History
The Arizona CTE Curriculum Consortium (AZCTECC) began in 2009 through a writing project of Pima County JTED. Today AZCTECC members include Career and Technical Education Districts (CTED) as well as Public, Private and Charter High Schools. Our outreach expands statewide to serve thousands of Career and Technical Education teachers by providing best practices professional development and curriculum resources aligned to Arizona Technical Standards.
Steering Committee
Stephen Weltsch, President
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Campus Operations, Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC)
Lindsay Duran,
Secretary
Assistant Director of Career and Technical Education, Chandler Unified School District
Amanda Shively, Treasurer
Director of Career and Technical Education, Glendale Union High School District
Carrie Jordan
Program Director, Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT)
Curt Bertelsen
Director of Professional Development, Pima County JTED (Pima JTED)
Doug Daley
Director, Career and Technical Education, Gilbert Public Schools
Thomas Bogart
Business Operations and Data Manager, Pima County JTED (Pima JTED)
AZCTECC Staff
Tammy Bonner
Director
Jennifer Brooks
Assistant Director
Shanika Peplinski
Administrative Assistant
Judy Puiia
Curriculum Writer
Debbie MacKinney
Curriculum Writer
Lacey Peebles
Editor
Julie Girten
Editor
Member Districts
Each AZCTECC Member selects a designee as the point of contact and to vote to elect the at-large steering committee. Below are the current AZCTECC Members and their selected designee.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us at hello@ctecaz.org.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us at hello@ctecaz.org.
American Leadership Academy
Designee: Jesse South
jsouth@alaschools.org
Cave Creek Unified School District
Designee: Louise Rochford
lrochford@ccusd93.org
CAVIAT – Coconino Association For Vocations, Industry And Technology
Designee: Brent Neilson
bneilson@caviat.org
Chandler Unified School District
Designee: Ken James
james.ken@cusd80.com
CTD – Cochise Technology District
Designee: Tina Gudvangen
tgud.cochisejted@gmail.com
Coolidge Unified School District
Designee: Polly Abraham
Polly.Abraham@coolidgeschools.org
Cobre Valley Institute Of Technology
Designee: Mike O’Neal
mo’neal@cvit81.org
El Capitan
Shauna Hammon
shauna@elcap.us
East Valley Institute Of Technology (EVIT)
Designee: Dana Kuhn
dkuhn@evit.com
Florence Unified School District
Designee: Tracey Celaya
tcelaya
GIFT – Gila Institute For Technology
Designee: Troy Thygerson
gift.tt@eac.edu
Gilbert Public School District
Designee: Doug Daley
doug.daley@gilbertschools.net
Higley Unified School District
Designee: Craig Pearson
craig.pearson@husd.org
J.O. Combs Unified School District
Designee: John Scrogham
jscrogham
Maricopa Unified School District
Designee: Michelle Poppen
mpoppen@musd20.org
Mesa Public Schools
Designee: Danny Fisher
dafisher@mpsaz.org
Mountain Institute CTED
Designee: Tom Oppelt
Tom.Oppelt@mijted.net
NAVIT – Northern Arizona Vocational Institute Of Technology
Designee: Carrie Jordan
carrie.jordan@navit.
Notre Dame Preparatory High School
Designee: Tracey Heisler
theisler@ndpsaints.org
Phoenix Union High School District
Designee: Melissa Jackson
mjackson2@phoenixunion.org
Pima County JTED
Designee: Curt Bertelsen
cbertelsen@pimajted.org
Queen Creek Unified School District
Designee: Nancy Scott
nscott@qcusd.org
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
Designee: Orlenda Roberts
oroberts
Scottsdale Unified School District
Designee: Ada Tessler
atessler@susd.org
STEDY – Southwest Technical Education District Of Yuma
Designee: Julie Rodriguez
JRodriguez@stedy01.org
Tempe Union High School District
Designee: Stephanie Frimer
sfrimer@tuhsd.k12.az.us
VACTE – Valley Academy For Career And Technology Education
Designee: Laurie Lozano
llozano@vacte.com
WAVE – Western Arizona Vocational Education
Designee: Amy West
awest@wavejted.org
WEST-MEC – Western Maricopa Education Center
Designee: Stephen Weltsch
Stephen.Weltsch@west-mec.org
