Planning Committee

Dr. Gary Moore
Keynote Speaker & Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Human Sciences, North Carolina State University

Teresa ‘Gibby’ Gibbons
School Counselor, Roanoke Public Schools, Virginia

Holly Strand- Rysgaard
Assistant Principal, Moorhead Area Public Schools, Minnesota

Dodie Bemis
NESD Tech Prep Coordinator, Lake Area Technical Institute, South Dakota

Deborah Nelson
Executive Director, Colorado ACTE

Fran Bromley Norwood
Computer Science & Cybersecurity administrator in the Clark County School District, Nevada

Bryan “BJ” Bertucci, Dean of Career and Technical Education, River Parishes Community College in Louisiana.

LeAnn Curry
Executive Director, ACTE

Julia Kendrick
Senior Director, Communications, ACTE

Glenda Paxton
Senior Director, Strategic Events, ACTE

Kelli Diemer
Senior Director, Membership, ACTE

Colleen Kennehan
Senior Manager, Projects, Operations & Leadership Programs, ACTE

Michael Connet
Associate Deputy Executive Director – Outreach & Partnerships, ACTE