Presenters Preview of 2026 Connection Conference
Marketing Teacher
Phoenix Union High School District
CTE Instructor/PLC Lead
CTE Instructor / Yearbook Advisor
Williams Field High School
Veterinary Science Instructor
West-MEC
Regional Sales
Intelitek
Director of Education
Arizona Farm Bureau
Real Estate Agent
Real Brokerage LLC
Executive Director, Multi-State Programs Desert Southwest Team
AVID
Community Impact Manager
Tucson Federal Credit Union
Communications Professional
RobyntheSpeaker
Executive Director Of Student Services
West-MEC
Early Childhood Instructor
Lake Havasu Unified School District #1
Agriculture Teacher
Tanque Verde High School
Director
Arizona Department Of Education
Career Literacy Specialist
West-MEC
Director of Industry and Education Partnerships
Maricopa County School Superintendent Office
Video Production Teacher
Chaminade
Director Of Professional Development
Pima JTED
Senior Customer Success Manager
zSpace
Strategic Planning Director
Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy
Senior K12 Regional Director, West Region
EVERFI
CTE Instructor
Valley Vista High School
Construction Teacher
VACTE
Program Manager, Beauty and Wellness
Gateway Community College
Executive Director
AZ StRUT
Director of CTE
Saddle Mountain Unified School District
AZ FBLA State Adviser
Arizona Department Of Education
School Counselor
Dysart Unified School District
Director
AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium
MPS
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
School Counselor Director
Arizona Department Of Education
Perkins Grant Supervisor
Maricopa Community Colleges
CTE Instructor
Kellis High School
Arizona Apprenticeship Office
Arizona Department Of Economic Security
Medical Assisting Instructor & Program Lead
Peoria Unified School District #11
Consultant
Artistec, Inc.
Director of Operations
Chick-fil-A
Author
AATA
Teacher
Catalina Foothills School District
Chief Communications Officer
Laveen School District
CTE Director
Florence Unified School District
Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
President
Arizona Marketing Educators Association
Math Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
Application & Enrollment Specialist
West-MEC
Program Director
Junior Achievement of Arizona Inspire
Premier Series Instructor
West-MEC
Regional VP Sales
eDynamic Learning
Marketing & Entrepreneurship Teacher
Sierra Vista Unified School District
Nursing Instructor
VACTE
MET Coordinator
Peoria Unified School District
Agriculture Teacher
Law and Public Service Educatior
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Assistant Chair
AzSCA
CTE Instructor
Queen Creek High School
National Sales Manager - Career & Technical Education
NAPA Auto Parts
Owner
Deal in Design
Sr. Specialist, Career & Industry Awareness Navigator
SEMI Foundation
Teacher and Certified Athletic Trainer
Flagstaff High School
Automotive Instructor
Phoenix Union High School District
Program Manager
ACEE
CTE Instructor
Tonopah Valley High School
Senior Event Manager
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Fire Instructor
CAVIT
Arizona Curriculum Consortium Director (Retired)
ACTEAZ Retiree Committee
Agriculture Teacher
Flowing Wells High School
Veterinary Science Instructor
West-MEC
Fire Instructor
MICTED
Director, Student Success
The W. A. Franke College of Business, NAU
Associate Dean of Articulation and Academic Partnerships
Yavapai College
AZ CTSO State Director
Arizona Department Of Education
Welding Instructor
Williams High School
CTE Career Development
Arizona Department Of Education
Senior Director of Programs and Engagement
Earn To Learn
Western Regional Sales Manager
UNITED ABRASIVES // SAIT
Account Manager
NHA
CTE Director
Humboldt Unified School District
Director of College and Career Readiness
Scottsdale Unified School District
Premier Series Instructor
WAVE JTED
Professional Development Specialist
West-MEC
Director
Office of Economic Opportunity
ELA/Education Professions Instructor
Glendale Union High School District
Professor
University of Arizona
Premier Series Instructor
STEDY
Instructor / Graphic Designer
Desert Mountain High School / Fritts Design, LLC
BME Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
DAS - Executive Director, Workforce Development
Arizona Department of Education Workforce Development
Senior Customer Training Instructor-CWI
The Lincoln Electric Company
Veterinary Sciences Instructor
West-MEC
Dean of Instruction, Career & Technical Education
Mohave College
Professor
Grand Canyon University
Premier Series Instructor
Mesa Public Schools
Business & Workforce Development Coordinator
Mesa Unified
Account Executive
Magic School AI
Agriculture Teacher
Tanque Verde High School
Accounting Faculty and Division Chair for Business & Computing Studies
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
CTE Director
Benson Unified School
Past President
ACTEAZ
Education Manager
Arizona Farm Bureau
Assistant Superintendent
West-MEC
Campus Counselor
West-MEC
Coordinator for Emerging Technologies
Chandler Unified School District
Early Childhood Teacher and Preschool Director
Gilbert Public Schools
Associate Researcher
University of Kansas
Welding Engineer
Miller Welding
Project Manager
Center For The Future Of Arizona
CTE Assessment Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
Executive Director
Phoenix Fashion Week
Yearbook Representative
Jostens
Agriculture & Culinary Teacher
St Johns Unified School District
Professor of Information Systems Technology
Central Virginia Community College
Automotive Tech Instructor
Weber State University
Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
CTE Data and Reporting Analyst
Arizona Department Of Education
Director of My Future AZ
Pipeline AZ
Senior Manager of Workforce Development
NCCER
Assistant Campus Administrator
West-MEC
Deputy Associate Superintendent & State Director for Career and Technical Education
Arizona Department Of Education
CTE Instructor
Buena High School
Director of Data and Accountability
Arizona Department Of Education
President and Principal Facilitator
BSI Group
President
LearnKey Inc.
Teacher Success Manager
Stukent CTE
CTAE Business Teacher
Clarke County School District
Neuroleadership Coach
Maxwell Leadership
CTE Instructor
Shadow Ridge High School
Occupational Program Director
Scottsdale Community College
Program Director, Office of Workforce Solutions
Maricopa Community Colleges
Teacher
Clark County School District
President
AZTECH Educational Resources
Business Teacher
Peoria Unified School District
Leadership and Business Systems Coach
Maxwell Leadership
Arizona FCCLA State Adviser
Arizona Department Of Education
Marketing Teacher
Ironwood High School
Graduate Student
University of Arizona
Instructor
East Valley Institute Of Technology
UAS Safety & Certification Strategist
USI
Agriculture Teacher
Desert View High School
Architect
Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
CTE Teacher
Certified Athletic Trainer, Adjunct Faculty
Rio Salado College
Education Program Director
Arizona Mining Association
WBL Specialist
West-MEC
Marketing Teacher and Co-CTE Director
Payson Unified School District
Lead Secondary Transition Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
College, Career & Community Readiness Executive Director
Mesa Public Schools
Engagement & Placement Coordinator - Potoff Private Philanthropy Endowed Chair
Pima County JTED
Certification Chairman - Animal Decontamination Certification
Institute For Security Preparedness
School Counselor
Dysart Unified School District
Assistant Director
AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium
Senior Solutions Design Specialist
Advanced Technologies Consultants
Senior Aesthetics Instructor, Beauty and Wellness
Gateway Community College
President
Forest Scientific
Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
CTE Program Services Director
Arizona Department Of Education
State FFA Executive Secretary
Arizona Department Of Education
Marketing Teacher
Washington High School
Vice President of Academics
Gila Community College
CTE Instructor
Marana High School and Mountain View High School
Premier Series Instructor
Pima County JTED
Representative
3D Platform
Agriculture Teacher
Basha High School
MA Instructor
West-MEC
Apprenticeship Coordinator
AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium
Program & Workforce Development Coordinator
Gilbert Public Schools
Owner, Teacher
The Learning Prism
Director
Pinal County Economic and Workforce Development Department
Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Partnerships and Government Relations
West-MEC
Premier Series Instructor
West-MEC
National Product Sales Specialist
Pearson
Instructional Coach
Pima County JTED
Marketing Teacher/CTE Department Chair
Tolleson Unified School District
CTE Instructor
Dysart Unified School District
Recruitment Coordinator
University of Arizona
ELA & CTE Educator
Regional Sales Manager
eDynamic Learning
Teacher, Licensed Associate Counselor
Yuma Union High School District
CTE Instructor
Flowing Wells High School
Agriculture Teacher
Peoria High School
Siemens K-12 STEM Instructional Manager
Siemens Digital Industries
Arizona HOSA Advisor
Arizona Department Of Education
President
ATIEA
Executive Coach
Awakening Minds
Outreach Director
Rosendin Electric
Teacher
East Valley Institute Of Technology
CTE Instructor
CEO and Founder
Knowledge Pillars Education, Inc.
Education Specialist
Take Charge Today
Director of Entrepreneurship and Financial Math
ACEE
Campus Administrator
West-MEC
Career Exploration Coordinator
Flagstaff Unified School District, No. 1
Assistant Vice President Strategic Educational Alliances
Grand Canyon University
Instructional Coach
Pima County JTED
CTE Teacher
Round Valley Unified School District
CTE Teacher
Round Valley High School
Director of Automation and Manufacturing Technology
Yavapai College
Welding Instructor
West-MEC
Regional Project Manager, College and Career Pathways
Center For The Future Of Arizona
Executive Director
Arizona FFA Foundation
Executive Director Academic Alliances
Grand Canyon University
AZ DECA State Advisor
Arizona Department Of Education
Director of Student and Teacher Services
ACEE
Marketing Teacher
Professor of Hotel Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts
Central Arizona College
Outreach
Mortenson
Agriculture Teacher
Duncan High School
Program Administrator
AZ POST
ESS Teacher Liason
West-MEC
Senior Consultant
Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC)
Yoga Instructor
4 I Am Yoga LLC
Supervisory Deputy United States Marshal (Retired)
United States Marshal Service
Craft Instructor
Sundt Construction
Owner, Author
Bright Futures Press
CTE CNA Instructor
JO Comes School District
Early Childhood Education Instructor and Preschool Director
Gilbert Public Schools
Hospitality/Business Teacher
Sunnyside Unified School District
Ag Teacher FFA Advisor
Flowing Wells High School
Early Childhood Teacher and Preschool Director
Gilbert Public Schools
Senior Program Manager
J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, ASU
CTE Instructor
President
ACOVA
Technology Integration Specialist
West-MEC
School Counselor
Valley Vista High School
Business Development Professional
Masonry Council
Director of Education
Delong Academy
Agriculture Teacher
Florence High School
Construction Technology Instructor
Peoria Unified School District
Marketing Teacher
Maricopa High School
Campus Counselor
West-MEC
Department Head Welding
Pima Community College
Curriculum Specialist & CTE Business/Marketing Teacher
Continuum Education
Director of Federal and State Programs & ASA-CTE President
Vail Unified School District
Director of Financial Education
MidFirst Bank
CTE Math Integration Specialist
Phoenix Union High School District
School Counselor
Valley Vista High School
Graphic Design Instructor
Red Mountain High School
Teacher
Mesa Public Schools
Director of Social Marketing and Consumer Outreach
Arizona Beef Council
Founder & AI Strategist
Continuum Education
Agriculture Teacher
Queen Creek High School
CTE Director
Agua Fria Union High School District
Director of Student Services
Pima County JTED
Associate Professor of Agricultural Education
University of Idaho
Associate Professor Culinary Arts
Yavapai College
Automotive Instructor
West-MEC
Superintendent
West-MEC
CTE Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
Representative
OSPRI Automation
Director of CTE
Nadaburg Unified School District
Premier Series Instructor
West-MEC
Law and Public Safety Instructor
Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD)
Superintendent
Cochise Technology District
Outreach Recruiter
IES Communications, LLC
Business and Economics Dept Chair | Bachelor of Applied Management Program Coordinator
Northland Pioneer College
Machining Instructor
Pima Community College
Professor of Practice
University of Arizona
CTE Educator
Millennium High School
Agriculture Teacher
Seligman Unified School District
Program Specialist, Communications Media Technologies
Arizona Department Of Education
Creative Director
The Premier Design Haus
Welding Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
Welding State Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
School Counselor
Valley Vista High School
President
ACTEAZ
Technical Sales Representative | CWI
The Lincoln Electric Company
CTED Superintendent
NAVIT
Executive Director
ACTEAZ
Superintendent
CTE Instructor
West-MEC
President
ATIEA
Owner & CEO
Institute For Security Preparedness
Program Specialist, Health Sciences
Arizona Department Of Education
Program Manager
Aspiring Youth Academy
Operations Manager
Arizona Department of Health Services
CTE Instructor
Boulder Creek High School / Deer Valley Unified School District
Instructor/Professor
University of Arizona
Arizona SkillsUSA State Advisor
Arizona Department Of Education
Welding Instructor
West-MEC
Educational Specialist, CTE Work-Based Learning
Arizona Department Of Education
Agriculture Teacher
Bowie High School
Agribusiness/Animal Science Instructor
Yavapai College
Technical Standards & Assessment Program Specialist
Arizona Department Of Education
ESS Teacher Liaison
West-MEC
Statewide Transition Coordinator
Rehabilitation Services Administration/Vocational Rehabilitation
