County Superintendent appointed to national advisory group

 Cochise County School Superintendent Jacqui Clay has been selected to serve on a national career and technical education advisory board.

 Clay will be one of only 10 educational professionals from across the country to participate in the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Virtual Professional Development Advisory Group.

 The ACTE’s mission is to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce.

 “I am hugely honored to be representing both Arizona and Cochise County as a member of this group,” said Clay. “It’s important we have a voice, and through this partnership with ACTE, I will work to help set up our local students for future career success.”

 The ACTE Advisory Group Members are:

• Chair -Dr. Patrick Biggerstaff, CTE Director-Area 31 Career Center (IN)
• Sandra Adams, Instructional Consultant - Midwest Regional ESC Consultant (IN)
• Jeanette Capshaw, Deputy Superintendent - Moore-Norman Technical Center (OK)
• Jacqui Clay, Superintendent - Cochise County Superintendent of Schools (AZ)
• Dr. Michelle Conrad, Associate Professor-University of Central Missouri School of Education (MO)
• Doug Handy, CTE Director - Baltimore County Public Schools (MD)
• Dr. Lakshmi Mahadevan, Associate Professor of Career Education- Texas A&M University (TX)
• Dr. James (Jim) Orth- Deputy Superintendent - Salem-Kizer School District (OR)
• Brian Pyles, Director - Michigan Office of CTE, Department of Education (MI)

For further information about ACTE visit https://www.acteonline.org/