Dr. Katie Graham has served as the Administrator for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the Nebraska Department of Education since 2018. She is extensively involved in the coordination of activities between education, workforce development, and economic development initiatives in the state and nationally. Along with serving as Past President of Advance CTE’s Board of Directors, she is past Chair of the Nebraska Partner Council – a collaboration between representatives of federal programs from the Departments of Education, Labor, Economic Development, and Health and Human Service. This Council works to create cross-sector partnerships and streamline efforts between programs to provide the most effective and efficient services to Nebraskans.

Prior to this role, Dr. Graham served as the Deputy State Director and the Data, Research, and Evaluation Specialist for Nebraska Career Education. Prior to joining the Nebraska Department of Education, she oversaw the development and administration of credit, non-credit, and continuing education programs for campus-based and online degree and certificate programs at the Florida State University’s Center for Professional Development.