OACTE EXECUTIVE BOARD


PRESIDENT JASMINE FILLEY Umpqua Community College P.O. Box 967 Roseburg, OR 97470 (541) 440-7813 Fax (541) 440-7810 Jasmine.Filley@umpqua.edu
Jasmine Filley is the Regional Coordinator for the Douglas County Perkins Consortium and the Dual Credit/Perkins Coordinator for Umpqua Community College. Before working in CTE, she started the Eastern Oregon University Southern Valleys Regional Center for Distance Education in Douglas County, taught learning skills for UCC and high school biology. Jasmine has a B.S. in wildlife and political science from OSU and an Masters of Arts: Teaching from University of Portland. She currently sits on the Dual Credit Oversight Committee in addition to the OACTE Board.

VICE PRESIDENT RAY HASART High Desert ESD 1212 NE 5th St. Redmond OR 97756 (541) 693-5670 Fax (541) 693-5661 ray.hasart@hdesd.org
Ray Hasart is the CTE Regional Coordinator for the High Desert ESD. The HDESD region includes Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lake, Gilliam, Wheeler, and Sherman counties, as well as Central Oregon Community College. Prior to coming to the ESD, he taught Manufacturing Engineering at Redmond High School for 16 years. He started his teaching career in Oregon at Gilchrist High School in 1984. He received his BA from Eastern Washington University. In 1996 he was the Oregon Teacher of the Year and in 1997 he was the recipient of the Milken Award.

PAST PRESIDENT STEVE SCHILLING Southern Oregon ESD 101 N. Grape St. Medford, Oregon 97501 (541) 776-8593 Ext.1113 Fax 541-770-8095 steve_schilling@soesd.k12.or.us
Steve Schilling is the Regional Career and Technology Education (CTE) Coordinator for the Southern Oregon Educational Services District (SOESD). Prior to this, he taught for 11 years, Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) manufacturing at Newbridge High School located within the Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility in Grants Pass. Before entering the classroom Steve spent 20 years working in the building trades. His background includes, welding and fabrication, rough and finish carpentry, HVAC systems, residential electrical, landscape and irrigation and business. He is continuing to serve as a facilitator/trainer with the Math in CTE project. His formal education includes an A.A. Industrial Arts, B.A. Psychology, Technology Education teaching license, Perkins manufacturing endorsement, and a M.A. Leadership and Administration.

TREASURER MARK WREATH Regional Coordinator Mt. Hood Regional CTE Alliance 26000 SE Stark St., Room 1513 Gresham, OR 97030 (503) 491-6991 mark.wreath@mhcc.edu
Mark began work with the Lane Education Service District School Improvement team in the area of Career and Technical Education in 2001. In this capacity, he has created a series of regional student competitions pairing students with industry professionals, develop monthly business tours for students in high growth/high demand industries, and lead the coordination of the Lane County Youth Career Fair bringing 2,300 students from 16 school districts, 75 exhibitors, and 100 volunteer mock interviewers together for one day of career exploration. He also worked with stakeholders in his area to create a regional hub for youth career information and opportunities with the creation of a web site (lanecareerfocus.org). Although in different career areas, Mark has continually steered toward training opportunities. Training experiences include: Training NCO US Air Force (1992-1994) Field Training Officer Washington County Sheriff’s Department (1995-2000) Supervisor of Training Portland UPS (2000-2001) Oregon Customer Service Training (2005-Present) Math in CTE Training (2006-Present) Education: Northwest Christian University - Bachelor of Art in Management, Lane Community College-Oregon Associate of Arts Professional Organizations and Committees: VP Oregon ACTE Board of Directors, Youth Visions Board of Directors, Junior Achievement Design Team, Regional Technical Education Consortium Member RV Manufacturing Consortium Oregon Department of Education Marketing Committee Member Eugene area Chamber of Commerce Certified Customer Service Trainer

SECONDARY KULI'A FERGUSON Aloha High School 18550 SW Kinnaman Rd Beaverton OR 97007 (503) 591-4762 Fax: (503) 259-4713 kulia_ferguson@beaverton.k12.or.us
Kuli'a Ferguson is currently an Assistant Principal at Aloha High School (AHS) in the Beaverton School District. Kuli'a has been at AHS for 15 years, starting as a teacher (Child Development, Foods, Marketing, Hospitality & Tourism, Interior Design, Business and Sheltered learning classes). Her current focus is implementing the use of Proficiency credit, Career Related Learning Experiences, Essential Skills and the Education, Plan & Profile diploma requirements. Kuli'a came to education after a career in the hospitality industry; working in hotels, restaurants and the airlines. She earned a Bachelor of Business Arts from the University of Hawaii-Manoa, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Oregon State University and an Administrative Certification from Lewis & Clark College. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Education from the University of Oregon.

CRLS/COUNSELING LYNN WILSON-DEAN Regional Coordinator PAVTEC/PCC 17705 NW Springville Rd. Portland, OR 97229 (971) 722-7735 Fax (971) 722-7805 lynn.wilsondean@pcc.edu
Lynn is employed by Portland Community College as the Regional Coordinator for Washington and East Columbia counties. She has worked as a Biology and Science teacher in grades 6th through 12th, taught at several community colleges in Oregon and has been a guest speaker at PSU and WSU in science teacher education and habitat restoration courses. Lynn has worked at both the regional and state level of government in helping teachers and local partners understand the importance of authentic education for students. Lynn has a Bachelor's degree from Portland State University and an MAT from Lewis and Clark College.

CAREER PATHWAYS MARILYN COOLEY South Eugene H.S. 400 E 19th Ave Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 790-8000 Fax: cooley@4j.lane.edu
Marilyn Cooley has been a CTE Educator for 25 years and was a Resource Room Instructor for six years after she earned a Masters Degree in Special Education. Marilyn is a Professional/Technical Education and Family and Consumer Studies instructor at South Eugene High School teaching Child Psychology, Advanced Child Psychology, Market and Fashion Design and Merchandising. Marilyn is the Director of “Kids Down South” a campus preschool, a member of South Eugene management team for the past 15 years and the Department Head for Applied Tech. She was former faculty president and vice president and founder of ASAP Peer Education. Marilyn is a member of OACTE, ACTE, NAEYC and EEA.

CONFERENCE PLANNING CHAIR LIZ ROMMEL North Eugene High School 200 Silver Lane Eugene, OR 97404 (541) 790-4518 Fax (541) 790-4440 rommel@4j.lane.edu
Liz Rommel has served as the School to Careers Coordinator at North Eugene High School (NEHS) for 13 years. Liz has been with the 4J school district for over 20 years as an active parent volunteer and employee. Liz is a long-time member of the OACTE and has been a strong supporter, facilitator and leader of CTE program creation, implementation and continuation throughout the NEHS, 4J school district, Lane County and the state. She is also an active participant in the Lane County and 4J School to Work teams, Lane County Youth Career Fair Planning Committee, 4J Graduation Requirements Committee, Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Framework Cohort D Team, NEHS Positive Behavior Support Team, NEHS Site Council Member. She is also a member of the following Program Advisory Committees: Industry and Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism, the Lane Community College Now Liaison and is the Career Information System Coordinator for NEHS.

ELEMENTARY REP TODD FRIMOTH Beaverton S.D. 16550 SW Merlo Rd. Beaverton, OR 97006 (503) 591-4160 todd_frimoth@beaverton.k12.or.us
Todd Frimoth is currently a Teacher Communication Specialist in the Beaverton School District in the Department of Teaching and Learning. He has been an elementary and middle school classroom teacher for 21 years in Beaverton, Sherwood and in three locations internationally. He also worked in college admissions at his alma mater for nearly six years before starting his teaching career. Todd has a Bachelor's degree from Whitworth University, MAT and Initital Administrator's License from Lewis & Clark College. Currently, Todd is the Project Manager for the TeacherSource project in Beaverton, which is an emerging, web-based collaboration and instructional materials portal supporting all teachers in the District. This portal directly supports CTE teachers and other curricular areas. Todd is also an adjunct instructor in the Graduate School of Education at Lewis & Clark College in Portland.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DALE MOON Linn Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW Albany OR, 97321 (541) 917-4219 Fax: (541) 917-4838 dale.moon@linnbenton.edu
Dale is employed by Linn-Benton Community College as the Regional Coordinator for Career and Technical Education. He started his 28 years in education in Alaska teaching in a middle school comprehensive shop program. He also taught high school fine woodworking, communications technology, drafting and engineering. He was the school districts Vocational Coordinator and the Coordinator of Distance Education and Instructional Technology. Dale has served as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Alaska teaching AutoCAD at the local community college. He received his B.S in Vocational Education and M.S. in Technology Education from Western Washington University.

HIGHER ED. REP LAURA McCOID Oregon Career Information System University of Oregon 1244 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 346-2337 (800) 495-1266 Fax: (541) 346-3823 lauram@orcis.uoregon.edu
Laura McCoid is a research assistant at the University of Oregon. She works closely with middle and high schools, community colleges, and colleges as a User Services Representative for the Oregon Career Information System. She was chosen to receive the 2008 Emerging Leader award from Oregon’s Career Development Association.

ODE REP JENNELL IVES Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR 97310 (503) 947-5777 Fax: (503) 378-5156 jennell.ives@state.or.us
Currently employed as an Education Specialist in the Office of Educational Improvement & Innovation (EII) with responsibility for Health Science Programs; CTE Teacher Licensure; Student Support Services; Literacy in CTE; Common Core State Standards integration into CTE; work with Perkins Grants and CTE Meetings. Previous work included Global Director of Professional Development for the Wildlife Conservation Society accomplishment included: creating a joint Teacher Preparation Program between Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo, partnering with Science Institutions across New York City to promote authentic scientific research in middle schools, creating an online academy for teachers, organized webinars for conservation educators around the world, alternative livelihood training in Gabon, Belize, Madagascar, China, and Fiji. Also worked in Biomedical research with Ortec International Inc. developing synthetic skin. Quality Control research for PepsiCo and natural resource education in England.

BOARD ASSISTANT THELMA CLEMONS 2814 Dahlia Lane Eugene, OR 97404 (541) 688-8774 (hm) (541) 741-4606 (wk) Fax: (541) 688-0738 oacte@mindspring.com thecle@mckweb.com
Thelma has served as the OACTE (formerly OCCVA) Board Coordinator since 1979.

EXHIBITS COORDINATOR MARV CLEMONS Lane Community College 4000 E. 30^th Ave. Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 463-3158 (LCC) Fax: (541) 688-0738 clemonsm@lanecc.edu
Marv has served as Regional Coordinator Representative and President of OACTE when it was OCCVA. Marv retired as Regional Coordinator for Career and Technical Education at Lane ESD in 1998 and is currently employed at Lane Community College at Co-op Coordinator for the Advanced Technology Division. Marv is the exhibitor coordinator for the Board.

WEB COORDINATOR LEN EATON Clackamas Community College 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 (503) 594-3138 lene@clackamas.edu
Len has been in the field of education for over 40 years having served as a Business Education high school teacher, ESD School-to-Work specialist, computer technology part-time instructor at Mt. Hood Community College, and director of the PTP grant at Clackamas Community College. He is currently a Computer Science instructor at CCC. He has been involved with OACTE) since the early 1970’s. ‘when we were all Voc Tech and the organization was named OCCVA’.