North Dakota ACTE

Welcome!

Welcome to the North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education website. NDACTE is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and improving career and technical education in North Dakota. This site’s purpose is to provide information about the North Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education.

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.

Professional Development

North Dakota CTE Learn offers over 160 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.

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First time attending an ACTE event?

Apply for a travel stipend! Professional Development Travel Stipends Available
ND Association for Career and Technical Education yearly sets aside $1,000 to assist in ACTE 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 national conference. All application forms must be submitted before the deadline of October 1, to be considered.

The 2025-2026 Form can be found here.

ND ACTE Executive Committee 2024-2025

Tana Erbes

Past President
Counseling and Career Development

tana.erbes@ndscs.edu
Gabes Kieffer

President
Agriculture

Randal Brockman

President - Elect
Administration

randal.brockman@k12.nd.us
Byron Borgen

Vice President
Technology Education

Byron.borgen@minot.k12.nd.us
Darin Spelhaug

ND CTE
Agriculture

dspelhaug@nd.gov
Katie Hatt Rokke

Division Rep
Health Sciences

Khatt040@mygfschools.org
Pam Stroklund

Division Rep
Administration
NDCTEA

pam.stroklund@minot.k12.nd.us
David Leier

Division Rep
Agriculture
NDAAE

david.leier@k12.nd.us
Shari Jerde

Division Rep
Business Education
NDBEA

sjerde140@mygfschools.org
Haley Jeannotte

Division Rep
Career Development
NDCDA

haley.jeannotte@willistonschools.org
Ashley Sailer

Division Rep
Family & Consumer Science
NDATFACS

ashley.sailer1@k12.nd.us
Barbara Quintus

Division Rep
Special Populations
NDACTSNE

barbara.quintus@msd1.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
Department of CTE

wasick@nd.gov
Ashley Michael

Awards Chair
Counseling

ashley.michael@k12.nd.us
Shari Jerde

Region V Policy Committee Member

sjerde140@mygfschools.org
Carla Hixson

Executive Director
NDACTE

NDACTE@outlook.com
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