CTE Voices Dr. Erica Thieman: State CTE Director Highlight When you meet Dr. Erica Thieman, you quickly realize that Career Technical Education (CTE) isn’t just her profession—it’s her… March 11, 2026
CTE Voices Welcome Jessica Giffin to Advance CTE My name is Jessica Giffin, and I’m thrilled to join Advance CTE! As the associate director of data strategy,… February 25, 2026
CTE Voices Preparing Learners for a Sustainable Future Earlier this fall, Advance CTE partnered with MDRC to convene a national summit focused on preparing learners for the… December 10, 2025
CTE Voices Empowered to Lead: Kentucky Learners Share Their Journey to Strengthen CTE When it comes to CTE program improvement, are the learners who experience the system daily helping to shape it?… November 25, 2025
CTE Voices Quentin Kelly- Connecting Military Veterans to Postsecondary CTE Opportunities Meet champion for military learners and cross-sector collaboration in Louisiana, Quentin Kelly, coordinator of Career & Technical Education at… October 30, 2025
CTE Voices Ignacio Chaparro: Developing Statewide Postsecondary CTE Systems to Meet the Needs of the Community Meet systems advocate Ignacio Chaparro, a college and career readiness and pathways liaison at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary… September 30, 2025
CTE Voices Eloy Garza: Applying Innovative Approaches to Work-Based Learning to Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Changing Workforce Meet work-based learning (WBL) innovator Eloy Garza, lecturer in marketing at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Robert… September 26, 2025
CTE VoicesExpanding Access to CTE Dr. Kisha Aites: Bridging the Gap Between Technology, Learners, Education, and Industry Meet technology in education advocate Dr. Kisha Aites, associate dean and professor of Engineering Technology Education, College of Education… August 29, 2025
CTE VoicesExpanding Access to CTE Brian Rick: A Commitment to Supporting Postsecondary Instructors Meet instructor advocate Brian Rick, Career Technical Education (CTE) consultant from Illinois and a Fellow in the third cohort… August 26, 2025