Meet Beth Parks

Region: II
Division: Administration

Occupation: Director of career, technical and agricultural education (CTAE)

Employment History
Director of CTAE and federal programs, Oconee County Schools: 2017– present; director of CTAE, Barrow County Schools: 2015–17; youth apprenticeship coordinator/business education teacher, Barrow County Schools: 2004–2017

Education
Education performance leadership certifcation, Northeast Georgia RESA & University of North Georgia Collaborative; education specialist degree in teaching & learning: exemplary teaching, Valdosta State University; M.S., foundations of education, Troy University; B.S., business education, University of Georgia

State ACTE Involvement
Georgia ACTE (GACTE) Summer Leadership Conference attendee: 2005– present; GACTE Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in Business & Computer Science, 2010; GACTE Successful YAP Completer: 2011

Other CTE Involvement
Georgia Business Education Association (GBEA) president: 2010–11; GBEA president-elect: 2008–2010; awards representative to the national Business Education Association: 2011–13; National Careers Pathway Network leadership certifcation received: 2019

Platform Statement
As a region vice president, I hope to work with other CTAE professionals to continue to drive forward our amazing programs in such uncertain times. I hope to assist ACTE in continuing to provide the most effective and relevant professional development for our teachers and administrators to ensure they are able to meet the always changing needs of our students and communities. CTAE is powerful in providing learners with the skills, talents, and knowledge necessary to not only be successful in the workplace, but in being the leaders of our great nation. CTAE is for all and that is the message that I desire to market in my region. Through partnering with businesses and organizations, we can strengthen our CTAE programs to meet the changing needs of our society, while maintaining the academic rigor that is expected. Through collaboration and teamwork, ACTE will be the driving force that moves CTAE into the forefront of education and our communities.