North Dakota ACTE

Greetings!

Join North Dakota Association for Career & Technical Education

 

Empowering CTE educators to inspire, prepare, and strengthen North Dakota’s future workforce.

 

NDACTE’s mission:

promote and improve career and technical education

provide service, leadership opportunities and recognition to its members

support career and technical education as an integral part of the educational system.

NDACTE Board

Randal Brockman

Past President
Administration

randal.brockman@k12.nd.us
Byron Borgen

President
Engineering & Technology

byron.borgen@minot.k12.nd.us
Ashley Sailer

President - Elect
Family & Consumer Sciences

ashley.sailer1@k12.nd.us
Pat Phillips

Vice President
Administration

pat.phillips@bismarckschools.org
Brad Hoffarth

ND CTE
Supervisor for Engineering & Technology/IT

hoffarthbradley@nd.gov
Theresa Ostgarden

Division Rep
Administration
NDCTEA

tostogarden220@mygfschools.org
David Leier

Division Rep
Agriculture
NDAAE

david.leier@k12.nd.us
Joan Birdsell

Division Rep
Business Education
NDBEA

Joan.birdsell@k12.nd.us
Melissa Korslien

Division Rep
Marketing
ND DECA

melissa_korslien@bismarckschools.org
Danielle Luebke

Division Rep
Career Development
NDCDA

danielle.luebke@k12.nd.us
Melissa Jacobson

Division Rep
Family & Consumer Science
NDATFACS

melissa.jacobson@msd1.org
Courtney Sadowsky

Division Rep
Health Sciences
NDHSIA

csadowsky@dpsnd.org
Bryan Stastny

Division Rep
Trade, Industry & Technical
NDTTI

Bryan.stastny@k12.nd.us
Jill Quinlivan

Division Rep
Technology and Engineering
NDTEEA

Jill.Quinlivan@msd1.org
Wayde Sick

ND CTE
Executive Director
Ex-Officio

wasick@nd.gov
Ashley Michael

Awards Chair
Counseling
Ex-Officio

ashley.michael@k12.nd.us
Shari Jerde

Region V Policy Committee Member
Ex-Officio

sjerde140@mygfschools.org
Eric Ripley

Region V Legislative/Policies
Ex-Officio

eripley270@mygfschools.org
Dawn Ulmer

ACTE WBL VP-Elect
Ex-Officio

dawn.ulmer1985@gmail.com
Pam Stroklund

NDACTE
Executive Director
Ex-Officio

pam.stroklund@gmail.com

Membership - Invest in Yourself

 

Membership

  • North Dakota Membership – Join Today!
    • Professional Members – $125 (NDACTE/ACTE affiliated)
      • State Division Affiliated Dues May Apply
    • Retired Members – $36 (NDACTE/ACTE affiliated)
    • Student Members – FREE

Membership Meeting Information

NDACTE Awards

 

 

Professional Development

North Dakota CTE Learn offers over 200 self-paced online courses for CTE professionals. Whether you are looking for engaging professional development or a more convenient way to obtain continuing education credits and advance your career, our online courses are designed for you. North Dakota CTE Learn offers an array of topics that focus on effective and proven teaching and leading strategies. Our credit courses have been designed to support CTE institutions with a comprehensive, virtual professional development program.

Visit CTE Learn


First time attending an ACTE or Region V event?

Apply for a travel stipend! New Professional Travel Stipends Available
ND Association for Career and Technical Education yearly sets aside $1,000 to assist in ACTE or Region V national conference first time attendees’ expenditures (Maximum $500 to an attendee). To be eligible, you must be a current NDACTE member and a first-time attendee to any ACTE or Region V national conference. All application forms must be submitted before the deadline of October 1, to be considered.

The 2026-2027 Form can be found here.

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