LargeDiane Jackman 
Member-at-LargePradeep Kotamraju
Member-at-LargeChristopher Lyons
Member-at-LargeN.L. McCaslin
Member-at-LargeJay Rowjewski 
Member-at-LargeJames Stone
Board Liaison
John Gaal
Staff Liaison
Jason Kiker

Resolutions Committee

Position
 Name
Chair
John Mulcahy
Region I Carolyn Reynolds 
Region I
Robert Walls
Region II Kristina Yarborough 
Region III Inger Wegener
Region IV Mike Haynes
Region V
Charles Gallagher
Administration Tom Friedemann 
Agricultural Education
H. Wayne Gilman
Business Education
Gary Hutchinson
Engineering and Technology Education
Kara Harris
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Virginia Stone
Guidance and Career Development
Carolyn McKenzie 
Marketing Education
Delores Ali
Marketing Education Diane Cerny 
New and Related Services C. Heberley 
Trade & Industrial Education Bruce Bird
Board Liaison
Chester Wichowski
Staff Liaison
Alisha Hyslop
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