Spotlight on postsecondary leadership

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Techniques presents a digital-exclusive spotlight series on fellows in the Postsecondary Leadership Success Program at ACTE – Sponsored by ECMC Foundation. The program offers a professional development experience intended to grow the organizational leadership and management skills of postsecondary CTE professionals. Each year, 20 selected fellows work with a dedicated mentor, attend monthly webinars and complete rigorous assignments.

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Techniques interviewed the 2021 postsecondary leadership fellows.

We asked them:

  • What leadership skills do you hope to develop as part of the program?
  • How have you innovated to engage students & inspire colleagues through the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • What steps can educators take to improve equitable access to high-quality CTE programs of study?

And the fellows have valuable information to share. Firstly, hear from Tiffanie Rosier, STEM education coordinator at Northern Virginia Community College. She encouraged educators to “take a SWOT analysis approach. Provide stakeholders with the information, activities and resources to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) related to the programming they develop and implement. This activity can help identify strategies for creating more equitable, high-quality CTE programs.”

Also, “create opportunities for training while recognizing that educators have different needs. Everyone exists in different stages of awareness.”

Learn more about the Postsecondary Leadership Success Program at ACTE – Sponsored by ECMC Foundation.

Then meet the fellows:

  • Tiffanie Rosier, STEM coordinator at Northern Virginia Community College
  • Tachaka Hollins, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Tennessee Board of Regents
  • Tracey D. Cooper, executive director of nursing at Temple College
  • Bernie Phelps, director of Perkins, Perkins Rural Reserve and dual enrollment at Montana Tech, Highlands College
  • Vickie Thomas, director of the Center for Workforce and Community Development at Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell
  • Moira Lafayette, dean of health sciences and public safety at Blackhawk Technical College
  • Brad Kinsinger, director of the Global Agriculture Learning Center at Hawkeye Community College
  • Eric Sewell, director of technical education at Southern Union State Community College
  • C.J. Wurster, district director at Maricopa County Community College District
  • Katie Vincent, director of workforce partnerships at Owensboro Community and Technical College
  • Dr. Xue Xing, assistant professor of teaching and learning at University of Nevada – Las Vegas
  • Aleksander Marthinussen, program manager with NOVA SySTEMic at Northern Virginia Community College
  • Martha Payan-Hernandez, director of CTE at Fullerton College
  • Dan Adams, former CTE administrator and current stay-at-home dad
  • Ashlee Spannagel, dean of CTE and workforce development at Southeastern Community College
  • Darlene O’Rourke, Perkins grant director and officer at Queensborough Community College
  • Shelsi Barber-Carter, CTE coordinator at Baton Rouge Community College
  • Rebecca Farley, dean of instruction at Bakersfield College
  • Brian Rick, CTE navigator at Southeastern Illinois College
  • Carla Arciniega, project coordinator and Perkins lead at Lane Community College