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LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL (2010)

The Commission, Committees of the Council, and Committees of the Commission

Commission Executive Committee

Chair Jody Hawk, President, Texas Health School, 11211 Katy Freeway, Suite 170, Houston, TX 77079 (II-11) [School Administrator]
Vice Chair Gregory L. Garrett, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College - Region 3, P.O. Box 2148, Morgan City, LA 70381 (I-10) [School Director]
Immediate
Past Chair

Russell Shelton, Executive Director for Community and Corporate Relations, Southwest Tennessee Technical College, Memphis, TN 38134 (2010) [School Administrator]

Secretary/Treasurer Lois Gackenheimer, Director, Academy for Practical Nursing and Health, 5154 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL (I-12) [Member at Large]
Members Charles Johnson, Jr., Partner, Excellence Unlimited, 4816 Ashbrook Road, Dallas, TX 75227-2911 (II-12) [Public Member]
 

Anne Matthews, Retired Director, Office of Occupational Education, 31 Braddock Point, Columbia, SC 29209 (I-10) [Public Member]

  Gary Puckett (Ex-Officio)

Commission Members

Chair Jody Hawk, President, Texas Health School, 11211 Katy Freeway, Suite 170, Houston, TX 77079 (II-11) [School Administrator]
Vice Chair Gregory L. Garrett, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College - Region 3, P.O. Box 2148, Morgan City, LA 70381 (I-10) [School Administrator]
Immediate
Past Chair

Russell Shelton, Executive Director for Community and Corporate Relations, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN 38134 (2010) [School Administrator]

Secretary/Treasurer Lois Gackenheimer, Director, Academy for Practical Nursing and Health, 5154 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL (I-12) [Member at Large]
Commission Chaplain Charles Johnson, Jr., Partner, Excellence Unlimited, 4816 Ashbrook Road, Dallas, TX 75227-2911 (II-12) [Public Member]
  Sanford Chandler, President, Appalachian Technical College, 100 Campus Drive, Jasper, GA 30143 (I-10) [Member At Large]
  Alicia Chesshir, Academic Manager, Cass Civilian Conservation Center, 21424 North Highway 23, Ozark, AR 72949 (I-12) [Occupational Teacher/Supervisor]
  Dianne Clark, Assistant Dean, Louisiana Technical College - Shreveport-Bossier Campus, 814 Constable Street, Minden, LA 71055 (I-10) [Occupational Teacher/Supervisor]
  Christine Cothron, President, First Coast Technical Institute, 2980 Collins Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084 (II-12) [School Administrator]
  Robert Crawford, Director, Atlantic Technical Center, 4700 Coconut Creek Pkwy., Coconut Creek, FL 33063 (I-12) [School Administrator]
  Michael R. Gannon, Assistant Commandant, Defense Information School, 6500 Mapes Road, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-5620 (I-10) [Member At Large]
  Janie Garza-Reyes, Director, Advanced Barber College/Hair Design, 2818 South International, Weslaco, TX 78596 (II-10) [School Administrator]

 

Paul E. Hacking, Campus President, Uintah Basin Applied Technology College, 1100 East Lagoon Street 124-5, Roosevelt, UT 84066 (I-11) [School Administrator]
  Anne Matthews, Retired Director, Office of Occupational Education, 31 Braddock Point, Columbia, SC 29209 (I-10) [Public Member]
 

Craig McDaniel, President, Coosa Valley Technical College, One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, GA 30161 (I-11) [Member at Large]

  Louis S. Reine, President, Louisiana AFL-CIO, 42 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (I-11) [Public Member]
  Lanny Ross, Executive Director, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, 1500 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 (II-10) [School Administrator]
  Lori Spencer, Academic Dean, Concorde Career College, 5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 132, Memphis, TN 38137 (II-11) [Occupational Teacher/Supervisor]
  Johnny Williams, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville, 100 White Bridge Road, Nashville, TN 37209 (II-11) [School Administrator]
  Jo Zakarin, Director, Advanced Training Associates, 1810 Gillespie Way, #104, El Cajon, CA 92020 (II-12) [School Administrator]

Committees of the Council

Council Committee On Nominations

Chair Al Salazar, Administrator, S.W. School of Business and Technical Careers, San Antonio, TX (2010)
Vice Chair Margarett Knight, Chief Executive Officer, RSHT, Richmond, VA (2011)
Members Robert J. Clark, Director (Retired), Orange Technical Education Center-Mid-Florida Tech,Orlando, FL (2012)
  Stephen Franks, President, Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL (2011)
  W. Stanley Leger, Campus Dean (Retired), Sowela Technical Community College, Lake Charles, LA (2010)
  Anne Matthews, Retired Director, Office of Occupational Education, Columbia, SC (2012)

Council Committee On Accreditation Standards And Conditions

Chair Dawn Cartee, President, Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, GA (2010)
Vice Chair Charles T. Barco, Associate Provost, National Geospatial-Intelligence College, Ft. Belvoir, VA (2010)
Members Robert Clark, Director (Retired), Orange Technical Education Center-Mid-Florida Tech, Orlando, FL (2012)
  Lois Gackenheimer, Director, Academy for Practical Nursing and Health Occupations, West Palm Beach, FL (2011)
  James Spruel, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office, Lake Charles, LA (2011)
  William Wainwright, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College Region 9, Bogalusa, LA (2012)

Appeal Panel

  Norma Arnold, Director, Arnold’s Beauty School, Milan, TN (2011)
  Mae Banks, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville, Hartsville, TN (2012)
  Bradley B. Barber, President, Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers, GA (2011)
  Michael J. Bouwhuis, Regional President, Davis Applied Technology College, Kaysville, UT (2012)
 

Todd C. Brewer, Director, Career Quest Learning Center, East Lansing, MI (2011)

Shelia Bryan, Principal, Marchman Technical Education Center, New Port Richey, FL (2010)

  Bruce Busada, President, Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport, LA (2011)
  Adam Butler, Director, Bradford-Union Vocational Technical Center, Starke, FL (2012)
  Christine Carroll, President, Career Training Solutions, Fredericksburg, VA (2012)
  Lee Chayes, President, Computer Career Center, El Paso, TX (2010)
  Lillie G. Cooper, CAO, Southeast Texas Career Institute, Silsbee, TX (2012)
  Robert Crawford, Director, Atlantic Technical Center, Coconut Creek, FL (2011)
 

Boris Davydov, President, Metropolitan Learning Institute, Forest Hills, NY (2010)

Burl Dicken, Executive Director, Sanz School, Falls Church, VA (2010)

  Harvey Driscoll, Director, Atlanta Institute of Music, Norcross, GA (2011)
  Joanie M. French-Reed, President/CEO, CSI Career College, Vacaville, CA (2011)
  Deanna B. Head, Director, Unitech Training Academy, Lafayette, LA (2010)
  Barbara Hensley, CAO, BarPalma Beauty Careers Academy, Roanoke, VA (2012)
  Alexander F. Hickethier, VP Curriculum Development, Maritime Institute, San Diego, CA (2010)
  Monet Lasater, Director, Career Academy, Texarkana, TX (2010)
 

Robert P. Leber, Director-Education and Workforce Development, The Apprentice School - Northrop Grumman Suipbuilding, Newport News, VA (2010)

Steven B. Livtak, President, Center for Allied Health and Nursing Education, Hackensack, NJ (2010)

  Jamie Barrett Lovern, Director, Barrett and Company School of Hair Design, Nocholasville, KY (2012)
  Lida Mansourian, President, Advanced College, South Gate, CA (2010)
  Jeanne C. Martin, Director, Career Quest, San Antonio, TX (2010)
  Rhett Mathieu, President, Cloyd’s Beauty School #3, West Monroe, LA (2011)
  Joel P. Meck, President, Southern Careers Institute, Austin, TX (2011)
  Collette Mercier, Director, Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College, Ogden, UT (2011)
  Dana L. Miller, President, Southwest Applied Technology College, Cedar City, UT (2012)
  Phillip R. Moore, Director, Compass Career College, Hammond, LA (2011)
  Laura Payne, Chief Administrator, Queen City College, Clarksville, TN (2012)
  Randall L. Peters, President, Heart of Georgia Technical College, Dublin, GA (2011)
  John Rebstock, President/CEO, Beauty Schools of America, Hialeah, FL (2010)
  Randy Rock, Director, Franklin Career Institute, Hempstead, NY (2010)
  Al Salazar, Administrator, S.W. School of Business and Technical Career, San Antonio, TX (2010)
  Jeff Sisk, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville, Whiteville, TN (2011)
  Don R. Smith, Director, William R. Moore College of Technology, Memphis, TN (2012)
  Faye Smith, President, Sumter Beauty College, Sumter, SC (2012)

 

Randy Starling, Director, Bradford-Union Vocational Technical Center, Starke, FL (2012)

Tommy Stewart, Director, Concorde Career Institute, Memphis, TN (2012)

  Charles Strong, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College – Shreveport-Bossier, Shreveport, LA (2010)
  Bobby Sullivan, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson, Dickson, TN (2010)
  Frank Sullivan, Director, Pro Way Hair School, Stone Mountain, GA (2012)
  Rebecca Taylor, Owner/CEO, Nu-Tek Academy of Beauty, Sterling, KY (2010)
  Robyn Taylor, School Director/Owner, Javelin Technical Training Center, Atlanta, GA (2011)
  Robert Teich, President, Allen School, Jamaica, NY (2011)
  Ramon Valenti, Director, Florida Education Institute, Miami, FL (2012)
  Elnora Wade, Director, PJ's College of Cosmetology, Bowling Green, KY (2012)
  Barbara Witte, Director, Charlotte Technical Center, Port Charlotte, FL (2011)

Committees of the Commission

Commission Committee On Policies And Rules

Chair Michael Moye, President, Lanier Technical College, Oakwood, GA (2010)
Vice Chair Lori Spencer, Academic Dean, Concorde Career College, Memphis, TN (2012)
Members Daniel Dull, Retired, Deputy Director of Training, Naval Personnel Development Command, Pensacola, FL (2012)
  Janie Garza-Reyes, Director, Advanced Barber and Hair Design, Weslaco, TX (2011)
  Lanny Ross, Executive Director, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, Altoona, PA (2011)
  Norene Smith, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College - Delta-Ouachita, West Monroe, LA (2010)

Commission Committee On Finance

Chair Lois Gackenheimer, Director, Academy for Practical Nursing and Health, West Palm Beach, FL (2012)
Secretary Gary Puckett (Ex-Officio)
Members Gregory L. Garrett, Regional Director, Louisiana Technical College - Region 3,  Morgan City, LA (2011)
  Jody Hawk, President, Texas Health School, Houston, TX 77079 (2012)
  Russell Shelton, Executive Director for Community and Corporate Relations, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, TN (2010)

Commission Review Committee

  (The Commission Chair and Vice Chair serve as the chair and vice chair of the Commission Review Committee.)
  Ronnie W. Baugh, President (Retired), Central Kentucky Technical College, Lexington, KY (2010)
  Erika Boardman, Instructor (Retired), St. Petersburg Junior College, Largo, FL (2010)
 

Dawn Cartee, President, Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, GA (2010)

Robert Clark, Director (Retired), Orange Technical Education Center-Mid-Florida Tech, Orlando, FL (2010)

  Noward E. C. Dean, Principal (Retired), Miami Lakes Educational Center, Miami, FL (2010)
  Daniel Dull, Deputy Director of Training (Retired), Navy Personnel Development Command, Pensacola, FL (2010)
  David Esa, Director (Retired), Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN (2010)
  Jimmye B. Foster, Interim Campus Dean (Retired), Louisiana Technical College, Hammond, LA (2010)
  Gaylon Hall, Director Emeritus, William R. Moore College of Technology, Bartlett, TN (2010)
  Pat Hollis, Vice President, North Metro Technical College, Acworth, GA (2010)
  Lloydelle Hopkins, Director/Owner (Retired), Career Training Specialists, McKinney, TX (2010)
  Margarett Knight, CEO, RSHT Training Center, Richmond, VA (2010)
  Warren Laux, Director (Retired), Pinellas Techincal Education Center, Clearwater, FL (2010)
  John McCurdy, President, North Central Institute, Clarksville, TN (2010)
  Michael Moye, President, Lanier Technical College, Oakwood, GA (2010)
  Delmus Murrell, Deputy Commissioner (Retired), Workforce Development Cabinet, Carlisle, KY (2010)
  Richard T. Oliver, Vice President of Instruction (Retired), Okefenokee Technical College, Waycross, GA (2010)
  David Osborne, President, Kenco Associates, Inc., Ashland, KY (2010)
  Ronald E. Pentiuk, Director (Retired), Lee County High Tech Center Central, Ft. Myers, FL (2010)
  Carol Puryear, Director, Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro, TN (2010)
  Neil Ramer, Director (Retired), Elizabethtown Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY (2010)
  Al Salazar, Administrator, S.W. School of Business and Technical Careers, San Antonio, TX (2010)
  Carol Lee Snoddy, Assistant Director (Retired), Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville, Shelbyville, TN (2010)
  Howard Steed, Deputy Director, DOD Center for Education and Research in Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (2010)
 

Mark Vogt, President, Galen College of Nursing, Louisville, KY (2010)