Leadership

Advance CTE is the longest-standing national non-profit that represents State Career Technical Education (CTE) Directors and state leaders of CTE. The Advance CTE Board of Directors consists of the Executive Committee and includes the President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Past President, five Regional Representatives, two At-Large State Director Representatives, a State Associate Member Representative and Associate Member Representative.

Executive Committee members are each elected for a one-year term that runs July 1 through June 30. Regional Representatives, At-Large and the Associate Member Representatives are elected for a three-year term that runs July 1 through June 30. Only State CTE Directors can serve on the Executive Committee or as a Regional Representative. Any Non-Organizational, Associate Member is eligible to serve as the Associate Member Board Representative.

Executive Committee

  • Dr. Brittney Baptiste Williams

    Dr. Brittney Baptiste Williams

    State Director for CTE, Louisiana

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    (225)308-4439

    President

  • Jacqueline Treaster

    Jacqueline Treaster

    Director of Dual Enrollment and State CTE Director, Montana University System

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    (406)449-9135

    Vice President

  • Richard Kincaid

    Richard Kincaid

    Assistant State Superintendent, Division of College and Career Pathways, Maryland State Department of Education

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    (410)747-0426

    Secretary/Treasurer

  • Thalea Longhurst

    Thalea Longhurst

    Director of Career and Technical Education, Utah

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    (801)538-7889

    Past President

Advance CTE Board of Directors

  • Dr. Brittney Baptiste Williams

    Dr. Brittney Baptiste Williams

    State Director for CTE, Louisiana

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    (225)308-4439

    President

  • Jacqueline Treaster

    Jacqueline Treaster

    Director of Dual Enrollment and State CTE Director, Montana University System

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    (406)449-9135

    Vice President

  • Richard Kincaid

    Richard Kincaid

    Assistant State Superintendent, Division of College and Career Pathways, Maryland State Department of Education

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    (410)747-0426

    Secretary/Treasurer

  • Thalea Longhurst

    Thalea Longhurst

    Director of Career and Technical Education, Utah

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    (801)538-7889

    Past President

  • Elizabeth Bennett

    Elizabeth Bennett

    Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts

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    781-873-9526

    Regional Representative

  • Candi Collier

    Candi Collier

    Senior CTE Director, Tennessee

    Regional Representative

  • Leah Amstutz

    Leah Amstutz

    Administrator, Office of Career-Technical Education, Ohio

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    (614)466-4835

    Regional Representative

  • Dr. Michelle Aldrich

    Dr. Michelle Aldrich

    CTE State Director, Wyoming Department of Education

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    (307)777-6691

    Regional Representative

  • Jennell Ives

    Jennell Ives

    State CTE Director, Oregon Department of Education

    Regional Representative

  • Donna Lewelling

    Donna Lewelling

    Director, Community Colleges Workforce Development , Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

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    (503)947-2428

    Associate Member Representative

  • Maria Swygert

    Maria Swygert

    Assistant Director, South Carolina

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    (803)734-8456

    State Associate Member Representative

  • Wayde Sick

    Wayde Sick

    State Director, North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education

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    (701)328-2259

    At-Large State Director Representative

  • Breezy Gutierrez

    Breezy Gutierrez

    State Director, New Mexico Public Education Department

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    (505)231-5425

    At-Large State Director Representative