Rachael Mann is passionate about all things related to education, technology, and the future of work. She believes in the importance of shaping the educational philosophies and spaces of today by looking toward the innovations of tomorrow. Rachael is a frequent...
Thomas N. Applegate is a lifelong educator and workforce development professional having served as a high school career and technical education (marketing education) teacher, adult education instructor, college professor, and college dean. Currently, he serves in a...
Prior to his retirement in June 2021, Gerry Paist had been the Superintendent of the Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School District in Palmer, Massachusetts since 1974, and at that time was the longest-serving school superintendent in Massachusetts. He...
Pat Edmunds is the Director of Arkansas Tech Career Center in Russellville, Arkansas. Spending more than 25 years in CTE, she has accepted the role as educational administrator, leader, and mentor excitedly. She took a 1972 vo-tech model and modernized it by...
Eric Ripley has 18 years of professional experience in Career and Technical Education (CTE) including his current roles as the Director of CTE for the Grand Forks Public Schools (North Dakota) and Director of the Grand Forks Area Career & Technology Center. A...
