The Commission

Lois Gackenheimer

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

James D. King

President (Retired), Northeast State Community College
Blountville, TN

Robert Aguis

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

Karen Wade

Instructor, PJs College of Cosmetology
Bowling Green, KY (Occupational Teacher/Supervisor)

James J. Brosnan

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

Norman Brown

Department Chair (Retired), Capital Area Technical College
Greenwell Springs, LA (Public Member)

Josh Cotter

Assistant Director, South Central Career Center
West Plains, MO (Occupational Teacher/Supervisor)

Michael Gannon

Provost (Retired), Defense Information School
Ashland, VA (Public Member)

Darline Glaus

Chief of Education and Training, Department of Defense - Defense Media Activity
Ft. Meade, MD (Member at Large)

Julie Ha

Director, Mayfield College
Cathedral City, CA (School Administrator)

Jody Hawk

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

Melinda R. Isaacs

Regional Teacher-Educator/Assistant Professor, Marshall University and UWV Institute of Technology
Marshall, WV (Public Member)

Comelia Dunbar Jackson

Nursing Director, Delta Career College
Baton Rouge, LA (Occupational Teacher/Supervisor)

Carol Puryear

President, Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, TN (Member at Large)

Patrick Rome

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

Jeff Sisk

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

Kristian Smith

Director, Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
Oberlin, OH (School Administrator)

Jennifer Stowers

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

James Taggart

President and CEO, Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT (School Administrator)

Kim Ziebarth

Associate Commissioner for Technical Education, Utah System of Higher Education
Salt Lake City, UT (Member at Large)

Gary Puckett