2026 State Association Leadership Directory
Alabama
President
President-Elect
Executive Director
State Secretary/Treasurer
Alaska
Arizona
State President
Jennifer Kaufman | ACTE AZ 20403 North Lake Pleasant Rd. Suite 117, Box 615 Peoria, AZ 85382
State Past President
Executive Director
Executive Assistant
Shelly York | ACTE AZ 20403 N Lake Pleasant Rd., Suite 117, Box 615 | Peoria, AZ 85382
Arkansas
President
Past President
Executive Director
John Whitman
| Arkansas Association for Career and Technical Education1000 Ridge Ave.,
Mena, AR 71953
833-ARKACTE
833-275-2283 | www.arkansasacte.org
California
President
Past President
President-Elect
Secretary
Executive Director
Colorado
President
Past President
President-Elect
Treasurer
Secretary
Executive Director
Assistant Director
District of Columbia
President
Latara Thompson-Meyers | Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) | Government of the District of Columbia
Florida
President
Past President
Executive Director
Marsan H. Carr | 9210 SW 68th Dr | Lake Butler, FL 32054
Georgia
President
Past President
Executive Director
Jody Reeves | GACTE, Inc. | 5805 State Bridge Road Suite G #192 | Johns Creek, GA 30097
Membership Processing Chair
Guam
Past President
Treasurer
Secretary
Executive Director
Hawaii
State Past President
Executive Director
Idaho
Illinois
President
Past President
Secretary
Executive Director
Indiana
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
FocusEd Manager
Secretary
Iowa
State President
State Past President
Executive Director
Treasurer
Kansas
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
State Treasurer
Kentucky
President
Past President
Executive Director
Dexter Knight | KACTE Office | P.O. Box 186 | Nicholasville, KY 40340
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
President
Past President
Executive Director
Sharon Kramer | Maryland ACTE | 9817 Woodbridge Court | Ellicott City, MD 21042
Massachusetts
Michigan
President
State Past President
President-Elect
MIACTE Executive Director
Executive Assistant
Treasurer
Secretary
Minnesota
President
Past President
Executive Director
Treasurer
Mississippi
President
State Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Missouri
President
State Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Montana
President
President-Elect
State Secretary/Treasurer
State Treasurer
Executive Director
Mark Branger | 2491 Main St | Worden, MT 59088
Vice Chair
Nebraska
President
State Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Secretary
Treasurer
Nevada
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Secretary
Treasurer
New Hampshire
New Jersey
State President
State Past-President
Membership Vice President
Treasurer
New Mexico
New York
State President and Executive Director
President-Elect
North Carolina
President
Past President
State President-Elect
Executive Director
North Dakota
Ohio
President
Past President
President-Elect
Secretary/Treasurer
Secretary
Executive Director
Dee Smith | 38 Commerce Park, Suite D | Westerville, Ohio 43082 | 614/890-ACTE (2283)
Oklahoma
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Skye McNiel | 2801 N Lincoln Blvd, Ste 130 | Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Executive Assistant
Lorri Carlile | OK ACTE
Executive Assistant
Oregon
President
Immediate Past President
Vice President
Executive Director
Secretary
Treasurer
Pennsylvania
President
Executive Director
Rhode Island
Past President
South Carolina
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Brenda Baldwin | SC ACTE | P.O. Box 8143 | Columbia, SC 29202
Secretary/Treasurer
South Dakota
President
Past President
President-Elect
Executive Director
Tennessee
State President
State Past President
Executive Director
Secretary
Texas (CTAT)
Executive Director (CTAT)
Robin Painovich | 1108 Lavaca | Suite 110-486 | Austin, TX 78701
Executive Assistant
State President
Past President
Texas (TIVA)
President
Executive Director
Darlene Mills
| 111 West. Anderson L | Austin, Texas 78752 | Voice: 512-478-0761 | Toll Free: 888-480-TIVA [8482]
Fax: 512-478-6519
TX Health Occupations
State President
State Past President
Executive Director
Utah
President
Past President
President-Elect
Co-Executive Directors
Becky Cox | Lone Peak High School | PO Box 971316 | Orem, UT 84097 | Pepper Poulsen | Bingham High School | 2160 West 10400 South | South Jordan, UT 84095
Virginia
President
Executive Director
Washington
President
Past President
State President-Elect
Executive Director
Michelle Spenser | WA-ACTE | P.O. Box 315 | Olympia, WA 98507
