The Commission

Lois Gackenheimer

Director/President, Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
Palm Beach, FL (School Administrator)

James D. King

President, Northeast State Community College
Blountville, TN

Fred Albrecht

Director/Owner, CALC Institute of Technology
Alton, IL (School Administrator)

Robert Carrigan (INACTIVE)

Occupational Teacher/Supervisor
Melborne, FL

Robert Aguis

Principal, Marchman Technical College
New Port Richey, FL (School Administrator)

James J. Brosnan

Superintendent, Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District
North Adams, MA (School Administrator)

Norman Brown

Department Chair (Retired), Capital Area Technical College
Baton Rouge, LA (Public Member)

Josh Cotter

Assistant Director, South Central Career Center
West Plains, MO (Member at Large)

Sandy Elliott

Adult Education Manager, Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, OH (Occupational Teacher/Supervisor)

Jody Hawk

President, Texas Health School
Houston, TX (School Administrator)

Stephanie Houston

Superintendent, Colton Redlands Yucaipa ROP
Redlands, CA (Public Member)

William Kent

CEO, Team Horner Group
Fort Lauderdale, FL (Public Member)

Carol Puryear

Vice Chancellor of Economic and Community Development, Tennessee Board of Regents
Nashville, TN (Member at Large)

John W. Rebstock

President, Beauty Schools of America
Miami, FL (School Administrator)

Patrick Rome

Director, Finishing Trades Institute of the Upper Midwest
Little Canada, MN (Member at Large)

Jeff Sisk

President, Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Jackson
Jackson, TN (School Administrator)

Jennifer Stowers

Principal, Ben Franklin Career Center
Dunbar, WV (School Administrator)

James Taggart

President, Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College
Ogden, UT (School Administrator)

Karen Wade

Instructor, PJ’s College of Cosmetology
Bowling Green, KY (Occupational Teacher/Supervisor)

Kim Ziebarth

Associate Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs, Utah System of Technical Colleges
Salt Lake City, UT (Member at Large)

Gary Puckett