Career Technical Education (CTE) held its 2nd Annual Advisory Board Dinner on February 27, 2014. Mr. Todd Oldham, vice president of Economic Development and Innovative Workforce Services, and Dr. Javier Ayala, dean of Career Technical Education, addressed the group of advisory board members, community partners and colleagues. Rebecca Mack and Chris Kull, career counselors, Career and Transfer Center presented on “The Job Connection.” The highpoint of the evening was recognizing our advisory board members. This year, the following members were selected for special recognition because of their contributions to program relevance and ties to workforce development;
· Kevin Kelley, Tooling and Machine, Executive Director, RTMA
· Jamie Gardner, Tooling and Machine, General Manager for Brinkman Precision Inc.
· Todd Barnes, General Motors, Service Manager at Farnsworth Chevrolet
· Rick Lagiewski, Hospitality, Senior Lecturer, RIT School of International Hospitality & Service Innovation
· Hal Smith, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Owner, Halco Plumbing & Heating
· Ernie Day, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning , Operations Manager, Global Point Technology
· Eric Knaak, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, VP of Operations, Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
· Brett Thompson, Information Technology, Pivcon
· Rick Nasca, Optical Technology, Optical Fabrication Manager, Corning Tropel Corporation
· James Sydor, Optical Technology, Sydor Optics
Congratulations to our advisory board members and a heartfelt thank you for their contributions. With their support, we continue to strengthen CTE programs.
Maria Karras
Career Technical Education
03/14/2014 |