COP 2025 Boise, Idaho
Hilton Garden Inn Boise Downtown
Wednesday, September 3
8:30 – 9:30 am | Welcome, Introductions, Conference Purpose, Themes and CTECS Overview | CTECS Staff & Matt Frankenbery, Pitsco Education |
9:30 – 10 am | Welcome to Idaho: Education to Careers with Idaho CTE & Workforce Development Council | Tia Davis, Idaho Division of Career and Technical Education (IDCTE) & Dr. Sherawn Reberry, Idaho Workforce Development Council |
10 – 10:15 am | Keynote Introduction and Welcome | Jennifer White, State Board of Education |
10:15 – 10:45 am | Keynote Address | Eliza Dugan, FFA National Officer Candidate, Nicole Prosser, SkillsUSA National Treasurer |
11 am – Noon | National Policy Challenges and Solutions: Perkins, Career Clusters, Credentials, and More | Michael Connet, ACTE |
12:45 – 1:15 pm | New Mexico Team: Breezy Gutierrez, Victoria (Denise) Ojeda, NMPED |
1:15 – 2 pm | Kentucky Team: Tom Thompson and Cathy Hoehn, Kentucky CTE |
2:10 – 3 pm | Idaho Team: Chet Andes, Adrian San Miguel, Heather Luchte, IDCTE |
3 – 4 pm | Gail Norris, Director, SITRAIN, Siemens Digital Industries Learning Services |
6 – 9 pm | CTECS COP Welcome Dinner Reception & Awards Ceremony | The Lively and Bar Gibbon |
Thursday, September 4
8:15 – 8:45 am | Programs of Revalidation Building Tomorrow’s Workforce (video) Nevada’s Deep Dive (audio) | Barbara Dillard, Nevada CTE NV Slide Deck Presentation |
9:15 – 10:40 am | DTEC Visit | Chelsie Wilson, K-12 CTE Program Advocate, Boise Schools |
11:30 – 11:35 am | Micron Executive Welcome | April Arnzen, Chief People Officer, Micron |
11:35 am – 12 pm | Sara Newton-Klitz, Director, Strategic Workforce Programs, Micron |
2:30 – 3:15 pm | The Challenges of Achieving a Workforce at Scale | Matthew Thomsen, Idaho Workforce Development Council, Gina Robison, Idaho Manufacturing Alliance, Marie Price, Idaho Forest Group and Christie Garton, 1,000 Dreams Fund. Moderator, Amy Lorenzo, Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licensees (DOPL) |
3:30 – 4:15 pm
| Solutions for Achieving a Workforce at Scale | Paul Sinanian, BMW, Michael Guttman Micron, and Billie Copley, Micro Nano Technology Education Center (read newsletter). Moderator, Peggy Smedley, Specialty Publishing Media |
Friday, September 5
8:30 – 9:15 am | Student Panel | Student Panelists, Elevate Academy Network. Moderator, River Gilbert, Idaho SkillsUSA |
9:15 – 9:45 am | Opportunities for Community College Students in Micro and Nanotechnology | Billie Copley, Micro Nano Technology Education Center |
9:45 – 10:30 | Garrett Curran, and Matt Frankenbery Pitsco Education |
10:45 – 11:30 am | Heather Luchte, IDCTE |
11:30 am – 12:30 | Lunch and Adjourn |
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