Staff and Board Members

Staff

Dr. Jay Steele

President
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Dr. Kelly Henderson

Director of Professional Learning
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Jessica Lopp

Operations Manager
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Dana Shumate

Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Connie Majka

Director of Leadership Programs
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Dr. Nicole Cobb

Review Coordinator
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Tamarah Fields

Director of Program Development & Strategic Initiatives
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Executive Board

Robin Shrode

Board Chair, NCAC

Executive Director, John and Deborah Gillis Foundation

Pam Daly

Past Board Chair, NCAC

CMO & Managing Partner,
DK Brand Strategy

Dr. Josh McDowell

Vice Chair, NCAC

Superintendent, Crete Public Schools

Bridget French

Secretary, NCAC

College & Career Readiness,
Rockford Public Schools

Daniel Philips

Treasurer, NCAC

Director of Academies, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Dr. Dana Brown

Member at Large, NCAC

Retired, Federal Programs Director, Mountain Home Public Schools

Aniska Douglas

Member at Large, NCAC

Chief, Career & Technical Education & Innovative Programs, Grand Prairie, ISD

Operating Board

Mahina Anguay

Principal

Waimea High School

Dr. Olivia Bagby

Future Ready Students Director

Hamilton County Schools

John Doerge

Corporate Citizenship

Deloitte

Dr. Paul Gansemer

Executive Director

Adult, Career and Technical Education,
Manatee School District

Angela Grasberger

Past Board Chair, NCAC

Retired SLC/Academy Program Manager

Dr. Terra Greenwell

Chief Academic Officer

Jefferson County Public Schools

Dr. DeLayne Havlovic

Coordinator

Secondary Education, Omaha Public Schools

Wanelle Kaneshiro

Workforce Development Branch

Hawaii State Department of Education

Dr. Ilene Kantrov

Director

Pathways to College and Careers Education Development Center

Susan Katzman

Retired

Director, Career & Technical Education St. Louis Public Schools

Dr. Alan Marnett

CEO

Benchfly Consulting

Donald Meyers

National Manager

School and District Development Cambridge International Education

Jean Miyahira

Hawaii

Consortium of Career Academies

Dr. Marty Pollio

Superintendent

Jefferson County Public Schools

Board Emeritus

Judy Stein

Retired Exec. Director

NOVA Southeastern University Fischler School of Education & Human Resources

Susan Tidyman

Reg/State Coordinator

College and Career Acad Support Network, Univ. of California- Berkeley

Tom Sheaffer

Retired Director

Policy & Evaluation, City of Philadelphia

Jan Struebing

Retired Exec. Director

Director of the Career and Technical Education, Arkansas Public Schools

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