Divisions

Administration

The purpose of the Administration Division is to inform members on current developments, plans, policies and issues of the Utah ACTE and their implications for the further development and improvement of career and technical education. Our function is to develop and promote high professional standards among our membership and to expand professional relations with other Utah ACTE Divisions, agencies, organizations and institutions. Our focus is also on providing opportunities for professional growth to meet the needs of all members of the Division.

ACTE

Leadership


Muriel Mann Administration President	Gordon Reynolds Administration President-Elect

Agriculture

The ACTE Agricultural Education Division’s membership base includes agriculture teachers (elementary, secondary, postsecondary, adult), state agricultural education leaders and university agricultural educators. Originating with the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, this Division’s mission is to prepare students for successful careers and a lifetime of choices in the global agriculture and natural resources systems.

ACTE

CTSO


Chad Warnick Agriculture President	Monice Giffing Agriculture President-Elect

Business

The Business Education Division of ACTE is a diverse, broad-based group dedicated to educating today’s students for tomorrow’s business community.

ACTE

CTSO


Kenny Assmus Business President	Steve Strong Business President-Elect

FACS

The Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Education Division helps to promote and enhance FACS education throughout the United States and cooperates with other Divisions to advance the purposes of ACTE.

The purpose of the FACS Division is to prepare students for family life, work life and careers in FACS by providing opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed for:

Strengthening the well-being of individuals and families across the life span
Becoming responsible citizens and leaders in family, community and work settings
Promoting optimal nutrition and wellness across the life span
Managing resources to meet the material needs of individuals and families
Balancing personal, home, family and work lives
Using critical and creative thinking skills to address problems in diverse family, community and work environments
Successful life management, employment and career development
Functioning effectively as providers and consumers of goods and services
Appreciating human worth and accepting responsibility for one’s actions and success in family and work life

The FACS Division does this by empowering individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Our unique focus is on families, work, and their interrelationships.

Utah FACS Website

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CTSO


Pam Rock Family and Consumer Science (FACS) President	Heidi Weight Family and Consumer Science (FACS) President-Elect

Guidance

The mission of the Guidance and Career Development Division is to provide leadership and advocacy for school counselors, career development personnel and other guidance professionals.

ACTE


Danie Natter Guidance President	Anya May Guidance President-Elect

Health Science

ACTE’s Health Science Education (HSE) Division has a broad-based foundation of instructors, administrators, applied academics instructors, local and state supervisors, teacher educators and others who are dedicated to educating today’s students for tomorrow’s health care community. Many HSE educators have experience as health care professionals, and they prepare youth and adults for such careers as nursing, dental hygiene and dental assisting, home health aide and medical technician.

Members include health care educators from middle schools, high schools and secondary career centers, community colleges and other postsecondary technical schools, four-year baccalaureate degree programs, graduate degree programs and other related institutions and organizations. Most members also are advisors for HOSA–Future Health Professionals. Others join similar student associations.

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CTSO


Becky Bailey Health Science President	Diane Gardner Health Science President-Elect

Information Technology

Information technology (IT) has been defined as the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. Information technology deals with the use of computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and securely retrieve information. The term “information technology” has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology. To a large degree, we live, work and play in a digital world. The application of IT permeates all aspects of contemporary society and all aspects of the workplace, and is represented in all areas of career and technical education.

ACTE

CTSO

Skills USA

Utah TSA


Shawn Caine Information Technology President	Ed Mondragon Information Technology President-Elect

Marketing

We are a group of dynamic marketing educators who aim to make a difference. Join us and help make marketing education the course that is a must for students to have on their resumes to be successful in today’s workforce and earn professional development meaningful to their careers.

ACTE

CTSO


Dannel Porter Marketing President	Randall Kammerman Marketing President-Elect

Skilled & Technical

Trade and industrial education prepares people for careers in a variety of trades, including carpentry, masonry, electrical and construction management; automotive technology; heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; computer-aided drafting and manufacturing; and cosmetology. Division members are instructors of these subjects at the secondary and postsecondary levels, as well as university professors who prepare these teachers.

Utah Skilled & Technical Website

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CTSO


Barry Wooton Skilled and Technical President	Ed Schirner Skilled and Technical President-Elect

Technology & Engineering

Welcome to the Engineering and Technology Education Division. Our Division is composed of engineering and technology education teachers from both middle school and high school classrooms across the nation, district and state supervisors of secondary engineering and technology education, plus engineering/technology education teacher educators. The division helps promote and enhance secondary engineering and technology education throughout the United States and cooperates with other ACTE Divisions to advance career and technical education nationally.