Press Release - NASDCTEc 2007-2008 Officers Begin Terms Today

July 01, 2007
For Immediate Release

Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2007) — Elected to provide leadership to the national association representing the state and territorial agency heads of career technical education, the 2008 officers of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium begin their one-year term today. The Officers will guide the work of the staff and the NASDCTEc Board of Directors toward achieving the association’s mission of providing leadership for career technical education’s role in education, workforce preparation and economic development. Key to this work is NASDCTEc’s leadership of the States’ Career Clusters Initiative, as well as providing premier leadership in the finalization and eventual implementation of the law authorizing the federal investment in career technical education.

Joining, President Rich Katt, State Director for Nebraska Career Education with the Nebraska Department of Education, on the Executive Committee are: Vice President Jean Stevens, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support, New York State Education Department (NYSED), Albany, New York; Secretary/Treasurer Bonnie Marmor, Vice Chancellor for Workforce Education, Florida Department of Education; and immediate Past President Milton D. Ericksen, Arizona Department of Education’s Deputy Associate Superintendent and State Director for Career and Technical Education.

President: Mr. Rich Katt — As a secondary education instructor for over 30 years, Mr. Katt is well suited for his current challenges. As Nebraska’s State Director of Career Technical Education, he is responsible for administering the funds from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technology Act to provide leadership and assistance to career and technical education throughout the state’s secondary schools and community colleges. He also is involved with coordinating education activities with the Nebraska Workforce Development and Economic Development.

Vice President: Mrs. Jean Stevens – Mrs. Stevens provides leadership and oversight of all curriculum areas, Summer Institutes in the Arts, middle level education curriculum, Math and Science Partnerships (NCLB Title II B), Enhancing Education through Technology (NCLB Title II D), best practices and the development and management of the content for the Virtual Learning System the NYSED web portal. She is responsible for leadership and management oversight, including policy and program development for Adult Education, Adult and Secondary Career and Technical Education, apprenticeship, Tech Prep, High Schools That Work, administration of the High School Equivalency Program, State Directorship of Career and Technical Education and Adult Education and Family Literacy.

Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Bonnie Marmor – Dr. Marmor serves as the Vice Chancellor for Workforce Education, Division of Workforce Education for the Florida Department of Education. She oversees workforce education curriculum, instruction, and services at the state level for both the school district and community college systems. Dr. Marmor’s program leadership responsibilities encompass: Career, Technical and Adult General Education; Adult Migrant Worker Education; Adult and Continuing Education; Apprenticeship Education; and Career Development. Other statewide services for which Dr. Marmor and her team are responsible include General Education Development (GED) Testing and Workforce Education Grants Administration. Additionally, Dr. Marmor serves as Chair of the Statewide Apprenticeship Advisory Council.

Past President: Milton D. Ericksen — Throughout Mr. Ericksen’s career with the Arizona Department of Education, he has worked to develop relationships between business, industry, and career technical education. This effort has resulted in 2,100 secondary and postsecondary programs that have enriched the educational experiences for both students and teachers. In addition, Mr. Ericksen currently coordinates information between the career technical education division of the Arizona Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. Since 2001, he has also served on the Governor’s Council on Workforce Policy Advisory Board and the Association for Career and Technological Education.

NASDCTEc extends its sincere gratitude to Mr. Ericksen for his time and service as the past President of this organization. During a year of fast-paced challenges and opportunities, his guidance and knowledgeable leadership proved invaluable to the organization. NASDCTEc looks forward to Mr. Ericksen’s continued wisdom and service during the year ahead.

Founded in 1920, the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium is the Washington DC-based professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. The state directors are committed to leadership and results. The association has a growing membership of over 200 members who share the State Directors’ commitment to quality education at the secondary, post secondary and adult levels.

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