Executive Board
JIM BERRY-2021-2023
Jim Berry is the Michigan ACTE President and the Director of Career and Technical Education at St. Joseph County ISD.
DOUG BUSH-2021-2023
Douglas Bush is the Michigan ACTE Past President and the Associate Superintendent for Career and Technical Education for the Gratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service District.
JAMIE ENGEL-2021-2023
Jamie Engel is the President-Elect and the Executive Director for CTE at Ingham ISD.
MIKKI SPAGNOLI
Mikki Spagnoli is the Legislative Liaison and is currently employed at Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District.
BRIAN PYLES
Dr. Brian Pyles is the Ex Officio Board Member, currently serving as the State Director for the Office of Career & Technical Education, Michigan Department of Education. He is also Past-President of the MI-ACTE.
PATRICK YANIK-2022-2025
Patrick Yanik is the Michigan ACTE Treasurer and the Director of Career & Technical Education at St. Clair County RESA.
MICHELLE RADCLIFFE-2022-2024
Michelle Radcliffe is the Michigan ACTE Secretary and the Executive Director of Secondary Options for the Livingston Educational Service Agency.
LORI JOHNSON
Lori Johnson is the Professional Development Chair and the Career and Technical Education Academic Administrator for Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy.
JENNY GENO
Jenny is the Executive Director of Career and Technical Education for CEPD 23 and the Saginaw Intermediate School District.
VLAD LEBEDINTSEV
Vlad Lebedintsev is the Communications Chair and the K-12 Career Readiness Consultant at Oakland Schools.
DEB MILLER
Deb Miller is the the Career Readiness Supervisor at the Office of Career and Technical Education with the Michigan Department of Education.
Additional Committees
Kathleen Szuminski
Kathleen Szuminski serves on the professional development committee and is the Assistant Superintendent for CTE at Eaton RESA.
OUR COMMITMENT
The commitment of the Michigan Association of Career and Technical Education (MI ACTE) is to partner with all related agencies to provide a one-stop information finding experiences for teachers, administrators, students, parents and business and industry. MI ACTE is committed to the promotion and advocacy for CTE Programs, teachers, and students throughout the State of Michigan.