Conference Program

ACTEA 2024 Annual Leadership Conference: Leading Forward – Starting Strong
October 9 – October 11, 2024
Craftsman Inn and Suites, Fayetteville, NY

ACTEA VISION:

ACTEA empowers a cohesive and collaborative statewide CTE community.

ACTEA MISSION:

ACTEA provides leadership to advance CTE and support student success.

ACTEA CORE VALUES:

ACTEA Leadership is committed to holding ourselves accountable. We…

Operationalize and sustain the vision and mission of our organization.
Serve as a primary, credible source and advocate for CTE in New York State.
Promote the value and engagement of our membership through professional learning opportunities.
Empower membership to attract, retain, and inspire students to become career, college, and civic ready.
Empower membership to attract, retain, and inspire exemplary CTE professionals and partners.
Promote and support the development of high quality CTE programs based on local and global trends.
Promote and support diversity, inclusion, and access to CTE.

Thank you to NYS CTE TAC for their continued, and ongoing, support of Career and Technical Education in New York State. A special thank you to the team that directly supported our Microburst Sessions during the 2024 Conference:

Tracy Gyoerkoe, CTE TAC Field Associate, Western NYS
Di Hesler, CTE TAC Field Associate, Northeastern NYS
Mike Woods, CTE TAC Director
Karyn Watt: Catskills and Capital Area

Thank you, to the New York State Education Department – Career and Technical Education Division for their ongoing support for everything CTE in New York State.

The NYS Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators (ACTEA) offers a very special thank you to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) students and their chaperones for their time, support and most especially creativity during our annual ACTEA Leadership Conference.

Chaperones: Marc Hunt, Angel Mead and Pam Gordon

From Broome Tioga CTE Center / BOCES :
- Grace Goodman, Laila Vanderpoel, Shayla Limbert, Maya D’Ambrosio
From Erie 1 CTE Center / BOCES:
- Owen Shotwell, Adrian Grey, Cedric McNair
From Ulster CTE Center / BOCES:
- Ian Vickery, Natalie Winrow, Cameron Thibault Edmonds, Ethan Colon, Jacob Ramator